I. Seventeen‚ young Trayvon Martin‚ a Florida resident‚ was violently gunned down at age seventeen. A. I understand that you my peers are also 15‚ 16‚ and maybe 17 years old. B. Think of all the things in life you still have yet to experience. C. Now think about this‚ according to an article retrieved from the Gale database‚ in one year roughly 200 people have been murdered with concealed weapons in one state alone. D. Today I’m going to talk to you about the
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Jenna Meneses COM115-750 December 2. 2014 Fall 2014 Fast Food? Topic: Don’t eat fast food. Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience not to eat fast food‚ and to start eating healthier Thesis Statement: Eating fast food regularly can affect your health drastically‚ and can be disastrous. It’s up to you as an individual to start making healthy habits‚ and stop consuming all those unhealthy foods. Intro Attention Material/ Credibility Material: When we’re hungry‚ and don’t have time to cook we all
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Read more: Violence‚ Dogs‚ Animals‚ To Breed or Not to Breed‚ Life [pic] AP Photo/David Zalubowski A pit bull peers out from the door to its pen in the Denver Animal Shelter. Aug. 20‚ 2007 | When you fall in love with a pit bull‚ you need to be prepared for a lot of abuse from strangers -- a lot of accusations‚ a lot of glares. Walking down the street with my dog‚ Sula‚ cars slow down as they pass. People cross to the other side of the street‚ as if my canine is a convicted killer or I am an
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Name: Institution: Date: Title: Organ Donation – the life saver. Topic: Most of the times people face challenges with their body organs and yet most of us die with our organs which can be used to save a life. Purpose statement: to persuade the Red Cross club members in becoming organ donors and to act upon their decision to donate. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Getter: What is the feeling of having to wait long for something that you really need? How do you feel when it’s something you
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A persuasive speech is a speech with a thesis that highlights your opinion. Typical persuasive speeches give an opinion about whether something is good or bad‚ should or should not be done‚ or is or is not meeting some valued goal. Value speeches are ethical principle or other life value; it can be depend on a judgment that something is right or wrong‚ moral or immoral‚ or better or worse than another thing. If you were to give a speech about your stance on the morality of capital punishment‚ that
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Different breeds of bulldogs Do you know the meaning of the term "bulldog"? The term was first used around 1500‚ and might have been applied to ancestors of modern bulldogs. Most bulldogs are usually free of disabling genetic diseases‚ but some tend to have breathing problems. The breeds of bulldogs are generally very friendly they have a great sense of humor and usually always get along great with kids. There are many types of bulldogs; I have even owned a few. My favorite is the American
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My topic is corporal punishment My general purpose is to persuade my audience My specific purpose is to inform my audience on that corporal punishment is not a healthy way of educating kids. My central idea is that corporal punishment is not an effective way to in force rules or educate kids properly. Introduction I. Good morning everyone‚ Do you guys remember the last time you were hit by any adult? The last time you got in trouble? Do you remember that flying sandal or what I called
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April 25th for participation points. PERSUASIVE SPEECH PREPARATION WORKSHEET Name Alexia Higginbotham Section ___________________________________ 1. What is the topic of your speech? ______________Eating healthy____________________________________ 2. Are you speaking on a question of fact‚ value‚ or policy? ______________fact and value__________________ 3. What is your specific purpose statement? ______________________We
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Persuasive Speech - Merger A MERGER has a great deal in common with a marriage. In both cases‚ each side needs to be clear-eyed about the other’s strengths and weaknesses‚ to find areas where the partners can work together and other areas where they could each use some personal space. As in a marriage there is always a discussion about whether a name change will occur‚ and couples may fight about whether to keep or toss one person’s beloved orange sofa. Merging companies too often botch their strategizing
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Name: Maggie Wolljung General Purpose: to persuade Specific Purpose: to persuade my audience that bullying in schools is not okay and should be stopped Introduction I. Does anyone know what it means when a child becomes withdrawn‚ shows fear when its time to go to school and has declined in school performance? II. What if I told you it is symptoms of a child being bullied? Could you ever imagine such a thing being acceptable and prominent in this day and age? III. I think we can all admit to being
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