Article: One good way to prepare for your speech is to look for people who have already done it. Find other great graduation speeches, and look at the themes they hit and the jokes they told. You don't want to copy them, just look for ideas that reflect your experiences or potential themes you can use. Some famous addresses include: Steve Jobs at Stanford in 2005 J.K. Rowling at Harvard in 2008 David Foster Wallace at Kenyon in 2009 Consider what you want your audience to get out of the speech, such as inspiration or reflection on good times. Draw from your own experience and the experiences of your classmates. Good themes include: "Find and follow your passion" "You do not need to be perfect" "If you think and believe you can, you can" "Try selflessness and give back" List your big theme, then all the points you are going to make in support of it. Include space for jokes and stories as well. This will remind you of all the points you want to hit so you don't forget any while writing. It can also show you how long your speech is, and maybe let you know that some things need to get cut. Your outline should include multiple parts, sections, and subsections. This ceremony isn't just for you, it's for everyone, and each person's experience at school will have been a little different. Talk to other students, including people who aren't your friends or you don't know very well. Learn about how they saw their time in school, and what kinds of memories they will take with them. Note any themes or trends amongst the students. Find the most common and important ones, and stick with those. Don't forget the smaller memories and lesser-known stories. Mentioning them during your speech will help make those people feel noticed. This speech is for you and your fellow graduates. While it would be nice to thank your teachers and parents for getting you to graduate, remember that you and your classmates are the main focus. Make sure you are speaking to them first and foremost. If you aren't sure how your speech will go, think about if you were listening to it. Is this the kind of speech you would like to hear at your graduation? If you're not sure you would enjoy it, your fellow students probably won't either. Your speech is just one part of a larger ceremony, and people probably won't want to listen to you give a half-hour lecture on the nature of friendship and the universe. Keep your thoughts short and to the point. Plus, if you don't like giving speeches, keeping it short will make it go faster. Talk to your principal or teachers to get a sense of how much time you have. If they don't have good guidelines, 5 to 10 minutes should be more than enough. The average speaker reads about 120 words in a minute. That is a little less than 1 page of double-spaced,16-point font, which you'll want because it is easier to read. Chances are the audience won't be hanging on to your every word. Make sure you leave them with your biggest idea, even if that's just restating the big idea you laid out the in beginning. This will be the last thing anyone hears, making it the thing they will most likely remember from your speech. Keep the message short, brief and to the point. This will make it easier to remember. Your message does not have to be philosophical or mundane. It can be humorous.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Read other graduation speeches. Find a theme. Make an outline. Talk to other students. Remember your audience. Keep it short. Put your most important message at the end.
Article: The traditional nun's outfit is black, but some orders use different colors. For example, some orders use dark blue, gray, or light blue. Other orders don't use dresses at all, but skirts and blouses instead. This article will focus on the traditional black nun dress, but if you are basing your nun after a different order, you should use those colors instead. A black graduation gown would work especially well, but you can use an actual dress too. Choose one with a simple cut and minimal seams. Ask your friends or neighbors for clothing that you can borrow. You can also find similar dresses in thrift stores. Some nuns pair long skirts and long-sleeved shirts together. Depending on the order, the shirt will either be white or the same color as the skirt. Like the dress, the skirt should be long, and not too tight. Unless your order wears a different color, the skirt should be black. A turtleneck or a button-up blouse will work, depending on the order. You want something that is between a pencil skirt and an A-line skirt in terms of fullness. Avoid full-circle skirts. Fortunately, nuns wear very simple clothes, so this should be an easy project even for a beginner. Go to a fabric store and find a pattern for a simple long-sleeved dress; Biblical costume patterns may also work. Cotton, linen, or polyester will work the best. Do not use shiny fabric like satin or silk, or fancy fabric like brocade or velvet. The color needs to be solid, without any patterns. Make sure that the fabric is clean; nuns may be simple in their attire, but they are also neat and clean. This goes for both store-bought, assembled, and homemade costumes.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Research the different types of nun uniforms. Find an ankle-length, loose-fitting black dress with long sleeves. Consider a skirt and blouse ensemble. Sew your own dress if you want a DIY costume. Choose plain, clean fabrics.
Article: Jicama is a vegetable, not a fruit. This round, fleshy vegetable can grow to be quite large, and its skin has a bark-like texture. The jicama's taste has been described as similar to an apple. Sometimes called a Mexican turnip, jicama is a starchy, slightly sweet root vegetable popular in Mexico. It has the texture of a firm pear or raw potato. Jicama is a species in the genus Pachyrhizus in the bean family. Plants in this genus are referred to as yam bean, although that term can be another name for the jicama root itself. It grows in Central America, South Asia, and the Caribbean. There are many reasons to eat jicama. For one, it has very few calories, only 35 per 100g. Jicama also is good for lowering cholesterol and has very low sodium. It is a great source of dietary fiber. It is considered a good snack for people with diabetes, or people who are on diets. However, you should also know that jicama contains an organic toxin called rotenone that has been linked to Parkinson's disease in some studies. The toxin is mostly found in the leaf tops, stems, and seed pods, so don't eat those. The peeled roots are considered safe for human consumption. Jicama is rich in vitamin C. Jicama also contains important minerals like magnesium, copper, iron, and manganese.
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Get the facts on jicama. Know the health benefits of jicama.