Speech: Love and Happy Birthday
Imagine this scene.A. Singing a song: Happy Birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy Birthday Happy, Birthday Happy Birthday to you. Okay blow out your candle and make a wish.II. Now be honest how many of you today still make a wish on your birthday candle? Did you know that that tradition is actually a superstition? Just like picking a penny heads up for good luck and not walking under a latter in fear of getting bad luck. You ever wonder why the lady behind you just threw salt on you or why at baby showers they spin a needle of the belly of the mother to be to determine the baby's sex. You aren't the only one. In my speech I will inform you of the many different superstitions that are still practiced and why people do the crazy things they do.
III. I am no expert on superstitions when it comes down to why people do such crazy things I am in the same boat you are. But I'll be the first to admit that Yes I am very superstitious. You will always find me shivering in the funeral ceremony when a black cat crosses a corpse because I am afraid if the corpse gets up and becoming a ‘ghost’.
IV. That's why in my speech I will enlighten you among other things as to why that lady threw salt on you. In my speech I will uncover the history and origin of superstitions, common and religious superstitions in today's society.
Transition to body: To understand superstition you must understand its origins and its history. I mean it had to come from somewhere right?
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I. History and Origins.
A. To get going let’s first define what a superstition is.
1. According to the Encyclopaedia of Superstitions by E. Radford, Superstition; is a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation.
2. Another definition is it's an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition.
3. And lastly it is a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary.
III. I am no expert on superstitions when it comes down to why people do such crazy things I am in the same boat you are. But I'll be the first to admit that Yes I am very superstitious. You will always find me shivering in the funeral ceremony when a black cat crosses a corpse because I am afraid if the corpse gets up and becoming a ‘ghost’.
IV. That's why in my speech I will enlighten you among other things as to why that lady threw salt on you. In my speech I will uncover the history and origin of superstitions, common and religious superstitions in today's society.
Transition to body: To understand superstition you must understand its origins and its history. I mean it had to come from somewhere right?
Body
I. History and Origins.
A. To get going let’s first define what a superstition is.
1. According to the Encyclopaedia of Superstitions by E. Radford, Superstition; is a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation.
2. Another definition is it's an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition.
3. And lastly it is a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary.