Persuasive Speech Strategy Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that Capital Punishment does not deter crime and that it should be abolished. Central Idea: Homicide rates are lower in non-death penalty states when compared to states with the death penalty. Main Points: I. The death penalty has no deterrent effect. II. The costs of administrating capital punishment are prohibitive. III. States with the death penalty have higher murder rates than those without
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Persuasive Speech: Euthanasia Everyone‚ at least know one person that drinks. There is nothing wrong with having a beer or two every now and then. It gets dangerous when people mix it with other substances. And that’s exactly what Karen Quinlan did when she was only 17 years old. She mixed alcohol and valium. This bad combination put her in a persistent vegetative state. After fighting the New Jersey’s Supreme Court for over ten years‚ her parents were finally able to remove all artificial forms
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2012 survey conducted by the National Consumer League finds that sixty percent of children between the ages of 8-12 already have cell phone. Pendergast also expressed in her speech‚ “ “Tweens” are you ready for Cell phones?” that she receives numerous inquiries from parents on this topic and tells them: “It all depends on the child‚ of course‚ but in general‚ age 10 is just about right.” Caroline Knorr‚ from the group Common Sense Media states‚” We want our kids to be independent‚ to be able to walk
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Stop Childhood Obesity Joannie Greene ENG 122 English Composition II Instructor: Corey King April 24‚ 2012 For the first time in life scientists believe this generation of children will have a shorter lifespan than their parents. According to Health Information Brought to Life‚ “Growing childhood obesity statistics‚ continue to rise.” (weight–loss.emedtv.com/childhood- obesity/effects 2010). The First Lady “Michelle Obama” is involved; her mission is “Let’s Move”
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Persuasive Speech Outline (Using Monroe’s Motivated Sequence) Topic: Voting in Election Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to vote in democratic elections to voice out their opinions and beliefs regardless of their background‚ to decide for their future‚ and to preserve the essence of democracy. Attention: * Provide a vivid description of people struggling to fight for their voting rights in certain countries. * Share relevant facts /statistics of how a small number of votes
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Persuasive Speech Template Introduction Get audience attention: Attention all Faulkner State University Students. Commuters are you tired of a long boring drive to Bay Minette to attend your daily classes. On-Campus residents are frustrated with being stuck on campus when you can not drive or get a ride off campus. Indicate purpose and thesis: Today I plan to unleash a cutting edge three part transportation system that will mobilize the students‚ faculty and staff of Faulkner State University
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action shall be taken and what predicted statistics can occur from this change. Thesis Statement: Abortion may be a temporary fix to a momentary problem‚ but permanently kills the life of an in vivo child and leaves scars on the physiological and emotional well-being of the parent. Preview: This persuasive argument uses the objective facts‚ the biology of the aborted fetus‚ as well as post-abortion physiological and emotional trauma. This also debunks common opinions of those whom are pro-choice while
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Persuasive Speech Outline ALL 50 STATES SHOULD HAVE MANDATORY MOTORCYCLE HELMET LAWS TOPIC: Mandatory motorcycle helmet laws PURPOSE: To persuade the audience that all 50 states should enact and enforce a mandatory motorcycle helmet law. THESIS STATEMENT: Mandatory helmet laws save lives and dollars. INTRODUCTION Did you know that only 19 states and the District of Columbia have laws in place that require all motorcycle riders to wear a helmet? 19!? 28 states have laws covering
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2015 more than 1 in 4 kindergarten children were overweight or obese. As the children get older the rates continue to increase. In the same 2015 study‚ more than 1 in 3 children in the 3rd grade were obese and overweight. As I’m sure you know obesity and obesity-related diseases are not only harmful to the children of our communities‚ but also to our communities as a whole. Yet one glance at the APS school breakfast and lunch menus and you will find that the issue seems to be ignored by the school district
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Coke‚ritain is fat. We know that. Chefs B and doctors‚ footballers and even pop stars tell us over and over again‚ in campaigns against the obesity epidemic. But now‚ as The Independent on Sunday reveals‚ new data show that an alarming number of Britons actually suffer from malnutrition. Doctors estimate that more than three million people are malnourished. Most do not re-alise it‚ although diagnosis rates in hospitals have soared by 44 per cent over the past five years. The most extreme cases echo
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