Persuasive speech outline purpose: To persuade my audience to donate blood through the American Red Cross. Introduction: 1. Did you know that blood donated to the American Red Cross saves XXX lives per year? 2. People should give blood because it is easy and though there might be a little pain involved it is worth it because it saves so many lives and you get great snacks. Body: I. Giving blood is easy a. It only takes about an hour b. You just lay back and let the nurses do the work c. It
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burning candle‚ shrivels up and dies. “I flipped it off and it lit in the candle; and before I could budge‚ it was all shriveled up. I didn’t need anyone to tell me that was an awful bad sign” (p. 3). According to Huck‚ killing a spider can bring bad luck. In an effort to reverse the bad omen‚ Huck turns around three times‚ each time crossing his breast‚ and then ties up a little lock of his hair to keep the witches away. Huck isn’t even sure this ritual will work for killing a spider‚ as it was intended
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pessimistic mindset towards not only her husband but her children as well. “Nevertheless‚ when her children were present‚ she always felt the center of her heart go hard (Lawrence 804).” She claimed her husband was unlucky. “It’s because your father has no luck (Lawrence 805).” Psychologically‚ she was convinced that nothing is worth in life unless she purchases the best of extravagance. Lawrence uses symbolism to express materialism. The house‚ where the characters lived‚ kept whispering‚
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England whose members equate luck with money and money with love‚ consequently Paul has a distorted perception of what is required to be considered successful and also how to find affection. Much of Paul’s perception and consequent behavior can be attributed to his mother‚ who is a self absorbed spendthrift. Her general coldness and lack of interest imparts in Paul a desperation to find a way to provide her with the money she so obviously desires. He exhibits a great mount of luck in naming winning horses
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aren’t playing tackle football‚ because he might inadvertently hurt the other kids.” Also remarkable is his red hair; it is thick‚ coarse to touch‚ and styled in an old-fashioned boy cut. Hardly a person can pass Jay without rubbing his head for good luck‚ and saying “Where’d you get that hair?” Jay’s chubby face is fair‚ with freckles lightly dotting his exceptionally boyish features. His eyes are brown‚ and his eyebrows black; in fact‚ white‚ in contrast with his red hair. His lips are full and somewhat
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Faunia Farley. Besides Coleman Silk‚ the major charater of The Human Stain. By my own opinion‚ the most interesting charatcer too. She started off as a rich privileged kid who‚ at the age of 14‚ had been struck by the worst thing that can happen to a girl at the very edge of her puberty – having a spoiled mother who cared more about the money than for her own daughetr‚ Faunia had to face an abusing stepfather who found her chilish innocence and beauty too powerful sexual bate to endure. Running
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There is a saying‚ “Those who aim high‚ reach high”. It is indeed true. Without a clear-cut aim in life‚ life just drifts. It just floats-aimless‚ rudderless and not knowing where one is heading to. If we look into the lives of great men and women of our times‚ we see that they had clear- cut aims and well demarcated goals in life. Having clear-cut goals in life is the first step to success‚ because “Where there is a will‚ there is a way”. I have always been very passionate about flying air- crafts
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after all. Beliefs become notions‚ then become opinions‚ and then begin to prevail in society. For instance a cricketer who casually carried a red handkerchief in his pocket and played a magnificent innings that day is bound to believe that the good luck was brought upon him by this very handkerchief‚ and therefore carry it in his pocket every time he goes out to bat. With passing time‚ some superstitions were rendered false‚ while others ’succeeded’ in establishing themselves as truths. Many superstitions
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cultures‚ two is good luck. It is thought that good things come in pairs‚ which is a phrase that even appears in Western culture. It is used often in advertising or on menus in restaurants by saying that a product is doubly effective or it will bring double happiness. In Cantonese‚ the number two is pronounced much like the word easy‚ hence it is considered good luck there‚ as well. There is an emphasis on the number two in Western culture‚ as well‚ but not relating to luck. 3 The number 4
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______________________________________________________________________________ 1.“A common slave--you’d know him well by sight-- Held up his left hand‚ which did flame and burn Like twenty torches join’d‚ and yet his hand Not sensible of fire remain’d unscorch’d.” Interpretation/foreshadow: For a slave to hold up a his burning had that somehow remained immune to the fire‚ to me represents an angry rebellion. Caesar is very “hot headed” and arrogant so a slave would naturally be angry at
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