COMS 1030 TITLE OF SPEECH: History of Baseball‚ America ’s past-time SPECIFIC PURPOSE: I will teach the class about the history of baseball. THESIS: Baseball can be divided into three sections‚ the beginning‚ middle and modern baseball. Introduction I. ATTENTION GETTER Ever wonder how the most popular sport to play the last 150 years was invented and how it grew into the giant it is today? Raise your hand if you have ever played baseball or been to a baseball game. II. AUDIENCE RELEVANCE LINK
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WHY IS TERRORISM AMERICA’S PROBLEM “You know‚ one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror” said the previous president of America‚ George W Bush in 2006. This encapsulates the American war on terrorism. Aimless‚ flawed and biased. I am of the opinion that terrorism is America’s problem as she has beared most of the cost of it and also because she is to blame for it. Problems Economic costs ● Terrorism raises the risk and cost of doing business‚ whether that business is diplomacy
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During the 1970’s caucasian women couldn’t get credit cards if they were single. If they were married it was requested that they get one in their husband’s names‚ along with not being allowed to vote‚ and considered only good for house work these women were also considered privileged by black women. As a negro‚ which was the then addressed title for someone of color‚ there were many key factors in realizing the hierarchy of America during the 1970’s. It was an understood rank that put white American
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Baseball Magic George Gmelch On each pitching day for the first three months of a winning season‚ Dennis Grossini‚ a pitcher on a Detroit Tiger farm team‚ arose from bed at exactly 10:00 a.m. At 1:00 p.m. he went to the nearest restaurant for two glasses of iced tea and a tuna sandwich. Although the afternoon was free‚ he changed into the sweatshirt and supporter he wore during his last winning game‚ and‚ one hour before the game‚ he chewed a wad of Beech-Nut chewing tobacco. After each pitch
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Essay: Cycling as my Favorite Pastime May 9‚ 2011 Samples‚ Social Issues Sample Essay I believe that sports play an important role in the physical and mental development of an individual and everyone should participate in sports in order to be healthy and physically fit. I consider cycling as my favorite pastime and this sport is very important to me. I believe that cycling can be regarded as one of my qualities as I have participated in different competitions and in certain cases I achieved
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NFL Digital Media Strategy Case 3/6/2013 The Sky is the Limit…If You Don’t Limit Partnerships The NFL is an American treasure. During the season‚ people of all races‚ political affiliations‚ and backgrounds come together to watch football. People have an unbelievable amount of pride in their favorite teams and everyone seems to have an opinion about the latest game or who the best players are. The NFL is for all Americans to enjoy and therefore‚ I think the best mobile strategy is to form non-exclusive
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Baseball is one of the most popular and complex sports ever to be played. This leads to the question of how it started. Many people do not know how it really happened and nobody really knows for sure. If a person knows how it began they can appreciate the game and how it is played even more. Digging deep into the origin of baseball will teach you many things and is very interesting. There are many different ways that baseball could have been invented. Some people say that it was invented by Abner
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Baseball was one of the first institutions in the American history to be desegregated. Shortly after the end of the civil war‚ there was the first public baseball game held between all-blacks teams. Philadelphia Excelsiors and Brooklyn Uniques played. Twenty years later‚ there were over 200 black teams in the US that had been formed. Then‚ the Blacks were able to play in teams that were traditionally known to belong to Whites‚ and this was practical in North and Midwest where they were known to be
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Baseball and American Popular Culture Baseball is an integral part of American pop culture. Many Americans grow up with baseball‚ playing it before they can even count all the bases. It is glorified‚ taught‚ and fed to us. When we play baseball‚ we find a respect for the game. The respect we gain from playing it has turned the game into a tradition of American culture. It has formed itself into the business of professional baseball‚ namely major league baseball. Professional players have become
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America’s Greatest Pastime Baseball is known as America’s greatest pastime‚ but that does not mean that the sport is dying out. The sport of baseball teaches us much more than just the rules of a game; the game teaches lessons of life. If it weren’t for baseball‚ I wouldn’t be nearly as prepared for adversity as I am today. Life lessons have been deeply embedded in this sport for decades‚ and fortunately‚ I have had the opportunity to learn a large amount of these lessons. America’s pastime intrigues me
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