The Sphere
General Garbage => Tropical Paradise of Hard Shelled Fruits => Topic started by: The D on Oct 19, 2004, 04:23:14 PM
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Ok, so for an easy A, I've decided to do my next speech on anime.
However, since I'd be speaking for an hour and boring my class to death if I don't narrow my topic, I have to figure out what to talk about that will fit in 10 minutes or less.
I'm thinking of starting it as "Anime is not just pokemon, yugioh, and DBZ, but more interesting, non-childish stuff." but I'm not sure where to go from there.
I'm still nervous about looking like a deranged otaku up there ( I guess it can't be that bad, it's not like I'll be cosplaying during the speech). It could be worse, I could be talking about Star Trek, or Transformers and how the next model is so sweet, or if I was a furry talking about furries and wearing a fursuit and whining that I'm being fursecuted. There are nerdier topics.
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All I want to know is:
Are all your classmates hopeless nerds like you, or is there a reasonable chance you'd be beat up after class and robbed of your lunch money?
It'd be a shame if a fine speech on anime by you wouldn't get rewarded by celebratory dunking your head in a toilet after class.
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:lol: :lol:
aahh Ich liebe Rumble!
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Rumble is such a Fanboy, and it's obvious 'Faye' is!
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'i already explained why i use this nickname'
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Ya, you're a giant dweeb. Just like all of us :P
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I did a speech on anime in class (high school) and it came out like crap. I found I couldn't make a decent speech due to my past bias with anime. And I did look like a deranged otaku doing so. So I would advise against it. Find an easier topic... like abortion.
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Baby Consumption.
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Do a speech on the growing problem with mood-altering drugs being prescribed to children instead. Then post it so I can use it in the short story my mom's making me write on the subject.
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Do not even address or acknowledge this idea in any way with your speech. It is demeaning to thousands of fans, to whom you are speaking, and mostly you. Just elaborate maturely on the definition of anime. Try to concentrate on how outlandishly "clumped" it all is in many artistic and intellectual circles in this country. You know, how people say "my favorite anime" or "the best anime" as though anime is a style or even a genre. I would just try to get across how ludirously wide of a defintion anime is supposed to be.
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I still say you could pick a way easier topic.
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My sophomore English teacher let me do an essay on how St*r WarzzZZ compared to great science fiction movies of the past. :)
I'd like to flatter myself & say it had to do with his anticipation of my literary approach of the subject matter, but since my girlfriend always wanted to poke his eyes out for staring at my chest, it probably didn't. <_<
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I too did a speech in high school about Anime.
Maybe you could focus on certain series, point out their difference in style, story line, maturity rating, etc.
Now that that's finished, help me come up with an informative topic!
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Chels has a good idea - go with that. I wouldn't get into bishounen much unless you want to get beat up. :P
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I did a speech in high school for academic decathalon. It was about how prisoners abuse the law libraries in prison so they in turn can abuse the system. Prisoners sued for midol, tampons, and birth control pills among other needless things. These are male prisoners BTW.
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I just interviewed the compliance officer of a major international bank to collect data for my research paper.
Now that's education, anime speeches, jezus Doug, you are what now 22, 23 years old?
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Ya, you're a giant dweeb. Just like all of us :P
no. last time i saw that fucking anime was like at least 4 years ago. the only cartoons i watch nowadays is spongebob and its cause its kickass
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I just interviewed the compliance officer of a major international bank to collect data for my research paper.
Now that's education, anime speeches, jezus Doug, you are what now 22, 23 years old?
:lol: :lol: wordd
<-- tomorrow schedule: meeting wih the board members of the chamber to give an exposition about the meeting with the blue cross and then running to a meeting with american express.
Rumbly I think we should have an alliance, and in a couple of years we'll run the world and all its animes
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I prefer to rule the world alone.
But I'll let you hold my sceptre.....
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I prefer to rule the world alone.
But I'll let you hold my sceptre.....
The last time the dutch came even close to ruling the world, the Japanese limited them from doing anything.
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I did a speech in high school for academic decathalon. It was about how prisoners abuse the law libraries in prison so they in turn can abuse the system. Prisoners sued for midol, tampons, and birth control pills among other needless things. These are male prisoners BTW.
I once did a high school speech on a very similar topic.
Merla must be my lost evil twin *shudders*
Anime is a pretty dorky topic, but I was trying to go easy this time. Next time I have to make a demonstrational speech and I have no idea on what topic to do (it has to be something I can demonstrate in front of the class). I would like to demonstrate Karma Sutra sexual positions in front of the class, but the teacher is keeping it pg13 rated or below.
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So do something on mood-altering drugs. Almost everyone in the class will know what you're talking about, especially if they have a highschool-age sibling.
Yeah, I need to start that research now.>.>
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Ya, you're a giant dweeb. Just like all of us :P
no. last time i saw that fucking anime was like at least 4 years ago. the only cartoons i watch nowadays is spongebob and its cause its kickass
I'm telling you, it's all of those gay themes. :D And completely unrelated... (or in the case of one contestant, most likely not) tell me you're watching "Manhunt" on Bravo.
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No. Play Manhunt instead.
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no. last time i saw that fucking anime was like at least 4 years ago. the only cartoons i watch nowadays is spongebob and its cause its kickass
Well if we're gonna do cartoon confessions I do admit that I download Aqua Teen Hunger Force every week. Master Shake and the Mooninites are my heroes!
Then again I got no beef against comedy cartoons, but what I've seen of anime the cartoons are more like a soap opera then anything else. I just completely fail to see the point of it.
But in any case noone in their 20s should hold a descriptional speech about a cartoon genre in front of classmates and not get beat up afterwards.
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After some thought, I have to agree with Rumble to some extent, as much as I love anime. Not that you'd deserve getting whupped, but that you probably will. Maybe a cute girl could get away with it, but I'm afraid you're going to experience one of three reactions:
1) Yawn....Dragonball Z cartoons....
2) Who the fuck is this fag?
3) An-a-may? That sounds FRANCH! Yew some kinda TERRARIST?
*insert various pummeling sounds*
Of course, if there's an Adult Swim fanbase and you can do a tie-in, you may be the toast of the class. I'd stay away from Reign: the Conqueror and Gundam Wing - safety first. :P
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Talk about Bastard!!.
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Ya, you're a giant dweeb. Just like all of us :P
no. last time i saw that fucking anime was like at least 4 years ago. the only cartoons i watch nowadays is spongebob and its cause its kickass
I'm telling you, it's all of those gay themes. :D And completely unrelated... (or in the case of one contestant, most likely not) tell me you're watching "Manhunt" on Bravo.
I WANTED TO but then i saw it was at the same time as my dear sex and the city:( i'll just see the repetition:-D
and Rumble, EVERYBODY that smokes weed in my university watches that :-P
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Well, now that you've discouraged me from doing this speech, you guys should help me think of another topic for this speech, as well as something I can demonstrate for my next one.
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Sorry, our work is done.
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Demonstre the theraputic qualities of sticking sharp objects into people. :D
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Doug, have you thought about doing one on how animation in general isn't just for kids and really never has been?
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Yeah, that's a good one. But something concentrating on how it's simply a medium to tell a story and some examples of transcending stories told in animation and not "Da Animatrix is c000l!"
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Sounds difficult... and broad.
A little too broad.
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Doug, have you thought about doing one on how animation in general isn't just for kids and really never has been?
Excellent idea. :D
Blame the baby boomers for this, as well as everything else.
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I hate you guys now :(
I could have given a great Anime speech, I didn't even need to study that much, I could have winged it.
Instead, I had to think of another topic, decided on Identity theft the day before the speech was due.
Then today, I had to work 8 hours, and my bitch of a manager wouldn't let me leave early even though we had 6 people working that day. And she wonders why I was snappy and being a smartass towards her.
Finally, I left, and tried to finish up my speech but I was still short on info.
The class started, and it was my turn to go up, and I wasn't well prepared. The teach had to poke fun at me. "It's your turn to do your speech, are you ready? Do you have ANYTHING? You won't be able to do it again." And of course, everyone was staring at me.
I did the speech, but It wasn't very good, I didn't get a lot of info. I think I only got 50% on it. And everyone poked fun at me anyway.
Shit, I got a bad grade on my speech, and people teased me. I should have just done the anime speech, gotten an A, and if I got beat up, beat them up back. A good letter grade is worth a black eye and a bloody nose.
What pissed me off is that the teacher forced me up to do my speech. She was like "Come on Doug, do it."
I also hate it when teachers discuss your grade or a late paper to the entire class. One teacher told me "Your paper is late, I need it in now so you can pass this class," all loud like so the entire class knew I had a late paper. To me, that's private into that only me and the teacher should know about.
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No wonder your teacher picks on you if all you do is whine like this. How is this our fault? We gave you our recommendation days ago. You had plenty of time to work on something. And if it was gonna be that big of a headache, you should've just done the dumb anime speech. Nobody was forcing you to not do an anime speech, we just all felt you shouldn't.
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I agree. That's not something that really needs to be said out loud.
THis requires some sort of urine-related revenge.
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You do it. At least you don't have to squat. Or so I assume.
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Well I don't have to.
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God, D, stop being such a whiner. You asked our advice and we gave it to you. You're just blaming us because you were stupid and procrastinated.
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Do a speech on how angry, preachy and pretentious people can get on the internet.
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You fucking bitch.
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I love you too, Megs.
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:lol:
You know, I honestly wonder how we would ge talong IRL. Then I immediately dispense the thought because you're yucky. :P
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Actually, I'm kind of shy IRL. I'd probably just get out a book and ignore you. I'd probably move upwind first, though.
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You'd probably be scared of me. :lol: I'm loud and hyper and kung-fu-ey.
:: walks outside and throws something in a random direction as hard as he God fucking can ::
I hope that somehow hits you!
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But I'm tall and fat and carry a really mean looking knife with me. And I'm inside, so your random object can't hit me. Ha ha!
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Naked pics will loosen you up.
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Not in public, they won't.
Er. I mean. Um. *stab*
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I'm pretty shy, too. A lot to the point where any type of confrontation with people can actually make me physically ill, though I'm able to overcome it more these days. My mom and all my teachers used to think I was such a bookworm because I had a book all the time. One day I told my mom, "I have news for you. Just because the book is open and I'm staring into it doesn't mean I'm reading it."
I'm loud and hyper and kung-fu-ey.
Kung-fu-ey? Like you look like David Carradine or something?
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Not in public, they won't.
Er. I mean. Um. *stab*
NAKED LESBIAN PICTURES!
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No Nuri, I'm mildly autistic and I tend to flip out a little all the time. Ever since I began studying Hwing Tsun, I've been told that there's a definte skill apparent in my theatrical flailings.
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Plus I'm just endlessly under assault from Black Dragon ninja assassins.
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Ew, autism. Does your doctor make you take fish oil? Oo
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No, what the fuck?
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I have a cousin that a few relatives say is autistic. He's now three and his grandmother calls him autistic but has never had him diagnosed or gotten him any help.
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I had a friend whose little brother was autistic, and his doctor made him take fish oil pills for it. I have no idea what fish oil will do for autism, though.
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I have a cousin that a few relatives say is autistic. He's now three and his grandmother calls him autistic but has never had him diagnosed or gotten him any help.
Are you sure he's not just sugar high? Or spoiled?
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Oh yeah, I'm sorry. I know what you're talking about.
Anyway, I was tested for Ausberger's syndrome as a child, and the psychologists determined that I was not a candidate for this particular condition, but........ I fuckng am. I'm just extrenely sympathetic, with prevented me from doing anything really weird in front of people as a kid, and I was always a very good conversationalist, so they figured at the time that I was too comunicative to fall under the Ausberger's classification.
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No one's sure. No one's sure because the family is full of idiots who haven't had him diagnosed. All I know is the likelyhood of him being treated as a freak his entire life is great. This is the same family that would rather buy bootleg movies than insulin. Also, their little girl broke her nose and they never fixed it. (It healed, but now she breathes funny.)
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I had a friend whose little brother was autistic, and his doctor made him take fish oil pills for it. I have no idea what fish oil will do for autism, though.
Fish is brainfood, do a google search on omega-3 fatty acids if you really want to know
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I'm an introvert who can successfully feign extroversion when needed. :mellow:
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I hate you guys now :(
I could have given a great Anime speech, I didn't even need to study that much, I could have winged it.
Instead, I had to think of another topic, decided on Identity theft the day before the speech was due.
Then today, I had to work 8 hours, and my bitch of a manager wouldn't let me leave early even though we had 6 people working that day. And she wonders why I was snappy and being a smartass towards her.
Finally, I left, and tried to finish up my speech but I was still short on info.
The class started, and it was my turn to go up, and I wasn't well prepared. The teach had to poke fun at me. "It's your turn to do your speech, are you ready? Do you have ANYTHING? You won't be able to do it again." And of course, everyone was staring at me.
I did the speech, but It wasn't very good, I didn't get a lot of info. I think I only got 50% on it. And everyone poked fun at me anyway.
Shit, I got a bad grade on my speech, and people teased me. I should have just done the anime speech, gotten an A, and if I got beat up, beat them up back. A good letter grade is worth a black eye and a bloody nose.
What pissed me off is that the teacher forced me up to do my speech. She was like "Come on Doug, do it."
I also hate it when teachers discuss your grade or a late paper to the entire class. One teacher told me "Your paper is late, I need it in now so you can pass this class," all loud like so the entire class knew I had a late paper. To me, that's private into that only me and the teacher should know about.
Well look at it this way Dougie, considering you're such a whiny stupid bitch, chances are you would have sucked at your speech anyway. But at least our advice saved you the well-deserved beating.
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Actually, my previous 2 speeches got As.
I blame it on you guys as well as myself.
I blame you guys from discouraging me. I might have gotten beat up, but at least I'd have a better chance of passing the speech and the class. Plus, half the class are adults over the age of 25, so I'd doubt I'd get beat up, I'd probably just get teased a little and that's it.
I also blame myself for letting your opinions sway me. I should have just said "fuck others opinions, I'll do whatever the fuck I want."
Now that that's done.
I have a demonstrational speech coming up. What should I do it on? It has to be something I can demonstrate using real objects, or pictures (the teacher said pictures because someone's gonna demonstrate an oil change).
I've been thinking of something computer. What is the one thing that MOST people don't know how to do on the computer that would be easy to describe in 10 minutes or less?
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Clean a litter box? :ph34r:
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I should have just said "fuck others opinions, I'll do whatever the fuck I want."
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I have a demonstrational speech coming up. What should I do it on?
*sigh*
I should just go over there and kick your ass myself
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How dare you blame us! No one said you had to follow any advice you were given. And now you are asking for more advice? Why should anyone offer any just so you can go and blame them when things don't go the way you wanted. You also shouldn't wait to the last minute and spend more time researching your topic. The more imformed you are the more confident you will be.
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I blame it on you guys as well as myself.
No, just blame yourself. Your speech, your problem. Ass.
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Um...Doug, I really don't want to be rude, but:
- it seems that most of us gave our opinion based on our own not-very-positive experiences with expressing a fondness for anime to those not familiar with it. Considering the difficulty you had cited in an earlier thread regarding starting an anime club at your school, I, for one, had gotten the impression the subject was not well-received amongst your peers.
- Anyone asking for an opinion does so with the full realization that experiences occur on a case-by-case basis. There is no control, only variables.
- Speeches are judged on a plethora of factors - posture, ease at the poduim, body language, verbal and communication skills. You could be the caliber of orator that would made Barack Obama fall to the ground intoning his unworthiness and have a voice to make Alan Rickman squirm with envy, thus ensuring that a speech on any category chosen would leave your audience stomping and screaming for more - we don't know this. We can't see you. We can't hear you.
I will offer one piece of unsolicted advice: for judgement calls of this nature, perhaps it would be best to ask someone IRL in the future, and do so in a timely manner. I get the impression that valuable prep time was wasted awaiting board opinions.
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The caliber of Mr. Peepers and the voice of Urkel.