Speeches

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Taking ordinary to extrodinary! “Dad, I want a new phone!” You’ve already got one son.” “ But the new android just came out!” “Hmnmn, let me think about that. NO!” Don’t you just hate it when you can’t get all the new technology? Imagine the olden days, when my mum was young or even older than that. They had no technology and toilets in the ground! Humans, have taken ordinary to extraordinary in technology. Like cave men amused themselves by making fires, and we can amuse ourselves by playing on our laptops or iPods.

The computer, Invented by the Englishman Charles Babbage. One way to remember his name is big cabbage (Babbage). He made the first analytical machine the computer. To use it you would input numbers on a punch card and it would solve the problem and be able to print the answer. People back then probably didn’t mind having one or not but now we like can’t even live without a computer. If you think about it we do every thing on them. I just got to say, Babbage, I love you man! He changed all of our lives. Imagine school without computers. It would be like, 1+1=2. Complete TORTURE!!!!! Everything just bookwork, bookwork and more bookwork, I, personally am so glad this guy was born! A bit further on, but still way back in the day, computers were chunky and they had like a box attached to the back of them. Scientists have taken that box, to the Apple Mac book Air. If you don’t know what that is, it’s like the thinest laptop I’ve ever seen. They’ve pretty much got all the mechanics from inside, hired a roller and you can figure out were that's going. And if you didn’t get the memo, It’s really thin.

Now into another life changing invention. Invented by Alexandra Graham Bell. Born in Endinborough, Scotland. His wife and mother were deaf, and he worked with the deaf. When he was 16, he started playing around with hearing and speech and at a later age of 29 years old he had produced his phone. That's pretty impressive. Working with the deaf, inventing a phone, this guy’s the man!! Bell had a dream to allow a few sound waves to run along 1 wire. He soon hired Thomas Watson and made his dream come true. These two were perfectionists were not quite satisfied with their invention and still wanted to make it better. But eventually they both died and making it better was left to other scientists and inventors. This communication device was invented in the year of 1876. Later on in life came the mighty brick phone. It used to weigh approximately 8 pounds. You would need massive pockets and if you could fit it in you would be like the Leaning Tower Of Piza. “Hey man!” Now onto a recent invention. The iPhone.It’s got everything!! Face time, music, apps, camera, and it’s even a phone. I sometimes wonder how they get all that stuff into that little box. I would of thought that's like trying to get me into a jar!

So now that you think about it, do you ever have a light bulb moment? Hmnmn Thomas Edison. Back to my question. Do you ever have brainwaves about how much technology has advanced? Taking the Babbage’s computer to the Apple Mac book Air. Bell’s phone to the iPhone. Do you take technology for granted? “Dad,I see what your trying to say. I don’t need a new phone. Buuut you’ll get me an iPad aye?!”. “NO” Speech Reflection I think I did well because I hooked the audience and made them laugh. I stumbled a few times, that will let me down!! I hadn't memorised my speech and my cue cards were a bit to big. I am of my speech and how I presented it!! Hope I make it through to the school finals!   