These are examples of a few inspiring talks or speeches from movies:

LouAnne Johnson’s inspiring talk to her students in Dangerous Minds
Queen Gorgo’s inspiring talk to the Spartan warriors in the movie 300
Dame Iris Murdoch’s speech, in Iris, on the importance of education
Senator Jefferson Smith gives an inspiring speech about democracy to the senate in Mr. Smith goes to Washington
Rocky’s speech to his son in Rocky, on taking responsibility for his own life
Rugby captain François Pienaar’s speech, in Invictus, motivating his team to fight for victory
After listening to the talk or speech (select any one speech if you listened to more than one), write why you think the speaker is so effective. What are some of the verbal and nonverbal techniques that the speaker uses to connect with the audience?

Uppose the book-printing industry is competitive and begins in a long-run equilibrium. then hi-tech printing company invents a new process that sharply reduces the cost of printing books. suppose hi-tech's patent prevents other firms from using the new technology. which of the following statements are true about what happens in the short run? check all that apply. hi-tech's average-total-cost curve shifts downward. hi-tech's profits increase. the price of books remains the same. hi-tech's marginal-cost curve remains the same.

Accublade castings inc. casts blades for turbine engines. within the casting department, alloy is first melted in a crucible, then poured into molds to produce the castings. on may 1, there were 230 pounds of alloy in process, which were 60% complete as to conversion. the work in process balance for these 230 pounds was $32,844, determined as follows: exercises during may, the casting department was charged $350,000 for 2,500 pounds of alloy and $19,840 for direct labor. factory overhead is applied to the department at a rate of 150% of direct labor. the department transferred out 2,530 pounds of finished castings to the machining department. the may 31 inventory in process was 44% complete as to conversion. prepare the following may journal entries for the casting department: the materials charged to production the conversion costs charged to production the completed production transferred to the machining department determine the work in process"casting department may 31 balance.

When color is used on a topographical drawing, black is used to represent what?