Muhammad Ali's Speech On Major Explorations

Greetings members of the audience, I'd like to start off my speech with a quote by Muhammad Ali. It goes, "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." I bring to you today the argument that major explorations are worth the possible risks and conundrums tied to them. Though there are many reasons that back up this statement, I've chosen three to utilize as support for the claim. The first reason is that when we go on explorations, we learn new information that can be very helpful. For example, in the speech entitled, "Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Space Center", John F. Kennedy explains the benefits of going on space explorations. In the speech he states, "Examinations of the astronaut's physical, and mental, and emotional reactions can teach us the differences between normal and abnormal, about the causes and effects of disorientation, about changes in metabolism which could result in expanding the life span." This correlates with my reasoning because the major explorations, despite the risks, can lead to very fortunate results such as, in this case, an expanded lifespan.

For example, in the text entitled "Living in the Dark" by Cheryl Bardoe, she talks about the previously-unknown wonders of the world. In the text it states, "Corals were hauled up from 2,500 feet (750 meters) deep; corals and oysters were gathered from 7,500 feet (2,300 meters). One expedition collected 4,700 new species from as deep as 16,000 feet..." This relates to my text because a major exploration was the purpose behind us now knowing life exists 14,400 feet deeper than what we thought. This major exploration in particular though, gave us a deeper understanding of our