Speech

Topic: Household waste separation General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to contribute to waste management through household waste separation method Thesis Statement: Household waste separation is important in reducing the amount of landfill and reducing the cost of recycling. Attention Step Attention Getter: Everyday, our households...

FDR's First Inaugural address, as a piece of communicative rhetoric, contains the use of many speech modules. Insofar as speech modules by definition give a structure to the discourse in question, identifying the specific speech modules in FDR’s 1933 speech requires the following interrelated approach. In order to accurately grasp...

Introduction In the film, The King’s Speech, we hear Winston Churchill thunder: “War with Germany will come — and we will need a king we can all stand behind.” At this point Bertie, as the king was known to his family and friends, was virtually shaking in his well-polished boots,...

Abraham Lincoln failed 26 times. I am sure that many of you find that hard to believe. Lincoln is known as one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. Since I have probably failed about 30 times, Lincoln still has a better track record than me...

I was in attendance of a speech given by Jeff Cooke in my Public Administration course. I found that the speech was enlightening and educational. Cooke’s introduction made me anticipate Cooke’s speech. The preview that was given let me know that Jeff Cooke was a man in the business of...

This speech is going to address the causes and effects of Rape Culture. As a result, it is necessary to discuss many difficult and horrific situations that have occurred in real life, to real people. Rape Culture is an insidious disease that keeps spreading, and it is harmful to all...

Computer pioneer Michael Dell once said, “As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map and begin to draw your own." Friends, here we sit today, having thrown away that map on our journey toward college graduation, and with the opportunity to...

Motor speech disorders are a group of disorders that interrupt the ability of the body to produce speech. There are a variety of causes of these disorders but all involve some level of dysfunction in the ability of the brain to integrate neurological and muscular activities. The ability to produce...

In 2001, George W. Bush announced “The War on Terror.” In response the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the American government proclaimed a new policy, which would seek to eliminate terrorist networks such as Al-Qaeda. Over 10 years later, after failures in Iraq and Afghanistan, above...

On an intuitive level, one may identify themselves with a particular or singular speech community to which one belongs. This is understandable, as we tend to think of ourselves in individual terms, and therefore, as constantly expressing a singular “voice.” Nevertheless, the value of an exercise such as analyzing the...

Shell has a long history of operational excellence which has helped it become one of the leading energy companies in the world. But changing competitive landscape as well as new technologies means there is always significant room for improvement. It is even more important to achieve operating efficiency given some...

Item 1 – Past Item – Soccer cleats – The soccer cleats represent many years of playing soccer during elementary school, and learning important concepts including team participation, the importance of collaboration, and the results that hard work offer. Further, the importance of rules and regulations, and how they can...

Welcome everyone, and thank you for being here on this very special day! I am honored to have this opportunity to congratulate the cadets of our graduating class from the Chicago Police Academy. I want to thank the academy, our instructors, and our families for standing by us and supporting...

“The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes” is a speech by Severn Cullis-Suzuki at the Rio Earth Summit of 1992. This speech is popular mainly because of the narrator and the message it bears. In the speech, the girl stands up for her views on the harsh reality...