Category Archives: Speech samples

Who Put the Cigarette in the Hands of Women?

In the Western World, lots of women became addicted to smoking during World War I. Tobacco was known as an effective anti-depressant that was necessary for the participants of military actions. Thus, the nurses and radio operators (the representatives of the female sex, at most) smoked like chimneys equally with men.

Anyway, before the beginning of the 1930s, women who smoked in public spaces were widely condemned. Women were allowed to smoke only at home, indoors. The cigarette was a privilege for the man only. Who or what changed a course of the tobacco history? Continue reading →

Organ Donation VS Death Penalty

Since 1976, 1469 people in the USA have been executed. These penalties have not stopped treason kidnapping, or murders with aggravating circumstances. Apparently, we can’t consider this kind of punishment as an effective. So what measures might be comparable with the gravity of the offenses against human life? Let’s figure it out.

What are the common fears? Serious injuries, ostracism, personal loss, and, of course, death. Personal loss can be even more terrible than death, but moral law and common sense don’t allow the punishment of innocent people for the sins of their relatives or loved ones. Thus, the death penalty seems to be the preferred option as a punishment for grievous crimes. However, let’s take into consideration one inference: if the criminals don’t recognize the value of human life, what is the guarantee that they recognize the value of their own life? In that case, the death penalty won’t be an actual punishment for them. Continue reading →

Each of us is unique. And one of the tools to highlight this uniqueness is fashion and style. Both men and women strive to look attractive by wearing certain clothes and accessories. In the following persuasive speech about fashion our expert discusses the importance of style. But before we proceed reading it, let’s read some basic information about fashion and style.

In general, fashion is a transformation of images and forms. Fashion has already existed for many centuries. But its meaning has changed over the years. For example, in the 15th century fashion was considered as the privilege of aristocrats. Over time, the fashion and attitudes have changed. In today’s world nearly every person may wear fashionable clothes. Style is more about the person. Style is about communicating to the world about your existence, without saying a word. Wearing a stylish haircut and perfectly fitting clothes and accessories that harmonize with the total outfit can show a person’s own uniqueness. Continue reading →

Are you bewildered by the speech assignment you’ve recently received? Don’t worry, even if you have no idea about what to write in your speech, we can help you find your motivation and a perfect topic. Check out this sample inspirational speech about setting your goals in life and dreaming big.

We hope this example of short speech will not only serve as a template for your writing assignment or an inspiration for your speech, but that it will provoke questions and maybe make you reconsider some of your values. The main goal of this speech is to give you perspective on the other way of thinking and seeing the world, and inspire you to find your own values to live by. Continue reading →

Space exploration is beneficial to mankind in many ways. It should not be viewed as a waste of resources, time, or money. There are different arguments concerning the issue whether space exploration is a waste or not.

Space exploration and astronomy in general allow us to learn more about our home, the Earth. We are now aware of the existence of other planets, stars, and galaxies that exist beyond it. As humanity develops, so does the technological exploration that improves our abilities to travel to space, which are beneficial to us despite the fact that many opponents do not agree here.

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Specific purpose: To present the audience the advantages of LinkedIn and persuade to use it.

Central idea: LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool and a useful source for inspiration and insights, which will enable you either to create an advanced personal profile, or find people and companies you need. Continue reading →

The Kosovo Humanitarian Crisis with Respect to International Communities’ and International Organizations’ Absolute Principles and Legitimacy

Introduction

The situation in Kosovo that worsened in the 1990s traces back its history to the beginning of the twentieth century. At the start of the twentieth century, this culturally rich place had been in conflicts of different interests, both locally and internationally (Schnabel and Thakur 19). The conflicting interest came to the fore in the 90s, with a devastating war that everyone wanted to forget as soon as possible. This raises two great questions of major concern: In view of the Kosovo situation, it is evidence that the international community and organizations failed, considering their capable obligations to handle post-Cold War challenges (Schnabel and Thakur 2). Continue reading →