a. Attention getter: “Faster‚ higher‚ stronger.” Michael Phelps motto b. Introductory info c. Thesis sentence: Michael Phelps is my role model because he is a swift swimmer‚ he has won fourteen Olympic gold medals‚ and he is a pothead. II. Body a. Swift swimmers b. Olympic gold medalists c. Pothead III. Conclusion a. Transition from lat point b. Reword thesis sentence c. Refer back to attention getter Mallory
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I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Facebook and Instagram are used by millions of people‚ now with the show of hands who here does not have a social media? B. Background and Audience Relevance: Social media can be something exciting and entertaining for many people. What they do not know is how this can become addicting. C. Speaker Credibility: I’ve personally joined the world of social media at the age of 13. The first type of social media that I joined was Facebook. D. Thesis: by explaining
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fifty states. Thesis Statement: Capital Punishment should be outlawed in all fifty states because: (1) capital punishment once executed cannot be undone‚ and (2) the cost process of capital punishment isn’t worth the expense. Introduction I. [Attention Getter] Imagine being sentenced to die. A. The United States gives you‚ the offender‚ five options to proceed. 1. Most likely your state will proceed with your execution through lethal injection. 2. There are other options if you so choose. a) They
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I. Attention Getter: Last weekend I was working at a local soccer tournament where I was in charge of selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a round trip for two to Madrid‚ Spain for a four night five day trip. During my long three days working for this raffle booth I noticed that no one really bothered to listen or even consider to buy raffle tickets. As curious as I was to why people weren’t buying I decided to ask one of the parents spectating their son’s game. I asked “how come you wouldn’t
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Perception and Attention Paper In the exploration of cognitive psychology‚ the theory of cognitive processes has been brought to light. These processes could include attention‚ memory‚ perception‚ sensory‚ and visual perception. Memory is composed of different factors such as short-term memory‚ long-term memory‚ screen memory‚ remote memory‚ replacement memory‚ and immunologic memory. Visual perception deals data intake from a visual standpoint. The five senses‚ touch‚ taste‚ smell‚ sight‚
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Selective Attention In the world we live in‚ we are bombarded by infinite sensory inputs. The hum of the heater; the ticking on the clock; the chatter of your friends. Yet‚ this information usually goes unnoticed. Our brain has limited space to process and retain information and is not capable of processing everything we hear or see around us. In order to prevent a mental breakdown‚ we filter out the information we want and ignore the rest‚ referring to selective attention. Selective attention focuses
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Research carried out on attention has mainly been associated with the selective processing of incoming sensory information. It proposes‚ to some degree‚ our awareness of the world depends on what we choose to focus on and not simply the stimulation received by our senses. Attention is often linked to a filter that screens out most potential stimuli whilst allowing a select few to pass through into our conscious awareness‚ however‚ a great deal of debate has been devoted to where the filter is situated
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Attention Getter: Did you know that plastic water bottles take near 450 years to decompose‚ that it takes 1‚000 years for a plastic grocery bag to break down‚ and that an unrecycled aluminum can will be still be an aluminum can in 500 years? Introduction: Hello again. My name is Laura Sybers and I am a strong supporter of recycling. Thesis: While recycling might be considered to be “inconvenient” to some‚ so many common materials can easily be recycled. Although there are plenty of great reasons
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audience about the pro and cons about remain tax exempt Central idea: While for churches they do not have to pay tax because they provide needed service for the government they must to pay it because they also are making profit. Introduction Attention – Getter. The bible relates that when the Pharisees asked Jesus whether‚ it was permissible to pay taxes to Caesar; Jesus replied that one should render into Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and into God the things that is God’s. Reveal the topic:
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the concept of attention? • Attention occurs when a person is mentally focused on someone or something and channels other distractions out. In my opinion‚ a person pays attention by active listening and intensively observing. For instance‚ a couple on a date in a crowded restaurant gives one another their attention by keeping eye contact and actively listening to everything one another says. I believe it is imperative to show someone you are giving him or her undivided attention when he or she is
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