The Clincher

ORGAN DONATION General purpose: To persuade my audience. Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs after they die. Introduction Attention Getter: According to transplants.org each one of us can save up to 8 lives and improve the lives of more than 50 people by donating organs and tissues. Relevance statement: Some of you might be organ donor or might know someone who is an organ donor. Credibility statement: I have done extensive research on organ donation and also have a

Introduction Attention Getter: August Rush once said, “The music is all around us, all you have to do… is listen.” Relate to Audience: When you listen to music, whether it is on the radio, at a concert, or even in a movie, music can portray many emotions at once. But have you ever bothered to think about what instruments make up that music? Adolphe Sax is the founding father for many of the instruments that you hear still today. Establish Credibility: I have been playing the bass clarinet for

•Topic: Is Ergot the reason for people accusing women and men of witchcraft? I. Introduction a. Hook: Could Ergot have actually been the culprit? b. Thesis statement: Toxicologists have recently found that eating ergot can bring on symptoms such as have been described in the salem witch trials. c. Argument #1: The symptoms that are described in the trials are violent muscle spasms, vomiting, delusions, hallucinations, crawling sensations on the skin, and more. d. Argument #2: Linnda Carporeal

I. Introduction A. Hook: To the world, the word ugly may mean an abundance of things. What is ugly? Is it having acne, glasses, a big nose, or being overweight? Who has the right to call another human being ugly, when they are in fact not perfect themselves? Who says ugly has to be an appearance related topic? B. Bridge: We have all heard the story of the ugly duckling. The others isolated the duckling because they could not accept something different. As if being different is some terrible act

Trenton Briles COM 114 Who's Phil Knight? General Purpose: Inform my class of a person they might have little knowledge of. Specific Purpose: Inform my audience about one of the co-founders and chairman of Nike and what makes him and his company so successful. Introduction: A. Attention Getter: Today you might walk into Wiley dinning hall after class. Lets say you walk around and decide to have a waffle for breakfast. You'd probably never realize that 50 years ago a waffle maker similar to what

me, too?" 1. It took some thought and prayer before my parents, hardly 30 at the time, could accept to suddenly becoming parents of three. 2. They talk about it and said Yes we will adopt her. Restate Thesis (review of Main Points) Clincher/tag/exit line or Final Appeal CONCLUSION I. Before my parents left Ethiopian, the couple accepted an invitation from the cab driver for a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony. They had been careful about what they ate and drank, but on this

Introduction: Attention Getter: according to The Jason Foundation, suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10-24. Relevance: many teens have depression, which can lead to self-harm and even suicide. Someone you know may be struggling with depression and you wouldn't even know it. Credibility: Many of my friends have dealt with depression and other mental illnesses so this is a topic that I know a lot about and that is very important to me. Thesis + preview: today I’m going to inform

Drenched in Despondence In her poem “Storm Warnings,” Adrienne Rich depicts the literal aspects of a storm to metaphorically address how humans hesitantly seek and attempt to create a refuge against emotional turbulence in their lives. Rich’s illustration of the literal aspects of the storm conveys how the anticipation of an event creates internal turmoil. Her personification of the weather contributes to the suspenseful tone as she describes the winds as “walking overhead” and the “zone of grey

“Topic: Organ Donation Organizational pattern: Problem solution Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate. Thesis statement: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you die. Introduction Attention getter: Would you be stunned to acknowledge that an average of 20 individuals die every day because of the lack of accessible organ donors? (Data

school and bullying that occurred, Jamie Nabozny continued persevering through a stressful and revolutionary lawsuit, ending with a won the case against the principals and school authorities who failed to protect him against his rights as a student. (Clincher, Significance) After winning the lawsuit, it was a very important and huge breakout that inspired others to take a stand up against bullying too. It showed everyone the need to protect these students’ rights and how important it was that school authorities