A persuasive speech is a speech with a thesis that highlights your opinion. Typical persuasive speeches give an opinion about whether something is good or bad‚ should or should not be done‚ or is or is not meeting some valued goal. Value speeches are ethical principle or other life value; it can be depend on a judgment that something is right or wrong‚ moral or immoral‚ or better or worse than another thing. If you were to give a speech about your stance on the morality of capital punishment‚ that
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“In any case‚ frequent punishments are a sign of weakness or slackness in the government. There is no man so bad that he cannot be made good for something. No man should be put to death‚ even as an example‚ if he can be left to live without danger to society.”( Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ The Social Contract) What Rousseau stated here aids in prompting thoughts such as whether carrying out the death penalty is morally right? Does punishment need to go as far as bestowing death on a person’s life? Should
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Maybe you just got yelled at or had to serve a detention? If you lived in Texas‚ Tennessee or any of the other 19 states that allow corporal punishment in schools‚ you would be hit with a wooden paddle as a punishment in front of all of your peers. This happens to students of every age from primary school up until high school. It is vital that corporal punishment in schools is outlawed because it is inhumane‚ ineffective‚ teaches children violence‚ and teachers should not
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Capital punishment still takes place in the twenty-first century. The opinion on how much power the government should have when applying the death penalty punishment varies among different people. Even the religious leaders‚ judges‚ magistrates‚ scholars and lawyers hold different ideas when it comes to the issue of capital punishment. There are those who think that the government should have the authority to determine whether a person who commits a crime deserves to die or to live. Although the
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PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE SAMPLE - MOTIVATED SEQUENCE PATTERN By Fui Oili (with modifications made by S. Pastor) TITLE: Vacation in Hawaii GENERAL PURPOSE: To persuade SPECIFIC PURPOSE (GOAL): To persuade my audience to choose to take a vacation to the neighbor islands before taking a vacation out of the state or country. GENERAL IDEA: Visitors come from all over the world to experience the beauty and adventure of Hawaii. However‚ many local residents haven’t had the opportunity to experience all
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Capital Punishment can be thought of as a cruel but necessary action‚ but to be the one to actually execute the punishment provides a different outlook on this seemingly imperative act. George Orwell utilizes his own experience as an accomplice in Burma to fuel his strive for change. Orwell orchestrates his essay‚ “A Hanging‚” with the intent to evoke a feeling of animosity from readers towards capital punishment. His detached point of view‚ depicting the animal like treatment the prisoners endure
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3/03/2013 COM 201 Persuasive A Outline Introduction The clip that we just watched was the beginning scene to a Woody Allen film titled Midnight in Paris. It shows many scenic shots of what I consider to be my favorite place‚ the city of Paris. I had the privilege of visiting Paris a few years ago and instantly fell in love. Paris offers a lot of different qualities but one that hit home with me is the artistic beauty that goes into every facet of Parisian life. That is
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School uniforms should not be compulsory. Hi I’m Thalia and I"m here to speak on behalf of students who oppose to wearing school uniforms. I want you all to look at your uniform and think‚ why are you wearing that? What is the purpose? In this day and age‚ school uniforms are completely irrelevant to a students life. They should not be essential in our Australian schools. Uniforms are costly‚ do not help a students education in any way as well as take away a students right for freedom and expression
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Should Capital Punishment be Re-Introduced? The term ’capital punishment’ is derived from the Latin caput‚ meaning ’head’. It originally referred to death by decapitation‚ but now applies generally to state sanctioned executions. Capital punishment is a death sentence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. Capital punishment has‚ in the past‚ been practiced by most societies‚ as a punishment for criminals‚ and political or religious dissidents
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What’s the gist of this project? In connection with reading Animal Farm and in order to support our study of rhetorical devices‚ you will write and deliver a 3-4 minute speech to the class that calls your audience to action in stopping some sort of injustice. How should I get started? Your first task is to choose a topic. Identify an injustice you see around you‚ whether at home (i.e. chores‚ curfews)‚ at work (i.e. wages‚ hours‚ management practices)‚ at school (i.e. rules‚ homework
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