Your principal is retiring from your school. You have been asked to make a speech at a special
assembly to thank your principal for what he or she has done for the school and
to wish for Principal a happy retirement.

Write your
speech. You must include the following
How
long the Principal has been in charge and details of how successful the school
has been during this time.
The
personal qualities that have made the Principal so successful and one
interesting story which demonstrates the Principal’s character.
Some
ideas for what the Principal might do during retirement.

Cover all three
points in detail. Make sure your speech is polite and informative. Start your
speech with ‘Good morning Principal, staff and students….’

(Do not troll)

(You can replace The Principal with the name of the principal if you want to, as well as his gender and the amount of time he's been in charge for)

Good morning Principal, staff and students. As you may know, our Principal will soon begin retirement. Although this is sad for us all, it's important to take a moment to recognize and appreciate the positive impact he has had on our school.

The Principal has been in charge for 10 long years, and, throughout all of that time, his consistent guidance and leadership has led this institution to a very successful state. Thanks to his innovative teaching methods and ideas, students find themselves in a comfortable environment where they can thrive academically. This is shown in the average scores of every individual student, which have skyrocketed during the past 10 years, and are now higher than ever. Thanks to this, our institution has gained a very positive, prestigious reputation, luring in more and more young kids that seek refined yet enyojable education.

The Principal is a hard-working, persistent man, and his admirable work ethic has affected the school as a whole. But it takes more than just intelligence to fully understand students and get along with them. I myself was curious to know how he connected with us so easily, so, one day, I asked him. As it turns out, when he was a kid, he wanted to be a teacher. But although he was a very smart child, school was unbelievably tough for him. He'd spend countless hours reading and re-reading every text book he could find, yet he felt like he couldn't grasp most of what was taught. He felt like he couldn't ask for help, either; his teachers were incredibly strict and never bothered to try and connect with students. Because of this, even when he was nothing but a kid with a dream, he promised himself to learn from his experience at school, so that, if he ever did accomplish his goal of becoming a teacher, he could fix the things that bothered him about the education system. And so, with enough time and dedication, he earned a position as a principal in this school and changed many children's lives forever.

It's sad to think about his retirement, but I hope that he will spend the rest of his life knowing he's helped and motivated many. Perhaps now he will finally listen to our advice and take that well-deserved vacation; maybe he will spend more time with his family, since he never gets much of a chance to do so. Regardless, I think we can all agree that, in the future, we hope he comes to visit every now and then to see what has become of his legacy. We will be waiting for you, Principal.

Overall, we are all incredibly grateful for your years of hard work. You will forever be remembered and admired by us, and we wish you the best of the best in the future. Thank you.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)