Basketball: A high intensity sport in which one team tries to out-score another by shooting a ball through a hoop. Basketball is a sport that requires many skills such as hand eye coordination‚ speed and agility. The sport has been around for many years. It caught my eye when I was young and I played as a kid for eight years. Since I wasn’t able to make the team in high school‚ I continued to show my love for the sport by watching the NBA on a regular basis‚ more specifically watching the Chicago
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Introduction: I. Sports icons like; Usain Bolt‚ Michael Jordan‚ Lolo Jones‚ Maria Sharapova‚ Walter Payton‚ Cristiano Ronaldo and Muhammad Ali all have a common ability that we all possess and that’s the gift of running. [Visual #1/ 30sec.] II. My experience as a marine opened my eyes to how important running is. From running 5miles every morning and in turn accomplishing more than I’ve been set out to do that day. I stand before you as a civilian now and though my surrounding may have changed
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Introduction: College. The place where it can make you or break you. We can all relate to being excited‚ nervous‚ and scared all at the same time once we got to Texas State. We were no longer big bad seniors walking the halls of high school‚ but scared little freshman walking around this University looking for our class and at one point getting lost. We are all freshman in college‚ and although we’ve already been here for about 2 months we sometimes still need help on specific things. Although
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Introduction: Show Video of Teens Doing stupid things. Ask: Why do Teens do things like this? We hear all kinds of things in the media now a days about stupid things kids are doing. From the Steubenville Ohio football players that were convicted of raping a young girl at a party. Did you hear about the 16 year old boy who stuck his head out of the bus window while going under the George Washington Bridge? Or this boy that posted on face book about driving drunk and hitting someone’s car? He
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Instructions: There are numerous problems with the outline below. Review the outline and catalogue the problems that fall under the following categories: (1) Content (2) Organization (3) Sources (4) Achievement of specific purpose (5) Symbolization SPS: To inform my audience about binge drinking on college campuses. CIS: Binge drinking is a significant problem on college campuses‚ there are alarming statistics about the prevalence of binge drinking‚ and how binge drinking affects
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Topic: Health and Fitness General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform about our body health and fitness Introduction: Living a healthier life can not only extend your life‚ it can also improve the quality. Feeling physically better and having control over your own life can greatly increase your mental health as well. Although there are some aspects of physical and mental health that are beyond an individual’s (and science’s) control‚ there are many things that people can do
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How to Make a Scarf out of A T-shirt General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to show my audience how to turn an old t-shirt into a scarf Central Idea: It’s easy to save money & be fashionable Introduction I. Attention Material: a. Short on money? b. Anybody feel like they should only buy what they HAVE TO for the colder season? II. Orienting Material c. Now that I’m a broke college kid‚ I’ve learned to make some cute clothing accessories without having
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Aly Beall Speech Date: Wednesday March 28‚ 2012 Informative Speech Introduction A. Attention Getter- Slap ruler on desk and yell “STOP DAYDREAMING AND PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!” B. Credibility- Being A.D.H.D.‚ I hear that a lot from my teachers. I have them clap their hands in front of my face or shake my desk to get me to pay attention. C. Common Ground- I’m sure everyone has had a story like one of mine‚ you were innocently daydreaming and in your own subconscious world‚ when you were rudely
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Title: Pregnancy among Teenage Girls General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform students about teen pregnancy and prevention Introduction: According to a study of thirty-seven developed nations published by the Alan Guttmacher Institute in 1985‚ the teen pregnancy rate in the United States is more than double the rate in England‚ nearly triple the rate in Sweden and seven times the rate in the Netherlands. Each year‚ more than 1 million American teenage girls become pregnant‚
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Purpose statement: To inform my audience about the health benefits of drinking different types of tea. Thesis statement: Drinking brewed teas‚ such as green tea‚ black tea‚ and white tea has health benefits that many people are unaware of. Pattern of Organization: Topical. INTRODUCTION 1) Whether you prefer your tea to be piping hot or ice cold‚ are you aware that it is one of the best things you can drink? a) According to an article from Sciencedaily.com‚ tea is the second most consumed
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