B. Open Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 (11:00am)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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“What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.” - Seneca
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“I know you’ve come to kill me. Shoot, you are only going to kill a man” - Che Guevara
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“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” - Marie Curie
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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“Death had to take him sleeping. For if Roosevelt had been awake, there would have been a fight.” - Thomas Marshall
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“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” - Shirley Chisholm
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“Why do you quote laws to us? We, who carry swords.” - Pompey
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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“Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues” - Napoleon Bonaparte
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“To err is human. To persist in error is stupid.” - Cicero
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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” - Arthur C. Clarke
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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“The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.” - Mark Twain
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“When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas.” - Evita Peron
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“History repeats itself. First as tragedy. Second as farce.” - Karl Marx
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” - Virginia Woolf
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“Of all the tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” - CS Lewis
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“Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think long and hard about starting a war.” - Otto von Bismark
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” - Audre Lorde
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“Either I will find a way or I will make one” - Hannibal Barca
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“Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.” - Frederick Nietzshe
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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“You have to act as if it were possible to radically change the world. And you have to do it all the time.” - Angela Davis
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“A hungry stomach, an empty wallet, and a broken heart can teach you the best lessons in life.” - Robin Williams
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“That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.” - PC Hodgell
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Round 2 (2:30pm)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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“An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making…” - Jurassic Park
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“Life is in their hands, death is on their mind.” - 12 Angry Men
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“You Don’t Get to 500 Million Friends Without Making a Few Enemies.” - The Social Network
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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“If you only see one movie this Summer, see Star Wars… But if you see two movies this Summer, see Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me!” - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
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“Whoever wins, we lose.” - Alien vs Predator
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“What we do in life echoes in eternity.” - Gladiator
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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“The system gave him a raw deal. Nobody gives him a raw deal.” - Raw Deal
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“Act like you own the place.” - Parasite
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“The border is just another line to cross.” - Sicario
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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“When there’s no more room in Hell, the Dead will walk the Earth.” - Dawn of the Dead
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“If at first you don’t succeed, lower your standards.” - Tommy Boy
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“If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones.” - Temple of Doom
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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“Unwittingly, he trained a dolphin to kill the president of the United States.” - The Day of the Dolphin
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“Your mind is the scene of the crime.” - Inception
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“There’s more than one way to lose your life to a killer.” - Zodiac
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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“You think you know the story.” - Cabin in the Woods
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“You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction.” - Pulp Fiction
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“What do you get for the man who has everything?” - The Game
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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“There were 7… and they fought like 700!” - The Magnificent Seven
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“In space, no one can hear you scream.” - Alien
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“Work sucks.” - Office Space
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Finals (6pm)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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“Victory or death! Preferably victory, though.” - Helldivers 2
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"Just give the word and I will kill the clown. We would be praised as heroes." - Minthara, Baldur’s Gate 3
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"You found your purpose didn't you?" - Ayre, Armored Core 6
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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“I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.” - Helldivers 2
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“This clock is stuck between a tick and a tock, almost as though time itself were holding its breath" - Narrator, Baldur’s Gate 3
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"Hate to say it, but Rubicon still needs me. So, buddy... who needs you?" - Rusty, Armored Core 6
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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“Withdraw from the battlefield with your dignity intact.” - Helldivers 2
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"I would kiss you but neither of us deserves that" - Barcus, Baldur’s Gate 3
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"You're not the mutt I thought you were, you are below that... YOU ARE VERMIN!" - Snail, Armored Core 6
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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“Just living is not enough, one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” - Helldivers 2
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“Even the waves of fate can break upon the shores of will.”, Baldur’s Gate 3
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“This ghost of me won’t last long, leave a spot for me in hell.” - Iguazu, Armored Core 6
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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“We fight, so you don’t have to!” - Helldivers 2
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"Those who wield too much power...Those who only bring chaos...They are simply not part of the program..." - Nine Ball, Armored Core 6
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“Take away their free will, and they call you a tyrant. Allow them to indulge it, and they become tyrants." - Raphael, Baldur’s Gate 3
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” - Helldivers 2
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"What good is this heart of stone, for it to be shattered?" - Laezal, Baldur’s Gate 3
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“The others are so busy fighting and shouting slogans that they’ve given up on thinking.” - Ayre, Armored Core 6
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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“There are wonderful things in this world, worthy of protection!” - Helldivers 2
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"You think you'd give up anything for a cure. But the Devil won't take anything - he'll take everything." - Wyll, Baldur’s Gate 3
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"But it's good to make a choice. Sit on the fence, and you make no enemies... or friends…” - Carla, Armored Core 6
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