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  2. Master of ceremonies - Wikipedia

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    A master of ceremonies, abbreviated MC or emcee, is the official host of a ceremony, staged event, conference, convention, or similar performance.. The term is earliest documented in the Catholic Church since the 5th century, where the master of ceremonies is an official of the Papal Court responsible for the proper and smooth conduct of the elaborate rituals involving the pope and the sacred ...

  3. Rapping - Wikipedia

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    In the late 1970s, the term emcee, MC or M.C., derived from "master of ceremonies", [121] became an alternative title for a rapper, and for their role within hip-hop music and culture. An MC uses rhyming verses, pre-written or ad lib (' freestyled '), to introduce the DJ with whom they work, to keep the crowd entertained or to glorify themselves.

  4. Matthew McConaughey's bizarre commencement speech - AOL

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    McConaughey's words didn't come cheap. The University paid him $135,000 for the speech and forked over nearly ten grand more to fly him in from New Orleans on a private jet. The Texas native says ...

  5. Gaudet Mater Ecclesia - Wikipedia

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    In the speech, addressed to "a vast assembly" of over 2000 bishops, [1] he rejected the thoughts of "prophets of doom who are always forecasting disaster" in the world and in the future of the Church. He exhorted the Council Fathers "to make use of the medicine of mercy rather than the weapons of severity" in the documents they would produce ...

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  7. Kindergarten teacher's touching speech and song at graduation

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    Kindergarten teacher Jeff Berry gave a touching speech at the Lawrence High School graduation on June 18, recognizing that many of the grads had been part of his kindergarten class when he began ...

  8. Opening sentence - Wikipedia

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    As in speech, a personal document such as a letter normally starts with a salutation; this, however, tends not to be the case in documents, published articles, essays, poetry, lyrics, general works of fiction and nonfiction. In nonfiction, the opening sentence generally points the reader to the subject under discussion directly in a matter-of ...

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