an immediate response. Even a small‚ token action is better than none at all. You can say‚ “On your way out‚ please sign the petition on the table at the rear of the room.” Even better‚ if time permits‚ is to circulate the petition for them to sign before they stand up to leave. Researchers have verified that if you persuade a person to take a positive step‚ you increase that person ’s commitment to your cause.4 He or she now has made an investment of time and energy. If opponents try to persuade
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My pet peeve is stupid people that start drama over social media. I just think it is so dumb and pointless because where is this all going to take you? Nowhere. Why can’t people grow up and stop being so scandalous and stupid. Instead of arguing and such‚ they should get educated to better themselves. I just can’t understand why people try and put up a front of being so tough and what not over Facebook‚ Instagram‚ Twitter‚ etc. When truthfully the things they say over these social media accounts
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Pet Peeve Paragraph Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and all you can think of is how dirty their teeth are? Unbrushed teeth is disgusting and a bad habit to get into. This needs to to change. Cleaning your teeth needs to be a priority. For one thing‚ filthy teeth are gross to look at. Additionally‚ it can make someone wonder if they aren’t cleaning their teeth‚ what else are they not cleaning? Lastly‚ bad teeth probably means the person has bad breath. Nasty teeth can be gross
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with many different topics‚ but unfortunately‚ public speaking and/ or communications was not one of them. In fact‚ the last class that I took even relatively close to this one was in junior high school. In some sense‚ I guess that this could be thought of as a good thing‚ because now I can learn at a college level to begin with.<br><br>My goals for this class are fairly numerous‚ but all are based on all around knowledge and improvement of public speaking in a general sense. I want to be able to get
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Assignment 07 SP180 Principles of Public Speaking Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated‚ answer in complete sentences‚ and be sure to use correct English‚ spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be a minimum of two (2) double-spaced pages to a maximum of four (4) pages in length; refer to the "Assignment Format" page located on the Course Home page for
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that I married a white man because he has money‚ or that my children will come out with "good hair". Some have had the audacity to say it’s because‚ "I think that I am white". What?! So today I would like to set the record straight. One of my pet peeves is when people classify or stereotype me because of the color of my skin‚ or the gender I was born! I am a black woman of Caribbean ancestry‚ and I’ve had my share of racism and sexism throughout my life that would warrant me to become ignorant
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Why Everyone Should Listen to Music General topic: to inform Specific topic: to inform about the benefits of listening to music Thesis: Today‚ I am going to inform you about the benefits you can receive from listening to music. Introduction I. Attention-Getting Device: Do you ever listen to music to change your mood‚ entertain you‚ or to pump you up? II. Thesis: Today‚ I am going to inform you about the benefits you can receive from listening to music. III. Listener Relevance: I am sure everyone
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GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform SPECIFIC PURPOSE: I want my audience to know and understand everything about sex education and its implications INTRODUCTION Attention getters: • I can remember the first time I had “the talk” with my parents. • How many people have ever had “the talk” with their parents? • What comes to your mind when you hear the word sex? • Thesis statement: sex education should be about giving a girl or boy the tools or having the courage to say "no"‚ and ultimately "yes" when the
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Strategies There are numerous different classification systems for vocabulary learning strategies. Several common used are listed at the following. Gu and Johnson (1996) developed a classification of vocabulary learning strategies that are beliefs about vocabulary learning‚ metacognitive regulation‚ guessing strategies‚ dictionary strategies‚ note-taking strategies‚ memory strategies (rehearsal)‚ memory strategies (encoding) and activation strategies. Schmitt (1997) took advantage of Rebecca Oxford’s
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Real Madrid’s popular soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo’s life: Family‚ soccer and his Ferrari cars. So‚ biggest part of his life is action and adrenalin‚ which explains that he is a Ferrari lover.17th September` 2013 Caranddrive.com shared information about new Ferrari‚ which is “LA Ferrari.” The company produced only 499 La Ferrari cars. The main reason for the amount of cars is price. In addition to Ronaldo is a one of the owners of this new Ferrari. Price is very high and according to www.businessinsider
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