INTRODUCTION 1

Have you ever wondered why do you have many troubles in this life? Josh Billings, a
famous writer and lecturer in United States of America during 19th century said that “Half of
the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon
enough.” Maybe the reason why you have many troubles in life because of saying yes to
quickly and not saying no soon enough. Most of the people believe that it is important to
please and being needed by everyone whether it is in the classroom or organization however
it is okay to say no because no is a complete sentence and it doesn’t necessarily need a reason
or justification. Forcing yourself to say yes in order to please everyone even though you are
creating troubles for yourself isn’t a good habit because saying no doesn’t decrease your
capability, doesn’t mean you don’t have value, and doesn’t mean you are unneeded. You just
know that sometimes you are more important than the others. There are 2 reasons of why
saying no is needed rather than saying yes to please everyone.
Structure
1. Asing question the audience : Have you ever wondered why do you have many
troubles in this life?
2. Telling a story : Maybe the reason why you have many troubles in life because of
saying yes to quickly and not saying no soon enough
Diksi
The diction used is good, but there are some words that don't fit in the text,
such as the use of informal words in sentences.
INTRODUCTION 2
For men, let me ask you something. Have you ever walked around the campus or city,
wearing pink colored stuffs such as T-shirts, pants, or even bag? Imagine walking around
wearing them and people start giving you the looks that discomfort you by a lot. Following
that, you begin wondering if there is something wrong with your appearance. You begin to
think that probably the way you walk bothers them, or there is just something funny sticks on
your face. It is longing in your head until some certain people mention about how come a
man like you wear pink, then followed by the sudden drop of your self-esteem to the ground
because you are ashamed for wearing pink as a man in front of the public! But now, keep
your head straight and chin up, great men! Because here, I will state two (2) main reasons on
why men can wear pink too. To start with, I will provide a brief history of whom the color
pink was made for at the very beginning. Second reason will be about the stereotypes of color
coded that no longer affects the way we dress nowadays. In the end of my speech, I will
summarize my whole discussion that I have previously delivered.

Structure
1. Asing question the audience : For men, let me ask you something
2. Relating topic to audience : To start with, I will provide a brief history of whom the
color pink was made for at the very beginning
Diksi
The diction used is good, but there are some words that don't fit in the text,
such as the use of informal words in sentences.

INTRODUCTION 3
How many times have you experienced this? Seeing your friends or acquaintances
who seem to have everything altogether, projecting a life of perfect joy and happiness in
social media, then suddenly reveal in the end the shocking truth that they are struggling in
some ways or another: getting divorced, losing their jobs, going through relationship issues,
or suffering from a rare disease. Maybe this even hits closer to home, where we might be the
ones who are constantly desperate to project the perfect version of ourselves on social media,
or to the people around us, continuously hiding our pains behind a rainbow-colored facade.
They have taught us that these ‘negative emotions’ are unattractive and unacceptable, thus
need to be suppressed through looking at the positive side, in the hope that it could change
our emotions and transform us into a more fulfilled person. This phenomenon is termed
‘toxic positivity’ and has been commonplace in today’s society. The term ‘toxic positivity’
refers to the notion that keeping positive attitude and mindset at all times is the right way to
live your life. Although that might sound quite ideal, in reality, often dismissing or
invalidating negative emotions may do more harm than good to the human psychology.
Structure
1. Asing question the audience : How many times have you experienced this?
2. Relating topic to audience : Seeing your friends or acquaintances who seem to have
everything altogether,

Diksi
The diction used is good, but there are some words that don't fit in the text,
such as the use of informal words in sentences.