Not Meant to Be

She looked out of his dorm window and saw all of the girls in their bathing suits. They had perfect bodies, was this a prerequisite of going to Radford? She was glad that the weather happened to be nice on this February weekend, but why were the girls tanning? It couldn't have been more than sixty degrees. She sighed because she knew she would be doing the same thing back at JMU. She never had doubts about their relationship before, but the distance was getting stressful. Her best friend's disapproval didn't help, and the new friends she made at school always egged her on to hook-up with the good-looking guys at parties. The good looking guys at parties never seemed happy that she had a boyfriend, either. Her thoughts pursued until suddenly the door opened, he came back from taking a shower. She looked at him, but she did not see the same boy that she had dated her whole senior year of high school anymore. She saw a taller, more mature person. He looked at her and asked her what was wrong, she realized she had tears in her eyes. She didn't know what to do. This was the beginning of her doubt. Maybe they weren't 'meant to be.'

An Inspiring Speech

There are plenty of amazing speeches out there given by politicians or civil rights leaders, but the ones that have always tended to "melt my heart" are acceptance speeches by actors and actresses at the Academy Awards! Yeah, it's cheesy because the Oscars just passed and all, but an inspiring speech at the Oscars to me is something that remains prominent when ever asked about speeches.
What are the means of a "Great speech?" A Great speech, in my opinion, is one that is well spoken grammatically, clearly portrays the emotion and passion behind the purpose of the speech, and that can touch the listeners. The speech is unique, memorable and used as an allusion. Oscar speeches are a representation of how following your dreams and stamina through hard work can pay off.
Tom Hanks

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Russell Crow

Denzel Washington

Sandra Bullock