Michael Jordan Persuasive Speech

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One day our schools principal Mr. Cowart wanted to invite a celebrity to come speak at our schools spirit week. He told the kids that if we wanted to, we could write a persuasive essay to try to persuade Mr. Cowart to pick the person that you wanted to come speak. So after school I started thinking about it, and decided to pick Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan should come to our school and speak, because according to the NBA website he is the best basketball player ever. I think the kids at my school would enjoy to meet the best basketball player of all time. He also won six national championships and played with dream, which won multiple Olympics. He is also known for dunking the ball from the free throw line. Some more evidence why Michael

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