...been on a path to stardom in Hollywood. She has been featured in movies such as Our Song, Bad Company, Ray, Fantastic Four, I Think I Love My Wife, For Colored Girls, and most recently in Quentin Tarantino’s hit western, Django Unchained. Kerry is also the star of her own television series, Scandal, where she plays a fixer who cleans up scandals and other problems for her clients (biography 1). Kerry’s background is an important factor in her message to her audience. Her background is her credibility, as well as her attention getter. Kerry is not only a famous actress that has a proven track record in Hollywood, but she is a graduate of the university she is speaking to, making her success seem more possible to the audience as well as putting weight and meaning to her message. Kerry’s commencement speech was given to arguably one of the hardest audiences to speak to, a group of some five thousand college students. Kerry is speaking to the large graduate class of George Washington University, as well as the graduates’ family and friends. However, not only is she speaking to some ten thousand people, she is speaking to current college students, as well as graduates from other schools. She is speaking to all of these groups because her message is focused not just to George Washington University graduates, but to anyone who is watching her speech...
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...Thesis: John Amagoalik inspires you throughout his whole speech to dream, and no matter how big the obstacle if you want it you should challenge it and go after what you want. Throughout all the obstacles he has gone through watching his culture disappear, he is not giving up on it and is staying positive. By being this way it is impacting his life in a positive way. Support- The support I used for my thesis was from the speech, I used the author’s ideas and point of view throughout his writing to come up with and support my thesis, as well as the body paragraphs. I didn’t use anything very specific but the support I used was based of the author’s point of view. Overall my thesis was not written well it needs to be more cohesive with the...
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...Dreams: Informative Speech Thesis Statement: Understanding how dreams occur, how they affect our lives and what they mean help us grasp what dreams actually are. Intro: I. (Attention Getter) Have you ever dreamt that you were walking along the side of a road or along a cliff and suddenly you trip? You’re falling for what seems like forever, but before hitting the ground, you wake up? This is considered to be a falling dream, and ironically, falling dreams occur when you are falling asleep. They are usually accompanied by muscle spasms and twitches of the entire body. Although these dreams occur while we are falling asleep, they interpret a completely different meaning. Falling can mean you are insecure, you are losing grip, or you simply have fears that need to be faced. Patricia Garfield, the author of Creative Dreaming states: “there is some problem that is making you feel helpless like you have no support, so next time when you wake up startled from a falling dream, ask yourself what upcoming events do I fear I will fail?” II. (Introduce Topic) Since the beginning of time, people have been trying to understand the different functions of the human body, how we move, talk, and even act. Many of these physiological behaviors have been explained to some extent. However, one area of the human body that has baffled researchers, is that of the mind. Many things that go on inside the mind that don’t make sense, and serves no real explanation as to why or how things happen....
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...Informative Speech Outline Name: Speech Title: “Chicago” Specific Purpose Statement: “I will inform my audience about the city of Chicago. I will explain what things you can see, do, eat, and the teams that that make Chicago, Chicago to all the Chicagoans.” Thesis Statement: Chicago - a city that is not overrated. I. INTRODUCTION A. Gaining the Audience's Attention: How many of us have lived in a city known to be famous by many and never taken the time to enjoy it? The key in life is not to be that person. B. Preview of Main Points - (1) Major sites in Chicago that you must see. (2) Places and things you must do while in Chicago. (3) The best food to eat in Chicago that doesn’t taste the same anywhere else. (4) The teams to go watch in Chicago. II. MAIN BODY A. First Point: Major sites in Chicago that you must see 1. Sears Tower a. It overlooks downtown Chicago and its surroundings b. It is one the tallest building in the world (Statistics) (Hasan, 2008) 2. Visit two of city’s largest parks a. Lincoln Park b. Grant Park i. Millennium Park ii. The Cloud Gate iii. Buckingham Fountain 3. Field Museum B. Second Point: Places and things you must do while in Chicago 1. Go to the Navy piers a. Boat tours b. Bike rides 2. Go to downtown Chicago walk around and shop ...
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...the same treatment as Whites. ** I agree with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s thesis statement and his supporting ideas. Summary: In his speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a powerful message on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. I have a dream is a speech in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cultivates the powerful force of peace in people to act out in love towards racism. He is trying to reach the good in people and believes that love will be more effective than hate. TS: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. effectively conveys his message of equality and non-violence by making an emotional appeal to Americans. EM: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s speech brought change to America, Americans were unified, and caused people to view others differently. I. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s speech brought change to America. A. People were moved by his emotions. B. It inspired equality in Americans. C. America yielded to peace. II. Americans were unified. B. Racism was reduced. C. Peace prevailed over violence. III. Caused people to view others differently. A. People changed their perspective. B. Race became less significant C. Humanity was changed by love. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speech I have a dream I have a dream speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is recognized as one of the greatest speeches ever presented. Over 50 years ago, in August of 1963, Dr. King captivated America with his significant I have a dream speech powerfully given on the steps of...
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...Informative Speech General Purpose: To inform my audience about Nightmares Specific Purpose: Top inform my audience about the concept of Nightmares Thesis Statement: What are nightmares? According to Merriam-Webster, a nightmare is an evil spirit formerly thought to oppress people during sleep; a frightening dream that usually wakens the sleeper; something (as an experience, situation, or object) having the monstrous character of a nightmare or producing a feeling of anxiety or terror. Introduction I. Attention Getter: “Do you know the terror of he who falls asleep? To the very toes he is terrified, because the ground gives way under him, and the dream begins…” -Friedrich Nietzsche II. Thesis Statement: Nightmares are dreams that occur during (REM) sleep that results in feelings of strong terror, fear, distress or extreme anxiety. This phenomenon tends to occur in the latter part of the night and oftentimes awakens the sleeper, who is likely to recall the content of the dream (Psychology Today, 1991-2015). III. Preview: I am a junior in college, working on my B.S. of Science in Psychology. I do not have any formal training on this topic, but I have always been interested in what causes nightmares in adults and children, and different ways to cope with them. I have done some research on this topic and I hope I am able to shed some light on any questions you may have on it. A. Nightmares begin in children between the ages of 3 and 6 and decrease around age...
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...I must admit most that I have learned about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came during Black History Month. And during this time he cited for his speeches and his marches. So after reading “The Letter from the Birmingham Jail”, I felt compelled to delve a little more into this controversial figure. I knew that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a champion to the civil rights movement. What caught me by surprise was that this was a role thrust unto him. Dr. King came from a family of preachers but struggled with the idea himself. He knew he wanted to help his people but felt that being a lawyer or a doctor would best serve them. But under the guidance of several teachers, he realized that he was denying his true calling – the ministry. So at seventeen he became a minister. And it was as assistant pastor in his father church he honed his preaching skills and became know an excellent orator. Dr. King was also political involved having founded the Southern Christina Leadership Conference whose first purpose was to register black voters. So because of his political affiliations and speaking skills he was the one tapped when the civil right movement needed an effective leader. Dr. King had come to Birmingham to answer a call to arms for a recent bombing of one of his aides. Birmingham had long been an epitome of racial divide; Dr. King went there to shed light on the city. Upon reaching the city Dr. King was jail for civil disobedience. And while incarcerated a newspaper ad was taken...
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...INTRODUCTORY SPEECH OUTLINE Doris Martinez Comm 101 All About Me | Introduction | I. | Reason for choosing Ivy Tech is the class sizes, location, and how the staff involves themselves with the students. "Today, I'll tell you my dream job is a youth advocate to help young adults make wise decisions and offer them with options and opportunities. | | | II. | My name is Doris, I am 32 yrs. old. Mother of a 9 yr. old daughter. Siblings and other family members. | | | III. | Family has had several run ins with the law, which is why I wanted to further educate myself with common laws. | | | IV. | My primary reason for picking criminal justice it to help our youth make wise decisions with their life. | | Thesis statement (this contains the three main points of the speech- it contains some idea of the content of the speech):The struggle I have had with the law whether it’s been myself or family, has lead me to educate myself with basic law knowledge then educate and help our youth make wise choices for their future. | I | Reason for choosing Ivy Tech is the class sizes, location, and how the staff involves themselves with the students. "Today, I'll tell you my dream job is to become a youth advocate to help young adults make wise decisions and offer them knowledge of options and opportunities. A. Describe myself B. Introduce family members and friends, specifically troublemakers (Ralphy, Gaby, little Enrique) [now that you know how family oriented I am, I will explain...
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...Theren Woods 4/14/2015 Module 3 lab Speech Analysis 1. What is the thesis statement ? The purpose of this statement was to help black and white people come together and be peaceful all around the world. Plus he mention the dream he had one night when we as blacks and whites and different race would be around each other and live life beautifully but the racist stuff would have to stop. He gave a very powerful speech and it means a lot still to this day. 2. Give the context of the speech. Why was it given? What historical events led to the speech? The context of the speech was made in Washington D.C. and it was brought upon blacks fighting for their rights in America. It was given so every race could be aware of the horrible ways African American people were being treated. The historic events that led to the speech was in 1955 blacks where getting treated like they were not even human. Also they couldn’t walk into any bathroom; they had to go to the restrooms that said colored. They couldn’t vote so they had to fight for those rights. And some whites just didn’t agree with being in the same area or room the African Americans was in. 3. How do rhetorical patterns help the author support his or her argument? It helps real well. It gives the author some time to plan how he’s going to support the discussion of winning the argument. Plus it move’s other individual’s attention stating if they can try to develop a closer analysis of what the writer or speaker...
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...I Have a Dream: Critique ‘I Have a Dream’ is a 17 minute speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on 28 August, 1963 in Washington D.C. during the ‘March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom’. Addressing more than 200,000 both, Black and White American civil rights supporters, from the steps of Lincoln Memorial along with the thousands of Americans viewing the live national broadcast, King effectively got his stance as a leading civil rights activist in the American Civil Rights Movement across: an end to the prevalent racial discrimination in the country; an end to the inequality, inferiority, oppression and injustice; a ray of hope for a free, prosperous and bright future for the Black Americans. Even though King relies too heavily on emotional reasoning rather than logic and does not provide the audience with any practical ways of achieving his goal of eliminating racial discrimination, he still succeeds in persuading them through a well structured and researched speech, the use of the Aristotelian appeals of ethos and pathos, visual metaphors, repetition of phrases and words and identification with the audience using a ‘we’ oriented approach. His entire speech is so well structured that it could be broken down into two visible chunks; presenting a wonderful transition from ‘what is’ to ‘what ought to be’. Initially he brings to light the harsh reality being lived by Black Americans from the past to present; their poor, deplorable plight, the grave oppression and...
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...Persuasive Speech Outline CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking Oluwabusola Oshin “The Use of Standardized Test to Determine Admissions” Thesis Statement: My speech is to convince the audience why SAT or ACT scores should not be used to determine college admission decisions. I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: With a show of hands how many of you came into high school with the mindset of making killer grades so you can get into the college of your dreams? With another show of hands, how many of you ended up getting these killer grades? And with a final show of hands how many of your dreams were crushed because of poor SAT and/or ACT scores? b. I think that the use of standardized tests such as, the SAT or ACT, are an unfair way of determining acceptance. Some people are bad test takers and do not usually perform well on these tests. c. I feel that one test should not determine one’s acceptance into college because these students have been working hard for about four consecutive years to meet the requirements to gain admission into a certain university. One test does not show what a student is capable of achieving in college. Transition: Now, let us talk about why standardized testing should not be used to determine admissions. II. Body a. Unfair i. One test does not show one’s full potential or intelligence. ii. i iii. I think the pictures give meaning and life to the album. iv. The album itself is a masterpiece because of the...
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...“Speech Title” General Purpose To Inform Specific Purpose To inform the audience about Childhood Cancer Thesis Today I am here to talk to you about childhood cancer and inform the audiences how many innocent lives are taken away, I. Introduction Jalene, age 5, Marshall, age 4, Jax, 3 months old, Abby, age 16, Molly, age 12, Kylie, age 1 and Stephanie, a family member and the strongest person I’ve know, age 11. Each of these kids has a face, has a dream, is someone’s pride and joy, But all have cancer. Some of these kids are fighting to survive, some are in remission, and some have fought hard, but have left this world. Are you aware that more than thirteen thousand children 18 and under are diagnosed with cancer a year? That’s more than a classroom of kids a day. According to the National Cancer Institute, Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children and teenagers in the United States. Children are phenomenal people and deserve to grow up and live their dreams, but childhood cancer never takes a break. It’s not right, it’s not fair, and it’s defiantly not rare. I will discuss throughout this speech how many children are diagnosed yearly, the survival rate and the side effects of treatments. II. Body A. The loss of a child to cancer is one of the worst tragedies a family can face. Each death means the loss of an entire lifetime. And most survivors face serious medical complications. According to the National Cancer Institute, Thirty Five thousand...
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...inform: To inform my audience on dreams Intro: Can you remember the last dream you had? Maybe you could fly or were falling down an endless dark tunnel. Perhaps you were awakened by a horrific dream in the middle of the night. If any of you are like me you experience vivid dreams. I would like to start by share one of my dream experiences with you all. About two months ago I had a dream that my boyfriend was cheating on me, now I know all you girls and guys can relate to this. I wake up in the morning with my dream still fresh on my mind and in a horrible mood. I am furious at my boyfriend, and for what reason? He hasn’t even done anything, but the thing is in my mind he has, because my dream is so vivid and real to me. So guys maybe this will help you understand that your girlfriend isn’t crazy and girls take it easy on them, it was just a dream. John Lennon once said, “I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” Indeed he’s not, because all of us experience dreams. You may have many question unanswered about dreams, like why you can’t remember all of your dream right after you wake up, or what your strange and wild dreams are really about. All of your questions can be answered once you are informed of the history of dream, the process of remembering dreams, and all the aspects of interpreting dreams. I have completed countless hours of research on dreams and what they mean, so today I hope to help answer some of your lingering questions about dreams. So let’s get stated by talking...
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...The civil rights movement was a social injustice for the blacks to achieve equal rights as the whites beginning in the late 19h century blacks couldn't use the same bathrooms as whites did or the same fountains the blacks would have their own so they would have protests and marches to get the same treatment as the whites did Paragraph 1: (strategies) However one of the several strategies that activists used were marches is the meaning to walk or proceed quickly and or with determination and to walk along public roads in an organized procession to protest about something. Protests is a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something firmly and emphatically in the face of stated or implied doubt or in response to an...
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...For over two hundred years the American Dream, or national ethos of the United Sates, revolved around a set of ideals put forward in the Declaration of Independence which declares that all Americans are equal and have the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” For immigrants arriving on these shores, regardless of social class or circumstance of birth, it was a given of the time that prosperity, success, and upward social mobility for all (excluding slavers) was obtainable and could be achieved through honest, hard work. Today that dream is not dead, although recently there has been a death of soaring rhetoric and a paucity of hope. So while the American Dream may at the moment be on life support and in critical condition,...
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