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judges. Today, on this fine morning, I would like to present to you a public speech
about Music.
Music. We hear it every day. No matter where we are, music will always be
played either on the radio or just by humming a tune. Did you know that music
started as early as the Paleolithic era? So music is about 200 000 years old. Wow!
Its so old. Still people enjoy listening to this old art for nearly 200 millenniums.
Music is an art which uses sound as its main medium. The word music
originated from a Greek word mousike (musikis), which means art of the Muses
(Muses). The Muses are the Goddesses of Greek who loves art and literature.
The elements needed to produce music are pitch, rhythm and dynamics. The
pitch is the combination of melody and harmony. Rhythm is the beat of the music.
Dynamics are the volume. At first the song starts soft then it gradually starts to get
loud. Suddenly theres an accent and everything settles down and dies away.
An object needs to be vibrated in order to produce sound. Lets take a guitar for
example. We pluck the strings in order to vibrate them. The sound waves then enter
the hollow wood and echoes in order to make the sound louder. How about a
woodwind and a brass instrument? Ah, but theres a catch. These two instruments
are the same but they are not alike. Both instruments need puff power. But a
woodwind instrument uses holes to indicate different notes whilst the brass family
uses valves.
The music genre is generally endless. It ranges from Acapella to Fusion jazz,
Gaana to Muzak also known as the music you here in elevators, Nagauta, a kind of
Japanese style of music, to Rumba, Sabar to Zydeco. Sabar is not the Malay word for
relax. It is a drumming style found in Senegal. Have you heard? Theres another
genre coming! Revolution Pop is created by Usher Raymond. Oh, you know! Hes
Justin Biebers mentor. The most popular genres that we hear nowadays are pop,
dominated by the late King of Pop, Micheal Jackson. Rock, conquered by Elvis
Presley. Punk, played by bands like Green Day and Paramore. Country written by
Taylor Swift and a few others. But the only thing I cant deny is that the most
popular genre right now is K-pop or Korean Pop. Boy bands like Super Junior and girl
groups such as 2NE1 are examples of artists who gets involve in K-pop. Boys and
girls are going nuts over the artists.
Through music and the lyrics, a massage could be passed through. Moral
values could also be found in them. Some song lyrics contain impolite words which
should be avoided as it could contaminate the thought. Motivating songs could
boost and motivate anyone who listens to it.
Composers are people whose job is to make music. Music could come out as
complex as it sounds or even as easy as just making up a tune by humming. It may
sound difficult but if you have the will to learn and create music, then it wont be
that difficult. An example of a classical composer that we always hear but seldom
know is Ludwig van Beethoven who wrote the song entitled Fr Elise. At the age of
26, Ludwig van Beethoven started to lose his sense of hearing. He gradually
became deaf but that did not stop him from creating more fantastic music. Dont
know whos Beethoven? How about we take someone local. Edry Abdul Halim. One
of the members of a boy band with the name KRU. He has created music for many
Akademi Fantasia candidates and many are a hit!
Music is written theoretically and made real practically. It lives in every one
of us. Music is like an international language. Even though we do not understand the
lyrics but we understand the melody. The rhythm. The harmony. Everything starts
small. In music, it starts with a note. Then, a tune. After that, a rhythm and a
melody. Finally, a harmonious song that unites everyone disregarding the race or
the background or whatever at all was born. Music unites the souls of Malaysia and
the world. Guess what! We enjoy it!
standing here to deliver a speech about FRIENDSHIP and THE IMPORTANT ROLE
THAT IT PLAYSIN OUR LIVES. Firstly, let me ask all of you , WHAT ISFRIENDSHIP? .
well ,friendship consists of true friends that can make you laugh when skies are the
darkest , true friends that will even hurt you only if its for your own good , friends
that will protect you under any circumstances and friends that will make you feel
like you are on the top of the world when you are feeling crushed to the ground. My
fellow audiences, Have you ever noticed that when a friend is happy you find
yourself happy too, even when it has nothing to do with you? A true friend is like a
mirror .Do you know why ? its because they reflect yourself .When I say that, I mean
by emotionally ,spiritually and many more. When youre happy ,theyre happy and
when youre sad , theyre feeling pretty much the same way youre feeling too.
People today , in this new era of technology and moderncy have lost sight of what a
true friendship is. Friends do not have to be exactly the same, I mean, come on,
friends do have similarities but they also have their differences. The key to opening
up the world of friendship is not just to focus on the similarities but to accept each
others faults because true friends do not judge each other. Friends love
unconditionally. They do have their little angry moments from time to time but at
the end of the day all is forgiven and forgotten. As quoted by Oscar Wilde, "Anybody
can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend but it requires a very fine nature to
sympathize with friends success. True friends are very rare to find but once youve
found them, dont let them go because not everyone has true friends even if theyre
popular and famous. I hope all of you as my audience get the true meaning of
friends because its wonderful to be with such amazing friends. Thank you.
A very good morning to the honourable judges, teachers, parents and my fellow
friends. Today, on this fine day, I would like to present a public speech about the
it could be implemented soon. Before it takes place, let's look the pros and cons of
this matter.
everywhere in our society, even now, small children have it too. Today, It has
become a must have item to everyone. Even now, if I ask the audience, whether
they have a handphone, probably almost all will say yes, isn't?
But then, is it a good idea to allow students to bring handphone to school? In every
story, there are two sides of contracting ideas; therefore, I would like to take this
school that is, to make communication easier, especially between parents and their
children. It will allow them to communicate with each other at any time. With
handphone, parents can check up on their kids and arrange transportation or relay
important information if necessary at any time they want. Like for example, the
children can tell their parents what are their activities and thus make the parents
instance, if a student is severely injured or there is a crisis situation, the phones can
Thirdly, with the technology available, it can help the students to learn more. More
easy access to internet, students can search information on the internet easily. But
it could also be the other way around. Students use the internet to find fun instead
of studying.
Now, I will focus on the disadvantages of student bring phone to school. Firstly is
about theft issue. With more and more attractive phones available, there are good
chances of phone being snatch or theft. This happen because some pupils might not
be able to afford it, thus, the only way for them to have it, is by stealing it. Students
also can make extra money too by stealing the handphone and sell it.
Moreover, students can at times be clumsy when keeping their things. We all know
that once the item is gone, it will be gone forever. The price of handphone is not
cheap, and when the theft issues arise, it can cause a lot of other trouble.
Secondly, the phone may cause distraction in lessons. Some students that did not
shut off their phone and suddenly get a phone call, will disturb the lesson in the
class. They can also play games in hiding during the lesson.
By bringing handphone to school also will hinder pupils to study more as they are
much more prefer to play games than to read book. They only used the privilege
given for their own joy only. Thus, the passion for learning for many students will be
I have line out the pros and cons of allowing students to bring handphone to school.
Now, it is up to us to decide and choose what the best decision on this issue is. Well
then, I arrived at the end of my speech, and thus I would like to thank all for lending
your ears. Therefore, I end my speech with thank you very much and good bye.
Thank
A very good morning to the honourable judges, teachers, and my fellow friend. I am
standing here to deliver my words about Pollution. Please lend me your ears
friends. As we know, pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems but still
many people do not take pollution problem seriously as they should be.
Environmental pollution comes in various forms, such as: air pollution and water
pollution. Many people still think that we can dump our garbage all over the planet
without any consequences which is not true. Since the start of industrial revolution
we have been continuously heavily polluting our planet, caring only for economic
development, and not caring at all for the health of environment we live in. Such
lack of ecological conscience has caused severe pollution across the whole planet.
Levels of air, sea, and water pollution are extremely high, and are constantly
growing because industry isnt letting go. The main sources of pollution are
definitely industry and vehicles. Heavy industries based on fossil fuels are especially
dangerous for our environment. If we take a look at China and India for instance we
can see that rapid economic development actually has rather high environmental
price. Heavy pollution not only makes our environment ugly but is also the source of
many respiratory and waterborne diseases across the south-east Asia that is taking
many human lives year after year. As Homo sapiens, we have the responsibility
one and only mother earth. Each person has something to contribute to advance
caring for ourselves, loving our children and ensuring a sustainable future for
generations to come. You and I should therefore accept personal responsibility for
Everyone can help by self-education and by adopting good and healthy practices. It
Consequently, let us think about this phrase If there are no pollutants, there will be
A very good morning to the honorable judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My
What is healthy living? According to Webster Dictionary, healthy living is living a life
without having to worry about diseases and body size. To obtain healthy living is not
easy. We have to work hard to get it. There are several ways one can lead a healthy
life. Among the ways are having a proper diet, having enough sleep, having enough
So before I go on, let us see the ways to get a proper diet. Our diet should follow the
food pyramid. We should eat sufficient carbohydrates such as rice, bread and
noodles. We must eat plenty of vitamins such as fruits and vegetables. We should
also eat proteins such as fish, meat and chicken, but in moderation. We shouldnt
eat fatty and greasy foods such as junk food, butter and margarine. If we follow this
Another way that we should practice is eating at the right time. How many of us
have breakfast in the morning? Not many, right as we are all too busy trying to
make it to school on time? This is wrong because breakfast gives us energy to start
a fresh day. If we do not have breakfast in the morning, we will feel very tired and
sleepy. In fact, some cultures advocate breakfast as the most important meal of the
day. Without a proper breakfast, our concentration span will also reduce, thus
We should get enough sleep every day. I am not hinting to my friends to take forty
winks when they are in class. An average child needs at least 8 hours of sleep. For
example, if we wake up at 6am, we should sleep at 10pm every night. What will
happen if we do not get enough sleep? Well, for sure we will feel very sleepy and
We must get enough exercise time every day. How many of us exercise every day? I
am afraid to admit that I am also one of the guilty ones who fall in this category. We
should exercise because when we sweat, the fats in our bodies will break. If we do
not exercise, we will become obese and this may lead to various lifestyle diseases
such as heart attack and diabetes. Our exercise routine should consist of a variety
of activities such as running, games like football and basketball and also physical
exercise such as tennis and swimming so that we dont get bored with the same
activities. Make sure you exercise and dont say I have exercised! when you
actually havent. Lifestyle diseases are one of the easily preventable diseases which
We should also manage our time properly. Preparing a timetable and adhering to it
strictly is the best way we can manage our time. If we do not have a timetable, we
will feel stressed and unable to do our activities effectively because we will be
rushing to do them. Plan your activities well so that it does not clash with your daily
routine.