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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Persuasive Writing Assignment Conspiracy Theory and the Catcher in the Rye Conformity Rebellion is when one refuses to accept authority. The transition of childhood into adulthood is most often represented by actions of rebellious nature. The average teen is always looking for away to escape conformity. Two pieces of work that express a common theme of rebellion and conformity are‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and the movie Conspiracy Theory starting Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts
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Persuasive Paper on Public Smoking Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the United States. The bad habit became common among most people. Public smoking has got to come to an end. Those who choose to smoke publicly do not have to pollute the air of non-smokers. Who likes walking down the street bypassing cigarette smoke? Public smoking needs to be prohibited. There are several reasons public smoking should be banned. Second hand smoke is very dangerous in a huge effort to
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Miguel Gomez Persuasive Speech Outline 1. Attention: *take out the banana and oatmeal and start eating* 1 You’re all probably wondering why I am eating right now. I’m actually eating my breakfast. According to the betterhealth.gov this meal not only help you lose weight but helps you perform while learning by boosting your ability to be engaged and staying focus. They documented that children who skip breakfast are more significantly heavier than children who don’t. WebMD even reports that skipping
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Persuasive Speech Topic: Recycle General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to recycle. Thesis: Everyone must make a stronger effort to recycle because it is beneficial in so many ways! I. Introduction A. Everyone should try to help better the world we live in! B. We can do this by recycling. (story) I never recycled until I had an English teacher who educated my class about recycling. C. Everyone must make a stronger effort to recycle because it is beneficial
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Introduction Abortion is one of the most debatable and controversial issues that exist today in our society. There are people who support the idea that it should be a choice of each and every woman – whether to do it or not‚ while others claim that no one has a power to decide‚ whether to bring life on the planet‚ or put an end to it. (writings) I believe that there is no other option than to choose life. 1.) In my opinion many women are very unaware of how fast a baby develops. A.) At
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Persuasive Speech Outline General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about my life. Central Idea/Thesis Statement: If children are taught about environmental issues and how to live a greener life when they are young‚ they will become more involved in saving the planet as they get older. Introduction I. Question: “Has anyone ever had an environmental class in elementary school?” II. My proposal is that we educate our youth about environmental issues early
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“Going For the Look” persuasive Essay The practice of hiring people based on their looks has been common in many different companies. In the article‚ “Going for the look‚ but risking discrimination‚” by Steven Greenhouse‚ he presents information about how companies hire people. Some companies choose to hire based on skill‚ others on looks. Companies shouldn’t hire based on looks because they may face discrimination laws and less attractive workers may have a better work ethic then attractive employees
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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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English persuasive essay While many scots are healthy and exercise regularly‚ there is a growing number of adults and children becoming obese. It is costing the NHS millions to deal with the problems that it causes. We are having serious concerns about the number of people becoming ill and being unable to work‚ because of our overweight scots. It’s no secret that obesity is a huge issue. The causes of this problem can be social‚ economic and cultural‚ all of which determine how much food we
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