High school dropouts -- a growing problem in our society‚ or is it? After hearing about dropouts heading back to school to receive a diploma on the local news‚ I often wonder what they were missing out on. I mean‚ does a dropout really need to head back only to solve a quadratic equation or to write an five paragraph essay on The American Revolution? I’m willing to bet that more than half of parents who’ve graduated from high school don’t even know how to solve a quadratic equation or how The American
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Title: Fastest Production Car Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4. Speaker: Bharath Tripuraneni Specific Purpose: To Inform Thesis Statement: From the history of the car till design and mechanics. Introduction I. Attention-getter: Even though there are cars‚ which are faster than Veyron‚ this car has rose to fame because of it mechanics and design‚ which made it a street legal car. II. Establishment of ethos: I am credible to talk about this car as I have done research related to this
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Angle: The proper way to break in a baseball glove Purpose: To inform people on the proper way to break in a baseball glove. Thesis: Proper breaking-in not only gives you a great product‚ it actually can extend the life of the glove. Today I’d like to share with you the proper way to break in a glove. Organizational Pattern: chronological order Introduction 1. Attention getter: All good things take time. 2. Thesis statement: Proper breaking-in not only gives you a great product‚ it
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SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform students of how the divorce of a children’s parents is an extremely traumatic experience and can cause many lasting implications that affect their overall wellbeing. INTRODUCTION: I. When you’re a child‚ your greatest source of stability is your parents. When I was young‚ I remember clearly each time my parents fought or raised their voices at each other. I would squeeze my eyes together and pray that it would end. My greatest fear each time that they would
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“Hybrid” Ashley Hogge Introduction I. Attention Catcher: Talk about anticipating typical Thanksgiving food and what I will eat (maybe show a slide or photograph for watching). II. Listener Relevance Link: People are switching to hybrid cars more than getting an average vehicle. III. Speaker Credibility Statement: I have learned a lot about hybrids‚ since my best friend got one‚ and she and another friend was honored to help me give information on hybrids. IV. Thesis Statement: Living a vegetarian
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Michelle Penny 2/1/2012 SPC2608 Sect. 09 Introduction I. Throughout our lives‚ we meet all kinds of different people. Some of them may come and go out of our lives but you will always have a select few that remain in our lives for years to come. I have a very small select few people who have come into my life who have remained close to me and will always remain in my hearts‚ but there is only one who has made a tremendous impact on my life and helping me become the person I am today.
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Bibliography Dagg‚ Anne Innis. "Giraffe." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. Dagg‚ Anne Innis. "Giraffe." World Book Student. World Book‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. Foster‚ J. B. "Giraffe." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. "Giraffe." Amazing Animals of the World. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. "Giraffes and Okapis." The New Book of Popular Science. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. Sentman‚ Everett. "Giraffe." Grolier
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Type of Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction: I. Two weeks ago‚ Tuesday‚ October 23‚ I was woken up right around 2:00 am to my roommates speaking with two unfamiliar voices. I went out in the living room to investigate and found a security guard and a police officer gathering details of a robbery for a police report. 1) Turns out one of my roommates left his window open; someone popped the screen out and grabbed his computer right off his desk. 2) As the police officer later
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1) Topic: Halloween I. Introduction A. Quote: “There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly lit front porch.” –Robert Brault B. Topic: Today‚ we’re going to discuss symbolism in Halloween. C. Subtopics: Colors of Halloween‚ Black Cats‚ Jack-O-Lanterns‚ Witches‚ Trick-or-Treating II. Body A. Black & Orange: come from the Celtic celebration of the harvest; orange stands for the color of the changing leaves and crops‚ while black is the “death” of
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INTRODUCTION: Briefly get their attention and/or preview your main points. When I was spending hours of reflecting about myself‚ I spend half of that time just staring at the computer screen. My life is only about 20 years and there are many things that I have yet seen and experience. My past experiences allowed me to think in many different ways. My family helped me to become who I am right now. Also‚ in the future I want to visit many places and see many things to improve myself to become better
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