A. Novice Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1 - 9:00 AM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. “My enemies are many, and my equals are none” --Napoleon.

    2. “Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.” --Genghis Kang

    3. "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path  and leave a trail." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

  2. Speaker 2


     

    1. "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." --Bernard Baruch

    2. “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” -- Alexander The Great

    3. “Now I am become death the destroyer of worlds” --Robert Oppenheimer

  3. Speaker 3


    1. “Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but to change ourselves.” --Mahatma Gandhi

    2. I am only an average man, but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.” --Theodore Roosevelt

    3. “I came, I saw, I conquered.” --Julius Ceaser

  4. Speaker 4


    1. “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” --Shirley Chisholm

    2. “I understand a woman’s need to have something for herself.” --Jill Biden

    3. “People had to adjust to the uncomfortableness of me just existing, not entertaining or delivering or slaying.” --Solange

  5. Speaker 5


    1. “No matter what the fight, don't be ladylike! God almighty made women and the Rockefeller gang of thieves made the ladies.” --Mother Jones

    2. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” --Alice Walker

    3. “They'll tell you you're too loud, that you need to wait your turn and ask the right people for permission. Do it anyway.” --Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

  6. Speaker 6


    1. “Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely” --John Dalberg-Acton

    2. “Speak softly and carry a big stick” --Theodore Roosevelt

    3. “You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.” --Abraham Lincoln

  7. Speaker 7


    1. “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” --Oscar Wilde

    2. “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” --Jerry Seinfeld 

    3. “Doing nothing is very hard to do. You never know when you’re finished.” --Leslie Nielsen 

Round 2 - 12:00 PM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. “You're gonna need a bigger boat.” --Chief Brody, Jaws

    2. “If you don’t take risks, you can’t create a future.”--Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece

    3. "Why throw away your life so recklessly?--Megatron, Transformers: The Movie

  2. Speaker 2


    1. “You’re killin’ me, Smalls.” --Hamilton Porter, The Sandlot

    2. “Ah you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it.” --Bane, Batman: The Dark Knight Rises.

    3. “We make mistakes. Sometimes, out of those mistakes come the most amazing things." --Cade Yeager, Transformers: Age of Extinction

  3. Speaker 3


    1. “I am the warrior you've heard of in legends. Pure of heart and awakened by fury, that's what I am. I am the Super Saiyan! Son Goku!” --Goku, Dragon Ball Z

    2. “On Wednesdays, we wear pink.”-- Karen Smith, Mean Girls

    3. “The trouble with loyalty to a cause is that the cause will always betray you.” --Lockdown, Transformers: Age of Extinction

  4. Speaker 4


    1. “Push through the pain. Giving up hurts more.”--Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z

    2. "The hardest choices require the strongest wills."-- Thanos,  Avengers: Infinity War

    3. "I, am the Dominator. I, am the Destroyer. I am Megatron!" --Megatron, Transformers: War For Cybertron

  5. Speaker 5


    1. “Am I sweating? No, it's just the rain. These fools could never make me sweat.”--Obito, Naruto 

    2. "We can be heroes in our own lives, every one of us. If we only have the courage to try." --Optimus Prime, Transformers: The Last Knight

    3. “As I always say, keep your friends rich, and your enemies rich, and then wait to find out which is which.” --Ultron, Avengers: Age of Ultron

  6. Speaker 6


    1. “I'll have what she's having.” --Estelle Reiner, When Harry Met Sally

    2. "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me" --Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War

    3. "Remember this: You may lose your faith in us, but never in yourselves." --Optimus Prime, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  7. Speaker 7


    1. “I'm the only one who knows that. At least, I'm the only one with the will to act on it.” --Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War

    2. "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." --Optimus Prime, Transformers

    3. "Who decided that? The only one to decide such things is me” --Escanor, The Seven Deadly Sins

Finals - 3:15 PM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. "You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you.” --Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith

    2. "What if the democracy we thought we were serving no longer exists? --Padmé Amidala, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    3. “You are the Chosen One. You have brought balance to this world. Stay on this path, and you will do it again for the galaxy.”- The Father, Star Wars: The Clone Wars”

  2. Speaker 2


    1. “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” --Yoda, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace”

    2. "I am all the Sith." --Palpatine, Star Wars: Episode XI The Rise of Skywalker

    3. "I bow to no one and give service only for cause" --Boba Fett, “The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett.”

  3. Speaker 3


    1. "It’s over Anakin, I have the high ground." --Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge Of The Sith

    2. “I’m one with the Force and the Force is with me.” --Chirrut Imwe, Rogue One

    3. "I'm always first, kid." --Captain Rex, Star Wars: The Clone Wars

  4. Speaker 4


    1. "In my experience, there is no such thing as luck." --Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

    2. “ Do or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda, “Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back”

    3. “Do not underestimate my son. He will seek your ship to escape our isolation and sow terror through the universe” --The Father, Star Wars: The Clone Wars

  5. Speaker 5


    1. "No, I am your father." --Dark Vader, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back

    2. “Just because I'm a pacifist doesn't mean I won't defend myself” --Satine Kryze, Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    3. "If you wish to continue breathing, I advise you to weigh your next words carefully" --Boba Fett, The Book of Boba Fett

  6. Speaker 6


    1. "When I left you I was but the learner, now I am the Master." --Dark Vader, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"

    2. "Anakin, you’re breaking my heart. You're going down a path I can't follow." --Padmé Amidala, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    3. “Wherever I go, he goes.” --The Mandalorian, The Marshal

  7. Speaker 7


    1. "Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the dark side.”--Palpatine, Star Wars Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

    2. "But we're not droids. We're not programmed. You have to learn to make your own decisions." --Captain Rex, Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    3. “Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you?"--Yoda, “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”