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• A Special Friend by Faye Diane Kilday
• Everyone needs a special friendTo help them on
  their way,To pick them up when they are down,To
  guide them when they stray.
• To share a chat and cup of tea,To work out hard
  decisions,To lend a hand with household chores
  and
• To help them achieve their ambitions.

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• A Special Friend (continued)
• A special friend is someone sincere,Through good
  times and bad,
• They will always be near.And if you have a
  special friend,Be sure to treat them kind,For
  in today's hard times of strife, They're a rare
  and valuable find.

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• Dream Beast by Mark C. Bird
• If you have a dreamThat wont go awayThat gnaws
  at your toesWith each waking day
• That sings beneath notesAnd swirls between
  starsFrom lines in great booksIt thrashes and
  gnarls

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• Dream Beast (continued)
• From cinema screensIt leaps along lightAnd
  twists your insidesAnd stalks you at night
• Then give it attentionTame that wild dreamIts
  there for a reasonYet to be seen

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• Dream Beast (continued)
• A beast of the futureOnly you ownDon't let it
  escapeInto the unknown
• Train it with careAnd boost its esteemSpotlight
  it brightlySo it can be seen

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• Dream Beast (continued)
• Or dreams can turn nastyTire and
  groanDiminishing creaturesIf left all alone
• The beast never diesJust shrinks and goes coldA
  lone, solemn dreamGrowing weary and old

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• Dream Beast (continued)
• So feed it with strengthBelieve that its real
  Nurture with loveAnd trust how it feels
• Fight the dream-bruisersWish-batterers tooAnd
  splatterers of hope
• Who'll be waiting for you

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• Dream Beast (continued)
• Feel the roar rumbleHear every shoutIts your
  beast of a dreamJust dying to get out

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• In A Special Friend, what makes a friend
  special according to the speaker?
• Describe your vision of a special friend.
• Do you agree with the speaker? Does everybody
  need a special friend? Explain.
• In Dream Beast, according to the speaker, what
  must you do with your dream?

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• What will happen if ignore your dream?
• Describe your dream. Maybe its your future
  career or something you want to accomplish.
• Now, imagine that youre one step away from your
  dream becoming a reality, but one person stands
  in your wayyour best friend. Describe your
  feelings. What will you do? What is more
  importantyour dream or your best friend?

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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vMbe1YJVUm-s
• Champion (1949) is an American film noir drama
  based on a short story by Ring Lardner. Filmed in
  black-and-white, it recounts the struggles of
  boxer "Midge" Kelly fighting his own demons while
  working to achieve success in the boxing ring.
  The drama was directed by Mark Robson, with
  cinematography by Franz Planer. The drama
  features Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, and
  others.
• The film won an Academy Award for Editing and
  gained five other nominations as well, including
  a Best Actor for Douglas.

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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vUUPDzwHnEOo
  Golden Gloves
• Many former Golden Gloves amateur boxing
  champions have gone on to become outstanding
  boxers and role models in our country.  Former
  Heavyweight Champion of the World, Joe Louis was
  a Golden Gloves Champion in 1934.  Many other
  champions including Muhammed Ali (1960) Sugar
  Ray Leonard (1973) Marvelous Marvin Hagler
  (1973) Michael Spinks (1974) Thomas Hitman
  Hearns (1977) Johnny Tapia (1984) Mike Tyson
  (1984) Evander Holyfield (1984) Oscar De La
  Hoya (1989) and Jermain Taylor (1998 and 1999)
  all got their start in the Golden Gloves
  tournaments.

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