Jason had thoroughly researched his speech on the art of tattooing. He had many different types of supporting material; the speech was well organized. He was certain that this was a great speech. In the library, right before the speech, he printed out his complete outline. When presenting his speech to the class, he had to read from his outline and became nervous and anxious. Which of the following statements best pertains to this situation?A) Jason forgot to visualize success, which would have helped reduce his nervousness. B) Jason's mistake was that he didn't have enough good supporting material. C) Jason procrastinated and didn't have time to rehearse his speech aloud and on his feet. D) Jason forgot to organize his speech in a way that made sense to his audience.

C) Jason procrastinated and didn't have time to rehearse his speech aloud and on his feet.

Explanation:

Jason had so much confidence in the way he had written his speech that he neglected to practice it. He only printed the speech outline right before he was due to present it and this gave him no time to prepare.

It can be said therefore that because of his confidence in his speech, he procrastinated rehearsing his speech until it was too late and this caused him to be nervous when presenting the speech because he was only saying it for the first time.

what does the author mean by "many journeys" in this excerpt?

government intervention

multiple truths

individual stories

historical monuments

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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