I have to give an informative speech for my speech class. I was considering doing my speech on Florida Sea Turtles(I live in Florida) and the dangers they face, but I'm not sure if that's what I really want to do. Do you have any suggestions? What would you do your speech on if this was your assignment?
How much do you know aobut florida sea turtles without looking up any iformation? Can you make it interesting for the 5 or so minutes that speeches usually last in a college level class? Will the other students be falling asleep, or will they be able to remember what you said after you speak?
These are a few of the things you need to think about when making a speech. The key to getting a good grade is being able to hold your audiences attention. At least that's how it was with my speech class this past summer.
My first speech was horrible because I chose a subject that was much to complex to teach in my allowed five minutes. I took 7 minutes and no one was actually able to do what I was trying to teach, which was a 12 step yoga exercise. But, I still got a 'B', partly because the teacher was nice, but also because I had a good reason for choosing that topic. I had recently sprained my back, and that exercise was something that would help a person's back stay flexible and strong.
My second speech was over Rottweilers and why they are not as aggressive as everyone believes, but they need the proper training and care.
I did better on that speech because I own a friendly Rottweiler and was able to bring him in to show proof of a friendly rotty.
So, in this very long answer-I'm trying to tell you that the key to a good speech is short exciting content.
And, if this was my assignment, I would choose something to do with animals or art, since these are my passions. If you can consider Sea Turtles a passion, then go for it. But if not, then I would search your mind for something that you can really get excited about so that you can get your audience excited also.
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I very much want to protest the current presidential administration and encourage people to vote for John Kerry, but I live in a military town and everyone living here thinks being opposed to war means you don't support the troops. I LOVE our men and women who are fighting, that's why I want them brought home to safety! Do you have any ideas about how I can get my message out without offending or inviting attack from all the military folk out here?
I'm in almost the same situation as you. I can't even put out a few Kerry/Edwards signs without finding them missing or vandalized within a day.
Do you read Doonesbury? I believe this link should work: http://www.msnbc.com/comics/daily.asp?sFile=db041011
For the last week they have had addressing to a few websites that are written by republican conservatives, or past supporters of Bush. These articles are now urging people to vote for John Kerry. I was especially moved by the article by Bush's hometown newspaper.
Perhaps if you can tell them how he has not met the needs of republicans, conservatives, or anyone else in the American public, then they will agree.
There are some articles on why the war is not working out by a reporter from the arhconservative wall street journal. I urge you to read these and share your knowledge with everyone you meet.
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There's a girl in my Social Studies class who is really cool. [by that I don't mean "she's sooo popular I want to get to know her"; i mean she's just really cool...] I met her a month before school started when I started basketball. I'm the new girl too. Well, since she's in my class, that means I have an advantage and that I can talk to her. The thing is, she really intimidates me. I don't know why but I'm afraid that if I start talking to her she won't want to talk to me or anything, or she'll think i'm this huge loser. We have occasional small talk with each other but it doesn't really getr any farther than that. [Like, we talk about basketball for a second or I say her shoes are awesome..] I can't really talk to her about stuff like, erm, shopping or something because she's also a tomboy. I don't know WHY she intimidates me, but she does. I really want to get to know her and be a friend but I can't, because I'm not the best with socializing. [things like, We should go to the movies sometime or Hey, what's up and taking it from there never work for me. I can't ask them to the movies because I don't know her well enough to ask her that. And after what's up I'm just..black.] Please help.
She might be a tomboy, but she has to get her cloths somewhere doesn't she? This means she does shop. Try asking her where she got her awesome shoes, or just casually mention that she should show you where she got her awesome shoes, or shirt, or pants, etc.
What about school work? It might sound geeky, but if she's better at a particular subject, then you could ask for help, or you could help her out at a particular subject that your better at. You don't have to actually talk about your homework the whole time your helping out, it could just be a good excuse to hang out and get to know each other.
What makes her so cool to you? It's either something about her that you look up to, or something that you have in common with her... etc. You could talk to her about that.
Just because she's a tomboy doesn't really mean that she will think your an idiot if you talk about boys or shopping. Talk about your interests, see if she shows any interest in them. Talk about her interests, that will usually get someone talking.
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I'm 16. I'm having a problem. My current boyfriend Scott is wonderful. He's a good friend of mine and we recently started going out. This monday will be two weeks. Anyways, I'm having problems getting over my ex. (We'll call him ****** okay? I don't want to give his name.)So me and ****** have been friends for a while too. We went out for a while but then we broke up and decided to be friends. The other day he decided to tell me that the only reason he initiated the break-up was because he's afraid that he'll break my heart or hurt me. He could never hurt me in the ways that he thinks he can. But we won't get into that. And he doesn't know I'm not exactly over him. I've told him how I felt during the relationship but I never told him that I still feel that way.
Should I tell him?
What should I do about Scott? (I really don't want to hurt him)
And what am I going to do if Scott and I break up?
-Sam
I think you should get over your ex. He told you he doesn't want to hurt you, that means that he doesn't trust himself to not hurt you. I know it's hard for you to believe that he would ever do that, but it is entirely possible. Especially since he believes he would do it. I had an ex that told me that once. I did not believe him because he was so sweet and would never do anything wrong. I was completely niave, he ended up hurting me many times.
Him telling you this doesn't mean he wants to get back together with you. Has he shown any interest in getting back together? I don't think you should tell him about how you feel. I know it's hard, but you just have to get over him. Keep your mind on Scott, how nice he is, and all the things that make him better than ****. There has to be at least one thing that makes him better.
This is my opinion of what you've said. I don't know what you mean by "he could never hurt me in the ways that he thinks he can." But I don't think it makes any difference. Your not going to be able to see how someone can hurt you until they actually do it. You might think he's perfect and sweet and wouldn't hurt you, but he obviously thinks he would hurt you, so I would trust him on that.
Just try to get your mind off of having a relationship with him, and just think of your relationship with him as a friendship, nothing more.
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For as long as I can remember, my currently 19 year-old sister, isn't having the best life right now. I'll refer to her as Lexi In 2003 Lexi dropped out of her senior year in high school about 4 months before graduation. She claims it was because she hated that school, and hated everyone in it. I mean, she's not really the preppy, Barbie Girl type. She did get her G.E.D. after dropping out of high school, though. She went to the 2nd semester of college. Our whole family was overjoyed and really thought that Lexi could make something of herself, finally. I mean, she is really, really smart and an extremely good drawer.
But then she ended up skipping her classes to sleep in, and the night before college finals in spring, she drunk so much alcohol that she passed out and was under severe conditions and had to be hospitalized. She didn't even call our parents, because she knew that she'd be in trouble for underage drinking at that tim (age 18) and she had missed finals. She went to court and pleaded guilty, and was fined. But our family left that in the past and forgave her.
Lexi's back home now, and I pray every night that she goes back to college, or at least gets a job. She always promises our mom to get a job and never does, claiming that "nothing motivates her to do anything." Usually she appears in a pretty good mood, but once every month my parents and her will have a nasty fight. I'm not saying physically. These fights involve swearing, screaming, yelling, shouting, and insulting. Then the next day it's almost as if nothing happened, but my parents and Lexi won't talk to each other. My mother cries her eyes out, and I can't blame her, because she went through several hours of pain and labor to bring Lexi into the world, wanting , and my sister does nothing but smoke and swear at her. She and my parents eventually make up, and then it will be another fight.
Lexi is in financial trouble too (I'm not saying what), and won't return tax collectors' calls. She is too lazy to get a job, all she does is eat, sleep, and smoke, and go out with friends. I really want Lexi to get a job and stop smoking. I really want her to have a better life and go back to college. I really want my parents and her to not fight. I can't control any of this, because she is 6 years older than me (I'm 13) and I can't tell her what to think. Lexi refuses to go to a counselor, and no one can change her mind. Sometimes I even cry myself to sleep because I'm only 13 and I'm already going through emotional pain. I really need help, and I would appreciate anyone's sincere input on this.
First, I would like to say that I was about to write the last two words of my response when something happened and I lost everything I had typed. I will try to re-create it.
Now, I obviously can't tell you what to do, this is a hard situation and needs professional help for you, your sister, and your parents.
But I will tell you about my personal experiences.
I am 21. I have a 32 year old brother. I always looked up to him when I was younger, he did, after all, teach me about the joy of video games. But I am disgusted with his actions lately. He has a wife and a kid, yet he lives in the same junky house as a bachelor would. He has the ability to get out to somewhere better, but he is simply too lazy. My neice does not have a clean space to sleep, she is only 3 and the first time she got to sleep in her own bed was when she finally got the urge to clean her room herself. He sits around playing video games all day and ignores his daughter. She is bored, she is started to act out just to get attention. I love her to death and she is the sweetest girl ever, but he is turning her into a spoiled brat. His wife tries so hard, she is going through school to become a nurse, but has lately been failing tests. He does not help her, he does not give her emotional support, he doesn't clean the house a bit for her to feel better and have a place to study... He plays his video games.
The worst part of the situation is the emotional stress he is putting on my mother. He blames her for everything bad in his life. He is always putting her down, and she is always coming to me, her youngest daughter to have a shoulder to cry on. My mother has always tried her very hardest to give her children and good life, but he cannot appreciate any of it. He is miserable, so he has to make everyone else miserable. I hate him for this. I want to go to him and tell him what he is doing to us, I want to tell him to grow up and stop being so immature. I can't stand seeing the pain in my mother's eyes because her son acts like he hates her. Why does he have to do this?
I should not have to do that, I shouldn't have to tell my 32 year old brother that he's being immature, I'm only 21 and should be partying and studying and working on my degree instead of worrying about my mother's sanity.
You should not have to worry about your sister either. You are 13, you should be having fun and being a kid. You shouldn't have to put up with this pain that you go through. You need to do what I have not been able to do... you need to talk to your older sibling and tell her how terrible she is being. She needs to know what pain she is putting everyone through. I am guessing she does not see it, she doens't think for an instant that anyone else is in pain... she only see's her pain. She needs to know that it isn't just her.
Now on to my other brother. He is 27. He has been an addict for as long as I can remember. My mother has constantly taken him in, let him sleep on the couch and get anything he wants. He is her baby, and she wants to protect him. She finally realized that the best protection for him was some responsabiliy. He didn't need to get handed everything for just sitting there, he needed to earn everything.
Your parents need to realize that your sister is never going to change, because she does not have to. She can live on your parents couch, eating when she wants, sleeping when she wants, and going with friends whenever she wants... she can do this for as long as they will let her. She won't get up and get a job, because she doesn't have to. She won't go back to school, because she doesn't ahve to. She has a comfortable house with enough food to sustain her forever.
She needs to go out into reality for a while. Your parents neeed to show her that not everything is free.
You need to talk to your family. I doubt your parents know what your going through, I also doubt your sister knows what your going through. Maybe if your sister, and your entire family knows just what it's doing... then they will realize that professional help is the only way to get out of this. Not just your sister, but your family, need to go to a counselor. It needs to be a family effort.
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I've just started breeding my male and female zebra finches -she layed 4 eggs a few days ago, one hatched but it's now been 3 days why haven't the other 3 eggs hatched? are they okay?
I once had a couple of love birds that layed eggs. They laid a bunch, 5 or 6, but only three of them hatched. The other 2 or 3 were just sitting at the bottom of the cage for a couple days. We didn't want to move them incase they were just late hatchers, but we eventually had to. The eggs were much to cold to have any luck hatching. This could very well be the case with your zebra finches.
Next time you are breeding them, it would be a much better idea to consult a veterinarian who is familiar with Avians(birds). You could still call a Veterinarian and see what they think. It won't cost you anything just to make a phone call and get some advice.
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wow, I can't believe this made it through the question approval.
Learn how to type and your questions might not get deleted next time.
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OK.. I shave "downstairs" (if u know what i mean) I only do it cause most guys HATE pubic hair.. I use a schic (sp?) intuition razor.. and then i still use moisturizing shaving cream too..(sometimes) and either way.. it hurts to shave.
Is it supposed to hurt when u shave down there.. or what can i do to make it hurt less.. preferably not at all .. I've tried using a brand new blade.. an older duller blade.. and even a brand new razor..
Could someone please help me!!
There are many techniques that you could use to help to ease the pain. One is conditioner. Use conditioner on your pubic hair every day. Even when it's just little stubble.
Many more techniques that I don't want to explain right now.
You should buy a small bakini area trimmer. It works wonders and should only cost around 10-20 dollars.
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what does a orgasm feel like for a guy?
advice columnist for you school newspaper, huh? Would you answer a question like this for your school newspaper?
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Everytime I ask a question the administrators delete it, i asked how i could get noticed by guys and they deleted it! i Didnt cuss or anything!
-Unfairly treated
FAQ= How to ask a question that doesn't get deleted: http://advicenators.com/faq.php?mode=qreject
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yeah this sounds stupid but.. wat is an abortion? i should know this because my older sister did a report on it and it got into the newspaper but i guess im just the dumb one. please answer!
If your sister did a report on it, then why don't you go ask her?
If you go through life worrying about feeling stupid for asking a question that you don't know... then how are you ever going to learn anything that you don't know?
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Everytime i leave my 1 year old puppy alone, like when i take my brother to work in the mornings, and there is nobody up to watch him, he always gets into things. Like this morning, he chewed my clock, and my medicine *was way out of reach* was in the floor chewed on. Thankfully he didnt get any of it though. My question is, 1. how can i stop him from chewing on things that he is not suppost to, and 2. is there other way other than locking him up in his carrier?
You say it was way out of reach, but you need to make it more out of reach. The sad truth is that puppies, well, all dogs, no matter what age, will chew what they can get their hands on when they get bored. The only way to stop that is to keep your puppy away from those things, or keep those things away from your puppy.
A dog crate is a good way to train puppies. They should absolutely only be used for short periods of time, but that seems like a good solution for when you need to bring your brother to work. He should use the crate as his little house and safe place when he feels lonely. It should not be used as a punishment. It should be used as his happy little house. Make sure he has a toy to chew on at all times. When he goes for your shoes, the clock, medacine, or anything else that he isn't sopposed to chew on, take it away and tell him NO firmly.
Other than a crate, a room like the bathroom or kitchen should be good. Usually there will not be things around the floor in those two rooms where your puppy can get into things. If you don't have a room where there is absolutly nothing that he can reach, then maybe you could move some things around and make a room like that. Remember, some dogs can be quite the little escape artists, so you will need to make sure there's no way he could get out of his 'safe' place.
Bottom line: the only way to stop a dog from chewing on unwanted things, is to keep those things away from him.
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I've just moved in to Univeristy, and my room is really bad. There is only one shower between 18 people, the kitchen is tiny, and there's so little natural light in my room that you can't read without artificial light. I've picked up a form to apply for a change of room, but I don't know whether I should go through with it, as moving would mean I'd move to a new corridor where people have probably already formed friendship groups and cliques, whereas here I already know people. Do you think it's worth the hassle of switching? I have seen other rooms around my campus and they are, without exception better than the one I have, so there's no real risk, it's just a case of it being worth the hassle of having to move all of my stuff after having moved it in just a few weeks ago.
HAHAHA
Sorry, I really am, I don't mean to laugh, I really do feel for you. But that's a college dorm for ya. That's pretty much what your stuck with. Are you absolutely sure that there are better rooms? I've never heard of a dorm where you didn't have to share the bathroom with 18 people. The first dorm I lived in didn't even have a kitchen, all we had was a little microwave.
The only thing that I really suffered with when I lived in the dorms was my roommates. Both semester's I got stuck with a complete bitch for a roomy, but I didn't want to be mean and switch rooms. If you are comfortable with the people your around now, it might be best to stay there.
You could always scope out the better rooms, get to know a few people, and then make your decision. Of course, at least here, the semester is half way over, so you might want to hurry.
At worst, you could always move next semester. Once you've been there at least a semester, it's always easier to tell where the good places to get a room are.
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What is an average rank, and why don't I have it on my column? [[ I am a L1 Mod ]]
If you are a level one Moderator, than you should know about the FAQ. Go there to find out.
And you do have an average rating on your column. It's five, you have been rated six times.
yes, the average rank is also in the FAQ, and has been discussed several times on the moderator board. To see your average rank, go to 'view moderators' What the average rank means is also explained on that screen. It does not show up on anyone's column, only in the FAQ. (Frequently Asked Questions)
Check out the moderator discussion board for more details if you need to.
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well..i shaved my pubes..and i have razor burn like a MOTHER FUCKER it burns sooo bad! waht can i do to ease the pain or make it go away!?!@?
Use the "search questions" feature on this site. Try searching for "shave" or "down there" and you will find many questions telling you what you are looking for.
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hi. i was wondering if anyone had any information on when "Shadow of the Giant" by Orson Scott Card is coming out? i've looked online and i simply cant find any info on the book. dont direct me to ask jeeves and google, believe me, i've searched everything, even asked my libraian ( boy was that a mistake) so if anyone has ANY info at all, i'll appreciate it. thank you, and have a nice day.
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pw.cgi?9a4ca8
This says March 2005. If that's correct, then sorry, you still have a while to wait.
While you wait, go out and buy Steven Kings series "The Dark Tower". I highly recommend it.
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ok i just re entered it are you gunna delete it again..?..you probably are just cz im askin right now
No, I'm not going to delete it just because your asking right now. If I was going to delete it, it would be because it meets one or more of the qualifications of the "common questions that we delete" Those questions that get deleted are in the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
If I was going to be spiteful I would have deleted your question because you have harrassed me in the past. But I was not spiteful.
But please try to use better grammar, spelling, and try not to type like ThIs.
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why.. i just wanted you to kno that i need an answer ..ok..dont leave a comment unless you have an answer 4 me ok!
I'm telling you why your question was not approved. People need to stop putting "DON'T DELETE THIS QUESTION" and various other annoying things. It has absolutely no effect on whether or not the moderators will delete it, and it usually has the opposite effect. It stick out from the rest of the question and leads us to believe that you think your question deserves to be deleted. If you think your question deserves to be deleted, then why should it stay on the site?
Try asking the question with proper grammar, leave out that comment, and you'll have a much better chance of your question being approved.
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my friends asked if i wore tampons and i said yea i do i can never feel them..its comfortable to me but she said ima hoe cz its like havin a dick stuck in me for hours at time vs. feeling like im wearing a diaper..im the only one out of my friends that wear tampons everyone wears pads..am i doin somethin worng and how does it make you a hoe ..its not a dick its a tampon!?
**PLEASE DONT DELTET THIS!!!!**
I'm deleting this because of this:
"**PLEASE DONT DELTET THIS!!!!**"
It just screams "This is a stupid question and should be deleted."
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hey
i really want to become a vegetarian, but i dont know the right way to do it. i dont wanna be a vegan because i love milk and cheese wayy too much. but is just not eating meats the right way to do it so i'll still be healthy? i'll still eat eggs and stuff, but if i just dont eat meats will i be okay? any vegetarians here would be greatly apprecied!
-i rate-
It's not just protein that you need to worry about when becoming a vegetarian. Especially at a young age you need to supplement your diet with vitamins. There is a certain vitamin that you can only get through meat. I believe that is vitamin B12. If you don't get that in your body, you can run into serious problems.
I don't know how old you are, but the younger you are, the more at risk you will be because you won't have the same amount of B12 stored inside your body.
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