fifty states. Thesis Statement: Capital Punishment should be outlawed in all fifty states because: (1) capital punishment once executed cannot be undone‚ and (2) the cost process of capital punishment isn’t worth the expense. Introduction I. [Attention Getter] Imagine being sentenced to die. A. The United States gives you‚ the offender‚ five options to proceed. 1. Most likely your state will proceed with your execution through lethal injection. 2. There are other options if you so choose. a) They
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a. Attention getter: “Faster‚ higher‚ stronger.” Michael Phelps motto b. Introductory info c. Thesis sentence: Michael Phelps is my role model because he is a swift swimmer‚ he has won fourteen Olympic gold medals‚ and he is a pothead. II. Body a. Swift swimmers b. Olympic gold medalists c. Pothead III. Conclusion a. Transition from lat point b. Reword thesis sentence c. Refer back to attention getter Mallory
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I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: In the words of a popular artist it is time to “drop it like it’s hot”. Many of you might not know who Dave Barry is‚ and to be honest neither did I. He is an award-winning writer and columnist. He once said‚ “The four building blocks of the universe are fire‚ water‚ gravel and vinyl”. B. Central Idea: When you own a vinyl; you are collecting a piece of art‚ an emotion‚ and most importantly your collecting a piece of yourself. C. Creditability: Vinyl records
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I. Attention Getter: Robert Blum‚ a professor at Johns Hopkins University directed the “Global Early Adolescent Study” that found that children from a very young age and widely different backgrounds “will internalize this myth that girls are vulnerable and boys are strong and independent”. II. Credibility: I have personally experienced gender stereotyping as well as gender inequality. Although it is not as bad as it used to be‚ inherit values within our society constrain women’s roles and opportunities
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I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Facebook and Instagram are used by millions of people‚ now with the show of hands who here does not have a social media? B. Background and Audience Relevance: Social media can be something exciting and entertaining for many people. What they do not know is how this can become addicting. C. Speaker Credibility: I’ve personally joined the world of social media at the age of 13. The first type of social media that I joined was Facebook. D. Thesis: by explaining
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I. Attention Getter: Last weekend I was working at a local soccer tournament where I was in charge of selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a round trip for two to Madrid‚ Spain for a four night five day trip. During my long three days working for this raffle booth I noticed that no one really bothered to listen or even consider to buy raffle tickets. As curious as I was to why people weren’t buying I decided to ask one of the parents spectating their son’s game. I asked “how come you wouldn’t
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audience about the pro and cons about remain tax exempt Central idea: While for churches they do not have to pay tax because they provide needed service for the government they must to pay it because they also are making profit. Introduction Attention – Getter. The bible relates that when the Pharisees asked Jesus whether‚ it was permissible to pay taxes to Caesar; Jesus replied that one should render into Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and into God the things that is God’s. Reveal the topic:
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I’m going to briefly tell you about how golf started. I am then going to teach the proper grip and posture one should have‚ ball placement when going to set up‚ and what some of the different golf clubs were made for. 1. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Have you ever gone out to the golf course with your buddies and had an absolute awful day? Golf is a challenging game both mentally and physically. It has been around since the 15th century and has been played competitively all around the world
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Kevin Pearson 3-28-12 I. Attention Getter Have you never felt a sudden rush of panic when you saw something scary pop out of nowhere in a Horror movie? Have you never squirmed in you seat at the theatre or even in your living room chair because you saw something that was unsettling on the screen? II. Need Step Of course you have. All of us have. Every one of us has been afraid or startled by something or someone in the Horror movie medium. But‚ why? What make us so afraid of the
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July 8‚ 2012 Should the U.S. government sensor material on the Internet? Introduction- Attention Getter: Maybe one of the most debated topics in the U.S. is the question: Should the U.S. government sensor material on the Internet? I like many others say no‚ because many feel it is a violation of the First Amendment‚ it is not the first of its kind‚ meaning it’s not the first hotly debatable topic using a media source‚ and the government has attempted to pass bills for it. I. Violation
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