Please can any body help me to write a speech?

Question

please help : 2 speeches just of 90seconds on the topics
"THE PROTECTION AND RETURN OF CULTURAL ARTICRAFTS TO THEIR COUNTRIES ORIGIN"

"ERADICATION OF ILLICIT DRUGS CROPS AND ALTERNATION OF DEVELOPMENT"


please help me

Answer 1

If the speeches are to last just 90 seconds then there won't be time for lots of facts and figures. What is needed is precise points for promoting discussion. I would say something along the lines of:-

"THE PROTECTION AND RETURN OF CULTURAL ARTIFACTS TO THEIR COUNTRY'S ORIGIN"

When considering the return of artifacts of historical and cultural significance to the countries from which they originated certain points should be considered, these being:-

Where the artifacts genuinely acquired by purchase or just removed (ie stolen)? If the former they should be retained if the latter they should be returned.

Do the artifacts have significant religeous meaning to the country of origina (ie a relic or icon removed from a place of worship). If so and removed without purchase they should be returned.

Would the return of such artifacts have a significant financial impact on the present owners if they were returned and would they need to be compensated for their loss if purchased in good faith?

Obviously there is a moral issue here. Some of these objects may have been looted by invading armies such as all the items stolen from Jews by the Germans in World War II. As these wwere illegally taken they should be returned without question. Naturally there will be obstacles. Current holders of such items will wish to keep them and genuine owners will want them returned. A solution could be that the holders, who may have purchased them in good faith, be compensated by the country that stiole them, ie Germany, since, somewhere along the line money paid for them would have ended up in the pockets, and bank accounts, of Germans.

I give you these pointys and would let you, the audience, decide for yourselves which way your conscience guides you.

"ERADICATION OF ILLICIT DRUGS CROPS AND ALTERNATION OF DEVELOPMENT"

When considering the eradication of illicit crops that produce drugs, such as opium poppies, we must consider the reasons why such crops are produced and by whom. It is very easty to be blase and say that we could fly crop spraying aeroplanes across them and drop weedkiller to destroy the plants but we must remember that these crops are grown in other countries where we may nopt have access. Main produceers are in countries like Columbia, Pakistan and Afghanistan and are generally in areas where suitable aircraft cannot reach. Not only that but many are disguised by haveing a thin covering of matting erected above them. Most are produced by farmers who are too poor to rely on cash crops to give them a living and where opium poppies can give them twenty times or more return that growing standard crops could. The areas where poppies grow often cannot support more conventional crops and the farmers there grow them to exist or because they are forced to by drug producers. To provide alternative means of subsistence would meet with fierce resistance as the drug trade is the most ruthless and barbaric on Earth. Not only that but the countries where drugs are produced often turn a blind eye to their productuion as, ultimately the cash generated by production of drugs finds it's way into their economies, most of which are very shaky.

So, what can be done to combat this evil trade?

Well to me the answer is obvious. If you cannot stop the supply then stop the demand. If no-one used drugs there would be no demand and the drug pushers wouldn't have customers. Easier said than done as there are millions of drug users who do not realise that their habits fund organised crime all over the planet. Therefore we need to stop the suppliers, the distributors and the pushwers. My answer. Very heavy jail terms without remission for anyone selling, producing or distributing illegal drugs. For me that means life sentences for distributers and producers and, say, ten year terms for first time sellers increasing by ten years for persistent offenders. Users would face enforced rehabilitation programmes or jail, their choice.Harsh perhaps, but once a few had been sentenced and the drug trade realised that the Government means business the deterent should be enough.


Both topics should be read by you at home to test their length as speed of speaking could affect them. If too short speak slower or pad them out. If too long speak quicker, but clearly, or cut them down.

Answer 2

Good luck with that! The best speeches are when you write what you know & make it interesting...you've got your work cut out for you! Just do tons of research then draw up an outline & write it out in a conversational tone if you can. Pretty dry subject matter though! Pick the drug one at least it's a bit more intriguing! Do your research!

Answer 3

As far as artifacts are concerned, we only have to consider how Americans might feel if another country was in possession of the Liberty Bell or the Statue of Liberty. Artifacts are best appreciated by those who hold them in the highest esteem. Then aren't scientist and archaeologist the proper owners? Cultural esteem should be deemed superior to that of the sciences. Yes, science should be allowed the opportunity to study and inspect but rightful ownership is logically with those who can claim an artifact as their heritage.

See the following: http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2006/aug/09/ku_returning_native_american_artifacts_tribes/
http://ltc.smm.org/buzz/node/213

Answer 4

If you're just looking for a completed speech text, you should go to the Example Speeches section of the Persuasive Speech category.