Nelson Mandela Speech

Nelson Mandela Speech

I am turning 86 in a few week's time and that is a longer life than most people are granted. I have the added blessing of being in very good health, at least according to my doctors. I am confident that nobody present here today will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends, and also with myself.

One of the things that made me long to be back in prison was that I had so little opportunity for reading, thinking, and quiet reflection after my release. I intend, amongst other things, to give myself much more opportunity for such reading and reflection. And of course, there are those memoirs about the presidential years that now really need my urgent attention.

When I told one of my advisors a few months ago that I wanted to retire he growled at me: "you are retired." If that is really the case then I should say I now announce that I am retiring from retirement.

I do not intend to hide away totally from the public, but henceforth I want to be in the position of calling you to ask whether I would be welcome, rather than being called upon to do things and participate in events. The appeal, therefore, is: don’t call me, I’ll call you.

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Martin Luther King acceptance Speech

Martin Luther King acceptance Speech

"I must ask why this prize is awarded to a movement which is beleaguered and committed to the unrelenting struggle, and to a movement which has not yet won the very peace and brotherhood which is the essence of the Nobel Prize," King said. "After contemplation, I conclude that this award, which I receive on behalf of that movement, is a profound recognition that nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression."

At the end of his speech, he called peace "more precious than diamonds or silver or gold."

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Jawaharlal Nehru Speech on the birth of independent India

Jawaharlal Nehru Speech on the birth of independent India

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to the new when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.

At the dawn of history, India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are filled with her striving and the grandeur of her successes and her failures. Through good and ill fortune alike she has never lost sight of that quest or forgotten the ideals which gave her strength. We end today a period of ill fortune and India discovers herself again. The achievement we celebrate today is but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future?

Freedom and power bring responsibility. That responsibility rests upon this Assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. Before the birth of freedom, we have endured all the pains of labour and our hearts are heavy with the memory of this sorrow. Some of those pains continue even now. Nevertheless, the past is over and it is the future that beckons to us now.

That future is not one of ease or resting but of incessant striving so that we might fulfill the pledges we have so often taken and the one we shall take today. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us but as long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.

And so we have to labor and to work and work hard to give reality to our dreams. Those dreams are for India, but they are also for the world, for all the nations and peoples are too closely knit together today for any one of them to imagine that it can live apart. Peace has been said to be indivisible, so is freedom, so is prosperity now, and so also is a disaster in this one world that can no longer be split into isolated fragments.

To the people of India, whose representatives we are, we make an appeal to join us with faith and confidence in this great adventure. This is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will, or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell.

I beg to move, Sir.

“That it be resolved that :

(1) After the last stroke of midnight, all members of the Constituent Assembly present on this occasion do take the following pledge:

At this solemn moment when the people of India, through suffering and sacrifice, have secured freedom, I, ……….., a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, do dedicate myself in all humility to the service of India and her people to the end that this ancient land attains her rightful place in the world and make her full and willing contribution to the promotion of world peace and the welfare of mankind.

(2) Members who are not present on this occasion do take the pledge (with such verbal changes at the President may prescribe) at the time they next attend a session of the Assembly.”

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Visit your college library or search the internet for at least five speeches of different renowned personalities of the world. Write the speeches in your notebook and submit them to your teacher.

Visit your college library or search the internet for at least five speeches of different renowned personalities of the world. Write the speeches in your notebook and submit them to your teacher.

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Winston Churchill: War Speech

In this solemn hour, it is a consolation to recall and to dwell upon our repeated efforts for peace. All have been ill-starred, but all have been faithful and sincere. This is of the highest moral value--and not only moral value, but practical value--at the present time, because the wholehearted concurrence of scores of millions of men and women, whose co-operation is indispensable and whose comradeship and brotherhood are indispensable, is the only foundation upon which the trial and tribulation of modern war can be endured and surmounted. This moral conviction alone affords that ever-fresh resilience which renews the strength and energy of people in long, doubtful, and dark days. Outside, the storms of war may blow and the lands may be lashed with the fury of its gales, but in our own hearts this Sunday morning there is peace. Our hands may be active, but our consciences are at rest.

We must not underrate the gravity of the task which lies before us or the temerity of the ordeal, to which we shall not be found unequal. We must expect many disappointments, and many unpleasant surprises, but we may be sure that the task which we have freely accepted is one not beyond the compass and the strength of the British Empire and the French Republic. The Prime Minister said it was a sad day, and that is indeed true, but at the present time there is another note which may be present, and that is a feeling of thankfulness that, if these great trials were to come upon our Island, there is a generation of Britons here now ready to prove itself not unworthy of the days of yore and not unworthy of those great men, the fathers of our land, who laid the foundations of our laws and shaped the greatness of our country.

This is not a question of fighting for Danzig or fighting for Poland. We are fighting to save the whole world from the pestilence of Nazi tyranny and in defense of all that is most sacred to man. This is no war of domination or imperial aggrandizement or material gain; no war to shut any country out of its sunlight and means of progress. It is a war, viewed in its inherent quality, to establish, on impregnable rocks, the rights of the individual, and it is a war to establish and revive the stature of a man. Perhaps it might seem a paradox that a war undertaken in the name of liberty and right should require, as a necessary part of its processes, the surrender for the time being of so many of the dearly valued liberties and rights. In these last few days, the House of Commons has been voting dozens of Bills which hand over to the executive our most dearly valued traditional liberties. We are sure that these liberties will be in hands which will not abuse them, which will use them for no class or party interests, which will cherish and guard them, and we look forward to the day, surely and confidently we look forward to the day, when our liberties and rights will be restored to us, and when we shall be able to share them with the peoples to whom such blessings are unknown.

Winston Churchill

September 3, 1939

House of Commons

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There are many career opportunities that can be availed of by a graduate.

There are many career opportunities that can be availed of by a graduate. Discuss and make a list of various opportunities available in the legal field, economics, management, commerce, administration, etc.

Solution

Field	Opportunities
Legal	lawyer, advocate, legal support officer, corporate lawyer, legal advisor, etc.
Economics	financial analyst, market research analyst, commodity trader, business cycle consultant, credit manager, etc.
Management	operations executive, business analyst, marketing executive, brand manager, project manager, store manager, etc.
Commerce	banking and accountancy professional, broker, income tax consultant, auditor, etc.

Indian graduates turn eligible to appear for civil services examinations and can become officers with the Indian administrative service, police service, forest service, and revenue service.

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With the help of the steps given above write speech on the following topic - Equality: A blessing.

With the help of the steps given above write speech on the following topic - Equality: A blessing.

Solution

Equality: A blessing

A very good evening to all the attendees! I, Ms. ______ would be speaking on the topic „Equality – A Blessing ‟.

We may have different religions, languages, and skin-colour, but we all belong to just one race – the human race; and as humans, we are all equal. What is equality? Equality is when men and women are paid equally? No! It is when the remuneration depends on the role and not the gender. Is it when equal employment opportunities are created? No! It is when opportunities match the merit. Equality and inequality are both man-made. Favouring someone because they belong to a certain caste or religion not only makes us biased but also affects the one who loses an opportunity because of our biases. Inequality in the name of equal opportunities is a curse for humanity. The sooner the society understands this, the better for humanity. Equality and fairness start from one person‟s mind and have a snowballing effect. Thank you.

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How to prepare a speech.

How to prepare a speech.

Greeting and Salutation (Honourable/ Respected ______, It’s a matter of pride for me to share my views____ in front of an august gathering)	Use rhetorical questions
Introductory paragraph highlighting – importance, need purpose, etc.	Use famous quotes, poetic lines, etc.
Main body- about the topic in detail – its significance/importance of the issue/problem	Use persuasive language
Suggesting some remedies, solutions
Concluding paragraph - expressing thanks to organizers for giving an opportunity and to the audience for patient listening

With the help of the steps given above write a speech on the following topic - Duties of an ideal citizen.

Solution

Speech: Duties of an ideal citizen.

A citizen is a person who lives in a state and is governed by its laws in all matters. An ideal citizen is an asset to a nation. Countries are not good or bad but their citizens make them so. Smugglers, law breakers and people of bad character are also citizens of a country but they cannot be called ideal citizens.

An ideal citizen is every inch a patriot. Citizenship secures for the people a sense of security for their life and property. In a democratic country like India, a citizen enjoys the right of voting in elections to public bodies. He can himself stand as a candidate for election to the municipal committee of his town and legislative bodies of his country. He can even stand for the office of the president of the country.

A citizen enjoys several other advantages. It is the duty of the state to provide him with employment as far as possible.

A citizen enjoys several facilities. The state provides him with essential services such as transport, right of voting, electricity, hospitals and schools for the education of his children.

Modern states are welfare states. They are supposed to look after the welfare of the citizens. A citizen can stand up and fight for certain rights.

On the other hand, a citizen has to carry out certain duties and responsibilities. He is expected to obey the laws of his country. He must be loyal to the state. He or she must gladly offer his or her services to the state. In time of war or a national emergency, a citizen should serve the country in any capacity he is called upon to serve.

Every citizen must support the police and the administration in general in the maintenance of peace. It is also the duty of all citizens to desist from creating disorder by communal riots.

An ideal citizen tries to protect national property. He makes a right use of the facilities provided to him. He tries to maintain communal harmony in the country. He has a secular outlook. He is tolerant towards all faiths. He believes in the principle of peaceful co-existence. ‘Live and let live’ is the guiding principle of his life. He is honest and fair in his dealings. He has a helpful attitude towards his fellow human beings. He refuses to be tempted into corruption or dishonesty. His life is an open book in honesty, diligence and amiability.

It is the duty of every citizen to be ready to offer his services for public duties. It is the fundamental duty of a citizen to record his vote. A citizen is also expected to take an active part in public affairs. Another duty of a citizen is to pay taxes honestly. If he evades these, the government has the right to realize the taxes by force. An ideal citizen is ideal in his speech, conduct and writing. He is always ready to lay down his life for the sake of his country. His country is a motherland to him and he loves her from the core of his heart.

The greatness of a country depends not on her material resources, but on her men and women. A nation is great if her citizens are great. A poet has rightly said:

“Not gold, but only men,

Can make a nation strong and great;

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Make a list of various prepositions, write their definition, and make sentences of your own. Here are some prepositions that will definitely be brainstorming for you.

Make a list of various prepositions, write their definition, and make sentences of your own. Here are some prepositions that will definitely be brainstorming for you.

in, into, inside

on, onto, above, over

beside, besides

for, from, since

to, towards

down, below, under, beneath, underneath

between, among, amongst (And the list goes on _____)

Solution

i. Rama stood first in the class.

ii. Jay somehow crawled into the elevator.

iii. Steve went inside the cave.

iv. The matchstick was lying on the shelf.

v. Sneha somehow climbed onto the roof.

vi. Shreyas placed the lamp above the table.

vii. The Jumbo-jet flew over the city.

viii. The teacher sat beside Arya to explain the solution to the problem.

ix. Besides selling bread, the bakery also sold cakes.

x. Shreyas played for his home team.

xi. Jiya earned her degree from a reputed college.

xii. Ravi knew Jay's medical condition since a long time.

xiii. The driver wanted to drink water.

xiv. The horse went towards the lake.

xv. The house went down like a pack of cards.

xvi. Sanjay‟s name was right below Sanjana‟s name.

xvii. Thankfully there was nobody under the car shed.

xviii. The layer of rock usually lies beneath the layer of soil.

xix. Krishna always forgets his earphones underneath the blanket.

xx. The battle between the arch-rivals was a fierce one.

xxi. Rajas preferred to stay among his community members.

xxii. The elephant is the largest amongst all land animals.

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Fraternity means a sense of common brotherhood of all Indians.

Fraternity means a sense of common brotherhood of all Indians.

Solution

What does fraternity mean?

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There is nothing wrong with being grateful to great men.

State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.

There is nothing wrong with being grateful to great men.

Solution

True

False

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Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.

Equality before law

Solution

Equality before law

all citizens are equal before the law

no discrimination based on race, religion, gender, caste, and place of birth.

why is it necessary in a democracy

examples from the past that portray equality before the law.

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