Topic Area: Gay Rights (Same-Sex Marriage) Position: Pro Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that we should legalize same-sex marriage in our country. __________________________________________________________________________________ Step 1: Attention: A. Story - Picture this... A man meets someone he loves. Someone he is sure will bring him happiness and someone he wants to grow old with. He wants to take the next important step in his life with a marriage proposal but oops...the person
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Preparation Outline: The “Bugatti Veyron” Specific Purpose Statement: I would like to inform my audience about the Bugatti Veyron and its uniqueness on why it is the fastest and most expensive production car today. Introduction I. Question? A. Imagine being at 60 mph within 3 seconds? B. Is that even safe some may ask? C. Some may think and say is that even possible? II. Answer A. It is indeed possible with the Bugatti Veyron. A.1. Known as the fastest and most expensive production car today
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Texting while driving is a large taboo in this country. We are told not to text while driving in school. We are shown the tragic advertisements‚ the heart wrenching statistics‚ but all of this still leaves a disconnect. It can never happen to me is an unfortunate assumption that most of us make everyday without even intending to be self-centered. The idea that we could cause ourselves or others harm is a mood point that few care to consider‚ but we must if we are ever going to face the epidemic
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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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Devin Leonard ENG-103 Draft No. 3 March 7‚ 2013 Don’t have another boring weekend‚ and go throw a party! Throwing a raging party is a great way to have spice up your weekend. But what if someone doesn’t know how to pull off a raging party? Throwing a raging party actually isn’t that difficult to do if you plan‚ and prepare yourself for one. Some things someone should consider when throwing a raging party are location‚ supplies‚ food and drinks‚ and entertainment. When throwing a raging
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Stop Texting While Driving Introduction I. Attention Getter- audience participation/ survey a. How many of own a cell phone with texting privileges? b. Now how many of you have ever texted while driving? II. Thesis Statement- Did you know that texting while driving can be more dangerous than driving while drunk? III. Credibility- I found these statistics along with other information on drivinglaws.org and various other sites. IV. Preview- Today I will be discussing statistics‚ a few laws
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Outline INTRODUCTION I. (Attention Getter) Opening with a question. How many of you believe brand name drugs are better than generic drugs? II. (Reveal Your Topic) Today‚ I want to talk about generic drugs versus brand name drugs. III. (Establish Credibility) I have been with CVS for four years. I am a nationally certified pharmacy technician (also known as a CPhT). I work alongside many pharmacists and come across many drugs. I have to call doctors every day to change a person’s medication
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hurt or even killed as a result of texting while driving. II. The specific purpose of this speech is to inform you of the dangers of texting while driving. Thesis statement: Texting is one of today’s most popular forms of communication and while seemingly innocent‚ the act of texting while driving can also be one the most dangerous and possibly fatal forms of communication. Body: I. A lot of people have the misconception that texting while driving can only put them in danger‚ but
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because our daily routines‚ our daily lives revolve around the habitual use of a cellular phone. Facebook‚ Perez Hilton‚ ESPN‚ Youtube‚ even the news--- Is this what you want the person next to you surfing while driving? Recently‚ our state was the 23rd state to pass the NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING LAW‚ BUT IS THAT ENOUGH? NOW HOW MANY OF YOU HONESTLY HAVE RECENTLY TEXT MESSAGED‚ GO ON THE INTERNET‚ OR TALK AND DRIVE WITH ONE HAND WHILE OPERATING YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE? WELLL….. Last year‚ 16 percent
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Specific Purpose: I want to persuade my audience to stop using their cell phones while driving a vehicle because it is extremely irresponsible and dangerous. Central Idea: Using a cell phone while driving is dangerous to yourself and others on the road and is one of the top reasons for car accidents. Attention Grabber: February 16th‚ 2010 my best friend was driving her dads new truck he just bought. She was on her way to my house. I texted her at 3:13 to ask her where she was at 3:15 she was involved
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