The ten most inspirational speeches in History

Check them here:

http://urbantitan.com/10-most-inspirational-speeches-in-history/

Speaking: speeches

The Quit India Speech - 1942

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

The Quit India speech is a speech made by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8th 1942, on the eve of the Quit India movement. He called for determined, butpassive resistance that signified the certitude that Gandhi foresaw for the movement is best described by his call to Do or Die. His speech was issued at theGowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay, since re-named August Kranti Maidan (August Revolution Ground). However, almost the entire Congress leadership, and not merely at the national level, was put into confinement less than twenty-four hours after Gandhi's speech, and the greater number of the Congress leaders were to spend the rest of the war in jail. 

Quit India Speech

Before you discuss the resolution, let me place before you one or two things, I want you to understand two things very clearly and to consider them from the same point of view from which I am placing them before you. I ask you to consider it from my point of view, because if you approve of it, you will be enjoined to carry out all I say. It will be a great responsibility. There are people who ask me whether I am the same man that I was in 1920, or whether there has been any change in me. You are right in asking that question.

Let me, however, hasten to assure that I am the same Gandhi as I was in 1920. I have not changed in any fundamental respect. I attach the same importance to non-violence that I did then. If at all, my emphasis on it has grown stronger. There is no real contradiction between the present resolution and my previous writings and utterances.

Occasions like the present do not occur in everybody's and but rarely in anybody's life. I want you to know and feel that there is nothing but purest Ahimsa1 in all that I am saying and doing today. The draft resolution of the Working Committee is based on Ahimsa, the contemplated struggle similarly has its roots in Ahimsa. If, therefore, there is any among you who has lost faith in Ahimsa or is wearied of it, let him not vote for this resolution.

Let me explain my position clearly. God has vouchsafed to me a priceless gift in the weapon of Ahimsa. I and my Ahimsa are on our trail today. If in the present crisis, when the earth is being scorched by the flames of Himsa2 and crying for deliverance, I failed to make use of the God given talent, God will not forgive me and I shall be judged un-wrongly of the great gift. I must act now. I may not hesitate and merely look on, when Russia and China are threatened.

Ours is not a drive for power, but purely a non-violent fight for India's independence. In a violent struggle, a successful general has been often known to effect a military coup and to set up a dictatorship. But under the Congress scheme of things, essentially non-violent as it is, there can be no room for dictatorship. A non-violent soldier of freedom will covet nothing for himself, he fights only for the freedom of his country. The Congress is unconcerned as to who will rule, when freedom is attained. The power, when it comes, will belong to the people of India, and it will be for them to decide to whom it placed in the entrusted. May be that the reins will be placed in the hands of the Parsis, for instance-as I would love to see happen-or they may be handed to some others whose names are not heard in the Congress today. It will not be for you then to object saying, 'This community is microscopic. That party did not play its due part in the freedom's struggle; why should it have all the power?' Ever since its inception the Congress has kept itself meticulously free of the communal taint. It has thought always in terms of the whole nation and has acted accordingly ...

I know how imperfect our Ahimsa is and how far away we are still from the ideal, but in Ahimsa there is no final failure or defeat. I have faith, therefore, that if, in spite of our shortcomings, the big thing does happen, it will be because God wanted to help us by crowning with success our silent, unremitting Sadhana1 for the last twenty-two years.

I believe that in the history of the world, there has not been a more genuinely democratic struggle for freedom than ours. I read Carlyle's French Resolution while I was in prison, and Pandit Jawaharlal has told me something about the Russian revolution. But it is my conviction that inasmuch as these struggles were fought with the weapon of violence they failed to realize the democratic ideal. In the democracy which I have envisaged, a democracy established by non-violence, there will be equal freedom for all. Everybody will be his own master. It is to join a struggle for such democracy that I invite you today. Once you realize this you will forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims, and think of yourselves as Indians only, engaged in the common struggle for independence.

Then, there is the question of your attitude towards the British. I have noticed that there is hatred towards the British among the people. The people say they are disgusted with their behaviour. The people make no distinction between British imperialism and the British people. To them, the two are one This hatred would even make them welcome the Japanese. It is most dangerous. It means that they will exchange one slavery for another. We must get rid of this feeling. Our quarrel is not with the British people, we fight their imperialism. The proposal for the withdrawal of British power did not come out of anger. It came to enable India to play its due part at the present critical juncture It is not a happy position for a big country like India to be merely helping with money and material obtained willy-nilly from her while the United Nations are conducting the war. We cannot evoke the true spirit of sacrifice and velour, so long as we are not free. I know the British Government will not be able to withhold freedom from us, when we have made enough self-sacrifice. We must, therefore, purge ourselves of hatred. Speaking for myself, I can say that I have never felt any hatred. As a matter of fact, I feel myself to be a greater friend of the British now than ever before. One reason is that they are today in distress. My very friendship, therefore, demands that I should try to save them from their mistakes. As I view the situation, they are on the brink of an abyss. It, therefore, becomes my duty to warn them of their danger even though it may, for the time being, anger them to the point of cutting off the friendly hand that is stretched out to help them. People may laugh, nevertheless that is my claim. At a time when I may have to launch the biggest struggle of my life, I may not harbour hatred against anybody.

source: http://www.wordpower.ws/speeches/gandhi-quit-india.html

Contents for the exam

Contents:

• Grammar:

Conditionals (Zero, First, Second)
Reported speech
Causative (Have sth done)
Passive voice

• Vocabulary:

Phrasal verbs with into

Phrasal verbs with put

words about journalism

words about crime and punishment

vocabulary page 154 of handdout (upside down, inside out, side by side, back to front, bumper to bumper, round and roun in circles)

• Listening, Reading and writing sections. (any already done in class or previous tests)

It is not included the novel or any information about Truman Capote. 

Further explanation on Passive voice

Before Tuesday's class I  need you to watch the following videos where you have an easy explanation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNk4q3K2CFM

written explanation of Passive voice and exercises:

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/passive/menu.php

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3339

http://menuaingles.blogspot.com/2011/02/unit-22-level-3-upper-intermediate.html

see you in class,

Your teacher.

Speaking workshop

Dear class,

For Monday 5th of November you have to write and present a 5 minute  formal speech where you defend a topic of your choice. You have to consider the format and adequate vocabulary for it. Also consider linking words and the proper organization for your speech.

You have to deliver a printed copy of your speech. Don´t forget that reading isn´t allowed.

Regards,
Your teacher.

New assignment for Wednesday

Dear students,

This assignment is for wednesday. You have to look for a famous speech and present it to the class. Look for a video or pictures (if there are) and prepare a ppt presentation where you summarise the topic and context of the speech and give to the class your impresions on it. The overall presentation shouldnt take loger than 5 minutes.

Once you have decided who you are going to present post it here as a comment so everyone knows. The idea is that we dont have repeated presentations.

Have a great day!!

Your teacher!

Reading comprehension: In cold Blood

Part 4: The corner

1. Why does the county attorney Duane West feel a sentence of the death penalty would be best for Smith and Hickock?
2. Why, despite Dick’s betrayal, does Perry miss his companionship?
3. Despite the religious sentiment behind the letter from Don Cullivan, why do you suppose Perry is so quick in his response?
4. How does Dick’s behavior in prison suggest he feels no remorse for the crime he participated in?
5. Describe the TWO plans Perry creates to avoid “climbing those thirteen steps.”
6. Why does Mr. Fleming suggest Perry and Dick NOT request a change in venue for the trial?
7. Contrast the final addresses to the jury made by the prosecution and the defense.
8. Why is Dewey more bothered by the death of Smith than the death of Hickock?

Half a million secrets

Secret 3: 

I saw a spider and I was so scared that I nearly fainted

Half a million secrets

Secret 2:

I always carry a rosary in my bag 

when I go out of my house

Half a million secrets

Secret 1:

I have one phobia: Tripophobia.
I can´t stand things with scales or holes like honeycombs.

Dates for test and workshops

Theory tests:

 1st Theory test: 10/17/2012
2nd Theory test: 11/21/2012

Workshops:

1st 09/26/2012: Article writing on In cold bood
2nd 10/03/2012: Reading comprehension 
3rd 10/10/2012: Vocabulary: crime and punishment


See you in class!!!

Half a million secrets

Listening: Half a million secrets

Listening to Frank Warren in a lecture about secrets and answer the following questions:

1. How did the lecturer start the project?

2. What are the different types of secrets that are collected?

3. What is the story on the postcard about the proposal?

4. I found your camera is a website created by a student. What is the relation with Half a million secrets?

5. How did the phone messages contribute to Frank´s website?

Homework: go to the website and choose a postcard to present to the class. Say why you chose it and tell some of the back story of it.

 Find the website: http://www.postsecret.com/

Find the lecture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0H1zU2ytxA

Can you keep a secret?

In cold blood: Comprehension questions

III-Answer 

1.     Explain the connection Floyd Wells has to the Clutter murders.

2.     What are the two reasons Wells is reluctant to come forward?  What eventually changes his mind?

3.     Identify at least two clues ascertained by Detective Nye after his interview with Mr. and Mrs. Hickocks.  How does this evidence corroborate the Wells story?

4.     What are some of the key pieces of evidence or information gleaned by Detective Nye while investigating Perry’s activity in Las Vegas?

5.     What do you think of Dewey’s philosophy, “the safer they feel the sooner we’ll catch them”? 

6.     Describe Inspector/Detective Dewey’s dream.  Does it turn out to be accurate?  Why does Dewey mistrust his own premonition? 

7.     What is Perry’s “tremendous fascination”?  In what way has he granted in himself this wish since his actions at the Clutter household?

8.  How does Dewey ruin his wife’s party?  Why isn’t she angry with him?

  

Message from Mr. Dillems

I just got this message from Bastian. 


Language 6,
 What you have to do is to gather is twos and select four idioms from the list given of you choice. Then you record a short video as similar as possible to the one that the link below displays, that is to say, it has to be tongue-in-cheek and witty yet insightful in a way that you teach your classmates the vocabulary from that week in a casual way. This task is due to October 1st IN PAIRS. 
There again, you'd better save your final product in a USB flashdrive to be shown on my laptop the date stated. If you happen to have any query let me know this week in classes. Be original and enjoy your work.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/2011/08/110816_teacher_transport_road_page.shtml
 

In Cold Blood: Comprehension Questions

II-Persons Unknown (Part 1)

1.     Why do Andy Erhart and other friends of Herb Clutter offer to clean the house?

2.     Why didn’t the Stocklein’s hear the sounds of the guns or of screaming? 

3.    Describe the various leads and suspects at this time.

4.   Describe Perry’s dream.

5.     How did Susan Kidwell react after going “to see Nancy” at the funeral home?

6.     How do Dick and Perry come up with money to support themselves in the days after the murders?  Explain.

7.  Where are Perry and Dick planning to go after they raise enough money?  What are their plans once they get there?  Do you find their plans plausible?  Why or why not?   

8. Which details within the Clutter household convince Dewey that at least one of the murders must have felt emotionally attached to the Clutters?

9. At this point of the novel, describe the effect Dewey’s work is having on his wife and children.  What is the implied answer to Marie’s question about having a normal life? 

10. What does Beverly Clutter decide to do just three days after the funeral of her father, mother and brother?

11. Describe Perry’s family background

12. Before Perry and Dick murdered the Clutter family, why did Perry tell Dick the story of a time that he “fixed a guy?”

13. What are some of Holcomb’s residents (like the Ashido’s) starting to do?

14. What is the last thing Perry does before he and Dick part ways with Otto in Mexico?

II-Persons Unknown (Part 2)

1.     Who is Jonathan Daniel Adrian? 

2.     What motivates Perry’s father to write “A History of My Boy’s Life”?  How does Tex John Smith characterize his son?

3.      Briefly describe Perry’s time in the Merchant Marines

4.     What did Perry and his dad plan to do together when they reunited in Alaska?  What was the outcome of their plan?

5.     In one thorough paragraph, describe Perry’s letter from his sister. 

6.     How does Willie-Jay interpret Barbara’s letter?

7.     What becomes of the Adrian lead?

8.     How is Dewey handling the stress and pressure of the case? 

In cold Blood: Comprehension Questions

The Last to See Them Alive (Part 2)

1.     Who was Willie-Jay and why did he take to Perry?  What did he have in common with Perry?  What did Willie-Jay have to do with Perry’s acceptance of “the score?”

2.     Name one of the habits Herb Clutter was known for.  How is this pertinent to the crime? 

3.     Herb and Bob Johnson make a business deal on the very same day that Herb is killed.  How does this deal provide a potential motive for the murder of the Clutters?

4.     What was the last stop made by the two travelers before they visited the Clutter household?  What was the bad omen Perry perceived while they were there?

5.     What was it that ultimately convinced Dick that Perry would make a good partner for his plan? 

6.     What was the last thing Nancy Clutter was known to have done before going to sleep?

7.     Who are the first people to find the Clutters?  What was one of the first clues they spotted once inside the Clutter household?

8.     Provide one reason that the sheriff ruled out robbery.

9.     Does Mrs. Clare’s attitude toward the news of the murders surprise you?  Why or why not?

10. What is Mr. Johnson talking about when he says legally obliged and morally obliged?  What does he decide to do?

11. How does Bobby find out about Nancy’s murder?  What is his reaction to the news? 

12. Where do Perry and Dick go after he murders?  What do Perry and Dick do after the murders?

Asignment for Monday 10th

Dear Class,

For monday the 10th you have to write a file on each of the members of the Clutter family (Nancy, Kenyon, Herb and Bonnie).  This activity will be graded.

Regards,             CarolinaYancovic

Lexicopaedia

Hello Class,

Here I am leaving you the vocabulary we have been learning in class.

thug - bandit - ruffian - desperado -cut throat - hoodlum -delinquent-miscreant
 
harsh/severe-heavy-fitting-corporal-heavy + punishment (adj)
 
administer -hand out -dish out/dole out - mete out -inflict+ punishment (verb)
 
 
battery  - shoplifting -theft - murdery - assault - molest - kidnap - jaywalking - hijacking - bribery -

arson - forgery - libel - treason - perjury - poaching - trespassing - looting - embezzlement -

pilfering - mugging - burglary.

You have to look for the meaning of each word, write one or two examples and say which type of word it is (for example: adjective or noun) 

Annotated Bibliography

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography

What is an annotated bibliography?

An annotated bibliography or annotated bib is a bibliography (a list of books or other works) that includes descriptive and evaluative comments about the sources cited in your paper. These comments are also known as annotations.

How do I format my annotated bibliography?

An annotated bibliography entry consists of two components: the Citation and the Annotation.

Citation

The citation should be formatted in the bibliographic style that your professor has requested for the assignment. Some common citation styles includeAPA, MLA, and Chicago. For more information, see the Style Guides page.

Annotation

Generally, an annotation is approximately 100-300 words in length (one paragraph). However, your professor may have different expectations so it is recommended that you clarify the assignment guidelines.

An annotation may include the following information:

• A brief summary of the source
• The source’s strengths and weaknesses
• Its conclusions
• Why the source is relevant in your field of study
• Its relationships to other studies in the field
• An evaluation of the research methodology (if applicable)
• Information about the author’s background
• Your personal conclusions about the source

MLA style format for an Annotated Bibliography

• Hanging Indents are required for citations in the bibliography, as shown below. That is, the first line of the citation starts at the left margin, and subsequent lines are indented 4 spaces.
• The bibliography is double-spaced, both within the citation and between them.

Lozier, J. D., P. Aniello and M.J. Hickerson. "Predicting the Distribution of Sasquatch in Western North America: Anything Goes With Ecological

Niche Modelling." Journal of Biogeography 36.9 (2009): 1623-1627. Academic Search Premier. Web. 28 Jan. 2010.

This paper critiques the use of Ecological Niche Models (ENM) and species distribution by performing a tongue-in-cheek examination of

the distribution of the fictional Sasquatch, based on reports from an online Bigfoot archive. Lozier's paper powerfully demonstrates the

issues faced by ENM, when reports come from non-specialists, and highlights key problems with sourcing data from unmediated online

environments. The author neglects to compare the reliability of the many wildlife databases with the single Bigfoot database, as well as

other key issues, however in closing the paper briefly mentions that many issues lie outside the scope of the short article. Lozier's paper

advises professionals in fields using ENM to carefully assess the source of the data on which the model is based, and concludes that the

distribution of rare species in particular is often over-reported to to misidentification .

APA style format (6th edition) for an Annotated Bibliography

• Hanging Indents are required for citations in the bibliography, as shown below. That is, the first line of the citation starts at the left margin, and subsequent lines of the citation are indented 4 spaces.
• The annotation is indented 2 additional spaces, as a block.

D’Elia, G., Jorgensen, C., Woelfel, J., & Rodger, E. J. (2002). The impact of the Internet on public library use: An analysis of the current

consumer market for library and Internet services. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

53(10), 808-820. doi:10.1002/asi.10102

In this study, the researchers examined if the Internet had affected public library usage in the United States. This study is

distinct because its researchers surveyed library nonusers as well as users. The major finding was that 75.2% of people

who used the Internet also used the public library. However, the researchers surveyed only 3000 individuals in a population

of millions; therefore, these results may not be statistically significant. However, this study is relevant because it provides

future researchers with a methodology for determining the impact of the Internet on public library usage.

Additional resources

Writing an annotated bibliography  - From Concordia University

How to prepare an annotated bibliography  - From Cornell University

How to write annotated bibliographies  - From Memorial University

source: Simon Fraser Library http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/writing/annotated-bibliography

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Comprehension Questions:

Answer the questions and prepare them for class discussion:

1.     Describe the village of Holcomb.

2.     During which year and what time of year does the novel take place?

3.     Identify Mrs. Clutter’s health problem.  How does her ailing health affect the other members of the Clutter family? 

4.     Herb Clutter had an inflexible attitude/policy toward what habit?  Why?

5.     How was Herb Clutter viewed by other members of the Holcomb community? 

6.     How did Herb Clutter feel about Bobby Rupp, Nancy’s boyfriend?               

7.     Outline the details of “the score” as it is conceived by Dick and Perry.

8.     How was Nancy Clutter viewed by other members of the Holcomb community? 

9.     Why didn’t Dick’s parents approve of his association with Perry?  What was the lie Dick told to his parents? 

10. Describe Kenyon Clutter.

11. Create a compare-and-contrast chart with Dick and Perry.  Compare the physically and psychologically.

In cold Blood: The Clutter Murder Case

Hi Class,

Here I am leaving you an article on a USA Newspaper about the Clutter Case.

Midwest Murders: The Clutter Murder Case

Murders Committed by Hickock and Smith in Holcomb, Kansas

• Jul 23, 2009
• Vickie Britton

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PERRY SMITH MUG SHOT -WIKIPEDIA

On November 15, 1959, four members of the Clutter family were bound, gagged, and shot to death in their isolated farm home in Holcomb, Kansas, by two strangers.

On the morning after the murders, the bodies of four members of the Clutter family: Herbert, his wife Bonnie Jean, daughter Nancy, and son Kenyan, were discovered by a friend of Nancy's after efforts to rouse them for church had failed. In the ensuing poilice investigation it was found that the family had been murdered during the night. Telephone lines had been cut, but there was no sign of a struggle. For a long time, the police looked for a motive, but could find none because the act was committed by two transients who never even knew the Clutters.

The Clutter Family Murders-Crime and Motivation

Richard Hickock first heard about the Clutter family from a prison mate and former employee of Herbert Clutter, Floyd Wells. Wells led Hickock to believe that Clutter, a wealthy farmer, kept a considerable amount of money hidden in a safe in his home. He told this to inmate Perry Smith, and upon their release from prison, the two conspired to rob the place.

Hitchcock and Smith drove 400 miles to the Clutter home with the intent to get the contents of the safe. The two bound and tied the members of the family and demanded money. But the rumors were wrong, and Herbert Clutter did not keep his cash on the premises.

In an act of incredible violence, they then shot the four Clutter family members who lived in the house.. Herbert, his wife, Bonnie, 16 year old Nancy, and 15 year old Kenyon. (Two other daughters, Evanna and Beverly had moved away.) Bonnie and Nancy were found shot in their bedrooms. Herb and Kenyon had been taken to the basement, where it appeared Herb had also been tortured and his throat cut before his shooting. The murders netted the killers $40.00, a radio and a pair of binoculars.

Two months later, information derived from Floyd Wells led the police on the trail of Hickock and Smith, who were soon apprehended near Las Vegas. Five years later, both men were hanged for their crimes. Novelist Truman Capote had to delay publication of his book about the crimes In Cold Blood until the verdict was carried out on April 14, 1965.

The Killers-Hickcock and Smith

Richard "Dick" Hickock, 28, grew up on a farm near Kansas City. He had a stable family life, and had no trouble with the law until a car accident in 1950, which left him with a dislocated jaw that made his face permanently disfigured. Twice divorced, he began to turn to petty crime. He met Smith while serving time for fraud and burglary. Though he had been in and out of trouble with the laws, nothing in his backgound indicated that he might one day commit murder.

MORE ON THIS TOPIC

• The Clutter Murders: Fifty Years Later
• In Cold Blood — The Novel and Film Adaptation
• Book Review: In Cold Blood By Truman Capote

Perry Edward Smith was born in Nevada to rodeo performers. The brooding, part-Cherokee man had a handsome face, but was runty and his legs were disfigured from a motorcycle accident. He was portrayed as the more sympathetic of the two because of troubled childhood. He.came from a dysfunctional family with a history of suicide and alcohol abuse. His mother took the kids and left his abusive father. She died when he was thirteen, and Smith spent the rest of his youth in orphanages. Two of his siblings committed suicide.

Capote’s Famous Novel In Cold Blood and Films Based on the Clutter Murders

Novelist Truman Capote found himself drawn to the story of the Clutter murders, and devoted six years to researching his famous novel In Cold Blood. The book, published in 1965, was the first true account of a crime in novel form that was told as fiction. It also served as a forerunner of the now-popular true crime novels.

It is obvious to note that Capote felt a certain empathy for Perry Smith. Both men came from a similar family background which included neglect, suicide, and alcoholism. It was rumored that Capote may have had a homosexual affair with Smith during his visits to the prison, but these rumors are not substantiated. The filmInfamous explores Capote’s relationship with Smith.

Books and Films about Capote and The Clutter Murders

One major book and three major films have been written about the Clutter murders, and about the man who made them famous. In both of the films the murder case and Capote’s involvement in the writing of the book are intertwined.

Books:

Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood, The Modern Library First Edition, NY, 2002

ISBN 10-0375507906Films:

• In Cold Blood , 1967 Columbia Pictures (starring Robert Blake)
• Capote , 2005 Universal Studios (starring Philip Seymour Hoffman)
• Infamous , 2006 Warner Independent Pictures , (starring Toby Jones)

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