Madison Leek Professor Smiley Speech 1113 27 October 2014 Persuasive Speech When signing up to be an organ donor you usually think only your major organs will be used; however‚ something as small as a ligament of yours is used in popular surgeries such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions. When someone tears their ACL they usually have a choice to have an autograft‚ or use one of their own ligaments‚ but they can also choose to have an allograft‚ or take a cadaver’s ligament to
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Alessandro Stipo November 26‚ 2011 ENG1DC Mr. Byrne Persuasive Speech Imagine that you trained all your life for that special moment of playing in your first NHL game. At the beginning of your first shift in the game suddenly another player’s stick comes up and strikes you in the eye. This incident ends your career. This could have been prevented if you wore a visor. I think visors should be mandatory in the NHL in order to improve a player’s safety. Statistics have proven players who
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Legalization of Marijuana Some people say that marijuana is a helpful medicine in many ways. They say it will relax you‚ calm you down‚ and make one feel very good. It is also said that it is not as harmful or dangerous as alcohol and other gateway drugs‚ and that is some of the reasons why many people want to legalize marijuana. Marijuana should stay illegal in the United States because if it is made legal‚ more and more people will smoke it‚ which will cause negative effects on health and families
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Persuasive Speech Walking To Improve Health Purpose: To persuade my audience to start walking in order to improve their health. Introduction I. In today’s time we have it very easy because we have things like automatic dishwashers‚ riding lawnmowers‚ T.V. remotes‚ automatic garage door openers‚ power screwdrivers‚ remote controls for ceiling fans‚ and many more things. Well these things make us lazy and we don’t have to walk much and our health doesn’t be the way it should because we
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] Speech 101:Annotated Bibliography Annotated Bibliography for Persuasive Speech Tahiri‚ Y‚ Lee J‚ Kanevsky‚ J‚ et al. “The differing perceptions of plastic surgery between potential applicants and current trainees: the importance of clinical exposure and electives for medical students.” Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 21(3) (2013). 178-180. Academic Search Premier. Web. 07 Oct. 2013. This online scholarly journal describes the perceptions of plastic surgery of medical
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Abortion Persuasive Speech It is not a mother’s right to choose but a child’s right to life. At three months the child inside of you is alive and living with a heartbeat. Why should it be okay to kill that innocent child? Should it be okay of us to kill others? Pope John Paul the II once stated that a nation that kills its own young is a nation without hope. Abortion is wrong. It is an inhumane use of birth control and it should be illegal in all states. An abortion is a very dangerous
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Cigarettes claim 400‚000 American’s lives every year. The use of all illegal drugs combined - cocaine‚ heroin‚ marijuana‚ angel dust‚ LSD‚ etc. account for only about 3‚000 deaths annually. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse‚ however‚ there have been no deaths that can be unequivocally attributed to marijuana use. Yet‚ the federal government has banned the use of marijuana‚ while allowing alcohol and cigarettes‚ even allowing them to be advertised on television and in magazines. Cigarettes
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Name: Ramona Harris Topic: Taking supplements are unnecessary and can be harmful Proposition: There is no concrete evidence that supports the claim that supplements are beneficial if you are already eating a well balanced diet Audio/Visual Aids: PowerPoint I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention: How many of you take supplements everyday? How many of you actually research the kind of supplements that you take everyday? Most people say it makes them feel healthier or they believe it will prevent chronic
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Title: Persuasive Speech Introduction 1. Attention getter- Pictures of aborted babies 2. Topic audience relationship- You or someone you know may be pregnant and may be considering having an abortion. 3. Credibility- I have been told that I was pregnant once and I also know people that have had abortions. 4. Preview- I’m going to give you some general facts on abortion‚ tell you how I feel about abortions‚ and lastly explain the abortion procedures. Body I. Facts A. In
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Persuasive Speech Social Networking I. Introduction : Social Networking Controls most of today’s society. Websites such as MySpace Face book‚ And Twitter have taken the attention of the world today. They are taking over the lives of teens and although it makes it easier to keep in contact it also has its downfalls. II. Predators on Social Networking A. When most people log onto a social networking site they feel its harmless and find it entertaining for a while‚ not realizing all the dangers
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