Demonstration speech. Shawnda Baker Introduction:If you have diabetes‚ self-testing your blood sugar (blood glucose) can be an important tool in managing your treatment plan and preventing long-term complications of diabetes. Blood sugar tests are performed with a portable electronic device that measures sugar levels in a small drop of your blood. 1. Why test your blood sugar A. Blood sugar testing — or
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INTRODUCTION I. While we are in class today‚ 6 people will die from oral cancer. Three out of the four are men between the ages of 25 and 55. Before being diagnosed‚ these individuals probable ate a good diet and exercised regularly. Most did not use tobacco products and seldom drank alcohol. II. Oral cancers have been on the rise over the last decade with the amount of cases doubling in the United States alone. It has catapulted oral cancer from 11th on the overall number of
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Andy Yowell Geoffrey Bennett Principles of speech 4/20/2015 General Purpose: To argue Specific Purpose: To argue the point that green cars aren’t any better than non green cars. Thesis Statement: The government and certain car manufacturing companies shouldn’t be promoting energy conserving vehicles as zero emissions vehicles because 1) the process of manufacturing electric cars pollutes the environment; 2) recharging the car uses a tremendous amount of fossil fuels; 3)The cost to manufacture
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Sarah Reuter Comm 1 Persuasive Speech outline Cell Phone Bans Introduction: I. Are Cell phones the cause of accidents‚ or is there merely a correlation between car accidents and cell phone usage. II. In the Middle Ages people noticed a correlation between good health and lice infestation. a. They inferred that the departure of lice caused illness‚ but this turned out to be an incorrect assumption of causation due to correlation. III. Association between two events does not
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From a broad perspective‚ the primary reason‚ as to why McBride gives that question its own paragraph‚ is that he strives to underscore the momentous implications of the posed rhetorical question. Delving deeper into the specifics‚ he essentially exhorts the audience to capture the essence of the vast role that hip hop has played‚ throughout the course of history‚ in coalescing the African American community. Evidence from the text that further bolsters this claim is shown when the author states
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Peter Tosh: A Pioneer of Reggae and Trailblazing Rastafarian Peter Tosh was not only an incredible Reggae musician‚ but an incredible person as well. He had a history of doing his part to help those in need of help‚ fighting for those who were unable to fight for themselves. Tosh‚ a pioneer of the Rastafari movement‚ would lead the people of Jamaica through his selfless actions and his music. Peter Tosh‚ born Winston Hubert McIntosh‚ was born in Westmoreland‚ Jamaica on October 9‚ 1944 to
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9/11 What "they" don’t want you to know I. Introduction a. Where could the US Government have ever gotten the idea for the terrorist attacks of 9/11 i. 12/7/42‚ Japan attacks Pearl Harbor‚ historians suggest the US Government had fair warning of the attacks and instructed US Military at Pearl Harbor to "let it happen on purpose"‚ thus giving the U.S. a reason to enter the war. ii. 10/17/62‚ after the failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion‚ the US Government was looking for another way to stage an attack
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Introduction: Marijuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ PCP‚ speed‚ shrooms‚ crystal meth‚ and angel dust are all types of illegal drugs. What is an illegal drug? An illegal drug is something and often a substance that causes addiction‚ habituation‚ or a marked change in consciousness. Body: I. Illegal Drugs The use of illegal drugs in the United States is considered by some to be the biggest problem in our society. Over 40% of high school seniors use some kind of illegal drug‚ and in a recent 1999 National
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Title: Global Warming Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about three issues of how global warming is affecting our weather‚ animals‚ and our future. Thesis: According to National Geographic Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit around the world since 1880 and by 2050‚ rising temperatures could send more than a million of Earth’s land-dwelling plants and animals down the road to extinction. Introduction I. Open with Impact: Is the climate warming? The impacts of global
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The Importance of Sleep Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the importance of sleep‚ how to get a good night’s sleep and if you don’t how to fake it. Central Purpose: I will discuss the following areas of the importance of sleep: learning and memory‚ making decisions and the long term consequences of the lack of sleep. I will discuss ways to get a good night’s sleep and steps to take if you didn’t get enough sleep. INTRODUCTION I. How many of you here got at least 8 hours of sleep
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