join this great‚ big Michigan family I feel I’ve been a part of all of all my life. What I’m also trying to tell you is that I know exactly what it feels like to be sitting in your seat‚ listening to some old gasbag give a long-winded commencement speech. Don’t worry. I’ll be brief. I have a story about following dreams. Or maybe more accurately‚ it’s a story about finding a path to make those dreams
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When you think of your child having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ do you automatically think of a lifetime of your child popping pills? Medication isn’t always the answer to treating ADHD‚ a neurobehavioral disorder that causes problems with attention‚ impulsivity and overactivity‚ according to the National Resource Center on AD/HD. In fact‚ experts say that using medication to treat the chronic disorder that affects between 3 percent and 7 percent of school-age children is not necessary
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Speech Title: Physical Exercise- A Key Element in Your Health and Happiness General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: I want to educate my audience on three of the amazing benefits they can experience from regular physical exercise including: Losing excess body fat‚ increased emotional well-being‚ and increased strength and endurance. Introduction: I. Attention Getter: (question) Can anyone tell me what percentage of adults in the US are overweight? How about how many Americans regularly
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Title: The Secret Name: Melaku Terfie General Purpose: To Inform Specific purpose: By the end of my speech‚ the audience will be able to recognize their powers after reading the book "The Secret” Thesis: To have the ability of asking anything in your life‚ it is the power of believing as well as the secret of
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Nobody decides to be gay. Nobody decides that‚ on top of all of life’s other problems‚ they’d like to deal with a never-ending barrage of slurs and comments about who they love. For some reason‚ the myth that people want to be LGBT for attention always lives on. It is‚ of course‚ perpetuated by those who haven’t experienced the effects of homophobia‚ biphobia‚ transphobia‚ or any other phobia we are affected by every day. When these things don’t impact you personally‚ it’s easy to turn a blind eye
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devil and killing unborn babies. Throughout the play‚ we watch as dishonest yet powerful figures exploit this hysteria for their own selfish advantages. I refer to such examples as Abigail Williams‚ whose obsession with John Proctor causes her to abuse those less powerful than she; Reverend Parris‚ who tries to heighten his status within the community by making scapegoats of people like Proctor who question his authority; and the Putnams‚ who‚ because of their greed‚ use their own daughter to accuse
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Title: Independence – A better and brighter future for Scotland Specific Purpose: To persuade Scottish University students to vote for the “Yes Scotland” campaign. Central Idea: An independent Scotland will lead to a better and brighter future for all Scottish citizens. Introduction Dear students of ____¬_____ University‚ I would like you to think about this scenario. “Five to ten years down the road‚ what will your future be?” Many of you may envision getting married‚ starting a family‚ and
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Dangers of Driving Distractions Name: Roxana Henriquez Topic: Dangers of texting and other distractions while Driving Specific Purpose: At the conclusion of this speech‚ the audience will be more knowledgeable of the consequences that involve driving distractions. INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: According to the Cell phone statistics 11 teens die every day in the US due to texting while driving. Purpose: Inform the audience members of the dangers of distractions such as texting while operating
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November 11th‚ 1998 King James is elected to run the country of Houston. Houston was a decent sized country with a population of 1.5 million people. Everybody loved King James because of the way he could speak. He influenced people with his choice of words. One day something bad happened. King James was assassinated in his house while he was sleeping. The murderer broke through his window and shot him. They still to this day have never found out who was the cause for this. After the death of
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A very noble quote by Benjamin Franklin says “Those who would give up essential Liberty‚ to purchase a little temporary Safety‚ deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” (Franklin‚ B. (n.d.). Speech.) After all‚ if the safety is genuinely that essential‚ how could we give it up just to get a little temporary something else; Liberty? Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life‚ behavior‚ or political views. (Johnson‚ S. (1831)
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