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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Persuasive Speech INTRODUCTION Attention Getter – Hook your audience with a personal anecdote or well-told story from a current event‚ intriguing quote‚ startling fact‚ creative analogy or hypothetical example. Establish an Ethos Appeal – Why can we trust you? What makes you credible to make this argument? Find a way to show the audience why you’re qualified to make an argument‚ why you care about this issue‚ why you’re argument will be fair to both sides of the issue. Declare Your Position
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Persuasive Speech Outline: High School Uniforms I. Introduction: A. Hook: How many people ever wore a uniform in high school? B. Ethos Statement: I wore one in high school. C. Listening Rationale: Future school choices/cost/child experiences D. Residual Message: High school uniforms are a good idea that promotes student equality and eliminates distraction. II. Body: A. Main Point #1: Eliminates Distractions Subpoint #1: No trends Subpoint #2: Professional Atmosphere
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Driving is one of the most common jobs that adults and even young kids go through every day. Unfortunately‚ there are many fatalities on the road every day. These deadly accidents are due to many bad decisions that the driver took. Whether it was reckless‚ frustration‚ or the worst‚ under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol‚ the result of a crash usually ends in a death‚ and a mourning of a family. What I’m saying‚ is that the biggest problem today‚ in our modern era‚ this present century‚ is driving
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Megan Hollrah October 28‚ 2011 Persuasive Essay Cyber English Ms. Taylor Alcohol at 18: A Definite to Consider The drinking age in the United States is now twenty one years of age. Some people believe that this age is too high to be the minimum age to be able to legally drink and others feel that it is the perfect age. This topic is very huge and has been debated for years. The United States drinking age has gone up and down‚ and recently‚ in 1984‚ it has gone up to twenty one. Many events
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Name: Andrew Seifert Marc Malone Public Speaking: Persuasive Speech Date: 4/18/2015 General Purpose: To persuade Specific Goal: At the end of my speech my audience will consider volunteering for community service. Organizational Pattern: Statement of Reasons Thesis Statement: High school students should have to take part in community service‚ also known as service learning‚ so they learn to appreciate what they have more and learn something new along the way. Introduction: Benefits of community
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From a young age we were taught by parents‚ teachers‚ and police officers that drinking underage is unhealthy and can lead you to failure in the future. Although many of us listened and didn’t drink from a young age and waited till it was legal some of us didn’t. Alcohol is a drug. Every day more than‚ 4‚750 American kids at the age of 15 or younger take their first sip of alcohol. Kids who start drinking before the age of 15 or more likely to become an alcoholic or an abuser of alcohol. When teenagers
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Current Event/Persuasive Speech General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audiences beliefs about a subject. Organizational Pattern: Comparative Advantage/Disadvantage Introduction: 1. Ever heard the saying “The way to a mans heart is through his stomach?” Well A proverb suggests that “A hungry man is an angry man” 2. Today I will be talking about genetically engineered food and food insecurity 3. It is important to listen to this speech in order to understand
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Persuasive Speech Outline M. Stevenson Saddleback Community College Speech - Instructor Smith The Galapagos Islands: Our best opportunity to learn about life‚ and how it began. I. Describe the diversity of life forms found in the area. A. Reptiles – accidental relocation 1. Snakes 2. Tortoises 3. Marine Iguanas B. Mammals – accidental relocation as well as brought by humans 1. (Goats‚ Pigs‚ Dogs‚ Donkeys‚ Cows) C. Birds – flew from other locations
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Persuasive Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention Getter – Should be interesting and engaging! (shocking statistics‚ personal story‚ testimonial‚ series of questions‚ appealing pictures…) B. Establish Credibility (My name is Marty Brennan‚ and I have been doing research on the effects of childhood obesity on young teens for over two weeks. If you have experience with your topic‚ you should mention that here.) C. State Major Claim – (High Schools in Howard County should mandate four
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