To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience about my culture and life as a working student. Thesis Statement: Introduction For years‚ college students have been told that their college years would be the “time of their lives”‚ what people don’t tell us‚ is what makes it the time of our life. According to a National Retail Federation survey conducted in 2009‚ "Nearly 49.1 percent of college students will be living at home this year‚ meaning that just over half of you are living on your
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Informative Speech Study Drugs and College Students I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: "I reached into my backpack‚ grabbed an Adderall‚ and went to the bathroom. I smashed it on the bathroom sink and snorted it. I went back to my class and zipped through the rest of my exam‚ and it made all the difference." This student incident was found in a 2005 article published by Baylor University on the alarming use of “study drugs.” B. Thesis: Many of you may be unfamiliar with such a topic‚
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A very good morning to our Principal Mr Chin‚ Vice - Principal Mr Michael‚ teachers and fellow schoolmates. It has been more than a year since I was elected as the President of the Student Council. It was a position with great responsibility as I took up the challenge to lead the 10th student council. This process wasn’t easy after all. Before taking up this responsibility‚ I was an insignificant individual‚ a ‘nobody’ in many people’s eyes. With my past backgrounds of certain commitment in this
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Should Schools Be Allowed to Limit Students’ Online Speech? Schools should limit online speech because it could endanger people’s lives‚ be disruptive to education‚ and display offensive information. “The First Amendment to the Constitution says‚””Congress shall make no law...abridging [limiting] the freedom of speech...”” (Online Speech Mini-Q 179). Freedom of speech has limits; examples are clear and present danger‚ fighting words‚ obscenity‚ conflict with other important interest‚ and the time
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Instructions on how to write a good student council election speech: 1 In order to really write student election speeches that are effective you need to inspire people on a personal level and move them. This can be done by addressing specific issues that are problematic or that people want change in and getting to the heart of what you will do to change those things. You need to do this while also making sure that people feel like they have the capability to change these things through
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Professor‚ Parker English 205 Sep 25‚ 2014 Kenyon Commencement Speech In May 2005‚ David Foster Wallace‚ an award-winning American essayist and novelist‚ delivered a commencement address to the graduating class at Kenyon College in Gambier‚ Ohio. Certainly‚ he is not the first American writer and college professor to address a graduating class. And yet‚ for some reason‚ in 2011‚ Time magazine named Wallace’s speech the “best commencement speech”; indeed‚ numerous other publications have rated Wallace’s
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Jordan Roy Oral Com Persuasive Speech Over decades‚ Division I athletes have been pouring their heart and soul into their sport they worked so hard for day after day‚ week after week. For years‚ athletes’ love of the game has got them to a university where they can showcase their ability and talent. When you are at the Division I level it is more or less a business‚ and your job is to bring in a profit for the university. A true athlete plays the game out of passion. In recent years‚ there has
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How cleanliness and sense of beauty can influence the life of an individual Cleanliness is both the abstract state of being clean and free from dirt‚ and the process of achieving and maintaining that state. First of all‚ we should maintain good oral hygiene. We should brush our teeth twice daily‚ in the morning and after dinner. We replace our tooth brush every three or so months and select one that is best suited for our gum type. It is recommended that we use one with soft bristles as ones
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SOPHYRA SOKHAN ESL 029 Harrisburg Area Community College Elizabeth P. Barnes My Personal Life General Idea about life: People throughout the world have different lifestyles. Living standard is so dramatically different from country to country. It means that the way of living is not really similar in comparison. Some people are living in a very poor situation while other people are living in a good situation or in a privileged family. About Author: To begin with‚ I would
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Good morning Mrs Njapha‚ teachers‚ parents‚ students and to the class of 2016. It is really an honor for me to be addressing you at your speech day function today. When Mrs Lategan asked me to be the guest speaker at this function I was initially pretty nervous was I going to be funny‚ interesting or inspiring. Afterall the last time I spoke at a public function was at my sister’s wedding and considering they were family it wasn’t a tough crowd to please. Standing here on the podium gives me an immense
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