Cosmos TV Show
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the cosmos TV show.
Introduction
I.Attention Material: Cosmos is a great and appealing TV show which explains and breaks down the science of the cosmos and earth, and Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Duryan started this amazing shoe in the 1970's; however, today Seth MacFarlane and Neil deGrasse Tyson run the show which brings more creditable claims and amazing visuals.
II.Credibility: I got my sources for this speech from CNN, USA Today, and watching Cosmos on Hulu.
III. Thesis/ Connect With Audience: The information I gathered from my survey informed me that some of us have never heard to the TV show Cosmos, and a few not interested; however Cosmos has a great way of building curiosity and wonder.
IV. Preview: Today I will discuss what the TV show Cosmos is about, what Cosmos was in the 1970's, and what the Cosmos is now in present time.
Transition: First I will explain what the TV show Cosmos is and some of shows unique aspects like the space ship of the imagination and the cosmic calender.
Body
I.Main Point: The data I collected from surveys informed me that no one has heard of the TV show cosmos, so I will give some brief information on the show.
A)Cosmos is a TV show about exploring the hows, what, and whys of the universe (Leopold).
B)Both TV shows included the “ship of the imagination” a vehicle capable of taking its audience through wonders large and small of the universe (Leopold).
C)Cosmos aim is to convey why science matters to the person, to our society, to us as shepherds of this planet (Keveney).
D)Both shows also include a cosmic calender, which puts the insane 13.8-billion-year history of the universe in the context of one year (Keveney).
Transition: Now that I have discussed some brief information about the show I would like to discuss cosmos the TV show when it first started in the 1970's, and brief information about its creators Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
II.Main Point: Cosmos was first thought of and created by Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan (Leopold).
A)Carl Sagan hosted the first cosmos with his now widowed wife Ann Druyan which co-wrote the first cosmos (Keveney).
a)Neil deGrasse Tyson the new host for cosmos was motivated into science by Carl Sagan when he was a child and states that, “Carl Sagan was a renowned astrophysicist, NASA employee, and was focused on motivating the youth to be curios about the wonders of science.
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