Knowledge Bowl number 1

Knowledge Bowl number 1

Justin Paterson

1. Rhetoric--in classical Greece-Athens, they had a democracy which was primarily based on the individuals ability to persuade others through a speech-oratory. Having a well-supported and convincing argument was important in order to make convince others of what the city/people should do in a given circumstance. Many of Aristotle's principles are still used today.

2. Definition: giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view. We remember around 50%, which drops to 10% in 24 hours.

If need help to "discuss," you could compare and contrast from the following:

Bad Listening

a. Not concentrating

b. Listening too hard or trying to write everything down

c. Jumping to concussions

d. Focusing on delivery and personal appearance

Good Listening

a. take listening seriously

b. be an active listener

c. resist distractions

d. don't be diverted by appearance or delivery

e. suspend judgment

f. focus your listening

    1. main points

    2. evidence

    3. technique

g. develop note-taking skills

3.What are similarities and differences between public speaking and conversation?

Similarities

a. organizing your thoughts logically

b. tailoring your message to your audience

c. telling a story for maximum impact

d. adapting to listener feedback

Differences

a. public speaking is more highly structured

b. public speaking requires more formal language

c. public speaking requires different method of delivery

4. Four different types of listening:

a. Appreciative--listening for pleasure and/or enjoyment

b. Empathic--listening to provide emotional support

c. Comprehensive--listening to understand message of the speaker

d. Critical--listening to evaluate message for purposes of accepting or rejecting

5. Tips for delivering your first speech:

a. Speaking Extemporaneously--carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes

b. Rehearsing the speech--out loud, time, expression

c. Presenting the speech

    1. starting your speech--stance, breath, smile

    2. gestures--avoid certain ones, speak normally

    3. eye contact--look at your audience as much as possible

    4. voice--speak clearly, expressively

    5. dealing with nerves--slow, deep breaths, positive nervousness

6. Central Idea:

a. X on the treasure map

b. definition: main point, a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech

c. guidelines:

    1. should be expressed in a full sentence

    2. should not be in the form of a question

    3. should avoid figurative language

    4. should not be vague or overly general

7. Informative Speaking Guidelines:

a. don't overestimate what the audience knows

b. relate the subject directly to the audience

c. don't be too technical

d. avoid abstractions

e. personalize your ideas

f. be creative

Commemorative speech: Best Friend

Justin Paterson

March 23^rd, 2013

Commemorative speech

Best Friend

    He is rough and tough a leatherneck a jar headed Marine. He is a purple heart recipient and my best friend. Today I am gong to tell you about my best friend Brian or as most people call him Big red. Brian is a hard person to explain but I will do my best to tell you why he is my best friend and the greatest person to know. I am going to tell you about background he came from, the type of things we would do together, and a little bit about his military service.

    I met Bran my freshman year in high school. I didn’t know anything about his past up to that point all I knew is we both loved working on cars and playing football. It didn’t take long before we became inseparable. It was then that I started to learn about the things he went through. I never went over to his house and he seemed to always want to stay at my house and my parents were ok with that. My parents had a rule that our friends were always welcome over as long as we cleaned up after ourselves. So Brian would spend almost every night at my house. For some reason I never asked him about his parents or anything like that. I guess you could say it never came up. Well that is until my parents asked him about it. I could tell at that moment that there were some things that he had gone through. He finally told us that he never knew his dad and when he was in 8^th grade his mom just abandoned him. Not telling him where she went or if she would ever come back. Well to this day I have never met his mom she would come to town on occasion and then just leave again with out any word. He told us that he was living with his ex stepdad and his ex stepdads new wife. He told us that even though they never said it he could tell that he didn’t belong there and that he felt that our house was more of a home to him then he has ever had.my parents went out and bought another bed to put in my room and told him that this could be his home. From that day which was at the end of our 9^th grade year he lived with me. He is my best friend and even though we are not blood and have different last names he is my brother.

       Even with his past he is one of the best persons to know. He always put others before him and he makes sure they are taken care of. He had every opportunity to go down a bad road however he would tell you that even though he had a rocky childhood he want to make this world a better place. Now with that being said there are a lot time where him and I would go get in trouble together. We were your typical high school kids. I remember we had this great idea to prank our teacher. We showed up to school early and snuck in to his classroom and siren wrapped all the chairs to the top of the desks and did a little decoration to say the least. We ended up in the principal’s office waiting to find our punishment. He couldn’t stop laughing. He would look over at me and say something along the lines of that was brilliant idea or it was totally worth it. We became the school pranksters. I would come up with ideas and he would come up with plans on how to pull it off. We did everything from zip tie peoples drivelines, which would make a beating sound when they are driving but it would do no damage to the cars, to one day we got to school extremely early and put big rocks in front of all the teachers parking spots. Almost every time we would end up in principal’s office and it was great I couldn’t think of a better person to serve detention with. To put it in terms that you could all understand our junior year we both got about 35 detentions it was bad enough that we got on a first name basis with the detention coordinator and every time we would go in he would have us tell him the story of our pranks. We would never do damage to anything or put in someone in harms way so the school officials were ok with it as long as we did our detentions.

      It was funny though even with all of our pranks we both ended up wanting to serve our country and be apart of something bigger then us. I went in the navy while he went to the marines. I didn’t know it when we left but Brian would end up being my hero. We only saw each other once in three years but we would talk as much as we could with us being on different sides of the world one day I got an email from one of his guys while he was in Afghanistan they were photos of his Humvee and of him. He hit an IED or roadside bomb as you might know them as and it tore everything up. It was at that moment that my heart stopped. I thought the worst. I thought I lost my brother, however as I continued to scroll down I finally saw some writing it said don’t worry big red is alive and he will make a full recovery. He wanted you to have these pictures. It continued on to explain why he wanted me to have the pictures but that’s something cant share. But what I can tell you is he is my hero. Brian ended up doing two tours in Afghanistan. I was thankful that he made it through his second tour with out a scratch. He ended up doing a little over four years in marines and then he was discharged. His contracted ended and he couldn’t reenlist. He lost most of the hearing in one of his hears and his back completely messed up but he never lets that get in his way.

Now that he is out we talk everyday. It seems that even though we were apart for so long that nothing between us changed. We are still best friends and talk about everything. But what can we are family and he is a rough tough, leatherneck jar headed marine a purple heart recipient and my best friend.      

Informative speech

Justin Paterson

Informative speech

Intro-  It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of press. It is             the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the politician that ensures us the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag. The author of that is unknown, but it is true. As a sailor, along with my fellow marines, soldiers, and airmen. We live life a little differently. Our lives are filled with fear, worry, and sadness but it is also full of pride and honor. Of the millions of men and women who have served in our countries military there has only been 3460 Medal of Honor’s awarded of that number only 80 are living today.  Today I am going to tell you brief about the history of the Medal of Honor, briefly explain what the Medal of Honor means, and about the last man to receive the Medal of Honor.

Main point: History

·       It was created on December 21^st 1861

·       First recipient was private Jacob Parrott

·       1522 awarded during the civil war, 465 during world war 2, and 11 during the war on terrorism

Main point: what in means

·       You have to go above and beyond the call of duty to be awarded it

·       It is the highest medal a service member can receive

·       A recipient is a true American hero

Main point: last recipient

·       The last recipient was staff sergeant Romesha

·       He was awarded the Medal of Honor on February 11^th, 2013

·       He lived though his heroic actions

Conclusion-  I have given you a brief history of the Medal of Honor, a brief explanation of the Medal and a little detail on the last recipient. If you would like to know more about the Medal of Honor you can go to CMOHS.org and find a complete history and a list of all the recipients who have been awarded the Medal of Honor. So again I say it is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the politician that ensures us the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag.

Welcome To My World

Welcome To My World

     Anchors aweigh, my boys Anchors aweigh. This is a song that every sailor learns in boot camp. It is a song that holds my best and worst memories. I have been called petty officer and MA3 those were my names. Now people just call me Justin Paterson.

     I grew up in a small town called Colton. It is a little farm town in Oregon. Although I was a small town kid I had big dreams. My dream was to be a United States Sailor. I don’t know why that was my dream but as far back as I can remember that’s all I wanted to be. I was 18 and fresh out of school and my dream was starting. I was on my way to grate lakes, Ill. This is the location for boot camp. I was going to be a sailor.

     Looking back at the 9 weeks of hell we call boot camp I can remember every moment. I remember the exact moment where I broke and the civilian in me was gone. I was just coming out of the gas chamber as every recruit must do and as I was getting yelled at. I looked up and saw the  flag. It was the flag of our country. I knew right there that I was no longer the same kid I used to be. In that moment everything change that flag was not just a piece of material that is a symbol for our country. That flag was a part of me. That flag was something I would die for. When you would willingly give your life for our flag you are no longer a civilian. Along with the moment where I broke I can see the men I was in boot camp with. These men are my brothers. Our brotherhood was formed in the midst of hell. Though we are all different some were black others white. Some men were old while most were just 18. We were all equal. We were all one. If one man failed, then we all failed.

      The best moment of my life came when the 9 weeks were over. My fellow sailors and I were standing outside the graduation hall waiting to march in. when the doors opened up we marched in as one. We were marching to the sound of beating drums. As we marched in I looked in the crowed and I could see my dad. At that moment I just wanted graduation to be over I was waiting for the call for liberty. Liberty is a term that the military used that means we are no longer on duty. As graduation was coming to and end our Commanding officer stood up and said liberty, liberty my fellow sailors liberty. At that moment hundreds of sailors who just finished boot camp ran to their loved ones.

  With the call of liberty I ran to the place where I saw my dad sitting. When I saw him standing there looking for me I just walked up to him. He had tears in his eyes and he told me that he has never been more proud to be proven wrong and that his son was defending our country. You see my entire life I was told I would never make it in the military. The person who told me this the most was my dad and I proved him wrong. After hugging my dad I turned and saw my mom. It was at that moment that I broke in to tears. The only person in this world that always believed in me was standing right there. I was always a big mommas boy so seeing her was the most amazing thing ever. It was hard to see my family for I was not kid who left. To me everything was different but for them nothing has changed.

     How does being a sailor define me you might ask? Well a sailor lives by three core values. The values are honor, courage, and commitment.  To this day I strive to live by those values. They became a part of me. They have a role in my life that helps me make all of my choices.

    So that’s me I am a sailor. A defender of this nation. And I say to you fair winds and calm seas and Anchors aweigh my boys.