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Diablo Valley College - Feb 21-23 | Status: Completed | 10:10 PM Pacific

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  B. Novice Impromptu Speaking Event Prompts

10:30 AM R1

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1.          Leave No Trace

    2.          “I encourage everybody to see the beauty that lies in their own backyard” Jordan Fisher

    3.         “Each day within me I fight a silent battle of surviving yet another day without you.” —Narin Grewal

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1.          Unleash Your Inner Adventurer

    2.          “It is the course of wisdom, ensuring that future generations may know the majesty of the earth as we know it today” John F. Kennedy

    3.         “Grief does not change you … It reveals you.” —The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1.          Escape to Serenity

    2.          “That is all the National Parks are about. Use, but do no harm.’ Wallace Stegner

    3.         “May there be comfort in knowing that someone so special will never be forgotten.” —Julie Hébert

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1.          Preserving Nature’s Masterpiece

    2.          “If love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we teach our children, the outdoors will be here forever” Jimmy Carter

    3.         “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished," Lao Tzu

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1.          Where Nature’s Wonders Come to Life

    2.          "The national park idea is the best idea we ever had." - Wallace Stegner 

    3.         “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments but what is woven into the lives of others.” —Pericles

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1.          Reconnect With the Great Outdoors

    2.          "There is nothing so American as our national parks.... The fundamental idea behind the parks...is that the country belongs to the people." - Franklin D. Roosevelt 

    3.         “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.” —Socrates

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1.          Unforgettable Experiences Await

    2.          "One of the great things about national parks is they belong to everybody” – Barack Obama

    3.         “When it hurts—observe. Life is trying to teach you something.” —Anita Krizzan

  8. Speaker 8


    Speaker 8

    1.          Explore the Wild

    2.          “I need to be outside. I need to be in the world and to remember that I am of it.” John Green

    3.         “Some days there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway.” —Emory Austin

12:45 PM

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1.          "It's important to be involved and stand up for what you believe in." – Danny Glover

    2.         "In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours." – Willie Brown

    3.         “We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.” – Angela Davis

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1.         "A lot of people think the blues is depressing, but that's not the blues I'm singing. When I'm singing the blues, I'm singing life” – Etta James

    2.         "Anyone who claims to be a leader must speak like a leader. That means speaking with integrity and truth." – Kamala Harris

    3.         “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated." – Maya Angelou

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3. 

    1.         "I've always been interested in the role that communities play in the creation of their own futures." – Danny Glover

    2.         "Mayors are judged by results." – Willie Brown

    3.         "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." – Maya Angelou

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    Speaker 4

    1.         "I'm not a diva. I'm a survivor." – Etta James

    2.         "I believe we will be a better country not when all Americans think alike, but when we all come together." – Kamala Harris

    3.         "The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution." – Huey P. Newton

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1.          "Justice is not just about punishment. It’s about healing and restoration.” – Danny Glover

    2.         "The American dream belongs to all of us." – Kamala Harris

    3.         "Education ought not be contingent on income or where you live. Neither should health." – Ron Dellums

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    Speaker 6

    1.         "Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered." – Bill Russell

    2.         Failure is not a crime. The crime is not trying." – Ron Dellums

    3.         "The biggest challenge is ableism, not my disability." – Haben Girma

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    Speaker 7

    1.         "The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play." – Bill Russell

    2.         "I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today." – Mahershala Ali

    3.         "You can kill a revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution." – Huey P. Newton

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    Speaker 8

    1.         "Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory." – Bill Russell

    2.         "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." – Maya Angelou

    3.         "The most revolutionary thing you can do is to proclaim loudly what you are." – Huey P. Newton

3:15 PM Pattern B Semifinals

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1 1. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”--Gideon, from Criminal Minds 2. “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.” --Verbal, from Usual Suspects (1995). 3. “But no artist, I now realize, I can be satisfied with art alone..”--From And Then There Were None

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2 1. “Never take a learning opportunity away from another student, no matter how smart you need everyone to think you are.”--Annalise Keating, from How to Get Away with Murder 2. “All women are actresses, dear. I'm just clever enough to get paid for it.” -- Grace Ballard, from Murder Mystery (2019) 3. “A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.”-- From Sharp Objects

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    Speaker 3 1. “Sometimes I think a person’s just a collection of a thousand little details. And when they’re gone, those are the things you miss most.”--Dickie, from Only Murders in the Building 2. “Whatever they found, I think it's safe to assume that it is very bad.” --Tanner Bolt, from Gone Girl (2014). 3. “People bury the parts of history they don't like, pave it over like African cemeteries beneath Manhattan skyscrapers.”--From When No One is Watching

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    Speaker 4 1. “I don’t lose things. I place things in locations which later elude me.” -- Shawn Spencer, from Psych 2. “It's a weird case from the start. A case with a hole in the center. A doughnut.” --Benoit Blanc, from Knives Out (2019). 3. “It’s because she is beautiful, you know. That’s all it is. They don’t really care about the rest of it. She gets a pass at life.”--From My Sister, the Serial Killer

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    Speaker 5 1. “I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.” --Dale Cooper, from Twin Peaks 2. “You can not make an omelet without breaking eggs, every cook will tell you that.” -- Colonel Mustard, from Clue (1985). 3. “Identity is a strange thing. Are we who we say we are, or do we become the person others see?”--From The Last Flight

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    Speaker 6 1. “Oh, there’s just one more thing…” --Columbo, from Columbo 2. “A woman is like a... Is like a... artichoke. You have to do a bit work before you get to her heart.” -- Inspector Jacque Clouseau, from The Pink Panther (2006). 3. “When someone thinks they are getting away with something, they're easier to manipulate.”-- From Magic for Liars

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    Speaker 7 1. “Dear God, what is it like in your funny little brains? It must be so boring!”--Sherlock, from Sherlock 2. “How many great stories are tragedies?”--Hercule Poirot, from Death on the Nile (2022). 3. “These murder club meetings are becoming a regular thing. We need a new name, though.”--From One of Us is Lying

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    Speaker 8 1. “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids.”--Professor Wayne, from Scooby-Doo, Where are You 2. “You know, there is something about a tangle of strangers pressed together for days with nothing in common but the need to go from one place to another and never see each other again.”-- Hercule Poirot, from Murder on the Orient Express (2017). 3. “Autumn leaves don't fall, they fly.”--From Where the Crawdads Sing

4:30 PM Pattern B Finals

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. “And I feel we owe it to the island's spirit that we have learned, have come to know, to let it be in the end the way Mother Nature intended it to be: for the Snake to eat the Rat."--Sue, from Survivor
    2. “Shout out to Sting: that's the G.O.A.T. right there. The goat. Greatest of all time.” --Juice World
    3. “A dog wags its tail with its heart.”--Martin Buxbaum

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. “An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.” --Lao Tzu
    2. “I'm like a snake sleeping on a rock. I won't bother you unless you poke a stick at me.”--Harlan Ellison
    3. “You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle.” --William J. Clinton

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. “It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight. Risin' up to the challenge of our rival”--Survivor
    2. “​​Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.” --Malcolm de Chazal
    3. “God puts pack rats together with non-pack rats.” --A’Lelia Bundles

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. “We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.”--Tom Robbins
    2. “Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.”-- Joe Adcock
    3. “Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other way.” --Jean Anouilh

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. “I didn't want a ghost writer. I've got such a distinctive voice, people would smell a rat, I think.” --Alan Carr
    2. “When you're dealing with monkeys, you've got to expect some wrenches.” --Alvah Bessie
    3. “I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” --Jules Verne

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. “Success is like a wild horse. If you do not know how to handle it, it will throw you off and look for another rider who can handle it well.” --Ajith Kumar
    2. “Happiness isn't happiness unless there's a violin-playing goat.”--Julia Roberts
    3. “I’m suspicious of people who don’t like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn’t like a person.” --Bill Murray

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    Speaker 7

    1. “I feel like a tiger right now. There's nothing impossible if you get up and work for it.” --Michael Flatley
    2. “Don't worry about the horse being blind, just load the wagon.” --John Madden
    3. “Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!” --Davy Crockett

  8. Speaker 8


    Speaker 8

    1. Someone once asked me, 'How can you get as strong as an ox without eating any meat?' My answer was, 'Have you ever seen an ox eating meat?'--Patrik Baboumian
    2. “I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.” --Victoria Beckham
    3. “A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.”--Muhammad Ali