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  2. Katha Parayumpol - Wikipedia

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    When the villagers know that Balan is not able to help them, they start thinking that he was lying about his friendship with Ashok Raj and take back their support, abusing and making even more fun of him. Balan, depressed and sad, goes back to his old self. Ashok Raj is invited to a function in the local school where he gives a ceremonial speech.

  3. Impromptu speaking - Wikipedia

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    Typically in high school speech competitions, a competitor is given 30 seconds to select a topic from a set of topics (usually three). The competitor will then have 5 minutes to compose a speech of five minutes with a 30-second grace period. There is a general outline for impromptu speeches, it is as follows: Introduction/roadmap (1 minute)

  4. Toast (honor) - Wikipedia

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    In a ceremonious context and in connection with a short speech, the English word "toast" may also be used. The Latin word comes from the verb "prodesse" (= "to benefit sth/sb", "to be beneficial"). Consequently, "prosit" is the conjugated form (3rd person Singular, Present Subjunctive, Active) and therefore an optative : "To you/ to your health".

  5. Commencement speech - Wikipedia

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    The commencement is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred upon graduating students. A commencement speech is typically given by a notable figure in the community or a graduating student. The person giving such a speech is known as a commencement speaker. Very commonly, colleges or universities will invite politicians, important ...

  6. Ngā Manu Kōrero - Wikipedia

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    The contest began in 1965 as the Korimako Speech Contest. [1] Sir Bernard Fergusson donated a trophy to encourage greater English fluency in Māori students. School and regional competitions were organised by the Post Primary Teachers' Association and Māori Education Foundation (now Māori Education Trust) with a national final in August 1965.

  7. Consolatio - Wikipedia

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    The consolatio literary tradition ("consolation" in English) is a broad literary genre encompassing various forms of consolatory speeches, essays, poems, and personal letters. consolatio works are united by their treatment of bereavement, by unique rhetorical structure and topoi, and by their use of universal themes to offer solace. [ 3 ]

  8. Tournament of Champions (debate) - Wikipedia

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    The Tournament of Champions (TOC) is a national high school speech and debate tournament held at the University of Kentucky every year in a weekend in April. Tournament of Champions is considered to be the national championship of the “National Circuit", and is one of the most prestigious and competitive American high school speech and debate tournaments.

  9. Academic graduation by country - Wikipedia

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    The speeches are written vertically from top to bottom, right to left on a fan folded piece of paper. The principal's speech is followed by the head of the PTA. At junior high school an underclassmen may give a speech thanking the graduating students for things like being good senpai. And this is followed by a student speech from the student ...