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Informative Speech: Van Gough
I. Introduction
Attention Getter: " First I dream my paintings then I paint my dreams" Van Gough Reason to listen: What makes an individual unique is their passions. Painting has been one of my passions since I could hold a paint brush. Even though I am not great at painting, it still is apart of who I am. I have many passions, but painting is the one thing I can do when all else fails to make me feel better. It is a visual of how I feel and showing that, to me, is easier than speaking of how I am feeling. An easy way to see what sets me apart from others is to look at my paintings. Thesis Statements: Without paint brushes painting would be difficult to accomplish, just like it would be difficult to explain who I am without
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The same way I am creating a life I truly want.
Second, I will explain how within painting there are always many things to be learned about just like life.
Lastly, I will talk about how a paint brush is a tool used to help many people through rough times, similar to what I will be doing with my future. II. Body
There are no rules when it comes to painting and how to use a paint brush. What ever I can imagine I can create. This has helped me be able to make my life into anything I can think of.There are no limitations for me. I can make my life into anything I dream of through the choices I follow. I have learned that through practice, like painting, I will be able to make a masterpiece out of my life that I am proud of. Transition: Not only have I learned that I can do anything I want in life, I was able to find out that there is always something I do not know.
B.With in life there will always be lessons that are waiting to be learned. With the amount of paint brushes in the world it is next to impossible to learn them all.
When I use different paint brushes I am always learning new techniques to use with the
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I really would love to effect someone's life the way in the positive way painting effected my life. III. Conclusion
A. Review of main points:
First, I stated how paint brushes help me create a world I truly want. The same way I am creating a life I truly want.
Second, I explained how within painting there are always many things to be learned about just like life.
Lastly, I talked about how a paint brush is a tool used to help many people through rough times, similar to what I will be doing with my future.
B.Restate thesis: Without paint brushes painting would be difficult to accomplish, just like it would be difficult to explain who I am without speaking of this form of art.
C.Clousure: As I stated earlier, painting has impacted my life deeply. Through the jobs of a paint brush I found some great life lessons. There will never be a day that I stop painting. I became the person I am today and have plans for my future that would not exist if I did not paint. It is extremely hard for me to think of who I could have been without this passion. Through this passion I have, and will continue, to make paint a life worth

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