...Lauren pulled into the parking lot of Roosevelt Public High School and whipped her Volkswagen bug into a parking space. She was running late and was not the type of person to be fine with a tardy. As Lauren scrambled to get everything she needed for school out of her car it started rolling backwards. Her heart skipped a beat. She quickly reached to the front of the car and applied the parking brake. She took a moment after what felt like a near death experience to collect herself before she locked the car and started light jogging toward the front door. Realizing that there was also someone jogging behind her, Lauren a little better about not being the only one late. She scanned her student pass at the door and waited for the magnetic locks...
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...In the fall of my freshman year of high school, I tried out for the soccer team. After the first week, the coach told us what teams we were on. I had made varsity. Now, this would've been impressive for a freshman, except for a few factors; the girls soccer program at AHS had nearly been driven to extinction, which only left us with two returning players from the previous years, and anyone who could run a mile and a half in 12 minutes was easily able to make the cut. It’s safe to say my first year was a pretty rough season. Our starting lineup consisted of mostly freshman, and the team overjoyed if we only lost to a team by a single digit number. Fast forward two years and we made it to our junior year season. I’m going to be honest, many of...
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...How to Prepare a Persuasive Speech Public Speaking Tips for College Students Aug 19, 2009 Carol Rzadkiewicz When it comes time for students to deliver a persuasive speech, if they follow certain guidelines, they can deliver a speech that is both powerful and effective. Students are required to take public speaking in college as part of any undergraduate program of study; and of all the speeches students will be called upon to deliver, the most difficult and challenging will probably be the persuasive speech. There are steps, however, that students can take to help them prepare an effective, perhaps even outstanding, persuasive speech. Choose a Speech Topic The first step is to select a topic. When it comes to selecting one, though, students should keep two things in mind: • Since they will be expected to conduct research, preparation will be far less tedious if they select a topic in which they are truly interested and about which they would like to know more. • Ideally, they should select a topic that deals with an issue about which they genuinely care, for if they care, their passion will be evident and passion often helps sway an audience to accept a speaker’s opinion or argument. Sample Persuasive Speech Topics Although there are countless possibilities when it comes to topics for persuasive speeches, a few that students might consider include the following: • Should capital punishment be abolished? • Should marijuana be legalized? • Does intelligent...
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...that you were handed such a poor topic for a persuasive speech as Anit-Homeschooling surely is. It’s kind of hard to be ‘persuasive’ without facts and statistics to back up your (assigned) stance. And, unfortunately (for the sake of your assignment, at least), the only *statistics* and *facts* out there put homeschooling in a decidedly favorable light. What you *will* find are mere opinion pieces arguing against homeschooling. However, keep in mind these articles provide no substantiating evidence to support their “anti-homeschooling” stance. Such articles, unfortunately (for your assignment, at least), are based on mere myths--some of which have been expressed right HERE by some of your responders. To wit: A) quote:“Home schooled people [will] be passed over for someone that has been through a school that has testing standards as well as requirments (sic) and guidlines (sic) for the teachers them selves.” Wrong. Homeschooled students consistently outperform public school students on standardized tests. [http://www.academicleadership.org/empric... and elsewhere] Moreover, it is no secret that our public schools are failing and that we are far behind other industrialized nations in academic achievement. See: Public High Schools Failing: Colleges Now Spend Billions On Remedial Classes For Freshmen http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2... http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YmJ... What’s Wrong With Our Schools http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/09/time.co.....
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...Composed by: Tamara D. Bennett Demographics and General Student Information: Student S. Scott is a 17 y/old high school senior. S. Scott was diagnosed with Autism and Speech Impairment during early childhood education. S. Scott uses oral English language skills to communicate. According to her current Full and Individual Evaluations, She has been identified with a speech impairment due to a moderate language impairment secondary to Autism. According to the last formal evaluation, S. Scott cognitive ability was estimated to be within the low average range. Adaptive behavior was measured informally and was considered commensurate with estimates of intellectual functioning. S. Scott continues to exhibit appropriate adaptive behavior skills. She is able to function independently throughout the school setting. Results from the last formal evaluation revealed academic deficits in the areas of reading comprehension, math calculations, and math problem solving. Both S. Scott and her teachers have identified weaknesses in her ability to think abstractly concerning passages she has read. S. Scott reported math to be an area of weakness. She currently receives modified instruction in all core subject areas. She achieved passing grades in all of her classes for the Fall Semester 2014. Due to S. Scott disability of Autism and Speech, she is likely to experience difficulty with social and communication skills. She may be hesitant to respond in the large classroom...
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...Persuasive Speech Persuasive Speech Purpose: Explain to the class the dangers involved with texting while driving and persuade them to stop allowing their phone take their mind off the road using the Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. Body First and foremost, texting while driving has become such a big issue among teenagers. Texting, in general, has become the thing to do. Student’s text now more than they talk on the phone. DWT has become most common in kids. A study conducted by Nationwide Mutual Insurance that was released this year found that 19% of all drivers -- and 37% of drivers between the ages of 18 and 27 ---text message behind the wheel. Secondly, the importance of not texting while driving is obvious; we all want to make it to our destination safely. According to SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, instant and text messaging while driving leads the list as the biggest distraction while driving. The study, released in July 2007 and conducted with more than 900 teens from 26 high schools nationwide, revealed that text-messaging while driving is becoming as dangerous as drinking and driving, in terms of inhibiting a teen’s driving abilities. Yet even while 37 percent of teens rated text messaging while driving as “extremely” or “very” distracting, they continue to send and receive text messaging in their moving vehicles anyway...
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...The persuasive speech that I watched online was given by a recently graduated high school student named Elijah Miles in Baltimore City of Maryland. Elijah is a summer intern at Teach for America and was delivering his inspiring speech to a group of incoming teachers at the institute. Elijah speech was all about making a change on the way incoming teachers taught the youth in not only his former high school but also schools in his city. At the beginning of the speech Elijah stated that he had a hard time preparing for his speech because he didn’t want to disagree with people and wasn’t sure if he was in the right to say what he was going to say. However, he wanted to convert the teaching ways of incoming teachers. He then states how he just...
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...it is like to have an illness such as depression or anxiety. My battle with my own mental illnesses is what inspired me to continue taking on this issue by trying to make a change in my community. An opportunity for change came to me as I was determine my piece for speech season. I have been involved in competitive speech since I was in seventh grade and had competed in several categories. My coaches and I had discussed the topic idea I felt passionately about and agreed an original oratory, or persuasive speech, would be the best path for the topic I wanted to pursue. I decided to continue research into mental health awareness and craft an argument for mental health education in our school systems. This topic was personal to me because of my own mental health struggles but also...
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...How might Politicians use persuasive language to reinforce their Influential power? Introduction This investigating will focus upon the topic ‘Language and Power’, throughout it will explore how power plays a massive part in politics and how politicians use it to make them seem electable. This aspect within the investigation has been chosen because this is an area of interest and a topic I particularly enjoyed whilst studying the AS course. Not only this, but the power section, in my opinion, has the most interesting theory within it but the investigation will tie into another area which equally fascinates me, this being UK politics. This has always been something that I have followed with passion, with this in mind; it has led me to question the very topic. I would like to investigate how politicians use their language, to make them seem more electable and make them seem more favourable to the electorate. From this the Investigation will discover to what extent an election speech impacts on voting. Thus, this investigation aims to explore: • How politicians use a range of persuasive techniques to reinforce their influential power. I expect that the politician who uses persuasion most effectively will seem more favourable to the electorate. Politicians that aren’t confident may hinder their chances with the electorate, even though they use persuasive techniques. This would show...
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...The Pillars Of Persuasive Power Rhetoric is the arts of using language to inform and advocate for the truth, to connect ideas, and to develop arguments in particular situations. Aristotle, a well-respected Greek philosopher, considers rhetoric as a means of persuasion. He defines ethos, logos, and pathos as the three essential ingredients to a successful appeal. These three interconnected components are the backbone for the persuasive power inside the TED Talk titled “What Really Happens When You Mix Medications?”. Russ Altman, the speaker of this TED Talk, harnesses different dimensions of each persuasive power to explain to the audience that taking two or more medications can lead to a drug–drug interaction that can either amplify or block...
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...From expository speeches on Beyonce to persuasive speeches on tomatoes this unit has been both exciting and tense. This unit has taught me how to apply rhetorical devices to effectively present the purpose and thesis. The effectiveness was then later reinforced by professional presentation conventions such as: visual aids and intentional pauses. In previous english courses, rhetorical device were only vaguely introduced. Without this prior knowledge, I did not fully understand how presenters structured and built their arguments. Going over Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X’s speech taught me that rhetorical devices are not only used for stylistic purposes, but used to illustrate the speech’s purpose and thesis. In Malcolm X’s, “Ballot...
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...How Was Adolf Hitler So Persuasive? by Josh Wilmoth accessed at http://joshwilmoth.hubpages.com/hub/Adolf-Hitlers-Tremendous-Persuasive-Ability on 7 March 2014. [pic] Hitler gives a speech at the Kroll Opera House Source: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1987-0703-507 / unbekannt / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC-BY-SA-3.0-de, Wikimedia Commons all 4 photos Why Study Hitler's Persuasive Method? Adolf Hitler is considered to be perhaps the most villainous man of the twentieth century. His vile and ruthless deeds are common knowledge. In fact, the name Hitler has now become synonymous with evil. What many often forget, however, is that Hitler was not only a coldblooded tyrant but that also a brilliant persuader of men. He personally oversaw the deaths of millions of people, including the near extermination of the Jewish race while maintaining the full support of the German people. The entire German population was certainly not as heartless and cruel as Hitler was, so it stands to reason that Hitler must have been a masterful propagandist in order to persuade the Germans that his policies were necessary and just. However, one must remember that Hitler was not born the cruel, vicious tyrant that he became. His life was governed by both his choices and his life experiences, so it is important to examine these along with his persuasive method to gain a comprehensive understanding of why he used his gift of persuasion in the way that he did. [pic] Hitler during World War I. Can you identify him...
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...1:30-3:00pm Phone: 480-965-5095 (HDSHC main office) and by appointment WELCOME TO COM 225! The purpose of this course is to enable you to better understand theories and practices of public speaking. This course is designed to improve not only your delivery techniques but also your speech-writing and persuasion abilities. Additionally, this course is arranged to develop the skills necessary for you to critically evaluate both written and spoken speeches of others and to enter the public dialogue on issues that are important to you and your life. I am confident there is much to gain from the study of public speaking. The skills developed by engaging in this course work have practical applications in each of your lives. Although your participation may take place in various forms and environments, each of you will inevitably face the task of delivering, constructing, or consuming speeches. Developing your public speaking skills will prepare you for school or work presentations, job interviews, political campaigns, community meetings, and many other situations as well. BENEFITS OF THIS COURSE The objectives of this course are to: • Improve your speech delivery • Understand the ability to create effective speeches • Improve your listening skills • Improve your ability to think critically on a variety of subjects and genres • Improve your research skills • Develop skills to analyze your own and other’s speeches ...
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...Format for Persuasive Speech Outline General Purpose: To educate parents about the different ways to combat childhood obesity Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, I want the audience to know how to incorporate easy healthy food and lifestyle choices into their children’s daily life. Central Idea: The three things I want to focus on is how to encourage exercise in our children for busy parents, healthier food choices, and kid and budget friendly healthy recipes or alternatives. Introduction: A. Attention Device: Good afternoon, I just want to take a few minutes to talk about the growing plague of childhood obesity and what we can do as parents to prevent it in our own children. B. Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Childhood obesity can also lead to poor self-esteem and depression. 1. Encourage more exercise and play with our children 2. Chose healthier foods 3. Incorporate kid friendly healthy recipes in family menu planning Body: I. As a parent we are extremely busy. Often when we come home from work or school and there is just not enough time to let the children play outside for an hour. But children have been sitting in a classroom for 8 hours of the day with maybe 20 minutes of play for an entire school day. A. ...
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...Eric Johnson Spc 140 Nov 27,2012 Persuasive speech Title: students choosing mcc Specific purpose: getting undecided h.s students into a career Today As I stand here before you, I will give you a couple key reasons as to why High school graduates should choose Monroe Community College as a starting point in their college career. Most people choose a four year college or university with no specific reason as to why they have chosen it. If you choose Monroe you are given an opportunity to start a new life while also gaining experience for the adult life and future career choices. With over 90 degree and certificate programs MCC offers multiple opportunities to discover the appropriate career choice perfect for you. Especially when coming out of a small high school where students are given options to work closely with teachers and counselors, stepping into a large university where your voice will never be heard, becomes a hard transformation and may not always be the best solution for such students. Here at MCC students are aware of professors available times and are given opportunities to work together. Small class sizes give students motivation to work harder and never feel like just a number but more like a student. If the student should choose to reside on campus the college also provides dormitories which can also give the student experience for living on their own. Living in the dorms students will learn to interact with other and hopefully create new friendships...
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