Superstitions Informative Speech General Purpose – To Inform Specific Purpose – To inform the audience of superstitions Central Idea – The origin of superstitions‚ the different superstitions‚ superstitions in religions‚ and why people have/create superstitions INTRODUCTION 1. “When you believe in things‚ That you don ’t understand‚ Then you suffer‚ Superstition ain’t the way” –Stevie Wonder 2. Superstitions have been around since the earliest days of humanity a. Everyone has
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Houston Hughes SPC-205-W05 August 23‚ 2011 How to read a topographic map. General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: As a result of my speech my audience will be able to clearly read and identify parts of a topographic map. Central Idea: To read a topographic map correctly one should follow four important steps: study the title of your map; examine your legend; study the contour lines; and view the map in 3D. Introduction: I. Topographic maps are not just any ordinary map. There
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Informative Speech Becky Schaelchlin Topic: The Effects of Diet and Exercise on Human Health Informative Purpose: To instruct Type of Informative Topic: Issues Thesis Statement: Consistent diet and exercise has a positive effect on chronic diseases. INTRODUCTION I. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ as of 2012‚ about half of all adults—117 million people—have one or more chronic health conditions. While seven of the top ten causes of death in 2012 in the US were due to
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Outline Name Liang Liu COM 114 Section #220 Presentation Title: Telecommunication Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the AT&T’s contribution to telecommunication industry. Thesis Statement: AT&T’s innovative development of the transatlantic radiotelephone and communication satellite changed communication and inspired new inventions that would shape the future of the world. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter: The first time I came to the United States‚ I was
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Introduction I. Today I’m going to talk about my lovely country Persia‚ which we know it as Iran now. Here is a video that shows how great we were and how we are now. II. Not the nuclear power but‚ Iran’s history from 300‚000 years ago until now. III. Iranian people were a very peaceful nation through the history but same as the other great histories something make it change. IV. So there is a transition in Iran history and we can divide its history to Iran’s history during the Achaemenid
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Persuasive Speech Template Introduction Get audience attention: Attention all Faulkner State University Students. Commuters are you tired of a long boring drive to Bay Minette to attend your daily classes. On-Campus residents are frustrated with being stuck on campus when you can not drive or get a ride off campus. Indicate purpose and thesis: Today I plan to unleash a cutting edge three part transportation system that will mobilize the students‚ faculty and staff of Faulkner State University
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Melissa McCormick Speech Com 1 Anneka Rogers 9‚ April 2012 Recycling Topic: Recycling General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my class to Recycle Intro: Imagine a whole forest being cut down just to store our garbage. This can be stopped if we recycle. Deforestation is a major issue today. This is because man is using natural resources to fulfill his needs. The increase of these demands has led to increasing levels of destruction of our natural resources. These resources
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encounter a lot of homeless people & that you feel pity for them. We really want to make you understand how you can speculate the different ways on how you can help these people & get interested in them‚ as it would change their lives. Throughout this speech‚ Malou will give you a brief overview on the organization’s history‚ their goal & their values. Then‚ Nahira is going to develop the programs that they offer for children & elders going through poverty. And finally‚ Ash will explain to you how the
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The Oxford English Dictionary defines a UFO as "An unidentified flying object; a ‘flying saucer’." The word was first used in print by Donald Keyhoe in 1953.[1] The acronym "UFO" was coined by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt‚ who headed Project Blue Book‚ then the USAF’s official investigation of UFOs. He wrote‚ "Obviously the term ’flying saucer’ is misleading when applied to objects of every conceivable shape and performance. For this reason the military prefers the more general‚ if less colorful‚ name:
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Alien Star and UFOs seen by astronauts are very interesting. First‚ the Alien Star is a star that has strange patterns of light. An astronomer believes something is blocking the light. NASA thinks that it is caused by "extremely rare and aggressive comet showers". Also‚ astronauts think they have seen unidentified flying objects‚ UFOs. Buzz Aldrin thinks that he saw an extraterrestrial space ship. Others believe there are simple explanations. Whatever it may be‚ it is still a UFO because it has been
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