COMMUNICATIONS 230
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When a student gives a speech, he/she is to give the instructor a folder containing a page with the following headings and specified information:
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STUDENT'S NAME: Wale Akinbobola
SPEECH #2
TOPIC: Colombia
GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform
SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform the audience about Colombia and how it’s history has strongly affected the development.
CENTRAL IDEA: The Colombian society has being plagued by its history of drug, violence, and corruption, although it is a beautiful country with many cultures, they sometimes can be overshadowed by this history.
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
1. Testimony: Medellin has developed from the days of Pablo Escobar, it’s a new city.
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Nell. '36 Hours In Medellín, Colombia'. Nytimes.com. N. p., 2015. Web. 23 Sept. 2015. 2. Comparison: Colombia is the fourth largest country in South America. For instance, if you could take the state of Tennessee as puzzle pieces, you would need about ten Tennessee puzzle pieces to match the size of Colombia. FACTS Source: 1).Web.a.ebscohost.com,. (2015). Guns, Drugs, and Development in Colombia. Retrieved 21 September 2015, from http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook/bmxlYmtfXzI1MjMxOV9fQU41?sid=fa4dfb54-8d24-4497-9bbb-65e19533dbcf@sessionmgr4004&vid=0&format=EB&rid=1 2).Centre, U. Centre, UNESCO. 'Coffee Cultural Landscape Of Colombia - UNESCO World Heritage Centre'. Whc.unesco.org. N. p., 2012. Web. 23 Sept. 2015. Mapsofworld.com Mapsofworld.com,. 'Colombia Geography'. N. p., 2015. Web. 23 Sept. 2015. VISUAL AID: OUTLINE Words in bold type should appear on your outline.
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Introduction: Imagine being born into a very poor lower class family in a beautiful society where everyone knows each other, a big family. Now, this society begins to drown in the abuse of drugs, violence, corrupted government, all influenced by the drug cartel in your very own backyard. But don’t forget that you are as poor as you can be trying to make ends meet in a corrupted government, but the only option you have is to survive by joining the drug cartel to support yourself and your family. It’s not a big deal because you’re making easy money, so it’s worth the risk, and your cousin who’s been working for them can vouch for them. Such is the Colombian way of life, especially in Medellin.
Preview Statement: The Colombian landscape has played a strategic role in its history pertaining to drugs, violence, and guerillas; and one of its beautiful cities, Medellin, was right at the center of events and stands as a landmark to Colombia’s past.
I. Landscape
A. Geography
1. Borders Venezuela and Brazil to the east. Surrounded by green mountains and has spring like weather all year long (NY Times, 36 Hours in
Medellin). 2. The cultural landscape is unique and great for growing coffee (UNESCO). With as much coca that’s being produced for exporting in Colombia these days, it’s hard to believe how hard it is to find good coffee (NY Times, 36 Hours in Medellin). B. Advantages 1. The physically imposing landscape of Colombia provides a strategic landscape ripe for guerrilla conflict (Guns, Drugs, & Development in Colombia) against the government. 2. Not only was it advantageous for guerrillas strategically, but also for drug cartels who facilitated many drug plantations in the mountains under the canopies of the forest which gave protection from being exposed. II. Medellin A. About Medellin 1. Second largest city in Colombia, the first largest is Bogota, the country’s capital. Regardless of its surrounding history, Medellin is one of the most beautiful cities in South America. 2. Home of arguably the largest and worst drug lord and richest criminal in world history at about 30 billion dollars, Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, better known as Pablo Escobar, “The King of Cocaine.” Which explains the name, “Medellin Cartel”, a name which struck fear in people’s hearts. B. Past/ present Medellin 1. In a way, drug cartels played the roles of a politician by making themselves look good in the eyes of the common public. They would recruit young boys and men of the lower class and provide them with odd jobs such as hired killers and smugglers. 2. Medellin and Colombia as a whole has transcended from the days of Pablo Escobar (NY Times, 36 Hours in Medellin), separating itself from its nightmare history. Conclusion Though there is evidence everywhere in support of how Colombia has transcended in the government and societal aspects, with attractions to modern art exhibitions, the amazing food, it is still difficult to separate itself from such a devastating history of Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel. People are highly fascinated to know who and what he was like up close. Even though he was a ruthless drug lord who in many ways crushed the development of the Colombian government, opinions varying, Pablo Escobar remains a folk hero to many lower class citizens to this day.
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