The Rastafari Movement: Seeking Understandig
Gabrella Rutty
Informative Outline
Topic: The Rastafari Movement
General Purpose: To inform.
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the general history of The Rastafari Movement and to eliminate possibly misconceptions about the movement.
Thesis: The Rastafari movement is a positive movement that promotes peace amongst all, self-respect, self -awareness, and respect for others. I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Is anyone here familiar with the term Rastafarian? Could you provide some terms that come to mind when you think about Rastas? b. Reason to Listen: Unlike the popular negative conceptions, Rastafarianism is actually a movement that promotes positivity. c. Thesis statement: The Rastafari movement is a positive movement that promotes peace amongst all, self-respect, self -awareness, and respect for others. d. Credibility statement: I am of Jamaican and Rastafarian decent, and my family belongs to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. e. Preview of Main Points: 1. First, I will discuss the brief history of Rastafarianism. 2. Secondly I will discuss Rastafarianism beliefs and cultural values. 3. Finally, I will discuss popular misconceptions of Rastafarianism. II. The Rastafari movement is a positive movement that promotes peace amongst all, self-respect, self -awareness, and respect for others. f. The Rastafari Movement was started in the 1930s in Jamaica by a group of “political rebels” 1. Haile Selassie, who ruled from 1930-1974, is viewed as either Jesus incarnate, the second Advent, the reincarnation of Jesus, God the Father, and, to some, simply a saint sent here to do God’s works. a. He was regarded as God incarnate because he religiously worked towards establishing world peace and the brotherhood of mankind. b. Rastas are generally distinguished for asserting the doctrine that Haile Selassie is another
Informative Outline
Topic: The Rastafari Movement
General Purpose: To inform.
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the general history of The Rastafari Movement and to eliminate possibly misconceptions about the movement.
Thesis: The Rastafari movement is a positive movement that promotes peace amongst all, self-respect, self -awareness, and respect for others. I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Is anyone here familiar with the term Rastafarian? Could you provide some terms that come to mind when you think about Rastas? b. Reason to Listen: Unlike the popular negative conceptions, Rastafarianism is actually a movement that promotes positivity. c. Thesis statement: The Rastafari movement is a positive movement that promotes peace amongst all, self-respect, self -awareness, and respect for others. d. Credibility statement: I am of Jamaican and Rastafarian decent, and my family belongs to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. e. Preview of Main Points: 1. First, I will discuss the brief history of Rastafarianism. 2. Secondly I will discuss Rastafarianism beliefs and cultural values. 3. Finally, I will discuss popular misconceptions of Rastafarianism. II. The Rastafari movement is a positive movement that promotes peace amongst all, self-respect, self -awareness, and respect for others. f. The Rastafari Movement was started in the 1930s in Jamaica by a group of “political rebels” 1. Haile Selassie, who ruled from 1930-1974, is viewed as either Jesus incarnate, the second Advent, the reincarnation of Jesus, God the Father, and, to some, simply a saint sent here to do God’s works. a. He was regarded as God incarnate because he religiously worked towards establishing world peace and the brotherhood of mankind. b. Rastas are generally distinguished for asserting the doctrine that Haile Selassie is another