JamesDusza

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ThesisStatement:Allowtheaudiencetolearnaboutmyselfviaasingleproverbinadditionto
twowaysthatproverbrelatestomylife.

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INTRODUCTION
I. Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughget
going.ThisisaproverbthatIcanrelateto
quitewell.
II. Imsureallofyouhaveencounteredsome
experienceinlifewherethecircumstances
weretoughtodealwith,yetyoustill
pushedyourselftocontinue.
III. Apastandcurrenteventinmylife,Ifeel,
allowsmetorelatetosaidproverb.Ishall
mentionanddiscussthemlater.
IV. Fromthisspeech,Iwouldliketoallow
youallthechancetolearnabouthowmy
chosenproverbrelatestomylife
experiences.
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I. Nowalittlebitofinformationaboutme.

A. MynameisJames,orJimmy,Dusza.
DuszaisaPolishnamemeaningSoul.
1. IgrewupandlivedinManchester,
CTfor18yearswithmybrother,
whomis3yearsolder,alongwith
mymomanddad.
2. StartinginfourthgradeIplayedthe
saxophoneuntil12thgrade.

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B. Atabout16yearsoflivingthere,I
joinedBoyScoutsandlaterachieved
EagleScoutrankjustbeforetheageof
18.Afterlivingtherefor18years,I
chosetopursueaneducationinthe
engineeringrealmtailoredtowards
MechanicalandMotorsport
Engineering.Ichosethatpathbecauseit
willallowmetoacquiretheneeded
knowledgeandskillsettocreatea
tangiblerealitywiththestartofavision

Whileweareatthetopicofcollegepath
choice,letmefurtherelaborate.
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II. Ididntchooseitbecauseitwouldbe
easy.Anythinginlifeworthobtainingor
achievingisnot,andwillnot,beeasy.
A. IchoseitbecauseIwaspersonally
interestedinthesubjectmatterand
knewIcoulddedicatemyselfto
obtainingtheneededknowledgeand
skillsetthatthedegreeswouldgiveto
me.
B. ASIprogressedtothe6thsemesterof
10,whichisthecurrentsemesterIam
in,Iwatchedmanyindividualsdropout
becauseitwastootough,theycouldnt
handleit.

EarlierImentionedthatIobtainedtheEagle
ScoutrankinBoyScouts.
III. WhatthatmeansisthatIdedicated
hundreds,ifnotonetotwothousandhours,
towardagoalthatonly4to5percentof
BoyScoutsachieveyearly.
A. Thisgoalteachesallscoutswhoobtain
therankofEagle,theimportanceof
manyathinginlife.Tonameafew
highlights:dedication,perseveranceand
willingness.Thosethree,andmany
more,aspectsareneededinorderto
achievetherankofEagle.
B. EnroutetoachievingthisgoalIalso
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witnessedsomeofmyfriendsdropout
becausetheydidntseeanyvalueinit,
couldntdedicatetime,oritwastoo
toughforthem.

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CONCLUSION
I. Asweendtheshortspeech,Inowhope
youhavelearnedalittlebitaboutmyself
andwhyIchosetheproverbof,Whenthe

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goinggetstoughthetoughgetgoing.
II. Rememberthenexttimeyouencountera
toughsituationinlifetonotgiveupand
persevere.Whenthegoinggetstough,the
toughgetgoing.DONTBEWEAK.