Informative Speech Essay

My president is James Monroe, who was the fifth president of the United States of America. Here are a few interesting facts about President Monroe. While serving under General Washington at the Battle of Trenton he was wounded and he carried a bullet in his shoulder the rest of his life. Monroe also bought the land that is now known as Florida from Spain. My favorite fact about Monroe was that he died on the birth of our nation on July 4th, 1831. He was a unique person because he was the first…

Pancreatic cancer has claimed the lives of many people, including a number of popular individuals like businessman Steve Jobs of Apple and actor Patrick Swayze of the movies Dirty Dancing and Ghost. Their cancers were already at an advanced stage when they were diagnosed. Pancreatic cancers spread stealthily in the body; they do not show early warning signs particular to the condition. What is Pancreas Cancer? The pancreas is an organ in the body located between the stomach and the backbone.…

An average of 170 people die within the United States from carbon monoxide poisoning every year, and many more suffer a brain injury or other accidents as a result. What can you do to protect yourself from this silent killer? Education and awareness are the best weapons against this odorless, colorless and poisonous gas. Carbon monoxide gets produced when burning different fuels. Some of the fuels that can produce carbon monoxide include: Cars Kerosene Charcoal Wood Coal Natural Gas Propane…

Specific Purpose: Introduction: Cancer, environment destruction, according to my audience analysis, these are both big deals to most of you. Hydraulic fracturing not only slowly causes environmental destruction, but it can cause disease such as cancer and a wide range of respiratory diseases. Credibility: I have previously done some research on hydraulic fracturing, just learning what exactly it is and why it is used. Thesis: Hydraulic Fracturing is a very dirty way to obtain energy,…

Hound Dog, is the very song most people fell in love with years ago and continues to be remembered as America’s number one song. Willie Mae Thornton, better known as “Big Mama”, is perhaps best recognized as the woman who primarily sang hound dog on August 13, 1952. After hound dog came out to the public, it was not long unit it rose to the top of many charts spending 14 weeks as the number one song. Thornton’s version of hound dog was so popular it iniatated multiples covers before Elvis…

Name: Emil Warda Specific Purpose Statement: After listening to my speech, the audience will know the history of the Maine Coon Cat, the physical characteristics that distinguish it from other pedigreed cat breeds, and its unique personality traits. Introduction I. Do you think marijuana should be legalized ? II. I think weed should be legalized because it is not harmful and nobody has died from it. III. Marijuana can be used as medicine because it helps to…

Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform the audience more about Zebras Specific purpose: The specific purpose is to inform people why we can’t own them as regular pets and how important their stripes Introduction: I. Have you ever wondered if Zebras are black with white stripes or white with black stripes? II. For a long time now it there has been several arguments whether zebras are black with white stripes or white with black stripes. III. How do Zebras stripes protect them form…

Introduction: (technique = claim/support) “Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.” -Prince ( http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/04/21/best-prince-quotes-no-one-can-dictate-who-you-are/ ). First and foremost, Prince was an influential singer, songwriter, musician AND actor. Similarly, he still influences the present day. This is because he had won awards for his music and starred in notable films. Prince also had a musical childhood, received praise for his songs and…

“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being (“Jackie Robinson Biography”) . Jack Roosevelt Robinson, better known as Jackie Robinson, was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. At an early age, Robinson was exposed to sports such as Baseball. In high school Robinson earned himself a spot on the Pomona all star baseball team. “As he grew up, he developed a great love for sports and because of his athleticism, he was wanted by many…

Cancer By: Mason Yowell Cancer:Cancer is an interesting topic to learn about and know.Different types of cancer are caused by different things.Lung cancer occurs when you smoke tobacco a lot.Leukemia is a type of cancer that is blood forming tissues that blocks the body's ability to fight infection.Melanoma is type of cancer that affects the skin it is the most serious type of skin cancer.There are two hundred types of cancer each of them named after the organ or tissue which it grows…