Title: “Everything is Bigger in Texas‚ Even the Attractions.” Purpose: After listening to my speech‚ the audience will be more educated on Texas’s roadside attractions‚ as well as relate to the sites I will discuss in my presentation. Thesis: We Texans know that our states attractions stand out more than all the other states‚ because Texas is the only place where you can have a 72-ounce steak in Amarillo‚ tour a museum filled with decorative toilet seats in San Antonio‚ and feed a beer-drinking
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Chelsea McMillen’s Persuasive Speech Outline General Purpose: To persuade my audience Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience into being in favor of distributing contraceptives (condoms‚ birth control pills‚ spermicides‚ etc.) in high schools. Thesis statement: In order to explain why contraceptives are becoming such a necessity in schools today‚ I will share how teen parenthood is being glorified‚ reasons for such an increase in teenage pregnancies‚ and how effective distributing
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Sleep plays an essential role in our everyday lives‚ it is the way to heal humans‚ and prepare them to carry out their daily tasks. Humans need a certain amount of sleep each night in order to get the energy they need the next day. But those who don’t receive the correct amount‚ can take short naps to temporarily boost your energy and concentration level. Sometimes people don’t get the required amount of sleep so they end up feeling down in the dumps. Therefore sleep is important to humans of all
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High heels My speech today is about high heel shoes‚ how was it invented‚ and how it has evolved today. High heels were invented in 1660 by a shoemaker named Nicholas Lestage‚ were he designed high heeled shoes for Louis the Great‚ King of France‚ because the king was short in height. The high heel is the man’s best inventory‚ although the disadvantages of it surpluses the advantages of wearing it‚ the high heel has evolved in the past centuries and will continue to do so in the future. What I
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The center of the stage is where I am. I am surrounded by a thousand or so people. The sound of the organ blasts through my ears. The lights leave a warm feeling over my body but all I can see around me is the darkness of the walls. I am standing in the Sydney Opera House. (BEGIN SLIDE) The Sydney Opera House‚ located in Sydney‚ Australia‚ is one of the most majestic buildings in the world. In its short time‚ the Sydney Opera House has earned the reputation of a world-class performing arts center
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INTRODUCTION Purpose: To inform my audience on how to jailbreak an iphone 4 with IOS 5 or earlier. I. (Attention Getter): Have you ever wondering what the hype was about involving jail broken cell phones? Ever wonder why these phones sell for high bids on eBay? Do you want to know how you can cash in this opportunity or just enjoy the enhanced features unlocking your smart phone offers. II. (Reveal your topic): The best part about jail breaking you iphone is simple to do and requires no real
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Student name: Michael Dougherty Jr General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech‚ the audience will believe that ADHD is over diagnosed in America and that the side effects of the medication are negative‚ causing some people behavioral problems in the future. Central Idea: America has glorified the diagnosis of disorder in order to create a reason for the misbehavior of their children. I. Introduction 1. Attention-getter I was in Wal-Mart last week and I saw a mother
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Informative Speech - Insomnia Imagine the night before you are having an important job interview or you are due to give a big presentation. You make sure to be in bed early as you want to feel rested‚ be alert and look good the next day...but‚ to your disappointment‚ you cannot fall asleep. You toss and turn for an hour‚ finally you get up to walk around‚ drink something...by then you are so worked up about not being able to sleep that your sleep is delayed even more. Or for many of us it would
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When the body is sleep-deprived‚ it is like a car running on a half-empty gas tank. People usually don’t know when their bodies will run out of fuel- and the results can be disastrous. In fact‚ sleep deprivation has caused tragedy: It is the second leading cause of all car accidents in the United States. At least one-third of Americans‚ about 85 million people‚ sleep only six of the eight or nine hours that sleep specialists say is needed each night. According to James Maas‚ a sleep specialist‚ this
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Speech period 5 September 28th‚ 2012 Insomnia Relief Leonardo da Vinci once said‚ “A well-spent day brings happy sleep.”…but what if you have insomnia‚ or in other terms‚ you just can’t sleep? People are losing sleep daily‚ in such a fashion that most trouble staying awake during school‚ work‚ or even driving. I’m certain somebody in this audience has had or is going through insomnia right now‚ because according to MedPageToday.com‚ 25% of teens suffer from Insomnia every night. So look around
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