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Synesthesia Persuasive Speech
Synesthesia;
The /’s and *’s mean disregard them currently but I may decide to use them later
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Have you ever wondered what color a c major is? Or what the word train tastes like? Most would say that the only way to experience such a thing would be a massive drug trip,the likes of which lsd has never seen. But, I have good news for you, ladies and gentlemen. You don’t need any dangerous chemicals, or mind altering substances,
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//you just have to rewire your brain. Though, I guess you could qualify rewiring your brain as a //mind altering process-substance. But, that’s beside the point.
THoush for you or I to experience something like that we would have to rewire our brains. But, some lucky sons of a gun (how do i make this sound nicer??) are born with it. It being a neurological condition called synesthesia, in which different sensory centers of the brain are linked in abnormal ways, causing unique
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I have a favor to ask of you if you do not mind. Now, please imagine for a moment that the words I’m saying cause flashes of color across your eyelids, or bursts of flavor more vivid than that caused by food. That music evokes sensations across your body and patterns to dance in front your eyes. This is what we call synesthesia, a neurological phenom in which senses in the brain are conned to create new and incredible sensory experiences. Sadly this is not something we can force our brains to do, but a select, very luck, percentage of the population is. Because of the nature of synesthesia, there an almost infinite number of different types of it.The prevailing belief is, that instead of something to be cured, as few people believe, it is instead proof that humans are continuing to evolve. Synthetes, that is, those with synesthesia have a very unique outlook on life that very few people share. This gives them a whole new angle with which to solve problems, that allow humanity as a whole to continue to grow and

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