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AWOL · 05-19-2008 08:47 PM

I need to write a speech on my hero(you can tell where this is going huh?) and although I don't believe in heroes if I did you would be mine. Could you maybe just post a little bit about yourself. Sorry if I seem like I'm sucking up.

Darthmat · 05-19-2008 09:06 PM

http://www.school-survival.net/about/
On that page you find...
http://www.school-survival.net/about/aboutsite.php - history of SS.
http://www.school-survival.net/members/show.php?show=31 - SoulRiser's Bio.

More stuff on that page, but I think those two will be a good place to start.

**SoulRiser** · 05-20-2008 02:24 AM

Me? Hero?

Er yeah, lots of stuff already on those pages... if you wanna know anything else though, just ask Smile

EDIT: there's also the interview: http://www.school-survival.net/about/interview.php
And a bunch of stuff about the school I was at: http://www.school-survival.net/about/my_school/

Dunno what else to add... Smile

AWOL · 05-20-2008 04:47 PM

Thanks man. And woman. You go girl!

youvebeenthunderstruck · 05-20-2008 04:54 PM

Yeah, SoulRiser's awesome. Smile

AWOL · 05-20-2008 05:01 PM

Who can't agree with that. Except for my teacher. Boy is she going to be pissed when I do Soul for my speech. And no I'm not just doing her(god that sounds wrong) to piss her off.

youvebeenthunderstruck · 05-20-2008 05:15 PM

Haha. Hey, include as much anti-mandatory school things as you can.

AWOL · 05-20-2008 05:17 PM

Here it is so far...

Good morning class and Mrs. Heywood. I had a bit of difficulty trying to find my hero. Then I realized I didn’t have one. I had a… heroine? Anyways, I have chosen SoulRiser. Most of you will not know her. She is anti-school and anti-corruption. A lot of you will be confused with this and think she is anti-learning. However she holds that school is no place to learn. SoulRiser is my hero because she has helped me get through tough times. She has helped me survive school by creating school survival <dot> <net>. She has also helped many others such as liq3, Pyokinetic Punker, Hannyness, psychopath, Alucard and magic. Yeah those are all internet names. Deal with it. She supports learning and doesn’t condone violence. SoulRiser believes in free speech so nothing gets deleted off of her site. Not racist comments not insults not blasphemy not comments that would make your parents ban you from ever visiting it again. Many people that have come to this site are now home schooled or un-schooled. Un-schooling is where the student teaches him or herself. Soulriser started school survival in 1999 as a place to vent about school. She threw a sloppy page title, a bit of amateur web design and all that was left was a title. School survival was the first thing that came to her mind. How true that would become. She went through school being bullied by everyone, even the teachers. In years nine to twelve she went to a private school. In year nine

Hope you like it so far!

youvebeenthunderstruck · 05-20-2008 05:26 PM

Constructive criticism?

It needs to flow more. It sounds like THIS happened. Then THIS. And THIS. Bang bang bang bang.

Also, naming people from the site is pretty irrelevant.

Also, 'many' people who come here are not homeschooled or unschooled.

AWOL · 05-20-2008 05:29 PM

Sorry. I'm no good at speeches. Besides. I said many people who have come here are home schooled etc. Besides I don't care how crap a speech it is I'm still failing. I suck at public speaking and there putting this on my English report. I mean drama I could sort of understand.

youvebeenthunderstruck · 05-20-2008 05:37 PM

Just for accuracy's sake, most people who come here are still forced to go to school. But feel free to discard what I said. It's your speech.

AWOL · 05-20-2008 05:39 PM

No, I respect your opinion here it is.

Good morning class and Mrs. Heywood. I had a bit of difficulty trying to find my hero. Then I realized I didn’t have one. I had a… heroine? Anyways, I have chosen SoulRiser. Most of you will not know her. She is anti-school and anti-corruption. A lot of you will be confused with this and think she is anti-learning. However she holds that school is no place to learn. SoulRiser is my hero because she has helped me get through tough times. She has helped me survive school by creating school survival <dot> <net>. She has also helped many others such as liq3, Pyokinetic Punker, Hannyness, psychopath, Alucard and magic. Yeah those are all internet names. Deal with it. She supports learning and doesn’t condone violence. SoulRiser believes in free speech so nothing gets deleted off of her site. Not racist comments not insults not blasphemy not comments that would make your parents ban you from ever visiting it again. Many people that have come to this site are now home schooled or un-schooled. Un-schooling is where the student teaches him or herself. Soulriser started school survival in 1999 as a place to vent about school. She threw a sloppy page title, a bit of amateur web design and all that was left was a title. School survival was the first thing that came to her mind. How true that would become. She went through school being bullied by everyone, even the teachers. In years nine to twelve she went to a private school. In year nine she found it a wondrous place full of great things. Everyone respected her, everyone was nice and even the work was set out as interestingly as possible. But the school changed over time, conforming to the various authorities and parents. It became more like the school she had once thought she had gotten rid of. Gradually she found herself coming home frustrated. And so in her 11th year at school she thought she needed a place to rant and vent about school. School survival came into being. After year twelve she considered stopping the site. But because of the response she got from students, intellectuals and even parents and teachers, she continued. And all I can say is that I’m glad she did. This is why SoulRiser is my hero and if you don’t like it you’ve already been brainwashed by the system, and I fell sorry for you. If you find you need to vent about school or rant about something or even if there’s something bugging you, we have a forum full of people ready to help you.

youvebeenthunderstruck · 05-20-2008 06:20 PM

IT SUCKS YOU FAGGOT

Nah. I like it. Smile

AWOL · 05-20-2008 06:23 PM

Oh, god. My motivation has disappeared! MY PARENTS ARNT LETTING ME PLAY TACTICAL ASSASSIN 2!

Darthmat · 05-20-2008 08:13 PM

But more soul (lol) into it. Sound more passionate.

**SoulRiser** · 05-21-2008 04:42 AM

* SoulRiser blushes

I like it. (Well, ofcourseIlikeit, it's all about meeee!) Laugh

Quote:Boy is she going to be pissed when I do Soul for my speech. And no I'm not just doing her(god that sounds wrong) to piss her off.

Yeah, that sounds very very wrong. lulz.

Well, nevermind what the teacher thinks... how many people are in your class? Free advertising FTW. Biggrin

AWOL · 05-21-2008 04:36 PM

YAaaay I got nine out of ten.

eye contact 2/2

correct stance and body laguage 1/2 (no surprise there)

evidence of research 3/3

relevent information about my hero 3/3!

I suck at speechs most of the time I get 0!

Thanks soul! and darth. And soul, I have about 26 people in my class. Who all hate my bitch of a sub. Their going to remember this place in year, oh say, 11!

**SoulRiser** · 05-22-2008 07:40 AM

Sweet

Congrats on the 9/10 and getting the word out to 26 people at the same time... Evil

youvebeenthunderstruck · 05-22-2008 08:09 AM

It's good you passed, but hooray for schools marking you on absolutely worthless things... "eye contact"? Gee. Some people are just anti-social. School really pushes their limits when they intrude into people's lives.

Cilaos · 05-22-2008 08:21 AM

Stance and body language?
How the fuck is that important?
I agree with thunder on the over intrusiveness of school.
Nonetheless, I'm really glad you did well and maybe even got through to some people.

Puchiko · 05-24-2008 06:35 AM

Just out of curiosity, who did the other students choose as their heroes? Was it dominated by celebrities, historical figures, or people they knew personally?

AWOL · 05-24-2008 10:24 AM

20% personal, 60% celeb, 15% sport, 5% the first female to go to med school. The girl who did med is pretty smart, and she wants to be a doctor. A good choice. I'm sure she'll make a great doctor.

random_name · 07-27-2008 03:49 AM

if i get a similar assignment i am going to do the site in general, or maybe soulriser too. hope you dont mind. im not too good at public speaking, but free advertisement is free advertisement. plus it must be fairly cool, standing up in school and saying your heroine is somone who created an anti school site, and them not be able to do anything about it. hope no-one minds that i copied or that i kind of brought this thread back from the dead.

**SoulRiser** · 07-27-2008 06:08 AM

Hehehe. No problem. That'd be seriously cool. Biggrin

random_name · 07-27-2008 06:12 AM

that would be cool wouldn't it?

AWOL · 07-27-2008 01:05 PM

Hell yeah it would.

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