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.

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.

Which sentence contains the central claim in "compulsory voting: an idea whose time has come" by tor hunter?

Which pair of uses of figurative language from “the caged bird” support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams