engineering graduates is shrinking. Students no longer see the aerospace industry as a choice career path. Higher-paying private sector jobs are alluring‚ and interest in federal service is declining. Together‚ those factors raise serous questions about NASA ’s ability to recruit and retain a new generation of scientists‚ engineers and technologists needed to send astronauts back to the moon by 20250 and then on to Mars years after that. Nearly 40 percent of the 18‚146 people at NASA are age 50 or
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Recipe for a persuasive speech Ingredients: 2 x bold statements 5 x rhetorical questions 3 x strong‚ justified arguments 3 x facts/examples to support each argument 1 x backed-up counterargument for opposing views 20 x emotionally triggering words (at least) 1 x statement to challenge the audience Method: 1) Have a clear idea in your head of your opinion on the subject before you proceed in writing the speech. 2) Research to find examples to justify your opinion. An easy way to
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with your friends. You think about it for a few seconds a few beers can’t hurt right? Wrong once you leave the party a few beers could get you arrested or worst killed. Once you start to drink it starts to affect your body immediately‚ you might be a lightweight if you weigh less‚ but for heavier people it will take a few more. Approximately 20% of alcohol is absorbed through the stomach. The 80% other percent is absorbed through the small intestine. The way you get drunk is that you liver can only
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PERSUASIVE SPEECH ON GLOBAL WARMING by: Jennifer Zelmer Introduction: We all know about global warming‚ but do we really care or try to do at least some of the things that will help stop it or at least slow it down? 1) Over the last century our planets temp. has risen 1 degree. I know that doesn’t sound like much but it’s been enough to melt a lot of the polar ice caps and glaciers. A) The hottest years ever recorded were in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. B) In 2007 there was
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SPEECH 1311 PERSUASIVE ASSIGNMENT Behavioral Objective: Each student will deliver a 4 to 6 minute speech with the purpose to inform and PERSUADE their audience. Topic Selection: Each student will choose their own topic. The topic must be a SOCIAL TWO SIDED ISSUE. The student will select ONE SIDE of the issue to support and convince their audience to TAKE ACTION. See page three for possible topics. Assignments: ONE PAGE SUMMARY. Each student will submit a one page summary that includes
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Today is the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. He was a man of courage and conviction. He was a revolutionary and a peace-maker. Most of us wouldn’t think we were capable of dreaming these BIG DREAMS – a grand vision for ourselves and for the world we live in. But I challenge each of us to do just that today‚ in memory of a great man. Each of us carries a dream within us. Our job is to give it voice. Let’s have the courage and audacity to dream and claim our own
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be one of the reasons why he is the Goodwill ambassador for USA soccer. He is also the FIFA co-player of the Century. Pele retired from soccer on October 1977 in a gme between Santos and New York Cosmos. He played one half for each team and made a speech at the end of the
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you are going to see the true definition of the word problem‚ death and mostly the true meaning of the word drugs. It does not matter who I am or what my name is‚ what really did matters is my experience about this topic and of course the message that I am going to pass you at the end of this speech. Marijuana‚ LSD‚ Cocaine‚ Heroin... all these fancy words‚ what are they all? they are drugs‚ all different types of drugs. All of which have a different affect on our body‚ some more than others but they
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truck by slamming on the accelerator while pulling into the parking lot. What he forgot about was the two girls sitting on his toolbox in the bed of his truck. As he veered the corner both were thrown from the truck‚ instantly killing one and severely injuring the other. It was believed that underage drinking was one of the leading factors that may have caused this accident. Since
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Good Student Professor Raynor Persuasive Speech Title: Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana General Purpose: To Persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade or reinforce the attitude of my audience towards the legalization of marijuana being best for our country. Thematic Statement: There are many reasons for why marijuana should be legal but due to lack of time I will only be discussing marijuana’s health risks and how it compares to alcohol‚ the government’s financial gain from legalization‚ and popular
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