Write a speech on the topic of an unjust situation you are passionate about. This may be an issue on the community level, or a current national issue.
Remember to use the following elements:
a claim
• supporting facts, statistics, and reasons
• possible objections to your claim (counterclaims)
a summary and call to action
• three transitional words or phrases and one instance of effective keyword repetition
• proper documentation of sources using MLA citation style
Your speech should be a minimum of 200 words.

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Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?