Maged S Grade 12 English

      This video includes us  Matthew McConaughey's speech as he won the Oscars back in 2014. Not only was his acting great, but his sense of humor and the way he expresses his thoughts are incredible as well. He started by involving the other nominees for their incredible work, such as Leonardo di Caprio and Christian bale, as well as thanking the director and his colleagues.  He states that there are three things that he needs daily: one is something to look up to, another is something to look forward to and lastly is someone to chase. Afterwards, McConaughey states that God is what looks up to and and says that he graced his life with amazing opportunities that were in no person's hand. In addition, he believes that because of God, gratitude reciprocates. He then quotes Charlie Laughton who said, "When you got God, you got a friend and that friend is you."       He thanked all his family members, his dad, siblings, wife and three children, and when the turn came to

      Stephen Covey explains the importance of prioritizing the big rocks instead of the small pebbles. Both of them symbolize the things we have in our lives. The big rocks are the big and vital things we have in life, while the small peddles are the smaller and less important ones. At first, Elizabeth was told to add all the big rocks into the jar already filled with small pebbles. She added a few, then it started becoming more complicated and difficult to continue. She started pushing and forcing the big rock to fit in, yet there were still more to be added. Afterward, there was an empty jar and she was told to fit in the big rocks first. After she added them, she went ahead to add the small pebbles. Astonishingly, it fit in perfectly.      The purpose of this video is to encourage people to start prioritizing the crucial things in life instead of the not as important ones. It's not telling us to avoid these little things, but to acknowleadge how to not give them up while handli