Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in Brookyln‚ New York on February 17‚ 1963. He was the fourth of five children born to James and Deloris. James Jordan was a mechanic and Deloris Jordan was a bank teller. Soon after Michael’s birth‚ James and Deloris felt that the streets of Brooklyn were unsafe to raise a family‚ so they moved the family to Wilmington‚ North Carolina. As a youngster‚ Michael immediately became interested in sports. However‚ it was baseball not basketball that was his first love
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DuShawn Nelson February 1‚ 2010 Coms 305: Public Speaking NBA ALL STAR’S Specific Purpose Statement: To explain the different events and competitions during NBA All Star weekend. Central Idea: All Star weekend is a action packed event where fans vote‚ attend and/or watch the most popular NBA stars battle out in various competitions. INTRODUCTION Basketball or as I like to refer to it‚ B-Ball‚ started in Ontario‚ Canada by James Naismith on December 15‚ 1891. This invention has led to many
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INTRODUCTION I. The Taj Mahal is truly a spectacular symbol of craftsmanship‚ love‚ and art all combined. A. The Taj Mahal is one of the Eight Wonders of the world that is built in Agra‚ India. B. The Taj Mahal was created out of love for the fourth Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his second and favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal. C. The Monument is part of a vast complex that includes many different beautiful features. BODY I. The Taj Mahal is one of the eight wonders of the world that is built
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Zongyu Chai October 26‚ 2013 Darfur Genocide Specific Purpose: I want to inform my audience on the genocide that occurred in Darfur that started in 2003 and the impact it has made on the United Nations policy of international aid. Introduction I. In high school I was given the opportunity to volunteer as a tour guide at the National Holocaust Museum. a. Part of a new exhibit that was opened at my time there was a “Never Again” exhibit that shines lights on current genocides. b. What is Genocide
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Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen Recently we have been getting heavy rains in Montego Bay and the experience has been horrific‚ our entire building is leaking. Can you imagine our roof leaking and we are the largest distributors of roofing membrane in Jamaica? The building owner and maintenance crew dreads these days as we are constantly calling them not to mention the ladder climbing‚ head scratching and brain storming that is going on to locate that leak. For some‚ an elusive building leak
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Informative Speech Assignment Type: Informative Speech – must contain the essential characteristics of an informative speech: clarity‚ association of new ideas with old ones‚ coherence and motivational appeal. Length: Speech will be from 5 to 6 minutes. Topic: Above and beyond all else‚ an informative speech must share information with the audience that they don’t already know. Pick something that you know about and are interested in enough to research. The topic must also be relevant and/or
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“I’m 27‚ 5’7‚ and 301lbs. I’ve always been overweight as a kid‚ but was always active. I used to be so active; I used to be able to rock climb‚ surf‚ snowboard‚ go mountain climbing. I realized my weight was a problem when I reached 260lbs and can’t run a mile anymore. I eat a lot. Food calms me. Fatty foods‚ such as anything with cheese or butter‚ feel like an addiction. Sometimes‚ I just CRAVE fat or butter so insanely. Crave isn’t even the word‚ it’s stronger than that‚ it’s a need. I’m sure I
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Many sexually active teens are never educated on the dangers of unprotected sex‚ because their schools do not teach this kind of education. Could changing this lead to less sexually transmitted infections or teenage pregnancy? Teaching options could ensure more safety to teenagers. Should sex education be taught in public schools in the United States‚ and if so‚ what kind of education is the best choice for today’s teenagers? There are three basic types of sex education. The most widely spoken
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For the muslim‚ Black Stone (literally meaning black stone) is a blessed stone. The color is reddish black. There’s a Black Stone believed came from heaven. Black Stone Size about 30cm. In most of his side‚ he wrapped silver. Materially‚ scientifically proven that the Black Stone is a meteorite from outer space. While there are no stones in heaven. Maqam Ibrahim is a stone on which Prophet Ibrahim stood while building the Ka’ba. When it ismail helped his father‚ Ibrahim‚ with boulders thrusting
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Outline for Informative Speech Title: Eskimos Speaker/Name: John Rendon General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the Eskimo family‚ hand crafted tools and modernization to date. Thesis Statement: Eskimos are not a lonely group of people hidden from the world‚ they are a dying breed of independent survivalist while we depend on technology every second of every day. Introduction Attention getter: Think of the last time you were in a weather black out. What did you
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