Question: if you were to write a speech about three things you value the most how would you start off and end? 

Answer: With the INTRODUCTION.  You want to introduce your LIFE and what you HAVE.  Only THEN can people understand why you value the things in your life like you do!  In other words, once they get to know you, see what you like, what your family is like, what you value in life and what annoys you.  Then I could go, "ah, yeah, I can see why he would like that most of all!"\n\nTo end, wrap each paragraph up in 2 or 3 sentences to remind us what happened in your speech.  Then give us reasoning why you overall made the decisions you did.  That is, don't give the reasons per each one, although that would be okay, you should have already done that.  Show us why you have the overall VALUES you do! i.e., I admire my parents, they were good role-models, my grandparents inspired me, I look to my friends., etc.
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