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Send Your Love

By Sting

(Partial Song Lyrics)

Finding the world in the smallness of a grain of sand
And holding infinities in the palm of your hand
And Heaven's realms in the seedlings of this tiny flower
And eternities in the space of a single hour

Send your love into the future
Send your love into the distant dawn

Inside your mind is a relay station
A mission probe into the unknowing
We send a seed to a distant future
Then we can watch the galaxies growing

This ain't no time for doubting your power
This ain't no time for hiding your care
You're climbing down from an ivory tower
You've got a stake in the world we ought to share

You see the stars are moving so slowly
But still the earth is moving so fast
Can't you see the moon is so lonely
She's still trapped in the pain of the past

This is the time of the worlds colliding
This is the time of kingdoms falling
This is the time of the worlds dividing
Time to heed your call

Send your love into the future
Send your precious love into some distant time
And fix that wounded planet with the love of your healing
Send your love
Send your love

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Steps to an Effective Persuasive Speech

Step One: Focusing on the Subject

• The topic for a persuasive speech must be clear. There must be a reason for arguing.
• In order to focus on the subject, first write a sentence that indicates what you want the listener to think.

Step Two: Studying the Listener's Position

Since you assume that the listener is opposed to your point of view, put yourself in the listener's place. Anticipate his or her concerns by answering the following questions:

• What is the listener's position on this issue?
• What information does the listener have/not have which is relevant to the issue?

Step Three: Thinking Through the Arguments

Answer the following questions about your point of view:

• What information can I give the listener to make his or her current position uncomfortable?
• What facts, statistics, examples or illustrations will help the listener see the importance of changing his or her position?
• What information can I include that will negate the listener's arguments?
• What personal appeal will most likely cause the listener to take action?

Step Four: Doing the Research

• Seek out facts and arguments to support your argument.
• Read about opposing arguments to understand the other point of view and be able to refute it.

Step Five: Getting the Arguments on Paper

• The speaker must somehow appeal to the listener in order to change his or her position or opinion. Consider using: logic, emotional appeal, believability.
• Begin with your topic sentence and provide supporting arguments.

Step Six: Revising/Analyzing the Content

After you have written the first draft, ask:

• Have I included a clear topic sentence, either at the beginning or the end?
• Is the information easy to follow with clear, concise sentences?
• Have I refuted the major opposing arguments and given additional supporting arguments?
• Do I show an understanding of both points of view?

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Persuasive Speech Rubric

Score/Criteria

4 There is a clear position statement, supported by reasonable arguments. The speaker's body language is not distracting to the listener. Words are correctly used and pronounced, avoiding slang expressions. The speaker avoids a monotone and speaks slowly and loudly enough to be understood. The point of view is convincing.

3 Six or seven criteria are met.

2 Four or five criteria are met.

1 Less than four criteria are met.

0 No criteria are met.

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