a. Attention Getter: America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed. -Eleanor Roosevelt, 1936
b. Reason to Listen: Cars have been the fixation of American Culture since their creation, they serve as a way to channel time and energy. They’re something you can pour your heart and soul into and have work to show and be proud of.
c. Thesis Statement: My project car is my 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4, I have spent 2 years restoring it and it has taught me that perseverance and dedication really do pay off.
d. Preview of Main Points:
i. My car shows my discipline ii. My car allows me to network and connect with people iii. My car has created a lifelong passion of working on cars in my spare time
II. My project car is my 2008 Dodge …show more content…
Numerous hours spent in under and inside my car regardless of weather or other things going on iii. At times I had to pick up extra shifts working and neglect social activities so I could afford for parts and labor into my car
Transition: The love, blood, sweat and tears put into cars allows people to be brought together and form a tightknit community.
b. After numerous recognitions for my car I have been invited into car groups and been able to network and connect with people
i. My love for cars and working on them got me a job working at Belle Tire part-time so I can learn more about cars while I still study for my career ii. I was one of the first members of DAMM, a car group that is recognized almost throughout the entire Midwest region and by GM who is the parent company of Mopar iii. I was invited to join the CMU Car Club which is now a school recognized car club, allowing me to add that to my resume and network and meet people at CMU and other car clubs in the Central Michigan area
Transition: Being in these car groups creates a passion to constantly dream up ideas for new aesthetics and performance modifications
c. After spending hours and meets and on forum websites, a lifelong passion of cars has been engrained into my mind and