B. Open Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1 (9:30am)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. "On every street in every city in this country, there is a nobody who dreams of being a somebody." ― Taxi Driver

    2. "Every man dies, not every man really lives." — Braveheart

    3. "Nothing is inconceivable." — Junior

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. "If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards." — Tommy Boy

    2. "Expect the impossible." — Mission Impossible

    3. "Every journey begins with a single move." — Searching for Bobby Fischer

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. "The longer you wait, the harder it gets" — The 40-Year-Old Virgin

    2. "Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real." — Primal Fear

    3. "Whoever saves one Life, Saves the World entire." — Schindler's List

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. "It can be Hell getting into Heaven." — Dogma

    2. "Nothing is as simple as black and white." — Pleasantville

    3. "There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear." — Cape Fear

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. "The truth is not what you know. It's what you believe." — Ondine

    2. "Be all that someone else can be" — Being John Malkovich

    3. "Every dream has a price." — Wall Street

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. “A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.” — Fargo

    2. "Sometimes the only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy." — Girl, Interrupted

    3. "Forget what's legal...do what's right." — 10 to Midnight

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. “Just because you were accepted doesn’t mean you belong.” — School Ties

    2. “Everyone has one special thing.” — Boogie Nights

    3. "Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free" — The Shawshank Redemption

Round 2 (1:15pm)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. “Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” ― Toni Morrison

    2. “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

    3. “If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.” ― Katharine Hepburn 

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. “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

    2. “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

    3. "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 

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. “Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.” ― Toni Morrison

    2. “What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?” ― Ursula K. LeGuin 

    3. “I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.” ― Katherine Hepburn 

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. “The function of freedom is to free someone else.” ― Toni Morrison

    2. “When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin

    3. “Enemies are so stimulating.” ― Katharine Hepburn 

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. “What difference do it make if the thing you scared of is real or not?” ― Toni Morrison

    2. “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

    3. “Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?” ― Katharine Hepburn 

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. “As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.” ― Toni Morrison

    2. “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin

    3. “Live dangerously. There's a lot to be said for sinning.” ― Katharine Hepburn

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. “It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.” ― Toni Morrison

    2. “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

Finals (4:15pm)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. “As Scyther fights more and more battles, its scythes become sharper and sharper.” — Pokédex entry for Scyther

    2. “It has the ability to alter the composition of its body to suit its surrounding environment.” — Pokédex entry for Eevee

    3. “It has a weakness for shiny things.” — Pokédex entry for Murkrow

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. “It is waiting for the moment to evolve.” — Pokédex entry for Metapod

    2. “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

    3. “When it goes on a rampage, it’s impossible to control.” — Pokédex entry for Nidoking

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. “If the Pokémon lets its strange power erupt, apparently the pain subsides for a while.” — Pokédex entry for Psyduck

    2. It has an extremely aggressive nature.” – Pokédex entry for Gyrados

    3. “While the Pokémon may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough power to cause serious injury.” — Pokédex entry for Totodile

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. “It stops being angry only when nobody else is around. To view this moment is very difficult.” — Pokédex entry for Primeape

    2. “The seed slowly grows larger.” — Pokédex entry for Bulbasaur

    3. “Although unattractive and unpopular, this Pokémon’s marvelous vitality has made it a subject of research.” — Pokédex entry for Feebas

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. “It is thought that so long as Celebi appears, a bright and shining future awaits us.” — Pokédex entry for Celebi

    2. “It has a barbaric nature.” — Pokédex entry for Charmeleon

    3. “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

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. “It was able to evolve a body with wings just by constantly wishing to be able to fly.” — Pokédex entry for Salamance

    2. “In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell.” — Pokédex entry for Blastoise

    3. “It won’t stop singing its lullabies until its foes fall asleep.” — Pokédex entry for Jigglypuff

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. “Where common knowledge is distorted and strange.” — Pokedex entry for Giratina

    2. “Some say that Alakazam remembers everything that ever happens to it, from birth till death.” — Pokédex entry for Alakazam

    3. “If it spots a drowning person or Pokémon, Dragonite simply must help them.” — Pokédex entry for Dragonite