that phrase is spoken everyone knows who said it‚ when it happened and what kind of leap it was. It was a leap into space for America. Neil Armstrong said it‚ while accompanied with Buzz Aldrin as they landed on the moon‚ July 20‚ 1969. A third man‚ Michael Collins‚ stayed in orbit‚ and waited for the two to come back‚ and return back to Earth. The “Space Race” was one of the biggest competitions of the mid-to-late 20th century‚ along with the Space Race‚ there are many little known facts about the First
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Informative Speech – Topical Orientation General purpose: Addiction to prescription drugs Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse‚ some common drugs that cause abuse‚ and their effects and some common treatments. Pattern: People living in today’s society must be aware about the dangers that prescription Drugs can cause them‚ as well as the people around them. Introduction: * Attention : Is it possible
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Chris S COMM 105 Informative Speech 02/07/11 Investing in the Stock Market Introduction I. There is a smile on my face‚ a tingling feeling throughout my entire body‚ my day has just turned from mediocre to marvelous as if I had won the Ohio Lottery. II. This is the feeling I have when at 9 AM I check my stock portfolio to see my money grow daily. III. During my deployment with the Army in 2008‚ I decided that there was no better time to invest in the stock market‚ and I have been
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OUTLINE General purpose: To inform Speech Goal: I would like to give everybody an insight on Tiger Wood’s life. I will talk about his early childhood‚ golf career‚ and the scandal that became his downfall. INTRODUCTION Who in your opinion is the most dominant well-known figure in professional sports? This is up for debate to many of us as we all have different likes or interests. But there is one individual who was destined for stardom and was in the spotlight at a very early age.
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Speech Outline Title: Date rape General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about date rape. Thesis Statement: Today I’m going to talk to you about date rape‚ or acquaintance rape…what it is‚ how it occurs‚ how you can protect yourself‚ and what to do if you become a victim. Introduction: I. Attention getter: Sublime song. *:58-1:26* II. Today I am going to talk to you about date rape. III. Audience should listen for two reasons: A. We are all vulnerable of
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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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Basketball Icons: Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan For the last seventeen years‚ there has been much debate as to whether Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. I have never really been interested in basketball or most sports for that matter‚ until a few years ago. My husband would watch all of the college and professional basketball games on television. He would become especially excited during March madness and the NBA
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Informative: Herpes and what you should know. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Oral and Genital Herpes. Central Idea: To understand what herpes are‚ the cause‚ diagnosis/symptoms‚ treatment and prevention. Introduction: I am here today to inform you on a very important topic that I have taken classes on and done extensive hours of research on. According to Dr. Lisa Marr‚ who wrote “Sexually Transmitted Diseases” ‘fifty million Americans are infected with genital or oral herpes’
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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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Introduction Like many others‚ I have a really difficult time holding a conversation with someone when it involves a topic I have absolutely no interest in. I believe the same can be said on an attempt to be informative on a topic in which one cares little about. During my research on our given assignment‚ I found no topic near or around the date of my birth that had any pertinence or provided any interest to me. I came to the conclusion that I would speak to you all today about something that use
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