Cougar Hunting Cougars with Dogs Sen. Jim Hargrove said, “ If you see a cougar, it’s probably because you’re his game”(Cougar Tales). Ever since voters banned hunting cougars with dogs in 1994, since the passing of Measure 18 the number of cougars taken on damage and human safety complaints has increased. Also since the ban, cougars are starting to work their way into towns and into

The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions The Road to Hell is Paved With Good Intentions “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” has taken on many variations throughout the centuries, and is claimed by many authors as their own, but the essence of this English proverb reaches across generations, and yet retains its meaning, to parallel the lives and situations of

The Power Of Public Speaking “Talk is cheap,” according to an old English proverb, but proven wrong in every day life. To few, public speaking comes naturally. The ease to speak in front of large audiences and the ability to chose the right words at the right time seems as though they were born with the talent. Some benefit by taking courses through their high schools and universities

The Wedding Planners The Wedding Planners The conversation I chose to examine was between my 2 sisters and myself as we focused on coordinating a surprise wedding for my parents. As the conversation took place, it was evident how elements defining the Biological Theory, J. Wood described in her book Gendered Lives, appeared throughout our discussion. Within this paper, I will provid

Fear Audience: Anyone who has ever experienced fear and would like to overcome it. Fear: the mere sight of the word makes some of us cringe. It is a feeling we have all dealt with at one time or another. It is something that we first experience as children, and are conditioned to respond to in many different ways. Some of us live in constant fear; of accident

Random Acts Of Kindness Random Acts of Kindness A well known Japanese proverb reads, “One kind word can warm three winter months.” One word, one action, one simple display of affection can be more than you could ever imagine. From saying good morning to volunteering around the community, the number of ways to pass along kindness is endless. Many underestimate the little things in

Diabetes With 17 million people or 6.2% of the United States diagnosed with diabetes, its hard for some one not to be effected by the disease in some way. With 7 members of my family including my grandfather and uncle having this disease it hits very close to home for me. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin and is the fifth deadliest disease

TO PERSUADE: Tv Programs Should Be Rated 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

Tobacco Tobacco Advertising Speech Tobacco companies are getting away with murder. Nearly 430 000 Americans die each year from smoking related diseases. An estimated 730 000 adolescent smokers will begin each year. (American Lung Association Fact Sheet. Online 1999) That should be an outrage to every American out there. Tobacco laws need to be stricter in this country and advertisin

Cerebral Palsy: The Wall To Normality Today I am going to inform you about the muscular disease Cerebral Palsy, also commonly referred to as CP. The disease affects the muscular make up of your body, it weakens you to an abnormal extent, but Cerebral Palsy mostly affects the brain and the way it sends signals to the muscles that are developed. I am going to inform you of the diagnosis, t

Conflicts In Communication Conflicts in Communication “I just don’t understand men!” This expression is a popular one used by women of all ages. From adolescents to senior citizens, women are at a struggle in understanding why men do the things they do and vice versa. It is a general understanding that communication is the key to any relationship. However, both sexes use language for

Importance Of Breakfast The Importance of Eating Breakfast General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To convince my audience of the importance of eating breakfast. Central Idea: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, not just for nutritional benefits, but for mental benefits as well, and there is no excuse not to eat it. INTRODUCTION I. How many of you are hungry ri

Caterpillar The history of Caterpillar started in a way that most businesses do; there was a great demand for this type of machinery. At the turn of the century, farmers in California faced the problem of using steam engines to plow the land of the San Joaquin valley. The problem aroused when the huge tires of the steam engine machines sank deeply into the soil putting a halt to the pl

Abortion Laws on abortion would definitely be a tough subject to converse with a group of people. This mainly is because there is so many people who will disagree with each other on whether to legalize it or not. The government has to get a tally on what majority wants in order to make a law against it or for it. There are three different opinions that people give on abortion. Those

Gambling In Utah Gambling in Utah There should be gambling in Utah; because, one it would lower your taxes dramatically and who does not want there taxes lowered' With the casinos paying taxes, we could improve roads, trax and the airport without paying any of our taxes towards it. Two, it would help education a lot by lowering class sizes, getting better technology, paying teachers m

What is Right and What is Wrong In the world of the existentialist there are many questions that need answering. Why do we exist' What is right and what is wrong' Who decides what is right and what is wrong' Throughout his life, existentialist, Soren Kierkegaard tried to answer these and many other perplexing questions. Kierkegaard was a devout Christian who felt that it should be the go

Vending Machines Team Project: Improve Vending Machine Issues at Phoenix College Team Members: The Problem Your running late to school, and you know you just have enough time to find a parking space and make it to class on time. In addition to this dilemma you also didn’t have time to eat before coming to school, but you figure you’ll just grab something out of a vending mac

Violence The Impact on Media Violence The Impact of Media Violence “Monkey see, monkey do” has become a well-known saying in today’s society, but is it correct' Just sixty years ago the invention of the television was viewed as a technological curiosity with black and white ghost-like figures on a screen so small hardly anyone could see them. Today that curiosity has become a constant

Oral Hygiene First I would like to show everyone a couple of pictures. I assume no one here finds those to be attractive. Did you know that poor oral heath can lead to serious health risks' I will show you how to avoid these health risks and keep a fresh healthy smile, simply by brushing and flossing correctly everyday. A surgeon General’s Report confirms the importance of oral heal

Why You Shouldnt Talk On A Cell Phone While Driving But Let me ask you a question, how many of you talk on a cell phone at least a few times a day And how many of you drive a car a few times a day Well what I am going to talk about today is why combining those two activities is something you should avoid doing, even with a hands free system We've all seen drivers talking on their cel

Words And How They Make You Feel Words are one of the most important aspects of communication. They are a grouping of symbols accepted by all who are able to use them in order to make sense out of just about everything Without them, we would not be able to communicate like we do.. Instead, we would have to find another means of communicating with one another. Types of inventions such as

World Bank Preparation Outline by Marcus Colicelli Stop the World Bank Thesis: Introduction 1. AGD: I hope no one here opposes the senseless killing of millions a year, because that it what I intend to persuade all of you to help stop. For less then the price of a cup of coffee you can help save starvin Marvin and others like him from disease, famine, and utterly destitute

World Hunger Every day an estimated 24,000 people die from hunger or hunger related causes. Three-fourths of these deaths are children under the age of five. One may wonder how this can be living in a country were it seems so much food is wasted everyday. Food restaurants and grocery stores throw away food every night before closing. Many Americans waste food every day within their own h

Generation M Generation M gathered from all over the Bay, Muslims and non Muslims to come out and enjoy their successful event. September 20, 2003 at UC Berkeley, in the Wheelers hall from 2 till 10 pm, speakers, and Islamic music along with short comedy skits and much more gave life to the auditorium. A lot of speakers inspired the young hearts of many that were there. Some of the fa

Writing Experience It all happened in 1993, I was 11 years old and in the sixth grade. Back then I remember it being so much easier to write. My teacher Mr. Ingham was one of those grouchy mad at the world kind of people. I wasn’t really too concerned with that except he used to give us extremely difficult homework. I remember he made the entire class by the mini version of Webster’s Dic

Space Program On July 20, 1969, at 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from earth, gave a brief statement before stepping off the Eagle landing module and onto the moon. Back on earth, close to a billion people were listening. A moment later, Armstrong put his left foot into the powdery lunar surface, took a few steps, and humanity had walked on the moon. No

Causes Of Teen Alcoholism Speech: Causes of alcoholism among teenagers Today I am going to be talking about the causes of alcoholism among teenagers. Why do teenagers drink alcohol' Why do they get drunk when they go to pubs' All of us have been very well informed about the adverse psychological and physical effects alcoholism may have on ourselves and to our peers. I am not h

Life Values You should never allow anybody to tell you what your goals or passions are, you should never try to fulfill anybody else’s dreams except for your own because if you don’t give yourself a chance to do what you want to do, the only person you’re letting down is yourself. Today I am given this special opportunity to share my life values with you. Some of my life values that I

Guest Speakers Have you ever had a chance to have a guest speaker in class' Better yet, have you ever had a guest speaker in class that you thought it was going to be so different' Well, a few days ago I had the chance to experience this type of situation. I went into my class and didn’t recognize a big wide man sitting on the teacher’s chair. I shortly realized that it was the guest spe

Love And Sacrifice Good morning everyone. Today I am going to speak on love and sacrifice. My examples of love and sacrifice are from the book “Jillaroo” by Rachael Treasure, the song “Butterfly Kisses” by Bob Carlisle, and the movie “Ring of fire” produced by Paramount pictures. In the story “Jillaroo”, there are many forms of love and Sacrifice. Rebecca Saunders sacrifices her pl