Persuasive Speech

I am sure that everyone of you have heard about aliens and UFOs. Indeed, we all have heard about the famous case of aliens and UFOs in Roswell, New Mexico. Most people might be interested in the topic of aliens, but I know that the majority of you just think of it as rumours and the existence of them are impossible. Therefore, I am standing here in front all of you to make you change your perspective. I am strongly confident that I have found the evidence of their real existence to convince all of you.

Persuasive speech outline purpose: To persuade my audience to donate blood through the American Red Cross. Introduction:

It was October 6, 1998 when he was lured from the bar that cold, fateful night. His skull was smashed with a pistol butt as he was lashed to a fence, left for dead in near freezing temperatures. Nearly eighteen hours later he was found by passersby and taken to a hospital where we remained in a coma for several days until slowly slipping away. At his funeral, picketers carried signs saying, "God Hates Fags" and *Fags Deserve to Die."

A. Soon after giving blood you will receive a copy of your blood type, in case you do not know it, in the mail.

For example, using a leftover coffee can for loose nails or screws, or even washing and reusing a plastic zip-loc bag instead of throwing it in the garbage. Thrift shopping is a way of reusing someone else’s unwanted goods. As I spoke about in an earlier speech about thrifting, I included many locations and ways to thrift, also the benefits to the shopper and the donator. One place in particular was shopping at the local boys and girls club. I personally shop there, keeping my eyes open for a good deal. For example, the pair of jeans that I am wearing today was purchased from this store just a few months ago. I paid only $8.00 for this pair of Lucky Jeans and according to buckle.com, a retailer for lucky jeans the retail price is $99.00 that is a savings to me of $91.00.I am not the type to worry about name brands, but quality usually does cost more. If I can get a quality pair of jeans at a fraction on the price, I am glad to shop at the thrift store. I am thankful to the person that made the donation of the lucky jeans and they can benefit from that donation. According to the IRS webpage, IRS. Gov it explains that an individual can donate items like clothing, household furniture and furnishings, a car or boat, even taxidermy. The donations are appraised, by the donator, and recorded. At the time of filing taxes if the donation equals at least $500 for the year, the donator may take advantage of the

“Ladies and Gentlemen, for your safety and comfort, please remain seated with your seat belt fastened until the Captain turns off the Fasten Seat Belt sign.”

This is precisely how I felt after completing the second of three 16.67 miles loops during a 50-mile ultra-marathon in Tulsa this past 4th of July.

Surveillance has become a great part of modern life because of the advancements in technology. Cameras on phones are forms of surveillance, which major companies have abused in the process of selling products. Companies have quickly jumped on the train of surveillance to make more money by holding and selling the data recorded. One of these sensitive areas is that of licence plate scanners, which read and record licence plate numbers. The scanners are usually used by law enforcement and repo agencies but other companies have used the scanners as a form of income. In order to persuade readers to act against or for a cause, the writer must use several techniques in his or her writing. The articles written by RT and In These Times implement techniques which target the audience by using ethos, pathos, and logos to address such controversial topic as is surveillance.

One thing in life I have learned is you have to let go. If you’re incapable of letting go you will never be a happy person. It’s a fact. There will be things in life you regret, there will be people you're mad at or hate, there will be things said to you that you’ll never be able to let slip from memory. Letting go is the only way you’ll ever find peace, because until you do you’ll never be able to be truly happy. Holding on to these feelings only makes you angrier, sadder, and more upset.

What could a 10 year old possibly be worrying about? When I was 10 years old, my largest and most terrifying concern was that I broke my yellow crayon and that I would be labeled as the girl who had to take the walk of shame to the back of classroom to get an old, used yellow crayon from the community set. What a concept? The extent of social pressure that was forced on me was my crayon credibility and even then my friends didn’t feel the need to shun me for my shameful misconduct. More and more often, children are expected to endure an unnatural process as early as fourth grade and extending beyond their college years. While it is not ideal and obviously detrimental to the development of children and their concepts of social acceptance, this concept is all but surprising just as is the result, but the epidemic is only worsened by the lack of understanding of the situation. For all we know, it might mean the death of a basic human desire. But, what is it that we have all overlooked or underestimated? What “concept” could possibly be our downfall. It is simple, yet influential. Increasing rare, yet less and less sought after. And in the end, it is a master of imitation, masked as other qualities that lead us astray, away from our goal, away from our happiness. It is what everyone wants and yet no one can identify as exactly what it is, genuine human connection.

“Ready, Set, Go!” The loud gun shot rang in my ears as I pushed forward and ahead of the crowd. It wasn’t easy for me to be able to run like this.

When I was 14 years old, two of my best friends killed themselves. Its hard for me to say now. I've denied it even happening up until a year ago. I just can't think about how I lost them, it's just too hard.

Multiple students entered the high school classroom minutes after the tardy bell had echoed throughout the school. Those of us who had arrived on time, quietly watched to see how our teacher would react. Mr. Quesenberry rose from his desk and asked, “Is there a reason why I shouldn’t write all of you up for arriving late?”

The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do it. Young man, Young woman, I say to you, my friend, you are a world changer, a difference maker, and a leader. Set the bar high, set it so high that your peers around you think that you will never succeed in your dreams, because I did it. Nobody thinks I could possibly manage change the world , nobody sees me being the next Billy Graham or Clayton Jennings. Everything is impossible until you prove it to be possible. After a hurricane a young boy was walking the beach and millions of these starfish are washed up on the shore, so he begins to pick them up one by one and throw them back into the sea. An old man nearby sees this boy, and asks “why are you doing this? There is no way you will ever be able to save all these starfish. Stop trying to do this it is pointless.” He ignores the man and continues to one by one throw them back into the sea. “Are you deaf!” the old man exclaimed. The boy then looked at him and threw one of the starfish into the sea and said, “ I made a difference to that one.” There are billions of people on the earth you might not be able to help all of them, but one by one you can change their world. So many people get caught up in impressing other and being popular, and this affect how they treat people, and how they treat themselves.

Writers and speakers must be able to get the audience to listen to them and what they want to get across. The speaker uses three key types of reasoning: ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is the ethics or reputation a person has. This can be shown when the speaker uses their reputation to show the audience knows that there is something to back up their words and that they aren’t just talking to talk. Speakers also use it as a way to show that they live, what they say and not just saying do as I say not as I do and this gives more credibility and makes people want to listen to the speaker more. The next key type of reasoning is pathos which is the emotional side of a story that a speaker will use. They will appeal to a person’s emotional side to help get their point across by getting an emotional response. This helps to draw in the people that listen to their emotions. The last type of reasoning is logos which focuses mostly on the logical side of a story. This can be shown in the way that a speaker uses facts or focuses on a more practical sense of what they are talking about. Speakers usually use a mix between pathos and logos to appeal to most of their audience to help get their point across.