Chapter 2 Giving your firs speech: developing confidence Three different purposes for giving a speech (p. 25). -Do you want them to learn something? If so‚ your general purpose is to inform. -Do you want them to respond by believing or doing something? Then‚ your general purpose is to persuade. -Do you want them simply to laugh and enjoy themselves? Your purpose is to entertain. 4 different ways to introduce a topic (p. 27) -orient the audience by drawing their attention to subject
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After my first migraine attack‚ I kept getting them every day. As they kept happening‚ new symptoms would arise. Anything from slurred speech‚ dizziness‚ and vomiting to blurred vision‚ numbness in the face‚ and feeling tender all over my body. The list goes on but these were my most common symptoms. I was afraid to do anything because everything seemed to trigger a migraine. Even kneeling down to pick something up or smelling perfume would be an instant trigger for me. My life got to the point where
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planned. I was still fourteen by the time I experienced my first concussion. The day was absolutely beautiful. The sun was scorching everyone’s skin as we all raced to my school’s dirt field searching for the shade the trees would throw across the ground‚ but the excitement that was building in everyone was by far more intense than the heat. Today was the day that my class was allowed to play flag football‚ an event we had all been looking forward to since the start of the fourth quarter. The
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school … [A group]… B group … relatively friendly bunch… considered cool… C groups … freaks and retards … [Z group] “weirdos and queeros” (pg 40) - Accumulation (listing) -Connotations | In the novel Destroying Avalon‚ McCaffrey positions Westerley High as a microcosm for greater social inequality within society. This is clearly evident in the opening sequence of the novel when Marshall‚ through accumulation of groups and sub groups poignantly outlines the existing social hierarchy “Alice and the
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1. How do convolutions of a human brain compare with those of a rat or dog brain? * they are nearly identical despite major differences in the brain’s internal structure * the human brain has many more convolutions * the lower animals have more convolutions and therefore fewer direct connections * human convolutions are less numerous‚ but larger * humans have frontal lobes‚ other animals do not 2. Bilateral symmetry... * is common in the animal
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moment in time where two people feel a powerful connection towards one another is classified as “Love at First Sight.” To most‚ love at first sight is true and can happen to anybody‚ however‚ to others‚ it is just a myth and can be simplified as a problem that can be solved through science or a belief they have. I myself did believe in this theory‚ but with time I began to understand that it could have easily just have been a sham. But then again‚ it also could have just been “Teen Love.” As I grew
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The score was 2-2 the first half was just ending. It was a boiling hot day. It was the finals of the Schaumburg tournament. "Okay said coach we have a whole half left so just get out there and play your best. We ran onto the field. Instantly the second half started. I passed the ball. To Andrew one of our defenders‚ he passed it back. I passed it to Manit one of our center midfield. He chipped it over Dylan another forward took a flying header it deflected of the post. I took a volley it hits
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At the age of two my parents decided I had too much energy and they enrolled me in my first gymnastics class. As a female you train four events: vault‚ bars‚ beam‚ and floor. I went to class once a week for two years and at the age of four I joined the competitive team. As a competitive gymnast‚ you train year round and a minimum of 10 hours a week is spent in the gym. Some schools even require additional classes in ballet in order to improve the dance side of gymnastics. During the competitive
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thought when I took my first alcohol drink I would end up an alcoholic? Not me! It never was my intention to end up like that. But after that first drink‚ something happened‚ inside me. I couldn’t explain it but I liked the feeling. All I knew was‚ my first Bacardi and Coke did something to me that changed the direction of my life‚ for the better‚ I thought‚ but I was wrong. What My First Drink Did For Me Let me explain‚ what my first drink did for me. Sad‚ but true after my first alcoholic drink
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When I was younger I loved going to school‚ I would get up early and eat breakfast and then pick up my friend so we could walk to the bus stop together. Then‚ I got to fourth grade and I could not understand fractions so I got detention for not doing my homework. I was so mad at myself but I did not ask for help because I never really spoke to my teachers‚ I did not want to ‘bother’ them. Then‚ in sixth grade I didn’t get any better. I passed math with a D and because of that I got a C+ in English
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