* Persuasive Speech On Racism Chelsea Boatey Introduction: I. Attention Getter: “Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn ’t matter which color does the hating. It ’s just plain wrong.” – Muhammed Ali (http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/racism II. Listener Relevance and Identification: From the speeches you’ve heard from all people present‚ I’m sure you have observed the different blend of cultures we have here. It is great that this class appreciates diversity
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Bees are amongst the most important creatures to humans on Earth. These amazing insects pollinate over 80% of all flowering plants including 70 of the top 100 human food crops. One in three bites of food that we eat is derived from plants pollinated by bees. But the role bees play in nature is likely part of a greater story. Bees have been producing honey from flowering plants for the last 10 to 20 million years. As major contributors to floral growth‚ bees provide nourishing habitats for animals
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notices something extremely strange about one of the bees. It has a tiny red spot on its body about the size of a pinhead and the bees wings are crumpled like a piece of paper. It turns out that the tiny red spot is a varroa mite and it sucks out the honeybees blood. The bees that are weakened by the varroa mites are more likely to get other diseases and could infect the rest of the hive causing the colony to die out. Scientist worry that threats to bees could hurt many of our food supplies. Honeybees
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Bees are vanishing and cell phones are everywhere…there definitely could be a link. The Institute of Science in Society delivered a press release in April 2007 saying “one likely culprit of [CCD] is a new class of systemic pesticides‚ which are not only sprayed on crops‚ but also used universally to dress seeds in conventional agriculture‚ and can confuse and disorientate bees at very low concentrations” although “another candidate is a radiation from mobile phone base stations that has become nearly
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Victoria’s Secret Is Not So Secret Victoria’s Secret‚ one of the biggest brand names in retail‚ has been around for many years‚ known for selling lingerie. Victoria’s Secret has branched out from exclusively selling lingerie to now carrying make-up‚ fragrances‚ purses‚ shoes‚ clothing‚ and bathing suits. Within the past few years‚ the company has expanded to the global markets. They now have stores in major cities including London‚ Dubai‚ and Munich. Being one of the top grossing retail stores
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I smelled the smell of nature. It smelled like the wind. I heard people talking‚ and bees buzzing. Everything was going well. The sun was shining. We got tickets to go on the ferry to Fire Island‚ and we waited for it to come. When it arrived‚ we decided to sit on the top of the ferry. We liked the idea of having a better view and we could have the wind cool us off. Victoria (my friend)‚ her mom‚ my mom‚ and I was on top of the ferry. A bee flew below me‚ and I freaked out. I screamed at the top
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“Live a great life.” People have heard of that quote or something similar often‚ but sometimes life is not as superlative as some people anticipate it to be. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the author’s moderate use of racism impacts how the characters behave throughout the story. The author’s use of setting and the characterization of children highlights the importance of discrimination in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. The author’s use of setting climaxes the importance of racism in the book
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Leaf Cutter Bees Leaf cutter bees‚ play a big part in the world. Not very many people know of their existence or what they actually do. They are very interesting little insects starting from there looks‚ actions‚ and how important their job is as a Leaf Cutter Bee. Leaf Cutter Bees; looks are very distinct. They are not like Honey Bees; they do not look like wasps or hornets. They almost resemble more of a beetle in a way. A beetle has a hard shell on their back and most beetles we think of
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Introduction James Thurber is one of America’s best known humorists‚ and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" is his best known story. The story was first published in 1939 in the New Yorker magazine to great acclaim. It was reprinted in Thurber’s 1942 collection‚ My World-And Welcome To It and in Reader’s Digest in 1943. The story’s main character is a middle-aged‚ middle-class man who escapes from the routine drudgery of his suburban life into fantasies of heroic conquest. Upon the story’s publication‚ Walter
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Burt’s Bees manufactures and sells skin care and bath products. Roxanne Quimby started the company in Maine in 1984 selling candles made from beeswax that was the byproduct her business partner’s Burt Shavitz bee farm. In April 1997 Burt’s bees had 20 employees and bringing in revenue of $6-8 million. Their margins were about 35% of sales. Quimby has aspirations to sell the company someday but realizes that offers won’t begin until Burt’s Bees brings in $25 million in sales. The question is how to
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