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 Outline ALL 50 STATES SHOULD HAVE MANDATORY MOTORCYCLE HELMET LAWS TOPIC: Mandatory motorcycle helmet laws PURPOSE: To persuade the audience that all 50 states should enact and enforce a mandatory motorcycle helmet law. THESIS STATEMENT: Mandatory helmet laws save lives and dollars. INTRODUCTION Did you know that only 19 states and the District of Columbia have laws in place that require all motorcycle riders to wear a helmet? 19!? 28 states have laws covering
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Persuasive Speech Outline (Using Monroe’s Motivated Sequence) Topic: Voting in Election Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to vote in democratic elections to voice out their opinions and beliefs regardless of their background‚ to decide for their future‚ and to preserve the essence of democracy. Attention: * Provide a vivid description of people struggling to fight for their voting rights in certain countries. * Share relevant facts /statistics of how a small number of votes
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Through the speech‚ you are expected to change the audience’s point of view within a short period. It may seem difficult‚ but‚ in reality‚ it is not. Remember that the key lies in the speech topic that you have chosen. It is essential to look for a speech topic that is contemporary and fascinating to the audience. Persuasive speech topics should be based on themes and ideas that the audience strongly feels about or may easily relate to. You should choose a topic that interests you. It will be
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Persuasive Speech Outline Format Name: Andrew Salazar General Purpose: The effects of bullying and how it hurts children. Specific Purpose: To find solutions on how to fix the childhood bullying problem. I. Introduction a. Attention-getter: Being the bigger person over another one is always a great feeling‚ you feel the rush and power like you can rule the world. Push‚ shove‚ kick‚ punch‚ slap‚ tease that’s all the dominant person sees when they are having “FUN” with someone
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Confidence is the belief that one will perform in a correct‚ proper‚ or effective way. This belief‚ in my opinion‚ is the key to succeeding in many things we do. I can recall several circumstances in which the possession of confidence was the deciding factor between my success and failure Taking tests is one of the most prominent instances in which confidence is the key to success. I reThe reason I performed well on the exam is because of the confidence I had in my knowledge of the test material
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June 8‚ 2005 Tips for picking a topic: Don’t pick a topic that is too big of broad. You have a limited amount of time for each speech so you need to pick a topic that can be completed or covered in the allotted time. Don’t pick a topic that is too technical or obscure. Places to find topics: Newspaper o School Newspaper Television Magazines o Discover magazine o Scientific American o National geographic o Martha Stewart Living o Newsweek o Time The general purpose is always
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Topic Area: Gay Rights (Same-Sex Marriage) Position: Pro Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that we should legalize same-sex marriage in our country. __________________________________________________________________________________ Step 1: Attention: A. Story - Picture this... A man meets someone he loves. Someone he is sure will bring him happiness and someone he wants to grow old with. He wants to take the next important step in his life with a marriage proposal but oops...the person
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Beowulf’s Confidence Beowulf was written in the earliest age of English poetry. Back in the Anglo-Saxon times‚ in order to make a name for themselves‚ warriors had to fight in battles. They believe that you should fight until death with absolutely no retreating. Beowulf‚ a young Geatish warrior‚ comes to Hrothgar’s kingdom to return a favor to him. While Beowulf is there‚ he fights in two battles; the battle with Grendel and the battle with Grendel’s mother. Much later in the poem‚ he fights
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predisposes an individual to physical illness. When you are obese‚ you are more prone to heart disease‚ cancer‚ type 2 diabetes‚ high blood pressure and stroke. 2. Obesity triggers psychological issues. A person who is obese suffers from self-esteem and self-confidence problems. The fatter a person gets‚ the more prone he or she is to depression‚ impaired body image and mood changes. 3. Obese people stay longer in
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