I. Introduction
A. Attention-getter: Do you have any pets? According to ASPCA about 37-47% of houses in the US have dogs, and 30-37% of houses have cats (Pet Statistics).
B. Relevance: I have had an amazing opportunity to raise 4 rabbits from when they were 3 months old until they were full grown adults.
C. Purpose: I have realized over the past two years that they aren’t just pets.
D. Preview: Rabbits aren’t just pets they are family, you learn to love them. It gives you responsibility, and it helps you learn patience.
II. Body
I started off my sophomore year with two female californian rabbits both less than seven months old. By my junior year I had four californians. Sadly about a month ago one of my rabbits died. She developed an infestation of maggots that came from using hay that we used for the past two years. At first I was just so excited to have them. I wanted to do so many things with them: breed them, I was going to sell them, and have my own business. I would later have to move them into a bigger facility because there would be to many of them. You have to have a lot of love for animals to take care of one, or to make your dreams come true.
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Responsibility skills that I have learned are organization. I'm more organized with school and work. Time management was hard to manage because I was always working. Managing my time is still something I struggle with today. Having to remember everything that needs to be done on a day to day bases is something everyone in highschool deals with. Remembering to feed, water, and take care of an animal can help you remember the little things. Something as simple as taking out the garbage or doing your homework. Having a pet can also calm you down when you are mad or
Faye is fighting to re-home animals that have been abandoned and abused. Since 2012 she has re-homed more than 60 dogs, and about 20 kittens. Faye says, “I would do anything no matter what to save one animal.” It’s as if her whole entire life revolves around saving animals. Faye thinks just by adopting an animal you can help animal abandonment. Also, Faye has her own book on why animal abandonment isn’t good. Although Faye thinks her job is stressful, she thinks it’s easy because she enjoys doing her job and helping animals find a home.
Credibility or Goodwill statement: Do not worry if your pupusas do not come out like you want them to. I have been making pupusas with my mom for Christmas ever since I was able to walk around the kitchen without getting my hair burned off.
Specific Purpose Statement: To invite my audience to explore the advantages, disadvantages, and the alternatives associated with breed specific legislation.
What do you think of when I say the word pitbull? Do you picture a cute happy dog, wagging its tail happy to see you? Or do you see a mad dog, foaming mouth lunging at small child? If you are a owner of a pitbull then you probably see the happy cute dog. But if you don't own one then chances are you see pitbulls as mean dogs who are a threat to society. The media has painted a picture in our heads that it's in a pitbulls blood to be aggressive. Due to this false accusation, certain cities have banned breeds labeled as “aggressive”. If someone is caught owning a banned breed, the dog is usually euthanized. This is known as Breed Specific Laws or otherwise known as BSL.
Hello my name is Nick and I am giving my speech on Alzheimer’s Disease. I was thinking of what I could do for a speech. Then I thought I wanted to inform people on something that little know about. Then it hit me. Alzheimer’s Disease it has affected my life so much and I know so much about it. So I am going to tell you how it has affected my life in more ways than one. Before I start I want you to imagine something. Look around you know everyone right? All these faces you see practically see everyday take all that you know about them and forget it. Can you do it? I can’t. So try to imagine now that it could happen to you years down the road and the disease gets so bad you cant remember your kids, your mother, or even your family. You probably are thinking right now, it will not happen to me. Well that is what my grandfather said about 6 years ago and now he cant even remember my name.
General Purpose: To inform the audience about the cause, affect and ways to manage stress.
III. Credibility Statement: I have been a cat owner for nineteen years. I have hand raised and trained my two cats since they were kittens.
When informing someone about a topic it’s critically important to establish credibility throughout your speech. Good informative speeches contain several different scholarly source citations throughout the speech. To show that the information you present is accurate these sources should be up-to-date, reliable, unbiased, and directly related to the topic of choice. Even if you plan to give a speech about an activity you have done all of your life, you will still need to seek out additional sources for your speech. Doing this will show that it’s not just coming from the information you’ve learned and been experiences with, but also from other professionals studying that topic as well.
When I was very little, my dad bought Emily and I bunnies and at first sight we fell in love with them. Everyday I would go outside to play with the bunnies and watch them chase each other around. One of my best memories was feeding them hay and holding them. Since I was little I didn’t know what was going though my parent’s mind’s, but now I know they absolutely hated them. Everyday my mom would complain about the smell when she went to do chores outside and my dad hated the holes that they dug.
Attention Getter: Do you know how many social media accounts the average person has? Do you know how many hours are spent using these sites? The average person spends about 1 hour and 45 minutes switching between their accounts.
Being a teenager my mother explained having a pet was a great responsibility somehow I was frustrated she didn’t understand my passion and love for dogs! Nothing in the world would convince her to let us get one. She claimed I can have a turtle if I desperately wanted to have a pet. I couldn’t agree.
When I was three years old, I spent my summer in a pond by my home chasing frogs and snakes. When I was five years old, my mother found me sleeping under a mare with her foal. When I was fifteen I spent my spare time working for a family friend’s thoroughbred farm. However, my first love for animal care was born when I was nineteen when I first held an owl. I was an extremely fortunate child to grow up in the Maine wilderness as I did, learning to marvel at the raw beauty of nature at a young age. I attended a nature themed summer camp every year throughout my youth, learning about the sciences of soil and water systems and how they impacted the animals around them. I took every opportunity to immerse myself in animals at any opportunity, from
There are many reasons to get a pet. You could choose to get a pet for a companion, or simply to add to your family. Many older folk choose to get a pet after they retire or lose their spouse so they do not feel lonely. Many young couples choose to get a pet before they opt to have children, and many families add a pet to their home for their children. The question is though, what type of pet to get? Do you get a cat, or a dog? Having a dog as a pet over a cat is much more enjoyable and beneficial to your life, specifically because of their behavior, convenience, and loyalty.
We as individuals do NOT understand the problems with overpopulation. We do not take the time or the effort to be educated enough; therefore we do not help in the prevention of future problems to keep our society as it is now.
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