Isabelle Ascher

 

Persuasive Speech Outline

Why We Should Recycle

 

Introduction

1. Start with a question– How many people here use plastic/paper or metal products throughout your day? If you do have one now raise it. (Can be a coffee cup anything)
2. Explain the topic– today I will be talking about recycling, Why?, What? How? Things you didn’t know could be recycled
3. Bring out my recycling box– say it’s a recycling boxà when your done put those materials in the boxà now that you’ve recycled let’s understand what recycling is

 

Argument 1- Why?

1. 80% of all products in the US are used once then thrown away
2. 43% of all thrown away products include recycled materials such as paper, plastic, metal, glass
3. Most of these items end up in land-fills in New Jersey/ in the Hudson River
4. In New York City, we only recycle 17% of what we should actually be recycling
5. 36% of all methane emissions come from landfills in the US (grownnyc.org)
6. Since 2013, the amount of greenhouse gases (Methane Carbn Dioxide) has exceeded the amount of gases that were emitted in the Industrial Revolution (sciencing.com)
7. The United States is the second highest pollutant of the worlds environment. China is the first (ceasepollution.com)

 

Argument 2- What

1. Recycle- conversion of waste to re-usable material (definition from google)
2. Engage with a Question– Did you ever wonder what happens to materials you recycle? Are they actually recycled?
3. Marked recycled items are collected by local garbage men or authorities and sent to recycling plants
4. In New York City, buildings specify garbage cans for recycled materials and those items are collected at curbs in front of buildings and are sent to Brooklyn and New Jersey
5. Some recycled items are also sent to markets and recycling centers to be sold and re used
6. This is part of NYC has a 20 Year Plan that outlines how to handle recyclable materials and reduce waste. This process is healthier for the environment as well
7. This will cut the cost of New York taxpayer dollars from dumping our waste in landfills in other states (ex: in 2007 cost was 290 million dollars) (grownyc.org)

 

Argument 3- How

1. There are many ways to recycle throughout the day and in different places
2. At home- get a recycling bin for plastic, metal, can, paper. Also cut down on paper products that are used and opt for glass dishes. Find your garbage area and place those recyclables in their respective cans. Get a brita filter to reduce water bottles
3. At work- set up bins in the workplace. Make people aware of the bins and explain why its important
4. On the go- On your coffee run, take a to go cup and cut down on the plastic cups they serve. Show my cup from starbucks and explain. Swell bottle to reduce water bottles
5. At stores, try to buy products such as glass bottles. Products you wouldn’t even believe like soap can be produced with recyclable materials so watch labels. Lots of products are made recyclable materials

 

Argument 4- Other things you didn’t know

1. Almost everything you have can be recycled
2. Clothes, towels and even foodà leads to less waste being dumped

 

Conclusion-

1. Re state argument that recycling is beneficial to environment
2. Question- so now whos going to start being more aware
3. I hope everyone learned something from my speech

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, I forgot to video my presentation, but the following is based on the accounts of my classmates as well as my personal reflection on how I spoke.

I thought that my visuals were good and I used much less vocal fillers than in my other speeches, and I thought I was much more comfortable speaking than I have been in the past. However, I thought that I should have prepared better and at times I lacked the word I was searching for. Additionally, in retrospect I think my posture wasn’t great and that I seemed a little meek; I lacked confidence, which I think is the major thing I still have to work on.

Estelle Saad

Kyuen Kim

Communications 101

April 27, 2018

Persuasive Speech: Why Eating Meat IS Ethical

• Start off by asking who has problems with the idea of eating meat, ask them if its for ethical reasons or otherwise
• Tell the major arguments vegans have and counter them
  • animals are raised and killed in cruel conditions
  • environmental degradation
  • grain that could feed hungry people is fed to animals
  • by eating meat, one is implicated in the killing of a sentient being
• Counter-arguments:
  • animals are raised and killed in cruel conditions
    • That isn’t a problem with the ethics of eating meat but rather with the way it is often done
      • In Jewish tradition the slaughter is done in a specific way as to not let he animal feel pain when it is being killed
  • environmental degradation
    • this is changing
      • there are many examples of ecologically beneficial, pasture-based systems
      • Most agro-ecologists agree that animals are integral parts of truly sustainable agricultural systems. They are able to cycle nutrients, aid in land management and convert sun to food in ways that are nearly impossible for us to do without fossil fuel
      • Our food system is based on arrangements between the grower and the cultivated species
      • The circle upon which the ecosystem is based- its the right thing to do to keep the ecosystem running
      • Production of vegetables without the use of animals requires much larger amounts of energy. In small-scale farming, we use animals to clear fields of vegetation instead of relying only on industrial systems like tractors and herbicides
  • Grain that could feed hungry people is fed to animals
    • • the domestication of animals and the cultivation of vegetables go hand in hand
      • The truth is that many of the things we do are wasteful of food, and at least the alleged waste here is going into the production of another source of nutrition
  • By eating meat, one is implicated in the killing of a sentient being
    • Animals don’t have the same feelings as we do and unlike us more time alive does not enable them to become better off in their lives and cultivate relationships- it is only us feeling guilty because we like animals
• The alternative- vegan or vegetarianism- is not as healthy as we think
  • The human body was designed to eat both plants and animals; to deny this is to deny the fabric of who we are.
  • Vegan diets are completely devoid of certain nutrients that are crucial for physiological function. Several studies have shown that both vegetarians and vegans are prone to deficiencies in B12, calcium, iron, zinc, the long-chain fatty acids EPA & DHA, and fat-soluble vitamins like A & D, sometimes omega 3
  • Research found overwhelming evidence that a vegan diet in both parents leads to negative epigenetic changes in the health of our children and grandchildren, and it shrinks their intelligence too.
  • Soy promotes dis-regulation of human metabolism and basically it’s metabolic derangement.
  • A recent study by the American Dietetic Association (ADA) found that people who are currently vegetarian are more likely to binge-eat and take drastic and unhealthy measures to control their weight
    • Story about how my friend’s father tried to lose weight by becoming a vegan but could not be sustained without meat- mood swings, unhappy, ended up eating much more and losing weight
  • Conclusion
    • The ethical debate about whether to eat meat is very heated, but in reality, many of the claims made by people against eating meat first of all have something to do with the way meat is harvested in our society rather than the moral implications
    • Going vegan/vegetarian is clearly not the way we are supposed to be- lack many important nutrients

Bibliography

“Put Your Ethics Where Your Mouth Is.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2012, archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/20/magazine/ethics-eatingmeat.htmlaction=click&contentCollection=Magazine&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=article®ion=EndOfArticle.

Johnson, Nathanael. “Is There a Moral Case for Eating Meat?” Vox, Vox, 9 Aug. 2015, www.vox.com/2015/8/9/9122907/meat-ethics.

Kresser, Chris. “Why You Should Think Twice About Vegetarian and Vegan Diets.” Chris Kresser, Chriskresser.com, 30 Mar. 2017, chriskresser.com/why-you-should-think-twice-about-vegetarian-and-vegan-diets/.