WhatisaGoodEducation?
Educationliterallymeansthethingsapersonlearnsbybeingtaught
So,thedefinitionofagoodeducationwouldbethethingsapersonlearnsbybeingtaughtwell.But whatexactlydoesthatmean?Noonehasevertoldyouthat,right.Tomeagoodeducationis basicallyachievedwhenapersonhasageneraltospecificknowledgeofthethingsthathave happenedintheworld,thingsthatcouldhappeninthefutureoftheworld,howtocommunicate withothers,andhowtolivesafelyintheworldtoday
Inordertoliveinthisdayandage,apersonneedstoknowwhathashappenedtopeopleorplaces beforetheirtime.Thisisbasicallylearnedinahistoryclass.Ifthepersoniswelleducatedin history,showmorecontent
Ifpeoplehaveageneralunderstandingoftheseandotherimportantliteraryworks,theywillnotfeel uncomfortableiftheyendupinadiscussionaboutEnglish.
Theyshouldalsoknowalittleaboutthefamousauthorsofthepastsuchas
WilliamShakespeare,EmilyDickinson,EdgarAllenPoe,andCharles DickensToknowthenamesofsomefamousauthorsandwhattheyarefamousforshouldbe enoughforapersontobeabletofunctioninsociety.
However,knowingalittlebitofdetailaboutauthorsinhistorywouldbeofgreathelp.
Peopleshouldalsoknowalittleaboutwhatcouldhappeninthefuture.Theyshouldknowalittle aboutthewaysthegovernmentcouldchange,spaceexplorationbreakthroughs,whoisforminga peacetreaty,aswellasifawarcouldbreakoutThisinformationisverygeneraland
changingconstantly,however,itisveryimportanttoknow.Ifapersondidnotknowforinstance thatonecountryhasproblemswithanother,awarcouldbreakoutandtheywouldhavenoidea why.Thiscouldputapersoninanawkwardpositioninsociety.Peopledonotrealizethatthiskind ofinformationisimportantuntiltheyareoutintherealworld.Itdoesnotseemsoimportantwhen youareinhighschool,butwhenyougraduateandgoouttopursueacareer,itbecomesimportant. Notnecessarilybecauseyouhavetoknowthistodoyourjobefficiently,butbecauseyouneedto knowwhattosayifyourboss
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Openingspeech(Formalopening)Goodafternoonladiesandgentleman,thankseveryoneforbeing heretodayatthisimportantconference.Wearehonoredtobethefirstspeakershere.BeforeIbegin, Iwouldliketocomplementthisinstitutiononitseffortstocreateasustainableenvironment.(Hook) Letmetellyouastory,in1878,ParishostedthefirstInternationalExpositionofElectricity,aspart oftheWorldFairhostedatthatcitythesameyearThecitywaslivelywithexcitement,asgreat inventorsandinnovatorsfromaroundtheworldcametoexhibittheirideas–Ideasthatwoulddrivea neweraofhumandevelopment.(Hookcontinued,usedlaterasreference)Newtechnologysuchas thetelephone,andphotographywasdisplayedHowever,thestaroftheshowwasundoubtedly ThomasEdison.WhoinParisdisplayedhiselectriclightbulb.Electriclightingbulbshadbeen installedallalongtheAvenuedel'OperaandthePlacedel'Opera.Whentheelectricswitchedwas flipped,lightfloodedthestreetsofParisandFrancesteppedintotheageofelectricenergy.People werehappytoembraceelectrificationandwantedelectrification,butelectricitywasextremely expensiveAtthebeginningonlytheveryrichcouldaffordaccessItwasn'tuntil1937,showmore content...
Ifthesethreeissuesarenotsolved,wehumansasaracecantoadvance,andtheonlysolutionto thesethreeproblemsisthedevelopmentofsustainableenergy.Itmayseemthereisalottodo,anda longwayahead–––––––––––––(aquotebyfamousperson,causeallgoodspeechhasaquoteby famousperson,unlessthatspeechisbyafamousperson)–butbeforeItakemyleave,Iwouldlike toquoteThomasEdisonwhoIdearlyrespect,hesaid"Ifwedidallthethingswearereallycapable ofdoing,wewouldliterallyastound
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GoodmorningfellowToastmastersandguests.IamHari.Thisspeechshouldhavehappenedlong back,butsomehowthingsdidn'tmaterializeandfinallyIamherenow,deliveringmyfirstprepared speechanditfeelsgreatto'breaktheice'