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Directed Writing - Speech on Inspiring Persons

A very good morning I bid to our principal, vice principals, specialist teachers,

teachers and my fellow students. On this glorious morning, I, Jack, as the president of the

English Language ociety, would like to give a talk about four persons who inspired me to

succeed in this life.

!eachers and friends,

!he first person who inspired me the most is my own father. "is name is #r. Jack

parrow ak $u%ang. I believe none of us have a perfect father. $ut, there are two things that I

really like about my father which inspire me to be a better person. One of his noble

characters is determination. "e is a very determined person. "is father died when he was &'

while his mother died when he was &(. It was very difficult for him to accept the loss of his

 parents as he was still very young and immature. "e thought of giving up, but his father)s

hope kept him going. "is father always wanted him to be an educated person. "is father

wanted him to be a teacher. !herefore, he went to $atu Lintang !eacher)s *ollege to reali+e

his dream. radually, he graduated and became a teacher. I am also inspired by his ability to

forgive and forget. #y father had never had a grudge against anyone no matter how bad he

was treated. As the matter of fact, it is not easy to forgive and forget. Ama+ingly, he could do

that. I wish I could do that. -erhaps, one day I will be able to learn and understand the beauty

of forgiving someone.

!he second person who inspired me the most is #r. ieran. "e was my English

lecturer when I was doing my first degree at /I!#, hah Alam, elangor. It is not easy tofind a lecturer who can respond to criticism positively. I was very weak in English before.

0hen he asked me to submit my first essay, he condemned me badly and claimed that I was

not fit to be considered as a university student as my essay was full of common and critical

errors. !he worst thing was, I could not even speak in public due to +ero e1posure to public

speaking when I was in primary and secondary schools. After critici+ing my essay, I stared at

him. I was angry and disappointed with him. I told him that he should help me instead of

critici+ing me because I believe that if we e1pect the best from our students, we must also

learn to give the best. I thought he was going to report my rebellious act to the dean. I

thought that day was my last day at /I!# for critici+ing a lecturer. I was wrong. "e wassilent for a while and I was surprised that he accepted my comments positively. tarting from

that day, he began to teach me about grammar and how to write a good essay. "e was very

gentleman. "e was one of a kind. I really appreciate his ability to respond to comments

 positively. I will not forget everything about grammar that he taught me before. !he only

way to appreciate him is by sharing the knowledge that he had shared with me.

I hope the world will think critically and wisely about their contributions to the world.

#ay od bless all the inspiring figures who had made me a better person today. !hank you

for lending me your ears.