英语演讲选修课作业Persuasive-Speech

1PersuasiveSpeechAttackonLybia,nooildemanding※Specificpurpose:Topersuademyaudiencethattheaimofthecombinedarmiesofmultipliednations’sattackonLybiaisnotthenation’soil..※Centralidea:TheattackonLybiabymultipliednationscan’tbeforthedesireforoil,forthecostofthemilitaryactionsismuchtoohighwhilethefeedbackofthewarmaynotbetheidealonethathadbeenexpected,noritisrationaloreconomicallybeneficial.※Mainpoints:I.NoteconomictowagewarfortheexchangeofoilA.HighexpensesoftheIraqwarshouldbealertingB.Thevalueoftheoilisunabletopayoffthecostofthemilitaryfares.C.ItisnoteconomictoaskforoilinLybianowadaysII.NoreasontohaveawarsimplyforoilA.ControloverthedefeatedcountrywillbeverytoughB.Controloverthetherighttodigupoilinadefeatedcountryispessimistic2C.ControlovertheamountofexportingoilofadefeatedcountryishardtomaintaineitherGoodmorning,LadiesandGentleman,AstheLybiacrisishasbeentheinternationalfocusformonthsanditseemstobeworseningandincreasinglyunpredicatableinthefuture,I’dliketogivemypointofviewonthemotiveofthiswarandthoughitmaybealittlesurprisingtoyouallButinfact,,Idonotholdtheopinionthatthemilitaryactionsbythemultipliednationsshouldbethedemandforthenation’soilandmyaccountsareasfollows:Myfirstmainpointisthatitisnoteconomictowagewarfortheexchangeofoil.Firstly,thehighexpensesoftheIraqwarshouldbealerting.ApartfromsomeveryobviousexpensesofthemilitaryactionsonIraqbytheU.S,therearestillseveralinevidentexpensessuchasthetollofsoldiers,thebadaffectuponthedomesticeconomyetc.Ifallthesefactorsshouldbetakenintoconsideration,theBushgovernmenthadpaidmorethanthreehundredbilliondollarsforthewarandthewaronLybiacouldbenolesscostlythanthepreviousone.Andthevalueoftheoilisunabletopayoffthecostofthemilitaryfares.Accodingtoanestimation,thebenefitgainedbysellingoilwilltakemorethan7yearstopayoffthemilitaryexpenses,onthe3accountthatthecurrentpriceforoilmaynotalterinthefuture.Also,itisnoteconomictoaskforoilinLybianowadays.TheproductivityofoilmanufactureofLybiaisunabletocatchupwithIraqbackin2003andtherehasbeennoevidenceuptillnowthatthewarinLybiawillcostthemultipliedforceslesscomparedwithwhatitdidtotheUSinIraq.Nowlet’scometomysecondmainstandpoint.ThereisnoreasontohaveawarwithLybiasimplyforitsoilFirstly,thecontroloverthedefeatedcountrywillbeverytough.LetmetakeIraqforaninstance.AftertheIraqwar,Americadidn’tseizethepossessionoftheoilfield.ForiftheUSreallytookthemawayformIraqrudely,itwouldreallyhavebeenadeedofrobberandjusticewouldnotstandalongsidewiththeUSandtherebellionandprotestoftheIraqipeopleagainsttheAmericanswouldbringenormousdamagetotheUSandthis“benefit”iswhatAmericaismostunlikelytoobtain.Secondly,Controloverthetherighttodigupoilinadefeatedcountryispessimistic.IftheroadshouldbeopenedupforthecaptalistsinsideAmericaontheexpenseofblood,livesandofcourse,theseeminglyendlesspaymentformilitaryfees,thepaymentshouldbetoomuchandtotallyinaccessibleandunacceptedbytheAmericangovernment.Foritwillbeagainstthesimple4formula:Investmentshouldbegreaterthanbenefitandinterestsandnoonewillbesillyenoughtotaketherisktobreakit.Thirdly,Controlovertheamountofexportingoilofadefeatedcountryishardtomaintaineither.NeitherIraqnorLybia,thattheproductivityofoilisstrongenoughtogeneratethedependenceoftheoil-consumingcountrie,mostofwhicharethewesterncountriesandtheabsenceofoilimportingformeitherofthetwocountriescouldbecomeafatalchallengetothem.Inconclusion,thewarofLybiacannotbesolelyforthedemadofitsoil,morepoliticalanddiplomaticbenefitsareinvolvedinitandeverymajornationofthemultipliedforcesshouldhavetheirownreasonstointerferethecrisisofLybia.That’sall,thankyouforyourlistening.May22nd,2011