20 famous speeches coursebook

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Students WATCH authentic videos then SPEAK the videos. They are motivatedthrough authentic content and a point based system. Students LEARN by taking video

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Table Of Contents

LincolnGettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S.

President Abraham Lincoln and is one of the best-

known speeches in United States history. 1863

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Winston ChurchillWe Shall Fight On The Beaches

A speech delivered by Winston Churchill to the

House of Commons of the Parliament of the United

Kingdom on June 4, 1940.

9

John F. Kennedy

Ich Bin Ein Berliner

June 26, 1963 speech. It is considered one of

Kennedy's best, and a notable moment of the Cold

War.

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Martin Luther King Jr.I Have A Dream

Delivered on August 28, 1963, from the steps of the

Lincoln Memorial, MLK Jr. called for racial

equality and an end to discrimination.

13

Martin Luther King Jr.The Promised Land

Stirring and passionate. Delivered 3 April 1968,

Mason Temple, Memphis, Tennessee15

Bobby KennedyOn the death of MLK Jr.

Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther

King, Jr., delivered 4 April 1968, Indianapolis, IN 17

Lyndon B. JohnsonVietnam and Stepping Down

Address to the nation announcing steps to limit the

war in Vietnam and reporting his decision not to seek

reelection March 31, 1968

19

Ronald Reagan1981 Inauguaral Speech

The first inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th

President of the United States, held on January 20,

1981.

21

Ronald ReaganSpace Shuttle Tragedy

The Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy addressdelivered 28 January 1986 from the Oval Office.

23

Barak ObamaAcceptance Speech

Remarks of President-Elect Barack Obama-as

prepared for delivery - Election Night, November

4th, 2008,Chicago, Illinois

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Barak ObamaInauguration Day

Jan. 20th, 2009. Barack Obama was sworn in as the

44th president of the United States and the nation's

first African-American president

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J.K. RowlingThe Benefit of Failure

Commencement address to

Harvard alumni, June 2008.29

Angelina JoliePeace and Justice

Delivered June 17th, 2008 at the Foreign Relations

headquarters. About international law and justice.She spoke passionately about her personalexperiences and Darfur.

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Steve JobsWhat is truly important?

Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of

Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios,

delivered on June 12, 2005.

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Randy PauschWe beat the reaper by

May 2008 commencement addresss to Carnagie

Mellon graduates. He later died that same year.35

Ellen DeGenerisShow People Your Brains

Commencement Speech at Tulane University fromthe famous lebian comedian and entertain. May 16,

2009

37

Bill GatesInequity in the World

Harvard commencement address June 7, 2007 where

the founder of Microsoft talks about the lessons in

life he has learned.

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Michelle ObamaRemarks to the IOC

Oct. 2nd, 2009 speech in Copenhagen to the IOC as

part of the U.S. bid to win the Olympic Games for

Chicago, her hometown.

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Yuna KimSports and Peace

NEW YORK, 17 September 2010 UNICEFGoodwill Ambassador and international figure

skating star brought a message of hope and

commitment to the United Nations

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BonoFor Africa

Delivered on February 2, 2006 at the Washington

DC Hilton, by activist and rock star Bono, to the 51st

annual National Prayer Breakfast

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Abe Lincoln: Gettysburg Address

Four score and seven years ago, our ______________ brought forth on this continent a

new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created

equal. Now we are engaged in a great _____________ war, testing whether that nation,

or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.

We are met on a great ________________ of that war. We have come to dedicate a

portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that

nation might live. It is altogether _________________ and proper that we should do this.

But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this

ground.

The ______________ men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it far

above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long ____________

what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

It is for us the _______________ rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work

which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.
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Finish the sentences:

1. We can never __________________ what they did here.

2. The men who have _________________d here, we honor.

3. They gave their lives that the _______________________ may live.

4. Four score and seven years _____________________.

5. The world will __________________ note what we say here.

6. We must be ________________________d to the unfinished work.

7. The war is __________________ing our nation.

8. Our forefathers brought it forth on this ___________________________.

9. A new nation conceived in ___________________________.

10. All men are_______________________ equal.
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Winston Churchill: We shall fight .

We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in __________________________,

we shall fight on the seas and oceans,

we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air,

we shall _________________________ our island, whatever the cost may be,

we shall fight on the beaches,

we shall fighton the landing grounds,

we shall fight in the fields and in the ____________________,

we shall fight in the hills;

we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or

a _____________________ part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire

beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would ____________________

the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might,

steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the ________________________."
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Finish the sentences:

1. We shall fight on the seas and _______________________s.

2. We shall fight on the __________________ing grounds.

3. We shall __________________________ our island.

4. We shall fight in the fields and in the ______________________s.

5. We shall fight with growing strength in the ____________________.

6. I do not for a moment __________________________.

7. We shall go on to the _________________________.

8. We shall fight on the _______________________es.

9. The New World with all its _____________________ and might.

10. We shall fight with growing _____________________________.
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John F. Kennedy: Ich Bin Ein Berliner

Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not

____________________. When all are free, then we can look forward to that day when

this city will be joined as one and this country and this great continent of Europe in a

peaceful and hopeful ____________________. When that day finally comes, as it will,

the people of West Berlin can take sober __________________________ in the fact that

they were in the front lines for almost two ____________________________.

All free men, wherever they may live, are ______________________ of Berlin, and,

therefore, as a free man, I take ________________________ in the words "Ich bin ein

Berliner."
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Complete the sentences:

1. All men are ______________________s of Berlin.

2. I take ______________________ in the words, Ich bin ein Berliner.

3. There are seven ___________________s in the world.

4. He lives in the ________________ of the country.

5. It is a _____________________ not an opinion.

6. All men are not ________________________.

7. They were active for almost 2 _________________________s.

8. The people of Berlin can take sober ___________________________.

9. We can look _____________________ to that day.

10. I think, _____________________, I am.
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Martin Luther King Jr.: I Have A Dream

Let us not wallow in our despair.

I say to you today, my_______________________, that in spite of the difficulties and

frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the

American dream.

I have a dream that one day this _________________________ will rise up and live outthe true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are

created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the _____________________ hills of Georgia the sons of

former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a

table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state,

___________________ with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformedinto an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four ________________________ will one day live in a nation

where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of theircharacter.

I have a dream today.
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1. They will not be _______________d by the color of their skin.

2. The former __________________ owners will be able to sit down.

3. This summer has been ________________________ing.

4. We hold these ___________________s to be self-evident.

5. One day people will __________________ up.

6. America will be _______________________ed into an oasis of justice.

7. It is a dream, ___________________ rooted in the American dream.

8. They will be judged by the ___________________ of their character.

9. We must live out the true ____________________ of our lives.

10. Let us sit down at the table of brotherhood ____________________.
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Martin Luther King Jr.: The Promised Land

.. Somewhere I read of the freedom of ____________________. Somewhere I read

of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the __________________ of America is

the right to protest for right. And so just as I say, we aren't going to let dogs or water

hoses turn us around, we aren't going to let any _____________________ turn us around.

Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days _____________.

But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountain___________.

And I don't mind.

Like anybody, I would like to live a long __________________. Longevity has its place.

But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me

to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I maynot get there with you. But I want you to know ___________________, that we, as a

people, will get to the promised land!

And so I'm happy, ______________________.I'm not worried about anything.I'm not

fearing any man!Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!!
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1. Im not ____________________ied about anything.

2. Everything has its _______________________.

3. I dont _____________________.

4. The _________________________ of America is the right to protest.

5. Weve got some difficult days ______________________.

6. ______________________ I read of the freedom of press.

7. But Im not concerned about that _________________.

8. Freedom of the press is a right not a _________________________.

9. I have seen the ____________________ of the coming of the Lord!

10. The freedom of _____________________ is guaranteed.
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Bobby Kennedy: On the Death of MLK Jr.

I have bad news for you, for all of our fellow citizens, and people who love peace all over

the world, and that is that Martin Luther King was shot and killed __________________.

Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice for his fellow human beings,

and he died because of that ______________________.

In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask

what kind of a nation we are and what ________________________we want to move in.

For those of you who are black - considering the evidence there evidently is that there

were white people who were _____________________- you can be filled with bitterness,

with hatred, and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a country, in great

polarization - black people amongst black, white people amongst white, filled with hatred

toward one ____________________________.

Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to _____________________ and to

comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across

our ________________________, with an effort to understand with compassion and love.
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1. He ______________________d his life to love and to justice.

2. He ____________d in the cause of that efford

3. What direction do we want to ____________________ in?

4. This is a _____________________ time for the United States.

5. He died for a ________________________.

6. There were white people who were __________________________.

7. We can move in that __________________________ as a country.

8. We will bring the killer to _________________________.

9. Make an effort to understand with _____________________ and love.

10. I have some bad ___________________.
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Lyndon B. Johnson: On Vietnam and Stepping Down

Our reward will come in the life of freedom and peace and ________________ that our

children will enjoy through ages ahead. What we won when all of our people united just

must not now be lost in suspicion and distrust and selfishness and politics among any ofour _____________________. And believing this, as I do, I have concluded that I should

not permit the Presidency to become involved in the partisan divisions that are

developing in this _________________________year.

With American sons in the fields far away, with America's future under ______________

right here at home, with our hopes and the world's hopes for peace in the balance everyday, I do not believe that I should devote an hour or a day of my time to any personal

partisan _______________________ or to any duties other than the awesome duties of

this office -- the Presidency of your country.

Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for

another ____________________ as your President. But let men everywhere know,however, that a strong and a confident and a vigilant America stands ready tonight to

seek an _________________________ peace; and stands ready tonight to defend an

honored cause, whatever the price, whatever the burden, whatever the sacrifice that dutymay ________________________.
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1. I will not seek the nomination of my ______________________.

2. The worlds hopes for peace is in the ______________________.

3. A strong and a ______________________ America stands ready.

4. It must not be lost in ______________________ and distrust.

5. I have fulfilled the duties of my ______________________.

6. Whatever the _______________________, we will continue.

7. But let men everywhere _______________________.

8. We will defend our cause, whatever the ___________________.

9. I will not ____________________ the nomination of my party.

10. I should not permit the _________________________ to become involved.
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Ronald Reagan: 1981 Inaugural Speech

You and I, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a

_____________________ period of time. Why, then, should we think that collectively, as

a nation, we are not bound by that same limitation?

We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow. And let there be no

misunderstandingwe are going to begin to act, ___________________________ today.

The economic ills we suffer have come upon us over several ______________________.

They will not go away in days, weeks, or months, but they will go away. They will go

away because we, as Americans, have the ______________________ now, as we have

had in the past, to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion

of freedom.

In this present crisis, government is not the __________________________ to our

problem, government is the problem.
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1. We are going to begin to _________________.

2. Government is not the ___________________ to our problem.

3. We must preserve this last bastion of _______________________.

4. It is available only for a ______________ed period of time.

5. Let us _________________________ our freedom.

6. Why should we __________________________ as a nation be limited?

7. We are not bound by that same _______________________.

8. Our problems will ____________ away.

9. We are suffering from economic _________________s.

10. You and I as ___________________s can live beyond our means.
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Ronald Reagan: Space Shuttle Tragedy

Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are _________________ to

the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger. We know we share this pain with all of

the people of our country. This is truly a national ___________________.

Nineteen years ago, almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident on

the ______________________. But, we've never lost an astronaut in flight; we've never

had a tragedy like this. And perhaps we've forgotten the courage it took for the crew of

the shuttle; but they, the Challenger Seven, were aware of the ____________________,

but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly. We mourn seven heroes: Michael Smith,

Dick Scobee, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and

Christa McAuliffe. We mourn their loss as a nation _________________________.

For the families of the seven, we cannot bear, as you do, the full __________________ of

this tragedy. But we feel the loss, and we're thinking about you so very much. Your lovedones were daring and __________________________, and they had that special grace,

that special spirit that says, 'Give me a challenge and I'll meet it with _______________.'


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1. They were aware of the _____________________s.

2. We cannot bear the full impact of this ________________________.

3. We ___________________________ seven heroes.

4. Weve never lost an astronaut in __________________________.

5. Your loved ones were daring and ________________________.

6. Give me a _____________________ and Ill meet it with joy.

7. It took a lot of ____________________________.

8. They had that special grace, that special ____________________.

9. They were _____________________ of the dangers.

10. This is truly a national ___________________________.


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Barak Obama: Acceptance Speech

But I stand before you tonight because all across America something is stirring. What the

naysayers don't _______________________is that this election has never been about me;

it's about you.

It's about you.

For 18 long months, you have _________________ up, one by one, and said, "Enough,"

to the politics of the past. You understand that, in this election, the greatest _________

we can take is to try the same, old politics with the same, old players and expect a

different result.

You have shown what history teaches us, that at defining moments like this one, the

_____________________ we need doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to

Washington.

Change happens -- change happens because the American people ___________________

it, because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a

new time.

America, this is one of those _________________________.
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1. The American people _____________________ change.

2. We have to rise up and insist on new ______________________.

3. What the naysayers dont _____________________ is that it is about YOU.

4. You have said ___________________ to the same old politics.

5. Dont repeat the same thing and expect a different ___________________.

6. The American public __________________ on new ideas and leadership.

7. This ________________________ has never been about me.

8. A new _____________________ for a new time.

9. The greatest ______________ we can take is the same old politics.

10. I _____________________ before you tonight.
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Barak Obama: Inauguration Speech

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are __________________

and they are many.

They will not be met easily or in a short ______________________ of time. But know

this, America - they will be met. On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope

over fear, unity of purpose over ________________________ and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the ______________________ grievances

and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have

strangled our ________________________.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to

____________________ childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring

spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea,

________________________ from generation to generation: the God-given promise that

all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of

_____________________.


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1. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring ______________________.

2. We gather because we have chosen hope over ___________________.

3. The ______________________s will be met.

4. The time has come to set ___________________ childish things.

5. We must have unity of purpose over conflict and ____________________.

6. All have a chance to pursue the full measure of their ______________________.

7. The noble idea is passed on from ___________________ to generation.

8. We come to ______________________ an end to petty grievances.

9. We must carry forward that _______________________ gift.

10. The challenges we face are ________________________.


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J.K. Rowling: The Benefits of Failure

You might never fail on the scale I did, but some failure in life is __________________.

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you

might as well not have lived at all in which case, you fail by default.

Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing _______________.

Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. I

discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found

out that I had friends whose ___________________ was truly above the price of rubies.The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you

are, ever after, secure in your ____________________ to survive. You will never truly

know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by

adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been

worth more than any qualification I ever _______________________.

So given a Time Turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in

knowing that life is not a _________________________ of acquisition or achievement.

Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my

age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and

_______________________anyones total control, and the humility to know that will

enable you to survive its vicissitudes.
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1. Life is difficult and _____________________.

2. It is ________________________ to live without failing.

3. I meet many people who _____________________ the two.

4. I had more discipline than I had ____________________ed.

5. You will never truly know the ____________________ of your relationships.

6. You are secure in your _____________________ to survive.

7. You will never know until they have been tested by ____________________.

8. Life is not a checklist of ______________________ or achievement.

9. Their ____________________ was truly above the price of rubies.

10. I ____________________ed that I had a strong will.
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Angelina Jolie: Peace and Justice

Common sense tells us that when the risks are weighed, the decisions are made very

differently. When _________________ against humanity are punished consistently andseverely, the killer's calculus will change, and when a killer is allowed to walk away from

his crimes, I believe that also tells him ________________________.

It sends a message to the next that they need not worry, that they will most likely not be

held accountable for their _______________________. I believe that the existence of

trials alone has the potential to change behavior, but ultimately, we need to ___________

those who are indicted.

And the Sudanese arrest of Ali Kushayb appears to be a positive development, but not ifit becomes a bargaining chip that will stop others from being brought to ______________.

Without an arrest, we tell the victims of these atrocities that impunity is the rule of law.

Now, I don't know if the ICC is the answer, and I don't know what type of ____________is or what it would need to be for all of us to agree and make it strong enough.

I have no idea.

And after seven years of traveling into the field, I find that I have a lot I need to _______.

But I do know this, no mother who had her children killed in front of her, no young girlsold into slavery, no boy kidnapped and forced to be a child soldier, and no young girllike the three-year-old I met in Sierra Leone who had her limbs ____________________

should be expected to simply forget.

No one should have to choose between peace or ___________________, and that young

boy in Darfur who asked for a trial deserves one.
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1. The young boy who asked for a ___________________ deserves one.

2. I dont know if the ICC is the ________________________.

3. They must be held accountable for their _____________________s

4. No one should have to choose between ______________ or justice.

5. Crimes against humanity must be punished ______________________.

6. I have no _________________.

7. She had her ____________________s cut off.

8. Trials have the potential to change _________________________.

9. They need not ________________________.

10. The decisions are made very ________________________.
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Steve Jobs: What Is Truly Important?

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was

your last, someday you'll most ___________________ be right." It made an impression

on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the ______________ every

morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do

what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many

days in a ___________________, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important ______________ I've ever

encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything all

external expectations, all pride, all fear of _____________________ or failure - these

things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the

______________ of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There

is no reason not to follow your _____________________.
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1. There is no ______________________ not to follow your heart.

2. These things fall away in the face of ____________________.

3. I have looked in the mirror every _______________________.

4. It made an __________________________ on me.

5. ________________, youll most certainly be right.

6. We must __________________ avoid the trap we have something to lose.

7. It helped me make the big ________________________s in life.

8. Well all be _________________ soon.

9. It is my most important ______________________.

10. It leaves what is only _________________ important.
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Randy Pausch: We beat the grim reaper by

Last August, I was told that in all likelihood, I had three to six months left to live. I'm on

month nine now. And I'm not gonna _________________ and do any pushups, but therewill be a short _________________basketball game later. Somebody said to me in light

of these numbers,

"Wow! So, you're really beating the Grim Reaper." And what I said without eventhinking about it is,...

We dont beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living______________. For the reaper will come for all of us, the question is what do we do

between the time were born and the time he shows up?. ______________ when he

shows up, its too late to do all the things that youre always going to get around to.

So, I think the only ____________ I can give you on how to live your life well is first off,

remember, it's a clich but I love clichs, "It is not the things we do in life that we regreton our ________________, it is the things we do not." 'Cause I assure you I've done a lot

of really stupid things, and none of them bother me. All the mistakes, and all the dopey

things, and all the times I was embarrassed, they don't matter. What ______________ is

that I can kinda look back and say, "Pretty much anytime I got a chance to do somethingcool, I tried to ______________ for it." And that's where my solace comes from.
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1. We ___________________ the things we dont do.

2. There will be a short pick-up ______________________ game later.

3. I said it without _________________ thinking.

4. We beat the grim reaper by living _________________________.

5. It is a _____________________ but I love _______________s.

6. Ive done a lot of ______________________ things.

7. All the mistakes, they dont _________________________.

8. If you get a chance to do _______________ things, do them.

9. All the ___________________s and dopey things, dont matter.

10. Somebody said to me, in light of these _____________________s.
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Ellen DeGeneris: Show People Your Brain

But my idea of success is different today. And as you grow, you'll realise the definition of

success ____________________. For many of you, today, success is being able to hold

down 20 shots of tequila. For me, the most important thing in your life is to live your lifewith integrity, and not to give into peer ___________________. to try to be something

that you're not. To live your life as an honest and compassionate person. to contribute in

some way. So to conclude my conclusion: follow your ________________, stay true toyourself. Never follow anyone else's path, unless you're in the woods and you're lost and

you see a path, and by all means you should follow that. Don't give _______________, it

will come back and bite you in the ass. Don't take anyone's advice. So my advice to youis to be true to yourself and everything will be fine.

And I know that a lot of you are __________________ about your future, but there's no

need to worry. The economy is booming, the job market is wide open, the planet is justfine. It's gonna be great. You've already ___________________ a hurricane. What else

can happen to you? And as I mentioned before, some of the most devastating things that

happen to you will teach you the most. And now you know the right questions to ask in

your first job __________________. Like, "Is it above sea level?" . So to conclude myconclusion that I've previously concluded, in the common cement speech, I guess what

I'm trying to say is life is like one big Mardi Gras. But instead of ______________ yourboobs, show ________________ your brain, and if they like what they see, you'll havemore beads than you know what to do with. And you'll be drunk, most of the time. So the

Katrina class of 2009, I say congratulations and if you don't remember a thing I said

today, remember this: you're gonna be ok, dum de dum dum dum, just _______________.
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1. Things are good. The economy is _______________ing.

2. Life is _________________ one big Mardi Gras.

3. Dont _____________________ a thing I said today.

4. So to conclude my ___________________________.

5. Dont _________________ anyones advice.

6. Some of the most ___________________ing things will teach you the most.

7. Youll have more _________________s than you know what to do with.

8. I _______________ what Im trying to say is, you are gonna be ok.

9. Theres no need to __________________________.

10. My idea of success is ______________________ today.
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Bill Gates: Inequality In The World

.

What I remember above all about Harvard was being in the ______________of so much

energy and intelligence.

It could be exhilarating, intimidating, sometimes even discouraging but always

_____________________.

It was an amazing privilege and though I left early, I was transformed by my years at

Harvard, the _____________________ I made and the ideas I worked on. But taking a

serious look back, I do have one big ______________.

I left Harvard with no real awareness of the awful inequities in the world, the appalling

____________________ of health, and wealth, and opportunity that condemn millions ofpeople to lives of despair.

I learned a lot here at Harvard about new _____________ in Economics and Politics. Igot great exposure to the advances being made in the sciences. But humanity's greatest

__________________ are not in its discoveries but in how those discoveries are applied

to reduce inequity.
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1. I had no real __________________________ of the inequities in the world.

2. I was transformed by the __________________________s I made.

3. Millions of __________________ live lives of despair.

4. It was an amazing _____________________________.

5. I _________________ed a lot at Harvard.

6. We need to _______________________ inequity in the world today.

7. Humanitys greatest ____________________s are not in the discoveries.

8. There are many advances being made in the _____________________s.

9. Looking ________________, I do have one big regret.

10. My years at Harvard could be ____________________ing
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Michelle Obama: Remarks To The IOC

Sports were what brought our community together. They strengthen our ties to one

______________________.

Growing up, when I played games with the kids in my neighborhood, we picked sides

based not on who you were, but what you could bring to the ________________. Sports

taught me self-confidence, teamwork, and how to compete as an equal.

Sports were a gift I shared with my dad - especially the Olympic Games.

Some of my best __________________are sitting on my dad's lap, cheering on Olga and

Nadia, Carl Lewis, and others for their brilliance and perfection. Like so many young

people, I was inspired. I found myself dreaming that maybe, just maybe, if I worked hardenough, I, too, could _________________ something great.

But I never dreamed that the Olympic flame might one day light up lives in my______________________.

But today, I can dream, and I am dreaming of an Olympic and Paralympic Games in

Chicago that will light up lives in neighborhoods all _________________America and all

across the world; that will expose all our neighborhoods to new sports and new__________________; that will show every child that regardless of wealth, or gender, or

race, or physical ability, there is a sport and a place for them, too. .
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1. Sports were a __________________ I shared with my dad.

2. Every child, regardless of wealth or __________________ has a place.

3. Like so many young people, I was _____________________d.

4. They ___________________ our ties to one another.

5. Sports taught me how to ______________________ as an equal.

6. I cheered on their brillance and __________________________.

7. Just ________________, I too could be great.

8. Sports taught me self-confidence and _______________________.

9. Im asking you to ______________________ Chicago.

10. Sports are what brought our _______________________ together.
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Yuna Kim: Sports And Peace

The word "peace" may have different meanings to different _________________.

To many, peace is what enables development and is critical in providing opportunities to

young people. To some, __________________ to those from regions involving conflict,

peace keeping and efforts to preserving peace are absolutely vital in bringing prosperityand hope for the ____________________.

To me, peace represents a state of mind, being at peace with ___________________.

I believe that when you are at peace with yourself, both mentally and _____________ly,

you can achieve anything.

Peace is what allows us, especially young people, to dream, go after one's goals, and

prepare you for the next _________________ in life.

There is a saying, "Where there is peace, there is culture. Where there is culture, there is

peace." However, as an athlete and figure skater, I would like to say, "Where there is

peace, there is _________________. Where there is sports, there is peace."

The International Day of Peace provides a ________________ opportunity for everyoneto observe peace together. As we come together in unity, let us take a moment to__________________ on what each of us can do to build peace around the world. Thank

you!
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1. Preserving ____________________ is absolutely vital.

2. Lets take a moment to __________________ on our lives.

3. Prepare yourself both mentally and _____________________.

4. We have hope for the ___________________.

5. It has different _____________________s to different people.

6. We have to ________________________ opportunities for everyone.

7. Peace allows, ___________________ young people, to dream.

8. It provides a _________________________ opportunity for us.

9. Peace __________________s us to dream.

10. Lets try to ________________ peace around the world.
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Bono: For Africa

Equality for Africa,. that's a big, expensive ___________________.

You see, the scale of the suffering numbs us into a kind of indifference.

What on ___________________ can we all do about this?

Well, much more than we think.

We can't fix every problem, but the ones we can, I want to _______________, we must.

And because we can, we must. This is the straight truth. The righteous truth.

It is not a theory.

The fact is that ours is the first _______________________ that can look disease andextreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa and say this, and

_________________ it,.

"We do not have to stand for this."

A whole continent _______________________, "we do not have to stand for this"
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1. This is the straight ________________________.

2. They live in ____________________ poverty.

3. What on ________________ can we do?

4. Ours is the first ________________________ to do this.

5. Lets look at the problem and ______________ it.

6. Poverty is not just a ________________________.

7. ___________________ for Africa can be achieved.

8. Do you ____________________ it?

9. The whole continent is __________________________.

10. We are numbed into a kind of _______________________.
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Record Your Progress!

Lesson Comments Spoken?

Gettysberg Address

We Will Never Surrender

Ich Bin Ein Berliner

I Have A Dream

The Promised Land

On The Death Of JFK

On Vietnam and Stepping

Down

Reagan: 1981 InauguralSpeech

Reagan: Space Shuttle

Tragedy

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Record Your Progress!

Lesson Comments Spoken?

Obama: Inaugural

The Benefits of Failure

Peace and Justice

Whats Truly Worth Living

For?

We Beat The Grim Reaper

Show People Your Brain

Inequality In The World

Remarks To The IOC

Sports And Peace

Bono: On Africa


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Answer Key

Gettysburg Address We Shall Fight....

1. forget2. struggle3. nation4. ago5. little6. dedicate7. test8. continent

9. liberty10. created

Ich Bin Ein Berliner I Have A Dream

1. citizen2. pride3. continent4. west5. fact6. free7. decade8. satisfaction9. forward10. therefore

Promised Land On The Death Of MLK

1. worry

2. place3. mind4. greatness5. ahead6. Somewhere7. now8. priviledge9. glory10. speech

1. ocean2. land3. defend4. street5. air6. believe7. end8. beach

9. power10. confidence

1. judge2. slave3. swelter4. truth5. rise

6. transform7. deeply8. content9. meaning10. together

1. dedicate

2. died3. move4. difficult5. cause6. responsible7. direction8. justice9. compassion10. news


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On Vietnam Reagan: Inaugural

1. party2. balance

3. confident4. suspicion5. office6. sacrifice7. know8. price9. accept10. Presidency

Reagan: Space Shuttle Obama: Acceptance

1. danger2. tragedy3. mourn4. flight5. brave6. challenge7. courage8. spirit9. aware10. loss

Obama: Inaugural Benefits Of Failure

1. spirit2. fear3. challenge4. aside5. discord6. happiness7. proclaim8. generation9. precious10. real

1. act2. solution

3. freedom4. limit5. preserve6. collectively7. limitation8. go9. ill10. individual

1. demand2. leadership3. understood4. enough5. result6. insist7. election8. politics9. risk10. stand

1. complicated2. impossible3. confuse4. suspect5. strength6. ability

7. adversity8. acquisition9. value10. discovered


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Peace And Justice Worth Living For

1. trial2. answer

3. actions4. peace5. severely6. idea7. limb8. behavior9. worry10. differently

Grim Reaper Show Your Brain

1. regret2. basketball3. even4. well5. cliche6. stupid7. matter

8. cool9. mistakes10. number

Inequality Remarks To The IOC

1. awareness2. friendship3. people4. priviledge5. learn6. reduce7. advance8. science9. back10. intimidate

1. reason2. death

3. morning4. impression5. Someday6. avoid7. choice8. dead9. tool10. truly

1. boom2. like3. remember4. conclusion5. take6. devastate7. bead

8. guess9. worry10. different

1. gift2. gender

3. inspire4. strengthen5. compete6. perfection7. maybe8. teamwork9. choose10. community


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Sports and Peace Bono: On Africa

1. truth2. extreme3. earth4. generation5. fix6. theory7. equality8. mean9. suffering

10. indifference

1. peace2. reflect3. physically4. future5. meaning6. provide7. especially8. valuable9. allow

10. build


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