2022 International Forensics Association

International Forensics Association - Mar 14-15 | Status: Completed | 5:07 PM Pacific

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  A. Open Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1 IE - 3:00-4:30

Speaker 1
  1. “At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” - Frida Kahlo
  2. "Deserve your dream.” ― Octavio Paz
  3. "A piece of moonlight in your pocket is a better charm than a rabbit’s foot." - Jaime Sabines
Speaker 2
  1. “I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.” ― Frida Kahlo
  2. “They thought I was a surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” ― Frida Kahlo
  3. "Perhaps leaving is sad … But without leaving there is no going back." - Jaime Sabines
Speaker 3
  1. “Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone.” ― Octavio Paz
  2. “Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.” ― Frida Kahlo
  3. "There is no need to cry death, it is better to celebrate life." - Jaime Sabines
Speaker 4
  1. “I paint flowers so they will not die.” ― Frida Kahlo
  2. "Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone.” ― Octavio Paz
  3. "When you feel like dying, don’t make such a fuss: die and go." - Jaime Sabines
Speaker 5
  1. “I hope the exit is joyful and I hope never to return.” ― Frida Kahlo
  2. “I think that little by little I'll be able to solve my problems and survive.” ― Frida Kahlo
  3. "Behold, everything comes, everything passes, everything, everything ends." - Jaime Sabines
Speaker 6
  1. “When we learn to speak, we learn to translate.” ― Octavio Paz
  2. "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.” ― Frida Kahlo
  3. "Your soul is like the skin of old men." - Jaime Sabines
Speaker 7
  1. “Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are a bourbon biscuit.” ― Frida Kahlo
  2. “Love is the revelation of the other person's freedom.” ― Octavio Paz
  3. "Love is the finest silence." - Jaime Sabines

Round 2 IE - 4:30-6:00

Speaker 1
  1. Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands - Lupita Nyong’o
  2. It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees - Emiliano Zapata
  3. The more desperate you are, the more mistakes you make - Canelo Alvarez
Speaker 2
  1. Cinema is a mirror by which we often see ourselves - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
  2. Don’t let it end like this, tell them I said something - Pancho Villa
  3. I guess I have a short attention span, I am interested in new worlds, not this one - Alfonso Cuaron
Speaker 3
  1. I have a thing that, once I finish a movie, I never see it again - Alfonso Cuaron
  2. Nicknames are the most essential in life, more valuable than names - Chespirito
  3. The odds are great, but my spirit is strong, my faith unbreakable - I am Joaquin, Rodolfo Gonzales
Speaker 4
  1. You don’t ask about what can be seen - Juan Gabriel
  2. It takes collaboration across a community to develop better skills for better lives - Jose Angel Gurria
  3. Take care of your inner, spiritual beauty. That will reflect in your face - Dolores del Rio
Speaker 5
  1. I’ve always been fascinated by people, their psychology, what drives them and trying to understand them - Adan Canto
  2. When I’m on stage, I feel alive. It’s the most rewarding feeling an actor can live - Jaime Camil
  3. Because to write, one must truly stuffer - Juan Rulfo
Speaker 6
  1. Sometimes big problems are best solved with lots of small and creative solutions - Ricardo Salinas Pliego
  2. I have lived in a flurry of images, but I will go out in a freeze frame - Anthony Quinn
  3. If you don’t take an opponent serious, they surprise you - Canelo Alvarez
Speaker 7
  1. It is important to believe in something so strongly that you’re never discouraged - Salma Hayek
  2. Innocence can be more powerful than experience - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
  3. Sometimes I think war is God’s way of teaching us geography - Paul Rodriguez.

Elim 1 IE - 1:45-3:15

Speaker 1
1. The emission of ideas by the press ought to be as free as the human capacity for thought - Benito Pablo Juarez 2. I propose changing fear for hope - Enrique Peña Nieto 3. Kids, regardless of race or background, can accomplish anything if we expect great things from them - Jose Rosario
Speaker 2
1. Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace - Benito Pablo Juarez 2. Behind every crime is a story of sadness - Enrique Peña Nieto 3. Let stories inform your voice - Vivian Nunez
Speaker 3
1. Respect for the rights of others means peace. - Benito Pablo Juarez 2. There is no doubt a leader must govern for everyone - Enrique Peña Nieto 3. Grief is super weird - Vivian Nunez
Speaker 4
1. Your life was built on other people’s dreams, so let’s not let them down - Dionica Neva 2. As a son of the people, I could never forget that my only goal should be greater prosperity - Benito Pablo Juarez 3. Your light is seen, your heart is known - Vivian Nunez
Speaker 5
1. I have a hard time remembering the titles of books - Enrique Peña Nieto 2. Don’t be afraid to call yourself a writer, as long as you write, you are a writer - Vivian Nunez 3. Men are nothing, principles are everything - Benito Pablo Juarez
Speaker 6
1. Whenever there are some who have more opportunities than others, this feeds corruption - Enrique Peña Nieto 2. Politics is an instrument which can transform society - Enrique Peña Nieto 3. Someone else’s advice can only get you so far - Vivian Nunez.
Speaker 7
1. A politician who is poor is a poor politician - Carlos Hank Gonzales 2. Politics is about giving voice to the voiceless - Dionica Neva 3. We kill what we love, the rest is never lived - Rosario Castellanos.

Elim 2 IE- 3:15-4:45

Speaker 1
  1. The emission of ideas by the press ought to be as free as the human capacity for thought - Benito Pablo Juarez
  2. I propose changing fear for hope - Enrique Peña Nieto
  3. Kids, regardless of race or background, can accomplish anything if we expect great things from them - Jose Rosario
Speaker 2
  1. Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace - Benito Pablo Juarez
  2. Behind every crime is a story of sadness - Enrique Peña Nieto
  3. Let stories inform your voice - Vivian Nunez
Speaker 3
  1. Respect for the rights of others means peace. - Benito Pablo Juarez
  2. There is no doubt a leader must govern for everyone - Enrique Peña Nieto
  3. Grief is super weird - Vivian Nunez
Speaker 4
  1. Your life was built on other people’s dreams, so let’s not let them down - Dionica Neva
  2. As a son of the people, I could never forget that my only goal should be greater prosperity - Benito Pablo Juarez
  3. Your light is seen, your heart is known - Vivian Nunez
Speaker 5
  1. I have a hard time remembering the titles of books - Enrique Peña Nieto
  2. Don’t be afraid to call yourself a writer, as long as you write, you are a writer - Vivian Nunez
  3. Men are nothing, principles are everything - Benito Pablo Juarez
Speaker 6
  1. Whenever there are some who have more opportunities than others, this feeds corruption - Enrique Peña Nieto
  2. Politics is an instrument which can transform society - Enrique Peña Nieto
  3. Someone else’s advice can only get you so far - Vivian Nunez.
Speaker 7
  1. A politician who is poor is a poor politician - Carlos Hank Gonzales
  2. Politics is about giving voice to the voiceless - Dionica Neva
  3. We kill what we love, the rest is never lived - Rosario Castellanos.

Elim 3 - 5:00-6:30

Speaker 1
  1. One only visits the cactus when it bears fruit - Mexican proverb
  2. There’s a time and place for everything - Mexican proverb
  3. I’m rubber and you're glue, everything you say goes back to you - Mexican proverb
Speaker 2
  1. You are the company you keep - Mexican proverb
  2. The deaf man cannot hear, but he composes well - Mexican proverb
  3. New Vase, where shall I put you - Mexican proverb
Speaker 3
  1. Don’t use a lot where a little will do - Mexican proverb
  2. Better alone than in bad company -Mexican proverb
  3. Choose a person who looks at you as if it were magic - Mexican proverb
Speaker 4
  1. Every act of creation is an act of love - Mexican proverb
  2. We love a mortal being as if it were immortal - Mexican proverb
  3. Full belly, happy heart - Mexican proverb
Speaker 5
  1. He who gets close to a good tree is sheltered by shade - Mexican proverb
  2. The one who gets mad, loses - Mexican proverb
  3. The one who hinders little helps greatly - Mexican proverb
Speaker 6
  1. God only helps the one who wakes up early - Mexican Proverb
  2. I don’t study to know more, but to ignore less - Mexican Proverb
  3. A proverb is to speech as salt is to food - Mexican proverb
Speaker 7
  1. With money the dog dances - Mexican proverb
  2. Shared misfortune, less felt - Mexican proverb
  3. To bad times, a good face - Mexican proverb