Odysseus was one of the legendary heroes in Greek folklore. He was the king of the island of Ithara and the central character of Homer’s heroic poem‚ The Odyssey. Son of Laertes and Anticlea‚ known for his persuasive speech and for his wisdom and comprehension. Odysseus saved the people of Greece in the Trojan War and helped them to emerge victorious. In this mythology‚ the war between the Trojans and the Greeks took place when Paris‚ who was the Trojan prince‚ kidnapped Helen. Helen was the wife
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HSC ENGLISH CREATIVE WRITING: PERSUASIVE SPEECH EUTHANASIA Imagine a world where anyone‚ even the curably ill or depressed‚ is easily assisted in suicide. Where someone else decides when you’re life is no longer worth living. Where it is a societal expectation to die rather than receive long-term care. Ladies and Gentlemen‚ this is the world that awaits us if we legalise euthanasia. Euthanasia‚ or assisted suicide‚ is defined as the practice or act of ending the life of a terminally ill person
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Her speech starts off with specifics about her background: she comes from a family whose father was a “blue-collar city worker and a mother who stayed at home‚” and she gives her audience a specific and strong picture about her father’s disease and how he had to struggle at every moment‚ but continued to work and support the family. Michelle’s father‚ “Never stopped
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Show and Tell 2 – Outline Template Topic: The Benefits of “GoSun” Stove I) Introduction A) Hello‚ I’m Trisha and today I would like to show and tell you something innovative. B) Before I launch into my speech‚ allow me to regale you with a simple tale. Anna planned to have a barbeque party for her 21st birthday‚ so‚ she had everything prepared for her special day; from the party decorations to the food. However‚ on that particular day‚ the weather was terrible; a freezing temperature and strong
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10/31/12 Persuasive Speech Outline I. ADG- It is not a myth why people call fast food disgusting. On a Friday night during my graveyard shift at McDonald’s a drunken customer passed by the Drive-Thru around 2:30a.m.While my coworker was taking his order the customer decided to cuss and call her really offensive names because she couldn’t get his order right. She got mad and decided to spit in the customers Sweet Tea‚ she was immediately fired when another coworker told the manager. Since I started
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Persuasive Speech Strategy Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that Capital Punishment does not deter crime and that it should be abolished. Central Idea: Homicide rates are lower in non-death penalty states when compared to states with the death penalty. Main Points: I. The death penalty has no deterrent effect. II. The costs of administrating capital punishment are prohibitive. III. States with the death penalty have higher murder rates than those without
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the mother should be considerate and do the right thing. There are so many solutions that take place in this decision. Why not keep the baby? Is it too much work and time? Why not put the baby up for adoption? Is the pain at giving birth not worth saving a human beings life? Why do mothers make the
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Persuasive Speech: Euthanasia Everyone‚ at least know one person that drinks. There is nothing wrong with having a beer or two every now and then. It gets dangerous when people mix it with other substances. And that’s exactly what Karen Quinlan did when she was only 17 years old. She mixed alcohol and valium. This bad combination put her in a persistent vegetative state. After fighting the New Jersey’s Supreme Court for over ten years‚ her parents were finally able to remove all artificial forms
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Sara E. Goergen Persuasive Speech Outline Public Speaking 101 Attention Getter: Are slavery and bondage still existant in the world today? This is difficult to imagine but sadly‚ true. Thesis: Sex trafficking is a major problem across the globe and as citizens we can help combat this large industry by having more awareness. Relevancy: Sex trafficking is the slave trade of the 21st century. It is one of the most profitable industries worldwide bringing in an estimated 9 billion dollars
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Speech about Love Love… Love is known to be one of the most important human values. Everyone wants to love and be loved. Virtually everyone is capable of this wonderful feeling. Love is of multifaceted nature. Sometimes we may endow beloved persons with qualities they do not possess in fact. But at the same time this feeling helps to reveal all the benefits and positive features of the person whom we love though it can be inaccessible to the mind. Only this true sense is able to change
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