Iraq & Vietnam: A comparison and contrast Kirkland Young HUMN 410 Professor Harris 11/17/09 Introduction Many pundits who opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq now compare it to the invasion of Vietnam by viewing the daily attacks on U.S. soldiers as indications of repeating mistakes that were made in Vietnam. In their view‚ “the United States has yet again stumbled into a foreign quagmire – a protracted and indecisive political and military struggle from which they are not likely to remove
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Informative Essay: Clothing Man as a species evolved and grew over the course of history; and as society further developed‚ it became evident that evolution needed a cover. While babies are born in all their glory‚ clothing becomes an inevitable necessity. The development of clothing was inevitable in order to fit societal standards. Much like evolution of man‚ however‚ clothes were bound to change. In order to understand the development of clothing in relation to style‚ it is imperative to recognize
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Attention-getter: How many of you feel safe in your homes or know that if a natural disaster struck you would be able to make it out alive? Audience Relevance: Due in large part to the early warning systems we have in place today‚ we can avoid the vast majority of natural disasters in a way that previous generations could not. C.Speaker Credibility: As a resident of Houston‚ Texas‚ I grew up hearing the tales of some of the major Hurricanes that had zeroed in on our coastal region and left it
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Topic: How to overcome procrastination Purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the facts‚ causes and drawbacks of procrastination‚ and offer several advise and tips. Central idea: Procrastination is a psychological behavior that allows a person to postpone or delay a certain activity or task. Survey shows 95 percent of us suffer from great stress and anxiety caused by procrastination. There are two commonly known reasons: Lack of desire and fear. At last introduce
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the United States went to war against Saddam Hussein with one goal. This goal was to get the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. The Iraq economy hadn’t been the best and Kuwait had oil‚ so Hussein argued that Kuwait belonged to Iraq and invaded. This invasion started what was known as the Gulf War. Once the U.S. achieved their goal‚ they withdrew and left Hussein in power under one condition‚ and that was for him to eliminate and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in Iraq. In November 2002 when the
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Vietnamese Egg Rolls Specific Purpose: To inform my audience how to make Vietnamese egg rolls. Thesis: There are lot of Asian food that people could try around in the world‚ each of them has different taste from different culture‚ but the most popular Asian food is egg rolls with only four steps: prepare‚ mix‚ roll and fry. I. Introduction A. There are many kinds of egg rolls‚ mostly‚ you get egg rolls from your local Chinese take out‚ but you won’t need it after trying the Vietnamese egg
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Application of Effective Communication – TJP1 Name Western Governors University Student ID # A. Rationale A1. Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to inform the audience about the negative impacts that high-stakes testing has on students. At the end of this presentation‚ the audience will be better informed of the negative impacts that high-stakes testing has on students to aid in their critical testing and educational decisions that impact students. A2. Audience: Teachers‚ School
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Economic Problems The war with Iran made Iraq suffered heavy loss of money and left its economy in ruins. Iraq owed about $80billion in debts to the countries that had supplied it with food and war equipment. The reconstruction of the country also required another $230billion. As a result‚ Iraq had to find ways to pay off the debts and saw Kuwait as a potential solution. Oil Production Iraq’s main source of income was the sale of oil. However‚ oil prices were falling due to over-production
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Title: Mary Kay Ash Purpose: Inform Specific Purpose: To inform audience of who Mary Kay Ash was and her influence on women in business Thesis: Mary Kay Ash played a significant role in changing women’s roles in the workplace. INTRODUCTION Pictures on overhead: Mary Kay Ash By a show of hands‚ who here knows who this is? Okay‚ a few… (presumption) What if I tell you this is Mary Kay? Who knows that name? Yeah… all of you have heard of Mary Kay. (presumption again) This is Mary Kay Ash
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General Purpose : To inform Specific Purpose : To inform my audience about three effective ways of time management. Central Idea : There are three effective ways of time management which are know what’s important‚ schedule what’s important‚ and know and exploit your work patterns. Introduction i. Social ecologist Peter F. Drucker once said‚ “Until we can manage time‚ we can manage nothing else.” Never is this truer than when describing the importance of time management skills for people
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