Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in Brookyln‚ New York on February 17‚ 1963. He was the fourth of five children born to James and Deloris. James Jordan was a mechanic and Deloris Jordan was a bank teller. Soon after Michael’s birth‚ James and Deloris felt that the streets of Brooklyn were unsafe to raise a family‚ so they moved the family to Wilmington‚ North Carolina. As a youngster‚ Michael immediately became interested in sports. However‚ it was baseball not basketball that was his first love
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Voodoo is a religion rich in heiratage and founded in faith and community. The religion has been villianized by western culture and has been wrongly portrayed as malignant and dangerous. The religion is not founded in any of the "black magics" or fear popularized by Hollywood films‚ but rather it is based on balance and tradition. The religion is not something which should be encountered with inhibition or fear induced from childhood horror stories‚ but embraced for it’s strength and history
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Voodoo is portrayed as a dark religion‚ but in reality it’s not. Voodoo has been practiced for hundreds of years and it all started in haiti‚ which is known as the home of voodoo. It’s been a crutch for many African Americans and slaves when they had nothing else to turn to. Although Voodoo originated in Haiti and was mainly practiced by African Americans. It is now practiced by millions of people of all races all throughout the world. The dominant religion of Haiti is voodoo (Corbett). Haitian voodoo
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DuShawn Nelson February 1‚ 2010 Coms 305: Public Speaking NBA ALL STAR’S Specific Purpose Statement: To explain the different events and competitions during NBA All Star weekend. Central Idea: All Star weekend is a action packed event where fans vote‚ attend and/or watch the most popular NBA stars battle out in various competitions. INTRODUCTION Basketball or as I like to refer to it‚ B-Ball‚ started in Ontario‚ Canada by James Naismith on December 15‚ 1891. This invention has led to many
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INTRODUCTION I. The Taj Mahal is truly a spectacular symbol of craftsmanship‚ love‚ and art all combined. A. The Taj Mahal is one of the Eight Wonders of the world that is built in Agra‚ India. B. The Taj Mahal was created out of love for the fourth Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his second and favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal. C. The Monument is part of a vast complex that includes many different beautiful features. BODY I. The Taj Mahal is one of the eight wonders of the world that is built
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Zongyu Chai October 26‚ 2013 Darfur Genocide Specific Purpose: I want to inform my audience on the genocide that occurred in Darfur that started in 2003 and the impact it has made on the United Nations policy of international aid. Introduction I. In high school I was given the opportunity to volunteer as a tour guide at the National Holocaust Museum. a. Part of a new exhibit that was opened at my time there was a “Never Again” exhibit that shines lights on current genocides. b. What is Genocide
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Topic: The different types of Gastric Bypass procedures and their benefits they have. General Purpose: To inform the audience Specific Purpose: I want to inform my audience to understand what gastric bypass is‚ what their benefits are‚ and who it affects. Introduction: I. Attention Getting Device: Did you know that roughly 69 percent of adults are considered to be overweight and over 41 percent of adults are considered obese? An estimated 112‚000 deaths are related with obesity each year
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General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the importance of The Red Cross and its importance of communication within the organization. Central Idea: The Red Cross was created to protect us all and our health without basing things on our race‚ religious beliefs and nationality‚ among many other things. Introduction I. Attention-Getter: Consider what you would do if you and your loved ones had lost everything due to a devastating storm‚ who would you call on? II
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Specific Purpose : To inform my audience about the advantages and disadvantages of social networks. Central Idea: Social Networks Introduction: I. How many times a day do you find yourself checking Instagram‚ Facebook‚ Twitter and/or Snapchat? II. Social Networks has advanced throughout the years and our generation has experienced it. III. According to Pew Internet Project 92 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 29 use
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Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen Recently we have been getting heavy rains in Montego Bay and the experience has been horrific‚ our entire building is leaking. Can you imagine our roof leaking and we are the largest distributors of roofing membrane in Jamaica? The building owner and maintenance crew dreads these days as we are constantly calling them not to mention the ladder climbing‚ head scratching and brain storming that is going on to locate that leak. For some‚ an elusive building leak
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