Tuberculosis Speech: Tuberculosis General Purpose: To inform those that don’t know the seriousness of tuberculosis and how not to take it likely because it is contagious. Specific purpose: To let everyone know exactly what is tuberculosis, how is it spreaded , the symptoms, and what they can do prevent it. Introduction: Attention getting material: I’m planning on showing

My Listening Habits While doing this listening habits paper I learned many things that I never noticed before. The good listening skill I already have acquired help out a lot when I am communicating with someone. I found it interesting that there were more than one area of weakness that I need to work on. By doing the listening habits inventory and writing this paper I was able to rea

Cell Phone Speech Outline Introduction: I. My mother has told me stories about being stuck on the side of the road and being scared to death because she had no way to get in touch with anyone instead she simply waited and hoped that the person who stopped to help was actually there to help and she even had to get a ride to the nearest phone- this is something we usually no longer hav

Perceptual Foreign Accent And Its Relevance For Introduction The study of simultaneous interpreting presents a formidable challenge to the linguist and psychologist alike. Psycholinguistic models meant to shed light on the complexity of the process in question have been developed and refined by several scholars (Gerver, 1976, Moser, 1978, Levelt, 1989, de Boot, 1995). This paper is a

Friendship – The Sail That Keeps You Going Friendship – it’s only a word but how much does it means. Friendship as the marriage has to be unconditional. Unconditional means without conditions. Without those extra words “If you’ll do that….I’ll do that”. Friendship is the most wonderful relationship that anyone can have. Ideally friend is a person who offers love and respect and doesn’t e

Passionless For Preschool Passionless for Preschool Have you ever had a job where you just felt abused, and where the negatives heavily out-weighed the positives' Have you come home after a long day of work and been not only physically, but also emotionally drained' This was the problem I was faced with for five years at my previous job. “What was this horrible job'” You may be asking

Peer Pressure Peer Pressure Many youths in this society have to deal with peer pressure daily. Peer pressure comes in many different forms such as sex, making decisions, or helping you make a choice. Peer pressure involves friends who influence life in many types of ways such as making decisions or choices that you do not want to make. (www.doitnow.org/pagews/63.html). Peers co

Pennies Pennies… who needs em' When was the last time you put some extra pennies in a charity bin at Dairy Queen' How many do you have saved in that old piggy bank or jar sitting in your closet. Pennies are a waste of copper, they are a waste of time, and they are worthless. First of all, they are a waste of good copper and zinc. The two metals could be used for something useful lik

Permitting Permissivism Permissivism is the philosophical position that motivates my program. This position guarantees all the members of society their right to life by ensuring their basic needs are met. Society should be more than willing to help those in need of help since it has an abundance of resources for everyone. Since people have the right to life, and society is able to help t

Beer Date Rape Drug Warning Be on the lookout! Police warn all male clubbers, party-goers, and unsuspecting pub regulars to be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink from any woman. A date rape drug on the market, called "beer", is used by females to target unsuspecting men. The drug is found in liquid form, and is now available almost anywhere. "Beer" is used by female s

A Woman Strong A Woman Strong Many African American women have faced labeling. In the slave times, you were either a free black, or former slave. Ones skin color, education, wealth, marital status, social status, and hair texture, or whether you had “good hair,” were all factors in the caste system for African Americans. In Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege, Kent Anderson Lesl

Perception Of Color Color. It is to our eyes what music is to our ears. Those of us blessed with vision can barely imagine a world without color. Colors evoke feelings in the manner of non-verbal communication, and stand to represent ideas, and so, in graphic design, as in all things designed, knowledgeable and appropriate use of color is critical. Color has a profound effect on people

Personal Who am I' Where do I come from' What do I want from life' How will I obtain it' What are my beliefs and values' I was born in 1983; just two years after the devastating epidemic of AIDS came to the forefront. In the early 80s, Michael Jackson was establishing his reign as the king of pop, MTV was in its infancy, and rap music was the controversial topic of much debate. I c

Persuade- Tv Ratings General Goal: To Persuade Specific Goal: I want the audience to believe that all television programs should be rated. I. Introduction: 1. Children begin watching television at a vary early age, sometimes as early as six months, and are eager viewers by the time that they are two or three years old. The general viewing is one of a steady rise in the number o

Persuasive Childhood and adolescent obesity has been increasing at alarming rates over the past few years. In fact, reports show that an estimated 13 percent of our nations children are overweight or obese, that’s more than double what it was just 20 years ago. Hospitalizations due to obesity have nearly tripled. However, Doctor Nazrat Mirra of Children’s National Medical Center refer

Lonestar The Disclosures of LoneStar The definition of the word disclosure is a disclosing or being disclosed. To disclose is to bring into view or to uncover. As a part of the different steps of relationships disclosure is when a person, or persons reveal parts of their lives or emotions that they would not know about each other unless told by each other. In the movie LoneStar the

Philadelphia Philadelphia A. Introduction The second largest city on the East Coast, Philadelphia ranks fifth in the nation, with a metropolitan population of 5.8 million. Philadelphia is located 88 miles south of New York City, 133 miles north of Washington, D.C., and 55 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean. B. History From its inception by Swedish settlers in the 1640's, and t

Beach Walk As I watch the waves repeatedly cover the ocean shore. No footprints interrupting the stretch of smooth unwalked image of what was sand. The water as orange as fire, a hint of red coming from the sun. The sound of the waves crashing interrupts the calls of the birds. The Sun rising casts its orange light on the Dark green palm trees. After opening the gate I slowly walk to

Motivational Speech On Maurice Clarrett Motivational Speech- Opportunity to Succeed or Freedom to Fail By Manuel Garcia I. Introduction A. {Attention Getter}: Hi, my name is and I was going to give you a speech on how wrong it is to not give someone a chance to prove themselves but I have decided that all of you could never understand where I am coming from so I wo

Johari Analysis The Johari Analysis is a model consisting of four different areas used to describe the roles that self-awareness and self-disclosure play is a relationship. Each plane represents a difference in the way you act around people, and how people feel toward you. I scored twenty-one in Receptivity to feedback, and thirty-two in Willingness to self disclose. These scores left

Police Officers Police Officers I choose police officers, because they are a part of everyone’s lives in one way or another. Police officer’s have been stereotyped in many different ways. From both good and bad perspectives. As far as the bad perspective goes, most people believe police officers are nothing more than power-happy jerks who do not have anything better to

Poverty Suppose there was a shallow ornamental pond at Merced College. As you walked pass it on your way to class you notice that a small child, maybe 3 or 4 has fallen in and is in danger of drowning. Would you deny the obligation to wade in and pull the child out' Yes, this would mean getting your clothes muddy and wet. But compared to the avoidable death of a child is this insignifica

Professional Ethics: What Is It' To begin Professional Ethics are certain obligations and responsibilities used to carry out a specific job. Ethics apply to every profession as noted in my article. Ethics are they way you are supposed to go about you profession. Professional ethics apply to every profession known to man. My article was about the Ethics in coaching. It said that, “In b

Pursuasive Speech: Why Your Child Should Participate In Organized Sports How many of you are planning on eventually having kids' Raise your hand For those of you who raised your hand, listen carefully because I’m going to tell you how you can help your child at a young age to, develop physical skills and coordination, get exercise, make friends, learn important teamwork skills, and impr

Radio And Television Acts Since 1912 Radio and Television Acts since 1910 In the book, Politics and Television by Kurt Lang states: “The system of broadcasting used in the United States is based on private ownership and operation of radio and television stations and on the licensing and regulation of such stations by an agency of the federal government.” Since the beginning of radio

Afirmative Action Attention Device: Persuasion Today I am going to persuade you that we still need affirmative action to help women in our workforce and education have a chance against this growing mans society. Attention Device: A Little history on Affirmative action Before the use of affirmative action women were given little or no rights and employment opportunities were ser

Reaching The Heights In my life, “reaching the heights” has meant keeping myself motivated, always having my priorities in order, and most importantly remaining strong in my faith. For me, staying motivated is easy as long as I set long term and short term goals for myself. To be able to do this I have to keep thinking about what it is that I want to make out of my life, and I think thi

Civil Unions (outline) Title: Civil Unions: A controversial issue Topic: Civil Unions: a definition and an explanation of both sides of the issue Specific Purpose: to inform my audience of both sides of the debate concerning civil unions. Thesis Statement: We must understand the concept of civil unions and gay marriages as well as the issues th

Popular Culture Popular Culture Since the beginning of popular culture, people are following the trends. Popular culture comes to us in many ways. Some of the branches are music, and the film industry. Since the beginning of popular culture, the music and the film industries are changing in incredible speed. Throughout the decades, pop culture has become an important part of our lives.

Satire Webster’s Dictionary says that satire is “the use of ridicule and sarcasms to attack vices, follies, ect.” Using that definition, I think that all the Pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales have some sort of satire in them to some extent. Some are more subtle and some are more extreme and noticeable than others. The Knight is one of the pilgrims that Chaucer used more subtle satire with