As I’m sure you know Jackie Robinson was a BIG part in history. But do you know why? Well, I’m here to tell you. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in 1919 in Cairo, Georgia and was the first ever black athlete to play the game of baseball professionally in the Major Leagues. He was mostly known for playing on the Brooklyn Dodgers but he started out on the Montreal Royals. Jackie Robinson was the youngest of five children and right away he was known a major athlete. He played FOUR sports in high
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TOPIC FOR YOUR SPEECH” Topic: Salem Witch Trials Organization: Topically, Specific Purpose: For the audience to understand what happened before, during and after the Salem Witch Trials I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention getter: The biggest witch hunt in American history took place 322 years ago in Salem, Massachusetts where twenty innocent people were convicted and executed for practicing the Devil’s magic. B. Relevance: My immediate audience should care about my topic because it is informative about the
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Lebanese American University Byblos, Lebanon Fundamentals of Oral Communication Name: Amar Al Bakkar ID#: 201101998 Email Address: amar.albakkar@lau.edu Tel: 03/925225 Instructor: Mrs. Therese Nasrallah Date of Presentation: July 2, 2012 General Purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the Indian culture's diversity Central Idea: India is a fascinating country with diverse traditions related to their language, their costumes, and their
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Dave Chappelle Purpose: To inform the audience about the comedian Dave Chappelle. Thesis: In order to understand Dave Chappelle’s successful career, it is important to learn his childhood, early career, and present career. Organizational Pattern: Topical I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Dave Chappelle once said “The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears yours mark.” B. Relevance: Dave Chappelle is a timeless comedian who has
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Are you ever just sitting there listening to music and wish nobody else could here it. Chances are probably so I got a new product for you to use. This new product will help you with not annoying others around you. This product was directly made from nasa and there space program to help astronauts in space. I’m going to tell you guys today what these things can do. This new product are Astro headphones you can use them for a number of things that range from playing games to listening to music.
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Paid/Unpaid Maternity Leave Taylor Buell Specific Purpose: I want my audience to have a better understanding of paid maternity leave. Organizational Plan: Topical Introduction Attention Getter: How many people in this room want to have a family someday? WIIFM: Some of us in this room will have kids someday, but after having a kid you will probably have to leave your child and return back to work. Thesis: To help understand my topic, I will be discussing the history of paid maternity leave and
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Hello i’m Colin Hill with your breaking news. Today at 8.45 a.m a hijacked plane flew right into the North Tower and shortly after another hijacked plane flew right into the South Tower. The North Tower has already fallen and the South one is about ready to fall. We do not know how many are dead and how many are injured but stay tuned for more information later tonight on the 6 o'clock news. Its obvious that 9/11 was the worst terrorist attack this nation has ever seen. After reading that I am sure
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Jack Trice O we will fight, fight, fight for Iowa State, And may her colors ever fly. Yes, we will fight with might for Iowa State, With a will to do or die, Rah! Rah! Rah! Loyal sons forever true, And we will fight the battle through. And when we hit that line we'll hit it hard ev'ry yard for I.S.U. This is a common jingle you might be greeted with as you enter Jack Trice stadium on Cyclone football game days. Many Cyclone fans know all the words to this song, in fact they teach it to you at
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MIchael Jordan! You wear his sneakers, you wear his clothes, you wear his jersey. Michael Jordan is an icon for basketball fans including myself. He is named one of the greatest to play the game of basketball. Everyone who plays basketball compares themselves to him. He is an inspiration and role model to everyone. Whether it may be as an athlete, businessman or entrepreneur. He has managed to advertise his product very well. Creating his own brand “Jordan” he has switched from the athlete side to
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To all residents of communities affected by the volcanic eruption of Mount Rainier: I would like to inform you of the dangers and hazards that could occur during a volcanic eruption. There are three major hazards that are potentially life threatening; lahars, lava and pyroclastic flows. The lahars or volcanic mudflows can submerge large amounts of land and damage homes, highways, bridges and pipelines. Lahars are very likely to happen due to the ice on the mountaintops and loose volcanic rocks. Lava
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