of the law‚ namely hate speech. By and large‚ it is a broad category that subsumes verbal attacks based on the target’s race‚ ethnicity‚ religion and sexual orientation (Mohr 2013:238). Due to the fact that hate speech is designed to demean‚ despise and ostracize people on the basis of the above-said factors‚ it can be easily seen as a term related both to the phenomenon of insulting and fighting words (Neu 2008). And yet‚ a detailed enquiry into the scope of hate speech reveals that –as opposed
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Persuasive Speech Tips and Topics How to write a persuasive speech © Naomi Rockler-Gladen Feb 1‚ 2007 1. Find an appropriate and interesting persuasive speech topic. For many students‚ this is one of the most difficult parts of writing a persuasive speech. 2. Know your audience well. To be persuasive‚ you absolutely must identify with your audience and make your audience identify with you. This is so important‚ and yet many speakers don’t try. Who are the members of your audience? What
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“Jessica‚ please go to the principal’s office‚” is already scary enough to hear‚ let alone seeing my mom sitting up front in tears. Hearing that my dad had a stroke at the age of 43 was shocking‚ but in all honesty‚ understanding that he might need brain surgery made me cry. Just when I thought that was frightening‚ almost exactly two years later‚ my dad suffered a second stroke. He might not make it‚ they said‚ and for over a month‚ he couldn’t even say one word. That’s what made me think about the
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I attended a speech on Monday April 29th at Saint Thomas Aquinas’ rec room. The speakers name was Brandon Young‚ inspirational speaker. The audience was not very large‚ approximately 50 to 55 people were present. The name of the speech was “Why do you do it” and it was delivered to inspire you. To begin the speaker was very good at getting our attention by stating that he was not there to motivate us in anyway but‚ instead to ask “why”. His big point was “Why do you do the things
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of the traditional eight parts of speech comes to mind‚ flashbacks to sitting in the back row of my middle school English language class flourish through my brain. I don’t remember too much about them today‚ however I do know that it was drilled into my brain until we could fully understand and use them all. The eight parts of speech: such a key component of language‚ yet such a complicated piece of my learning career. Out of all eight of the parts of speech‚ the verb‚ the noun‚ the pronoun‚
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INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Topic: Customer Service Purpose: The purpose of customer services is to enhance the level of customer satisfaction. Specific Purpose: It is my belief that customer service is absolutely what defines bad companies‚ good companies and great companies over the long run. Central Idea: I. Introduction A. Gain and maintain audience attention. Seth Godin’s says‚ “The best measurement of customer service is whether‚ after the interaction‚ the customer would recommend
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Speech to Persuade Outline Topic: Speech to Persuade General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: When I am done with my speech I want the class to be persuaded to not text and drive. Central Idea: Texting while driving kills. Introduction: Young adults are the most common age group found texting and driving. 75% of young adults‚ teens especially say texting and driving is common among their friends. Body: I. Statistics of Texting and Driving a. 60% of all licensed drivers
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Reporting Verbs When using reported speech‚ most students learn to use "say" and "tell": Examples: John told me he was going to stay late at work. Peter said he wanted to visit his parents that weekend. These forms are perfectly correct for reporting what others have said. However‚ there are a number of other reporting verbs which can more accurately describe what someone has said. These verbs take a variety of structures. The following list gives you reporting verbs in various categories
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Final Draft Essay 1 Freedom Of Speech? Living in America means that we as citizens of the country have many rights according to the laws stated in the United States Constitution‚ which stands for our principles and make up the rights that American ’s deserve. One major freedom we have is stated in The First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right
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Speech Analysis On October 10‚ 2013 I gave a speech to my classmates about the three most important steps in investigating a murder case. These are including separating witnesses‚ collecting evidence‚ and interviewing suspects. Watching the video of my speech‚ I observed many strengths and weaknesses: strengths including a lot of facts‚ an interesting topic‚ and talking at an average pace. Weaknesses that stuck out to me were my hands consistently being in my pockets and reading directly off my
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