Bull Fighting
I. Introduction A. ATTENTION-GETTER: I want to play a game. In this game there are two competitors, yourself and a raging bull. Your job is to amaze the crowd by taunting the bull as it stampedes towards you, with only your red cape and your courage to aid you. Sounds like fun? B. REASON TO LISTEN: By presenting this speech, it will help clarify the tradition of bullfighting in Spain that is often misconstrued and misguided. This speech will provide the history and importance of why the brutal sport of bullfighting is an important custom to Spanish tradition. C. SPEAKER CREDIBILITY: I have provided extensive research by utilizing books and online sources as references to find accurate information of this subject. D. THESIS: Bullfighting incorporates a long history in the Spanish culture using the symbolic animal of the bull to practice this long-lived tradition as an art form. E. PREVIEW OF MAIN POINTS 1. The history of Spanish bullfighting. 2. Bullfighting as an art form. 3. The representation of the bull and the reasons for using them.
Transition: Well, the only difference is that this is not a game, but a Spanish tradition practiced throughout the centuries. II. Body F. Bullfighting has been occurring for several centuries throughout the country of Spain. 4. Bullfight: A traditional Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American spectacle, in which a bull is fought by a matador, assisted by banderilleros and picadors, in a prescribed way in an arena and is usually killed. (Britannica Online) 5. Bulls also played an important role in the religious ceremonies of the Iberian tribes living in Spain in prehistoric times. 6. Although the true origins of bullfighting are unknown, the earliest indications of bullfighting are evident up to ancient Rome. a) Greek and Roman influenced and created the spectacle of bullfighting. 7. The development
Transition: Well, the only difference is that this is not a game, but a Spanish tradition practiced throughout the centuries. II. Body F. Bullfighting has been occurring for several centuries throughout the country of Spain. 4. Bullfight: A traditional Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American spectacle, in which a bull is fought by a matador, assisted by banderilleros and picadors, in a prescribed way in an arena and is usually killed. (Britannica Online) 5. Bulls also played an important role in the religious ceremonies of the Iberian tribes living in Spain in prehistoric times. 6. Although the true origins of bullfighting are unknown, the earliest indications of bullfighting are evident up to ancient Rome. a) Greek and Roman influenced and created the spectacle of bullfighting. 7. The development
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