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  • Essay / Cosmos TV Show, A Synopsis - 679

    Cosmos TV ShowSpecific Objective: To inform my audience about the Cosmos TV Show.IntroductionI.Attention Material: Cosmos is a great and engaging TV show that explains and breaks down the science of the cosmos and the earth, and Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Duryan launched this amazing shoe in the 1970s; however, today Seth MacFarlane and Neil deGrasse Tyson lead the show which brings more honorable claims and stunning visuals.II.Credibility: I obtained my sources for this speech from CNN, USA Today and by watching Cosmos on Hulu.III. Thesis/Connect with the Audience: The information I gathered during my investigation informed me that some of us have never heard the TV show Cosmos, and a few are not interested ; however, Cosmos has a great way of sparking curiosity and wonder.IV. Overview: Today I'm going to discuss what the TV show Cosmos is, what Cosmos was in the 1970s, and what Cosmos is today. Transition: I will first explain what the TV show Cosmos is and some unique aspects of the show like the Imagination Spaceship and the Cosmic Calendar.CorpsI.Main Point: The data I collected during inquiries informed me that no one has heard of the TV show Cosmos, so I will give some brief information about the show.A)Cosmos is a TV show about exploring the how, the what and the why of the universe (Leopold).B) Both television shows included the "ship of the imagination", a vehicle capable of taking its audience through the wonders large and small of the universe (Leopold). C) The goal of Cosmos is to explain why science is important for the person, for our society, for us as shepherds of this planet (Keveney). D) Both shows also include a cosmic calendar, which traces the insane history of 13.8 billion years. of the universe in the context of one year (Keveney). Transition: Now that I have discussed some brief information about the series, I would like to discuss Cosmos, the television series when it debuted in the 1970s, and brief information about its creators Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.II. Main Point: Cosmos was first thought of and created by Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan (Leopold).A)Carl Sagan hosted the first cosmos with his now widowed wife Ann Druyan who co-wrote the first cosmos ( Keveney).a)Neil deGrasse Tyson, the new host of Cosmos, was motivated about science by Carl Sagan as a child and states that "Carl Sagan was a renowned astrophysicist, employed by NASA, and focused on motivation of young people to be curious about the wonders of science.