choose either a topic that you are an EXPERT on already or a subject in which yo

choose either a topic that you are an EXPERT on already or a subject in which you are INTERESTED in enough to want to spend the amount of time and research needed to complete this assignment.
In order to claim your topic, read and follow the instructions below:
As a REPLY to this discussion board, type in your topic.
Realizing that your topic is WAY TOO BROAD and that you cannot possibly tell ALL THAT YOU KNOWabout a subject in which you are an EXPERT, narrow the topic to something very specific. This is called a specific purpose statement. The specific purpose statement can be thought of as the GOAL OF YOUR SPEECH. You can write your specific purpose statement easily by finishing the following sentence: AT THE END OF THIS SPEECH, I WANT FOR MY AUDIENCE TO THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND _________________. Whatever you wrote in the blank is your specific purpose statement.
In addition to telling us your topic and specific purpose statement, tell us a little bit about WHY YOU CHOSE this particular topic.
Finally, tell us what makes you a CREDIBLE SOURCE of information on this topic (do you have lots of experience, have you done lots of research, etc.)
Please avoid social scienc topics ex: history of