speeches

• aims to poke fun at a person in friendly manner

  often given during retirement, wedding or birthday

  roast
• given in honor of a person or ina a important event

  talks about the achievement or contribution of the person

  toast
• delivered in the beginning

  welcome the audience and to inform them about the occasion

  acknowledges special guest

  welcome speech
• delivered at the end

  gives highlights

  closing remarks
• delivered to introduce and establish the credibility of a guest speaker

  brief description

  speeh introduction
• longest type of speech for special occasion

  delivered by someone who has an expertise in the field

  keynote address
• delivered after an award

  acceptance speech
• french writer and master of the short story form

  henri rene albert guy de maupassant
• when did guy de maupassant born

  august 5, 1850 tourville-sur-arques france
• when did guy de maupassant died

  july 6, 1893 passy paris france
• top of the social ladder

  aristocrats
• consists of merchants, clerks, government workers

  middle class
• modest homes or apartments and could afford to hire a servant or 2

  middle class
• huge number of peasants and servants who worked for the rich or farmed the land

  lowest class
• the protagonist of the story, blessed with physical beauty

  mathilda loisel
• mathilde's husband

  monsieur loisel
• matilde's wealthy friend

  madame forestier