English Speech: Terrorism

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English Speech: Terrorism

Good (morning/afternoon) and welcome to my speech. Today I would like

to enlighten you with a subject that I feel strongly about. That

subject is terrorism and what it has done to the world. My personal

opinion is that terrorism is something that is causing havoc in this

place called earth and it should stopped before it gets out of our

hands.

The word terrorism in the English dictionary means "violent action for

political purposes." This is the proper definition but my definition

differs a little. My definition is a bunch of scumbags trying to kill

other people as a hobby. Acts of terrorism has become a major issue in

the past year and a half. Who could forget those dreadful pictures of

September 11th? This was the day when the twin towers collapsed and

claimed the lives of thousands of people. These events were acts of

terrorism. They were carried out by probably America's most wanted

Osama Bin Laden. He thinks that he is some sort of messenger from God

and God is telling him to do these ...

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