Approximately every two minutes‚ a teenage girl in the United States gives birth (Guernsey 6). While this fact may be sad and startling to most people‚ it is in deed the truth. Over the past few decades‚ the problem of teen pregnancy has grown considerably in this country. It has been receiving a great deal of public and official attention recently‚ including expressions of concern from President Clinton and New Jersey’s Governor Whitman (Schurmann 7). However‚ the most extensive dilemma regarding
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Persuasive Speech Strategy Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that Capital Punishment does not deter crime and that it should be abolished. Central Idea: Homicide rates are lower in non-death penalty states when compared to states with the death penalty. Main Points: I. The death penalty has no deterrent effect. II. The costs of administrating capital punishment are prohibitive. III. States with the death penalty have higher murder rates than those without
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Outline: Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that IQ testing is not a valid measure to be used on modern populations. Central Idea: At the end of my speech the audience will know all about the disadvantages of IQ testing in addition to the bad impact it has on today’s society. Introduction: After taking 3 different IQ tests and averaging the results I can tell you that my IQ is either of 82 which is considered as low average or of 123 which is considered as superior! Ask yourself
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Margarita Torres Informative Speech Outline Title: “Zumba!” General purpose: To persuade Specific purpose: After listening to my speech‚ audience members will try Zumba fitness as a way to exercise. Thesis: Zumba is a dance fitness program that has revolutionized the way people exercise and how they enjoy it. INTRODUCTION I. Quote from Beto Perez‚ Zumba creator. II. Thesis statement. III. Preview of main points. BODY I. Zumba‚ ditch the workout‚ enjoy the party
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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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Outline for a speech I. Introduction A. Introduce the speakers and build up to the case B. Capture audience’s attention with a discussion of the benefits of increasing immunisation rates. (1) Vaccines prevent more than 6 million deaths per year (2) Vaccines contribute to the extension in life expectancy. (3) Promotes equity and even world peace. (4) Complete eradication of infectious agents. C. Summarise the main idea of the speech. Quickly state three main points 1. First Main Point – Influence
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Speech 2 Outline – Lacy Thompson Topic: why you should exercise Audience Analysis: since most of my audiences are students with a job‚ I will focus on how exercise can boost your energy‚ and mental health to get more accomplished in school. General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to exercise. Thesis: It’s hard being a student and working at the same time‚ and find energy for both. I will show you why starting an exercise program can boost your energy
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drinking to intoxication. It encompasses the ideal of developing personal skill amongst young people‚ through doing this it will teach adolescents how and why to say no to alcohol and what it does to the teenage body. By doing this it will ensure that there will be a severe reduction in teenage drinking tendencies. Discuss the positive outcomes of developing personal skills and in-text reference this idea. Also discuss the harm minimisation approach applied in the campaign. This campaign ran for
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The Effects of Teenage Pregnancy The question has often been raised: At what age should people begin to have children? It is a subject often debated amongst doctors‚ psychologists‚ social workers‚ and ordinary citizens‚ respectively. Some argue that it does not matter what age a person is‚ as long as he or she is mature‚ while others say that maturity comes with age‚ and a teenager is never equipped for the responsibility that comes with childbearing. Despite efforts to discourage teenagers from
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The Causes of Teenage Pregnancy and the Effects on the Community There are many different causes of teenage pregnancy. Every teenage girl is brought up under different family and personal conditions‚ therefore presenting many different causes of teenage pregnancy. These causes can range from internal factors to external factors. Some of these causes include drugs and alcohol‚ sexual abuse and child maltreatment‚ and technology dangers. All of these contribute to teenage pregnancy. Another cause
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