Informative Speech The History of Pluto Essay - 1108 Words

Informative Speech: The History of Pluto Specific Purpose Statement: By the end of my speech my audience will be able to explain the history behind Pluto becoming a planet and in turn losing its planetary status. INTRODUCTION: Attention Getter: Growing up learning about the planets my first grade teacher told me, â€Å"My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pies† was a way to remember the order of the planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. Apparently now teachers teach it as, â€Å"My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos†. Come on what happened to pies, personally I prefer pies over nachos. Thesis Statement: With the advances in technology, scientist have opened the door to the discovery of Pluto,†¦show more content†¦Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh is the man credited for the actual discovery of â€Å"Planet X†. Nola Taylor Redd a contributor to Space.com in an article title Clyde Tombaugh: Astronomer Who Discovered Pluto writes, â€Å"When Tombaugh was hired in 1929, he joined the search for the missing planet. The telescope at the observatory was equipped with a camera that would take two photographs of the sky on different days. A device known as a blink compactor rapidly flipped back and forth between the two photographs. Stars and galaxies essentially remained unmoving in the images, but anything closer could be visually identified by its motion across the sky†. b. Jennifer Rosenberg in her article Pluto Discovered writes, â€Å"It took a year of detailed, painstaking work, but Tombaugh did find Planet X. The discovery occurred on February 18, 1930 while Tombaugh was carefully examining a set of photographic plates created by the telescope†. Tombaugh officially announced the discovery of the ninth planet on March 13, 1930. Internal Summary/Preview: After discussing the discovery of â€Å"Planet X† through the beliefs of Percival Lowell and the actual finding done by Clyde Tombaugh, we will shift to discussing how â€Å"Planet X† got the name Pluto. II. Upon discovering the new planet which was referred to as â€Å"Planet X† the staff at Lowell Observatory opened up the rights to naming the this new planetary object to the public. A. Eleven year old Venetia Burney Phair from England had suggested the nameShow MoreRelatedThe Rise of Politically Partisan Infotainment2039 Words   |  9 PagesFox News: The Rise of Politically Partisan Infotainment Consumers now have access to more information than in any other point in history, and are being subjected to partisan news on a larger scale than ever before. Partisan news outlets, such as Fox News and MSNBC tailor their broadcasts to appeal to the confirmation bias of their target audiences. Each network not only chooses which stories to run based on the interest of their target demographic, but also frames the facts in a way that leadsRead More Myth of Propaganda in the Balkans and Rwanda Essay6707 Words   |  27 Pagespretty easy to persuade the first group to kill the other†¦ for the sake of protection. The most effective way for the governments in the Balkans and in Rwanda to inspire fear and move their followers towards murder was to call upon the power of history and create tenable myths that could inspire intense nationalism and feelings of ethnic superiority. In his discussion about the function of myth, George Schà ¶pflin says that the political and intellectual elites of a society— those who control theRead MoreA Short History of Nearly Everything6112 Words   |  25 PagesA Short History of Nearly Everything is a popular science book by American author Bill Bryson that explains some areas of science, using a style of language which aims to be more accessible to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in the UK, selling over 300,000 copies.[1] instead describing general sciences such as chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics. In it, he explores time from the BigRead MoreA Short History of Nearly Everything6112 Words   |  25 PagesA Short History of Nearly Everything is a popular science book by American author Bill Bryson that explains some areas of science, using a style of language which aims to be more accessible to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in the UK, selling over 300,000 copies.[1] instead describing general sciences such as chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics. In it, he explores time from the