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Chapter 10: Using the Web to Find an Attention-Catching Introduction

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Links

Here are some sites that can help you in your search for the perfect, attention-catching introduction.

Quotations

FAMOUS QUOTATIONS

http://www.startpage.com/html/quotations.html

QUOTATIONS

http://www.jsu.edu/depart/library/graphic/quote.htm

THE BIBLE BROWSER

http://goon.stg.brown.edu/bible_browser/pbeasy.shtml

FAMOUS INSULTS

http://members.aol.com/WordPlays/insultfp.html

HUMOROUS QUOTATIONS

http://www.yahoo.com/text/Reference/Quotations/Humorous/

Statistics

GALLUP POLL

http://www.gallup.com

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

http://www.census.gov

Stories from Literature

ONLINE LITERATURE LIBRARY

http://www.literature.org/Works/

LIBWEB

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb

BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE

http://www.bibliomania.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/

Activity

As you consider whether you will use the information to catch your listener's attention consider the following:

1. Does the information relate to my purpose?

2. Will it be of interest to my audience?

3 . Is the quotation or illustration in good taste?

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