A. Open Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 - 4:00PM
Speaker 1
Detective
Tomato
PurseSpeaker 2
Boat
Vehicle
BookcaseSpeaker 3
Luggage
Pencil
SpaghettiSpeaker 4
Eyes
Ginger
PlantSpeaker 5
Book
Horse
BalloonSpeaker 6
Dresser
Trousers
SharkSpeaker 7
Scissors
Hostel
Cardigan
Round 2 - 5:30PM
Speaker 1
Awareness
forgiveness
Customer serviceSpeaker 2
Irritation
consideration
FearSpeaker 3
Confidence
Fact
BrillianceSpeaker 4
Horror
stupidity
AdventureSpeaker 5
Belief
speculation
AngerSpeaker 6
calmness
Relaxation
DictatorshipSpeaker 7
grace
Hate
Need
Round 3 - 6:30pm
Speaker 1
When children travel far, mothers worry. --Chinese Proverb
No man is an island.
Examine what is said, not who is speaking. --African ProverbSpeaker 2
The calm comes before the storm.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
Never test the depth of water with both feet.Speaker 3
Those who just want speed don't succeed. --Chinese Proverb
If small holes aren't fixed, then big holes will bring hardship. --Chinese Proverb
Every cloud has a silver liningSpeaker 4
A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit.
Flowers may bloom again; you're never young again. --Chinese Proverb
The show must go onSpeaker 5
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
Rain does not fall on one roof alone. --African Proverb
A flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea. --Kenyan proverbSpeaker 6
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Measure twice, cut once.
However long the night, the dawn will break. --African ProverbSpeaker 7
Birds sing not because they have answers but because they have songs. --African proverb
The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet tall.
Knowledge is power
Finals - 8:00pm
Speaker 1
All my concerts had no sounds in them they were completely silent. People had to make up their own music in their minds!
“The Constitution was not written to protect politicians. It was written to protect the people.” --— Robert J. O’Neill
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors. --Aldous HuxleySpeaker 2
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. --Maya Angelou
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. --Andrew Carnegie
Remember who you areSpeaker 3
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad. --Aldous Huxley
“Cinema lies, sport doesn’t.” --— Jean-Luc Goddard.
Science has explained nothing the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness. --Aldous HuxleySpeaker 4
"Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.” --— Albert Einstein
In every fairy tale, there is a kernel of truth. --Geralt of Rivia
A lie has speed, but truth has endurance. --Edgar J. MohnSpeaker 5
If you're not making mistakes, then you're not making decisions. --Catherine Cook
"No nation was ever ruined by trade." --— Benjamin Franklin
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.Speaker 6
We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it. --Boris Yeltsin
Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work. --Aldous Huxley
"No artist is ever completely free, and art does not necessarily thrive as it becomes less constrained.” --— Andrew SarrisSpeaker 7
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” --— Buddha
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
“Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument.” --— Desmond Tutu