Introduction * Attention: 25.8 million children and adults–8.3% of the population–have diabetes‚ according to the American Diabetes Association. My mother happens to have this disease ever since she was six years old. Many people don’t realize how common this disease really is or how it affects a person. Having diabetes changes people’s lives because they have to watch what they eat‚ stay active‚ and learn to monitor their blood glucose levels. * Audience Motivation: It is important to
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Household Budget In preparing our household budget‚ it was a bit surprising that we have such a small surplus after expenses. Many of our expenses‚ such as medical/dental/vision insurance‚ 401k contributions‚ and contingency savings are deducted prior to the net income calculation. When taking in the entire financial picture‚ we are doing well. Yet‚ I really believed that we had more of a monthly surplus. Any career change will have an impact on a household budget. Many factors need to be identified
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The FARC Purpose Statement: To inform the class about The FARC Thesis Statement: To understand The FARC you have to look into their background‚ look at their regional familiarization‚ and the threat they pose towards the United States. Introduction Attention Getter: People are fighting and dying every day trying to get the freedoms they feel should be given to them. The FARC has been fighting for these rights but going about it the wrong way‚ they use bombings‚ murder‚ mortar attacks‚ kidnapping
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industry of the 90’s make me reason about other timeless and symbolic artifacts from other decades. To illustrate this‚ Michael Jackson’s songs from the 1980’s as thriller can be nominated as a timeless world’s
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Title: Fastest Production Car Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4. Speaker: Bharath Tripuraneni Specific Purpose: To Inform Thesis Statement: From the history of the car till design and mechanics. Introduction I. Attention-getter: Even though there are cars‚ which are faster than Veyron‚ this car has rose to fame because of it mechanics and design‚ which made it a street legal car. II. Establishment of ethos: I am credible to talk about this car as I have done research related to this
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Type of Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction: I. Two weeks ago‚ Tuesday‚ October 23‚ I was woken up right around 2:00 am to my roommates speaking with two unfamiliar voices. I went out in the living room to investigate and found a security guard and a police officer gathering details of a robbery for a police report. 1) Turns out one of my roommates left his window open; someone popped the screen out and grabbed his computer right off his desk. 2) As the police officer later
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Sample Informative Speech Outline Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the different forms of pain management used during childbirth. Central Idea: Pain management is an important aspect of childbirth that women need to educate themselves on so they can make an informed decision when choosing which method they will use. Introduction I. You hear screams‚ moaning‚ words of insanity; you may feel terrified or overwhelmed with pain. A
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A Sore Loser or a Winner “Talent wins games‚ but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Is something that was once said by Michael Jordan. Sportsmanship is the behavior of one athlete towards other athletes. Sportsmanship can make or break a game‚ a race‚ competition‚ etc anytime and it affects the mood vastly. If players from one team show good sportsmanship to other teams‚ they’ll most likely treat them with the same behavior and both do better. I have had many run-ins with sportsmanship
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being at least a little superstitious# (Gallup poll via Forbes) ii. Once you get into superstitions that involve excessive counting‚ such as tapping a light switch 3 times before turning the light on/off is really a sign of OCD# (Web MD) iii. Michael Jordan wore his UNC shorts under his uniform in every game. In order to cover them up he started wearing longer shorts which inspired the current trend in the NBA # (sports illustrated) iv. What if you were walking down the sidewalk? Would you jump
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EXAMPLE OF INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Informative Outline Topic: Impact of Media in the Society and Individual General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the negative impact of social media in the society and to the individual. Thesis: Social media websites are some of the most popular haunts on the Internet. They have revolutionized the way people communicate and socialize on the Web. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Today‚ just about everyone
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