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    Joseph Froehle Public Speaking Class Persuasive Speech Outline Topic: Organ Donation Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate. Thesis Statement: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you die. I.  INTRODUCTION A.  Attention material/Credibility Material: How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really‚ really want? What if it was

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    Jim Casy In John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath‚ Steinbeck uses several characters and situations to symbol something greater. The character‚ Jim Casy‚ is portrayed as an allegorical figure that represents Jesus Christ. Casy’s ideals and beliefs are very similar to those of Jesus Christ. Jim Casy is used to represent Jesus Christ‚ and to give the people going through a hard time a glimpse of hope and strength. Steinbeck portrays Jim Casy as Jesus Christ. The first notable comparison between

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    The horizons of optical networks are much more than high speed physical layer transport. An intelligent optical network design must include higher network layer considerations. This is the only book currently on the market that addresses optical networks from the physical layer to the network layer and should be valuable for those who try to understand the intricacies of what optical networks can be. —Vincent Chan‚ Professor‚ MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science This book

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    recognizable person in the history of mankind is Jesus Christ. The Christ figure is a representation of a character that has similar characteristics to Christ. Christ figures in literature are typically subtle references that your teacher points out or they are pointed out in plain sight by the author. Physical productions‚ such as movies and television shows have been using the idea of a Christ figure‚ as well. An example of this is The Doctor in the British Sci-Fi show “Doctor Who.” The purpose

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    Our 35th president‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ was inaugurated on January 20‚ 1961. On that day he gave a speech that gave solidarity to America at a time when it needed it most. Kennedy alludes to patriotism as a cure for the problems of our nation in this speech. One type of patriotism Kennedy talks about is war patriots‚ or patriotism through defending our nation. He says‚ “Each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty‚” meaning all Americans have had

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    Sports Figures and Celebrities: Who Is The Right Role Model? Krista Nicole Valley ENG 122: English Composition II Prof: Heather Nielson February 22‚ 2015 I. Introduction A: Thesis Statement While celebrities and sports figures are more likely to be role models to children‚ it is up to the child to decide whether to base their decision on likes and beliefs‚ or looks. II. Body paragraph #1- Topic Sentence #1 When it comes to choosing a sports role model‚ a lot of

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    Persuasive speech outline Topic: three common bad habits to stop Specific purpose: by the end of my speech my audience will realize how dangerous some of their eating habits could be. Thesis statement: eating a lot of junk food‚ snacking all the time‚ and skipping breakfast are bad habits people especially young adults should stop. Introduction: We are all unintentionally hurting our body and our health on a daily basis by some of our eating patterns. Food and Agriculture organization

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    The Tragic Figure of Antigone When people recall tragedies‚ they often think Shakespearean. These tragedies were usually named after their tragic protagonists (e.g.‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Macbeth‚ Julius Caesar‚ Hamlet‚ Othello). However‚ many tragic characters did not have an eponymous play. For example‚ in Antigone‚ a woman loses her life trying to honor her fallen brother and inadvertently causes Creon‚ the king‚ to lose his wife and daughter. Since we have two important characters’ detriments‚

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    Problem Outline: Weed Country Thesis: There is a significant amount of attention in today’s world on weather or not to legalize marijuana. The prohibition of marijuana is holding up the improvement of social and economic developments. Introduction I. [Attention-Getter] Would you want the government limiting how much coffee you can drink or how much cheesecake you’re allowed to eat? According to Dr. Paul Phinney‚ president-elect of the California medical association has found these types of

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    Cultural Artifact Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention getter: When you think of family game night‚ Monopoly‚ Uno‚ and Scrabble come to mind. But when I think of family game night‚ the only game I hope to be playing is Lotería!. B. Revealed object: The cultural artifact that I chose to talk about is the Lotería game. C. Speaker credibility: This game has been something I’ve played with my family and friends since I can remember that still continues to be a tradition at every get-together

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