Ceremonial Speech

In this 2-3 minute speech you are asked to create a special occasion speech.  You may pay tribute  to a person, a group of people, an institution or an idea.  If you wish, you may deliver a toast, roast, eulogy, commencement address, acceptance speech, or give a speech of introduction. 

You are encouraged to be as creative as possible in developing a speech that suits your individual style as a speaker.  Better speeches will reflect the use of vivid language and stylistic devices to enhance your speech. 

 If research is appropriate, you should obtain a minimum of 4 total references to create your speech.  You are encouraged to obtain more if you wish.  2 of the sources must be gathered from online databases through Pierce College and the other 2 can be from non-online sources Ex: books, journals, periodicals, documentaries, interviews etc.  You may search the web for online sources like credible government websites, or organizational websites Ex: fda.gov or madd.org.  However, you may NOT use cites like Wikipedia, blogs, tweets, or unchecked cites that are not constantly fact checked or supervised through scholarly verification.  Please dont hesitate to inquire about a questionable website.  However, if you wish to conduct all of your research through the databases that would be fine as well.