Jian is starting his speech by saying, "I have been playing baseball for 15 years, and in that time I have hit 43 home runs. But baseball is not just my talent, it is also my passion." Jian has decided to as his attention getter.

Answer is refer to personal interest. Therefore,

Jian is starting his speech by saying, "I have been playing baseball for 15 years, and in that time I have hit 43 home runs. But baseball is not just my talent, it is also my passion." Jian has decided to refer to personal interest as his attention getter.

Refer below.

Explanation:

Jian is telling his past activities relating to baseball and is referring his interest, his passion.

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explanation:

just cause                            

6.3%

explanation:

the acceptance rate for yale university is 6.3%. this means that only 6 percent of people who apply actually get accepted!