Sample Persuasive Speech Self-Defense on Campus Speech Commentary Rebecca Hanson You’re tired; you’re hungry. You’ve just spent a long day at College Library and you can’t wait to get back to your room. Glancing outside‚ you remember how quickly it becomes dark. You don’t think much of it‚ though‚ as you bundle up and head out into the gusty wind. Not until you spy the shadows on the sidewalk or hear the leaves rustling beside you do you wish you weren’t alone. You walk quickly‚ trying to
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Persuasive Speech #2 I. Introduction “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” This quote by Friedrich Nietzsche speaks volumes toward the importance of individuality and self-expression. It shows how conformity can lead to complacency and “corrupt” our most valuable resource‚ our youth. School uniforms do just that. The requirement of school uniforms can cause more problems than they solve ranging
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Anna Rash November 9‚ 2009 Persuasive Speech Outline Comm Lab 150 Section 10 Mandatory Physical Education General Purpose: To persuade Speech Goal: I want to persuade my classmates that physical education should be mandatory in grades K-12‚ yet reforms should be made to make it mandatory. Introduction: I. How many times have you thought about wanting to work out to keep up a “fit and healthy” lifestyle‚ but did not know the criteria for a certain workout or even how much you should
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1/14/14 Persuasive Speech Period 6/7 Is the future of America‚specifically young adults‚ in jeopardy due to the spiraling costs of higher education and associated student loans? All signs point to a crisis in financial aid due to a drop in the availability of jobs‚ without jobs student loans cannot be paid off in a reasonable time frame or not at all. Therefore‚ public state universities must be tuition free for in-state residents in order to benefit both the student and the state ‚improve
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Persuasive Speech Evan Flowers All students in high school and college should be required to take at least two years of a foreign language. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Grabber: Con el fin de encontrar un trabajo mundial tiene que hablar un segundo idioma (english: In order to find a global job you need to speak a second language) B. Thesis: (It is crucial for students to take at least two years of a foreign language in high school not only so they are better equipped to apply to college
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“Introducing sex education in middle school is very important as many cases of teenage pregnancy have been reported in the past few years” Final Persuasive Speech April 21‚ 2013 I am writing to persuade you of how it is important to talk to our young children in middle school about sex and teen pregnancy. Sex education is one of the most controversial issues in education. This has been hovering over educational institutions since ages. It is probably the most debated topic that will always
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Persuasive speech: animal testing At first‚ thank you for the people who are here to listen to my speech. I’m honor to be here so that I can express my strong argument in this place. Before beginning my speech‚ I want to ask you a question. It’s a short question‚ but not simple. Please think carefully. Is there the most superior living species? I think most of you would be quite perplexed. Yes. You should be. As I said‚ it is not a simple question. But also‚ simultaneously‚ there is a one‚ 100% perfect
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Tyesha Moore Monday 7p.m.-9:50p.m. PERSUASIVE SPEECH Operation Smile Tyesha Moore March 30‚ 2011 Public Speaking Honor Code__________Tyesha Moore____ Ms. Wills General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience why they should donate to Operation Smile. Central Idea: Operation Smile is a charity organization to help children around the world with cleft lip and cleft palates. Organization Method: Problem-Solution
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11-17-12 Persuasive archtype speech Hello my fellow americans‚ im sure you all know who I am. The one and only Captain America and im running for the title of best hero. Is there really any reason why I shouldn’t be picked? Of course not I fought for our great country against the axis powers. I stopped them from dominating our allies. Now some people may not see me as the best hero because I don’t have superpowers. But I don’t need superpowers to be a true hero. There are true
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Alessandro Stipo November 26‚ 2011 ENG1DC Mr. Byrne Persuasive Speech Imagine that you trained all your life for that special moment of playing in your first NHL game. At the beginning of your first shift in the game suddenly another player’s stick comes up and strikes you in the eye. This incident ends your career. This could have been prevented if you wore a visor. I think visors should be mandatory in the NHL in order to improve a player’s safety. Statistics have proven players who
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