Why does micheal lewis begin his speech with humor and the request that the students give themselves a round of applause

i dont know cuh

answer; i believe the correct answer is (the willamete valley);

the idealization of the rural landscape ; admiration for the beauty of nature ; focus on an individual's inner concerns

frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. but frederick disliked rifle shooting and horseback riding. unlike his father, he was interested in french literature. he enjoyed poetry and music and, like some others of the enlightenment, he scoffed at religion. his father thought him soft, frivolous and unmindful of his duties. and when frederick refused to put his signature on a right to succession, for a few moments his father strangled him.