Persuasive Speech Ideas These penguins are persuading their friends to take a dip in the cool water... but you can persuade our class on any of the following ideas or come up with one of your own. Remember these are broad topics so make sure you narrow your area and choose your side so that you can properly defend your position. Also I NEVER censor speech topics HOWEVER keep in mind I want the ideas fresh‚ some topics are very OVER DONE - for example: "smoking is bad for you"
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Becoming an athlete‚ let alone a college athlete‚ is not a path paved in gold. There are times you will be doubted‚ challenged‚ and cast aside. There will be mornings you are awake before the sun rises. There will be nights you cry yourself to sleep. You will push your body to points where it will fail. In fact‚ you might be blindsided by an injury that ends it all. There will be coaches that will give you a false sense of security or flat out lie to you‚ and there will be coaches that change your
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was determined to regain his strength and mobility and fully resume his active lifestyle. Today Tim has not quite reached his goal‚ but he has made a remarkable recovery. He is out of the hospital and receiving regular physical therapy. His speech has returned with only occasional difficulty‚ and he is able to walk and move well enough to return to work. He can’t quite manage to roll a 12-pound bowling ball with the ease and accuracy as he previously could‚ but that doesn’t bother
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of Professional Athletes on Society Two words‚ Michael Jordan. Need I say more? Arguably the most influential man in all of sports and athletic competition. Jordan is one of many professional athletes that have influenced society in numerous ways. With the help of the media‚ athletes are virtually everywhere. They are seen on television‚ on billboards‚ magazines‚ clothing‚ and basically anything. The media puts these athletes on pedestals mainly to sell products but some athletes are used to display
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publishers‚ but being the determined individual he was‚ Housman published his work in 1896. Furthermore‚ To an Athlete Dying Young‚ is one of Housman’s most famous poems‚ and is a part of the 63 poems included in A Shropshire Lad. To an Athlete Dying young is a poem which informs the reader of the tragic death of a young‚ aspiring athlete. With its main theme being the sorrow of a great athlete dying early in their career‚ this poem seems to be written in order to express the speakers own sadness for
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Since it seems like the universities and NCAA are unwilling to examine their case college athletes are taking matters into their own hands. At a Northwestern University‚ a Division I college in Chicago‚ these players became tired of not receiving any compensation aside from their scholarships and they made a decision that made the NCAA realize they were serious. They were aware that suing for compensation could be a losing battle they took the next step. What these players decided the best thing
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“Professional athletes are extremely overpaid for the jobs they do.” The issue of overpaid pro athletes has been around for numerous years. The fact that a man that plays football and plays on a regular basis‚ plays for about 15-16 weeks. That man gets paid over a million dollars at least! I mean if you think about the fact that these players get paid more than the president in most situations‚ It seems hugely absurd! To think that that man plays for such a small amount of time and gets paid so
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Should College Athletes be Paid? Maybe it was the annual spectacle of March Madness and the fact that UCONN came out of nowhere as an underdog to win their 3rd national NCAA men’s basketball title. Maybe it was the excitement of watching the UCONN football team playing in its first ever BCS Bowl against Oklahoma last year. Whatever he reason‚ the media and sports critics always ignite a fresh debate over the merits of paying college athletes for their services to the schools. Over the past few
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Persuasive Essay Professional Athletes do not Deserve What They Earn! It would be wonderful to make more than a million dollars a year and an additional 50 million dollars and above in endorsements‚ simply to play a game. Professional athletes are receiving highest salaries around the world. Their wages keep growing every year for playing a game that consists only one season‚ therefore professional athletes should not be paid as much as they earn now! “Professional athletes are making too much money
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Scholarship March 19‚ 2012 Life of a Student Athlete Athletics has played an important role in my life. It has taught me to be disciplined‚ work hard for what I want‚ and be able to make a commitment. Through sports‚ I have learned to be a leader on and off the court. In order to exceed‚ one must believe in themselves. One of my favorite quotes puts my athletics mindset into a few sentences‚ “Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself‚ vision
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