the rapid boom in teenage pregnancy across various cities in America. Since the early eighties MTV has been considered somewhat of a cultural phenomenon for American adolescents and its depiction of gender has a strong impact that continues to this day (Holtzman 2000). Created by Morgan J. Freeman (director of teen shows Dawson’s Creek and Laguna Beach)‚ the show “16 & Pregnant” has been said to be guilty of exacerbating‚ normalizing and even glorifying teen pregnancy. Perhaps‚ it’s just reflecting
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Informative Speech I. Introduction A. Have you ever judged a young mother that you have seen in public because of the way society has portrayed them? B. Today I will be introducing myself to you‚ my name is C. There are three key ideas about myself I will discuss. 1. I will start my speech by telling you about my family and background. 2. Secondly‚ I will be telling you about my hobbies and lifestyle. 3. Last but not least‚ I will be telling you about my future career goals.
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Dayanna Pineros Informative Outline Topic: is social media ruining our minds? General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to inform students about attention span decreasing INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: by a show of hands‚ how many of you can honestly say you can remember your grandmother’s birthday? Not very many. According to attention span statistics from the associated press gold fish have longer spans than us! 25% of teens and young adults forget major details of close friends
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10/3/11 Informative Speech Outline Introduction – Organization‚ it is the key to success. In fact it is the reason I am able to make this presentation. I will be talking about how to become more organized and maintain that organization today. Body - If you’re not organized you most likely won’t succeed in what you are trying to accomplish because you have no real plan or solid structure to help you be successful in whatever your trying to get done. Without an outline‚ I would not have been able
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Informative Speech on Divorce Taking about my parents divorce is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. The pain and anger about what happened to me whenever I was seven years old‚ still exists in my heart and my life. I don’t think I can ever figure my dad for tearing apart my family the way that he did. I chose to do this speech because‚ I wanted other people in the class to understand how major it is to decide to settle down with someone and start a family. You should not have kids
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Speech Topic: College Fitness Speech Title: How To Stay Fit in College Speech Type: Informative Audience Analysis Knowledge: Many listeners have 1st hand knowledge on what it’s like being a college kid‚ specifically the problem of being broke and busy in college and how hard it is to prioritize personal fitness‚ however‚ this knowledge probably goes without the knowledge of the techniques of staying fit even with a hectic lifestyle. Attitudes: The audience more than likely feels some disdain
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Danielle Foster March 28‚ 2011 Informative Speech Rough Draft SC 135 Mythology General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about mythology Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction Have you ever heard of mythology? Whether it be Creation or Greek mythology? Are you ready to learn a little about mythology? I have spent the last couple of days researching mythology. Today I will inform you about the history‚ some of the different classes‚ and discuss some
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longstanding curiosity towards this disorder. II. I want to inform my audience of schizophrenia which according to medical experts affects approximately 2 million Americans every year‚ especially in our age group. III. Over the course of the speech I will give an overview of the disorder followed by its symptoms‚ diagnosis‚ causes‚ treatment and experiences of my schizophrenic friend. Body I. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder indicating a constant‚ often chronic‚ severe
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Talia Williams Mr. Hedges SPCH 1315 10:20 MTWR July 21 2010 INFORMATIVE SPEECH OBJECTIVES Speech Topic: Hydrocephalus General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about hydrocephalus and how it affects my brother‚ mines and my family Central idea: Hydrocephalus plays a big part in my brother
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every day from smoking. According to National Cancer Institute in 2011 smoking causes an estimated 90% of all lung cancer deaths in men and around 80% of all lung cancer deaths in women. The purpose of this speech is to give the awareness of the effect of smoking. In this informative speech about smoking‚ I’ll discuss what toxic substances cigarettes contain‚ I’ll describe common symptoms related to smoking‚ and at last I’ll
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