It was just a day like any other. Students go to school‚ adults go to work‚ but that was not the case for Michael.He was found dead at 11.39 a.m at the hostel of the University of Georgia with a blade in hand and a note that said‚ “I couldn’t take it. They were so mean to me online. All those comments‚ hate messages… Is it my fault that I happen to find members of the same sex attractive? I don’t belong to this world anymore. I’m sorry.” Michael Connolly was the top student of his cohort. He was
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infected with HIV every hour of every day.” (2) “In the United States‚ 45.6 percent of high school students and 79.5 percent of college students ages 18-24 have had sex. The average age at first marriage is 28.6 for men and 26.6 for women.” (3) Knowing these two statistics is important before choosing which side of the fence to belong to. The issue at hand is that Camden County College has decided to install condom dispensers within the campus bathrooms. A percentage of our population feels as though
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Topic: Chicago Bears General Purpose: Speech to Persuade Specific Purpose: I want my audience to realize why they should be Bears fans Thesis Statement: Living in Grand Rapids Michigan‚ the Chicago Bears are obviously the best football team to be a fan of Organizational Pattern: I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: When I was about seven years old‚ I made one of the best decisions of my young life‚ and I didn’t even realize it at the time b. Reason to Listen: Sports are a big
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Preparation Outline Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that banning sagging pants in Atlanta will help reduce indecent public display and the stereotype it gives men. Central Idea: Banning sagging pants in Atlanta will help reduce indecent public display‚ and it will reduce any stereotype it gives men Introduction I. Many are aware of the vast increase of the ever so disgusting fashion trend. This trend has corrupted the minds of today’s youths and has led them to believe that
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Danny Mendoza 3/5/13 English 14 Prof. Mareneck Informative Speech Joaquín Guzmán Loera Thesis Statement: How Joaquín Guzmán Loera became a mythical figure in Mexico‚ both a narco folk hero and a villain Main Points: His beginnings/ Birth Rise to Power/ Control of the Sinaloa Cartel Legend of “El Chapo” • Born on April 4‚ 1957‚ to a poor family in the rural town of La Tuna Badiraguato‚ his abusive father kicked him
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Speech Proposal Speech Purpose: To persuade. Audience Analysis: My male-to-female ratio is 50/50 with an age range from 18 to 24. There are four seniors‚ four juniors‚ seven sophomores‚ and two freshmen. Many are from the Southeast‚ however‚ we do have a couple from the Northeast‚ leaving one accounted for the Midwest‚ West‚ and a foreign country. There are seven African Americans and eight whites. Their interests include sports‚ travel‚ movies‚ fashion‚ cooking/eating‚ family‚ and the beach
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Specific purpose: to persuade the audience that secondhand smoke is harmful. Claim: Smoking should be banned from all public locations such as schools and hospitals‚ because of its danger to others. Do you know someone who smokes or do you smoke? Have you ever smoked in front of another person before or even worse a child? My interest in secondhand smoke arose when i was younger and my dad smoked. I was about 8 or 9 years old‚ however I lost interest until last semester when I researched a paper
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Ladies and gentlemen‚ I am a worried healthcare worker wanting condom vending machines in government schools. First of all‚ if condoms were available to student then teen pregnancy rates wouldn’t dramatically decrease. This would cause both male and female student dropout rates to increase; students would not have to drop out school to take care of their children. The distribution of condoms in public high schools will lower the rate of pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease among teenagers
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Generation FCAT! Unfortunately my generation was driven by budget cuts‚ and standardized test. I feel like I got cheated out of what could’ve been a more productive learning environment. Throughout all twelve years of school‚ all everyone would worry about is passing the FCAT. The teaching curriculum was based off of that standardized test‚ teachers that actually loved teaching got let go due to budget cuts. Most of my highschool years I had substitutes for two weeks at a time! This summer I
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was in grade school. II. It was really the only time of day we didn ’t have to sit in a desk and listen to a teacher. III. Physical Education was not mandatory in my elementary school but we still had something called “cycle motor” every Thursday. IV. In middle school and high school however‚ it was mandatory for us to take a P.E class. It was a requirement for us to graduate. V. I use to think all schools required a P.E class but I was wrong. Turns out that only a few school required students
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