Name of Document: The Hell of Andersonville Prison (1864) A. List four things the author said that you think are important: (This should be written in your own words. No direct quotes from the document, quoted or otherwise) 1.The prison was expanded to accommodate for the large population. 2.The wall of death lead some men to question their desire to live.
Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican “ memorial day” that celebrates the lives of those who have passed. As a beautiful honor to this day, Mr. Garcia’s Spanish class, was given the task of making a little altar for either a family member or celebrity. Shadow boxes were made with pictures and decorations to represent the person; also posters with a background story were created. To show all the beautiful projects and honor each chosen person, a memorial was set up at the library displaying the student’s hard work. Besides our school, our community was ready to celebrate and honor this day as well.
Reason to listen: I think it’s safe to say that all of you have listened to or heard music at one point of your life, but did you know music influences and manipulates us more than we know? III. Thesis Statement: Today I am going to tell you about an aspect of human culture that appears just about everywhere you go: music. IV. Credibility Statement: Being a big music lover, I was curious about how much music really affected me, and hence my research began.
Name: Brooke Bowyer Speech Topic: Kristi Yamaguchi General Purpose: Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about renown figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi Thesis Statement: Through her accomplishments as an Olympic gold medalist, author, mother, wife and philanthropist, Kristi Yamaguchi exemplified what it is to be a professional woman athlete. I. Introduction A. ATTENTION GETTER: So how many of you have had the chance to experience the very fun yet difficult activity of ice-skating?
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In the present day we tend to underplay the gifts of our predecessors; their knowledge, wisdom and understanding of life, Take contemporary music for example. Cue drum machine, microphone effects and heavy synthesizers. Contemporary music often referred to ‘new wave’ music is gaining momentum throughout the Western world. In essence, this ‘new wave’ music is the unmistakable sound of the 1980’s, revamped and remarketed as something brilliant, bright and bold. The latter may sound trivial yet that signature 80’s melody is still imprinted in the sounds of today more than two decades later.
We, as a species have a hard time admitting when we are wrong. How do you live with something that has no cure? Sure, they have medication and counseling that can help subdue the problem for a short time being, but, it’s always there, haunting the corners of your mind. Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD is a somewhat commonly known. People sort of know what it is, but that doesn’t mean that they completely understand what it is.
Informative Speech Self Evaluation 1.What did you do well in your informative presentation? Be specific. Use examples from your speech. I have learned several things that I need to improve for upcoming speeches. I made many mistakes in my previous speech.
As one first example, the song "Scary" by Britney Spears was wrote and released in 2011. The first stanza already bring references from "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", as the singer compares her hide - and maybe wrong - wishes and desires to the story; she wants to do things she can't, just like Jekyll wanted before creating Hyde. Here is the first stanza of the
Imagine entering your local food store and seeing that items most people eat everyday have been discontinued. Items such as coffee, apples, cucumbers and honey are no longer available to consumers. This may not be possible in our generation, but one day it could very well happen. My name is Matt Shaw from the Millsap FFA, and I am here today to talk to you about a major issue that is facing agriculture, the honeybee population.
I. The violin is an important historical instrument even used by the kings of France and prince of Hungary. This instrument evolved from Asia with the instrument fithele. We get the word fiddle from the word fithele. Although the fithele evolved from Asia, it was mostly used by Europeans in the ninth century.
General purpose: to persuade Specific purpose: to persuade my audience that the use of cellphone while driving has become a life threatening not only to the driver but also to other motorist and pedestrians. Thesis: Preview: -To discuss on how we can decrease the percentage of those who use their cell phone while driving. - To discuss the cons and the outcome of the use of cell phone while driving. A. Attention getter:
Preparation Outline Persuasive Speech Name: Fong Xiang Qi, Noreen Tutorial Group: W14 Date: 15th October 2015 Title: Plan for the future you and your loved ones. Topic chosen: Life Protection Insurance and Saving Plan. Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to start planning for their future wellness and financial needs to cope with the uncertainties in life.
Topic: Music Therapy General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the benefits of music therapy, so that they can have a better quality of life and wellbeing.
Do people ever stop and think that a certain song has changed their mood completely? One minute they were mad and the next they are sad. Or that music can help people with illnesses and disabilities. How music can affect the brain, emotions, memory and so much more. Music plays a key part in today’s society.