Informative Speech: Violence in Darfur ~A~

Below is the outline of the informative speech I gave yesterday. I recieved an A on it. In the Evaluation that the instructor handed back, some of the issues were using "um" as a world filler, smacking(which I was not aware of, and eye contact at the conclusion of the speech (that's because I was reading that portion from a note card). The instructor commended me on the visual aid, which was a map of Sudan. Out of 200 points possible, I recieved 194 pounts. I am very proud of myself. I tried to format the outline below, but blogger was not cooperating. Here it goes:

Topic: Violence in Darfur

General Purpose: Inform

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about how ethnic tension fueled the violence in Darfur, the aftermath of the violence, and the latest of many attempts to bring peace to the region.

Central Idea: Ethnic tension fueled the violence in Darfur, but aftermath of devastation called for much needed peace.

Introduction: The Sudan, a region with a history of civil war. For 21 years, there was ongoing fighting between the north and the south. It wasn’t until 2001 that negotiation began that would eventually stop the fighting. Just as these negotiations were in the process of being finalized, another conflict was erupting in a western region of Sudan, Darfur.
Body:

I. What was the cause of ethnic tensions in Darfur?
A. Non-Arabs claimed that the Sudanese government gave an unfair amount of aid to the countries Arab population.
B. Tensions mounted in February of 2003, when two non-Arab rebel groups made targeted attacks against Sudanese government officials.
1. Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA)
a. Led by Minni Arcua Minnawi
b. later split into a second faction led by Mohammed al-Nur, due to conflicts with leadership
2. Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)
a. Led by Khalil Ibrahim
C. An Arab militia called Janjaweed retaliates.
1. An informal militia supportive of the Sudanese government
2. Reportedly backed by the Sudanese government
3. Reportedly, their mission is to rid the Darfur region of non-Arab people.
4. They burned entire villages to the ground, and indiscriminately killed civilians and insurgents, and raped girls and women.
II. The Aftermath of the Janjaweed attacks is devastating.
A. More than 200,000 people have died as a result
B. More than 2 million people have been displaced.
C. Humanitarian efforts have at times become dangerous due to ongoing violence
III. The latest of many attempts to bring peace was on May 5th 2006.
A. Darfur Peace Deal was signed by the Sudanese government and the main faction of the SLA.
B. The JEM and a smaller faction of the SLA demanded changes in the agreement before they would agree to sign it.
C. The success of the peace agreement remains uncertain.

Conclusion: The 21 year conflict between Sudan’s north and south was finally resolved in 2005, yet for three years, the Darfur conflict remains unresolved. Will another 21 years go by before there is peace in Darfur? Who knows? Despite ethnic tensions, the brutal aftermath of the Janjaweed attacks is an unfortunate reminder that peace often starts with the shed of blood.

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