As an exercise, let’s imagine you are in the same situation as Al Pacino’s character in Any Given Sunday. You are the coach of a team who are doing terribly. They have no motivation and don’t seem to care about the game anymore. Without copying the Any Given Sunday speech, how might you structure a motivational speech? As a starting point, let’s consider what you want the end result to be and how you might lead your audience to it. In this case, the end result is motivation. Now, what emotional states might make a person feel motivated? Pride? Determination? Fear of failure? Embarrassment? What examples might you give to invoke these emotional states? Work backwards, and create a plan for a speech designed to motivate your team. Then write the speech in around 300 words.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.i ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? in this excerpt from his famous virginia convention speech, patrick henry employs which literary device? questiondeclarative statement

What are two falling actions in the short story cupid and psyche and how does it relate to the climax? the climax is when cupid finds psyche sleeping in the garden

(1) one of the most popular festivals in southeast asia is diwali, the hindu festival of lights. (2) diwali means “row of lights.” (3) several legends claim that the festival was created to celebrate the homecoming of lord rama after more than 14 years of exile. (4) after lord rama defeated the demon ravana, the people placed small lanterns outside of their houses to light their leader’s way home. (5) today, the festival honors many different gods and traditions. (6) most people view diwali as a celebration of hope and a time to remember that good will always overcome evil. (7) people celebrate the five-day festival with an abundance of lights, fireworks, food, and music. (8) many families also pay their respects to different gods by building small altars in their homes. jordan has decided that moving sentence 4 before sentence 3 will improve the organization of the report. is jordan correct in her revision? a) yes, because the revision explains why rama was exiled b) no, the revision disrupts the logical order of the report c) no, the revision moves the answer away from the posed question eliminate d) yes, the revision improves the chronological order of the report