OK, it's crunch time. i need some help here. here's what i have so far: Topic: Iraq War
Purpose: persuade my audience/readers that the war in Iraq was completely materialized by the U.S.
Thesis (speech version): Today I will persuade my audience that the war in Iraq is only beneficial to government and corporate interests and that we entered the war because of lies these agencies put forth as truth.
Thesis (blog version): After much research I have found that the war in Iraq is only beneficial to government and corporate interests and that we entered the war because of lies these agencies put forth as truth.
I. Introduction: In 1959 the U.S. Government funded efforts to assassinate a foreign ruler. His name was Qassim. These efforts were unsuccessful, but in a coup a few years later Qassim was overthrown. the party that took over, the Baath Party, was fully funded by the U.S., giving the U.S. govermment the ability to put in power their own leader. The country was Iraq. The man chosen by the U.S. was Saddam Hussein. Over the last several months I have been studying politics extensively and the Iraq War has been a topic for which I have been particularly fond. It is a topic that has sparked the interests of many Americans and even people clear across the globe.
II. Body of speech/blog
A. State the problem:
1. Iraqgate
2. Oil for Food Program
^^^sources needed for Iraqgate/Oil for Food. i need publication sources.
i also still need to following:
B. State a solution:
1. Sub Point 1
2. Sub Point 2
C. State another solution:
1. Sub Point 1
2. Sub Point 2
D. Visualize the benefits of solutions:
1. Sub Point 1 (benefits of solutions)
2. Sub Point 2 (drawbacks of not applying solutions)
III. Conclusion (includes ending statement, call to action, thank audience/readers)