In the short story “funny boy” Adrian and ___ are discriminated against for different reasons in their culture. Adrian‚ while being homosexual‚ and ___ for being black and taking care of Adrian. In this time period‚ it was still universially accepted and common for people to be against gays and blacks. In many instances‚ they are both discriminated against. In Adrian’s case‚ he was discriminated against for being gay and having AIDS‚which was generally associated with homosexuals. He lived in
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Outline informative speech General Purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform the class about stress Thematic statement: To inform the class about causes‚ effects and stress management Introduction Attention: May I have your attention please? Hello‚ my name is Tuyen Mai Credibility statement: as a first year student‚ I have experienced many of stressful situations during my college life Thematic statement: Today I will have a little discussion about stress‚ what causes stress‚ what is its effects
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Andrew Powell Comm.110 Jack Byer MWF 8am-8:50am 9/10/10 Outline for Tribute Speech Specific Purpose: | To pay tribute to my favorite teacher. | Central Idea: | History teacher George Hanlon influenced many aspects of my life through examples of humor‚ compassion and courage. | | | Introduction I. High school is the four years that students either anticipate or loathe entirely. I myself dreaded the thought of high school because it would be a new experience and worried whether
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Persuasive Speech Topic: Recycle General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to recycle. Thesis: Everyone must make a stronger effort to recycle because it is beneficial in so many ways! I. Introduction A. Everyone should try to help better the world we live in! B. We can do this by recycling. (story) I never recycled until I had an English teacher who educated my class about recycling. C. Everyone must make a stronger effort to recycle because it is beneficial
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Introduction Abortion is one of the most debatable and controversial issues that exist today in our society. There are people who support the idea that it should be a choice of each and every woman – whether to do it or not‚ while others claim that no one has a power to decide‚ whether to bring life on the planet‚ or put an end to it. (writings) I believe that there is no other option than to choose life. 1.) In my opinion many women are very unaware of how fast a baby develops. A.) At
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Mr. Rowe Junior Honors English 26 January 2014 How funny is that? James Thurber is an American author who has a very unique sense of humor‚ using events and references from his childhood. On December 8‚ 1894‚ self-described “night of the wild portent”‚ Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Mary Thurber gave birth to their second child‚ James Grover Thurber‚ in Columbus Ohio. He came into the world with one older brother named William. He later had a younger brother named Robert. No one knew at that time
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encounter. C. Thesis and Preview: Today I’d like to talk to you about some of the challenges faced by college students who are considered first-generation students‚ non-traditional students‚ and students from rural communities. [Transition into body of speech]: I’ll begin by telling you about first-generation college students. II. BODY A. The U.S. Department of Education defines a first-generation student as an undergraduate whose parents have never enrolled in higher education. Several characteristics
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Informative Speech Outline Speech 131 Author’s Note: This research is being submitted for Title: Taxes Made Easy! Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about how to use the 1040EZ tax form. Central Idea: Today‚ I hope to make tax season easier for you by demonstrating to you how easy it is to fill out and file the 1040EZ income tax form‚ if you qualify. Introduction Stanton Delaplane once joked about the IRS‚ saying he heard it had suggested a simplified tax form with only
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A’Della Rodgers English 111 Problems with Indianapolis Public Schools Indianapolis Public Schools faces a great number of problems. If these problems are not corrected in time IPS will be in great turmoil. Money is the biggest problem that the Public Schools are faced with. Along with under-educated teachers‚ parents that are not involved‚ and low-leveled assessments and curriculums. These problems are very common in many Public Schools across the United States. I have had a chance to do some
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Informative Speech Outline Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I. Attention Getter A. Show Obsessive Compulsive Disorder clip from you tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sZYRVwjv1ws II. Background A. 1 out of every 100 adults suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ and even more are affected by its symptoms. B. Living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder can be so severe and time-consuming that it literally becomes “uncontrollable and disabling to your life and can
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