B. Novice Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 (9:30am)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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"On every street in every city in this country, there is a nobody who dreams of being a somebody." ― Taxi Driver
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"Every man dies, not every man really lives." — Braveheart
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"Nothing is inconceivable." — Junior
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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"If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards." — Tommy Boy
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"Expect the impossible." — Mission Impossible
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"Every journey begins with a single move." — Searching for Bobby Fischer
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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"The longer you wait, the harder it gets" — The 40-Year-Old Virgin
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"Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real." — Primal Fear
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"Whoever saves one Life, Saves the World entire." — Schindler's List
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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"It can be Hell getting into Heaven." — Dogma
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"Nothing is as simple as black and white." — Pleasantville
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"There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear." — Cape Fear
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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"The truth is not what you know. It's what you believe." — Ondine
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"Be all that someone else can be" — Being John Malkovich
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"Every dream has a price." — Wall Street
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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“A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.” — Fargo
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"Sometimes the only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy." — Girl, Interrupted
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"Forget what's legal...do what's right." — 10 to Midnight
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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“Just because you were accepted doesn’t mean you belong.” — School Ties
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“Everyone has one special thing.” — Boogie Nights
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"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free" — The Shawshank Redemption
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Round 2 (1:15pm)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” ― Toni Morrison
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“To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin
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“If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.” ― Katharine Hepburn
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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“At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.” ― Toni Morrison
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“You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin
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"The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid.” ― Katharine Hepburn
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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“Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.” ― Toni Morrison
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“What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?” ― Ursula K. LeGuin
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“I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.” ― Katherine Hepburn
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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“The function of freedom is to free someone else.” ― Toni Morrison
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“When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin
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“Enemies are so stimulating.” ― Katharine Hepburn
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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“What difference do it make if the thing you scared of is real or not?” ― Toni Morrison
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“We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?” ― Ursula K. Le Guin
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“Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?” ― Katharine Hepburn
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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“As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.” ― Toni Morrison
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“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin
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“Live dangerously. There's a lot to be said for sinning.” ― Katharine Hepburn
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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“It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.” ― Toni Morrison
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“Nobody who says, ‘I told you so’ has ever been, or will ever be, a hero.” – Ursula K. Le Guin
"I think anything good that you're going to do, you should do for other people here and not so you can try to have a happy time in the next world.” ― Katharine Hepburn
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Finals (4:15pm)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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“As Scyther fights more and more battles, its scythes become sharper and sharper.” — Pokédex entry for Scyther
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“It has the ability to alter the composition of its body to suit its surrounding environment.” — Pokédex entry for Eevee
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“It has a weakness for shiny things.” — Pokédex entry for Murkrow
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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“It is waiting for the moment to evolve.” — Pokédex entry for Metapod
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“It can reconstitute its entire cellular structure to change into what it sees, but it returns to normal when it relaxes.” Pokedex entry for Ditto
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“When it goes on a rampage, it’s impossible to control.” — Pokédex entry for Nidoking
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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“If the Pokémon lets its strange power erupt, apparently the pain subsides for a while.” — Pokédex entry for Psyduck
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It has an extremely aggressive nature.” – Pokédex entry for Gyrados
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“While the Pokémon may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough power to cause serious injury.” — Pokédex entry for Totodile
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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“It stops being angry only when nobody else is around. To view this moment is very difficult.” — Pokédex entry for Primeape
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“The seed slowly grows larger.” — Pokédex entry for Bulbasaur
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“Although unattractive and unpopular, this Pokémon’s marvelous vitality has made it a subject of research.” — Pokédex entry for Feebas
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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“It is thought that so long as Celebi appears, a bright and shining future awaits us.” — Pokédex entry for Celebi
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“It has a barbaric nature.” — Pokédex entry for Charmeleon
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“Its body can’t be harmed by any sort of attack, so it is very eager to make challenges against enemies.” — Pokédex entry for Tyranitar
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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“It was able to evolve a body with wings just by constantly wishing to be able to fly.” — Pokédex entry for Salamance
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“In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell.” — Pokédex entry for Blastoise
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“It won’t stop singing its lullabies until its foes fall asleep.” — Pokédex entry for Jigglypuff
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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“Where common knowledge is distorted and strange.” — Pokedex entry for Giratina
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“Some say that Alakazam remembers everything that ever happens to it, from birth till death.” — Pokédex entry for Alakazam
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“If it spots a drowning person or Pokémon, Dragonite simply must help them.” — Pokédex entry for Dragonite
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