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As some of you may know, I am an adult college student. (Thank you pre 911 GI Bill) One of my courses is speech. Well this is kind of a step backwards for me considering I was and instructor in the USAF and can ramble on for hours like any good teacher can. But I want a degree so I am up for playing this game. I get to do a persuasive speech in a couple of weeks. Well no self respecting seasoned speech giver would pass on the chance to persuade 19-21 ish year olds to adopt DE or SE wet shaving. But to my dismay I only have 6-7 minutes. Up until now the instructor (who is my age)(also quite striking in her leopard print high heels) hasn't dinged me for going slightly over my allotted time, but I want to fit as much history in as I can without sounding like an auctioneer.
I will be using my 3-piece old types, and newer ball techs, and some Super Speed TTOs for demonstration purposes. I will also be using my 1912 SE, Schick hydro-magic, and Schick adj SE. Along with some CB, B&M, and a few brushes for visual reference. I might even show them a Trac II handle.
The problem I am having is finding peer reviewed verifiable sources---that ARE NOT web sites like DFS and the other two. Colleges seem to have a disdain for web-driven content, and frown upon wikipedia and member driven info sites. Things I want to talk about in my speech are things most of us here know about but the outside world doesn't. IE expansion of the hair follicle when wet, contraction when dry. I can piece together info on aerosolized lather vs artisan soap and its benefits. Recycling our blades and wrappers, consumerism etc. I plan on using Mr. Razor site, as it seems to be an authority on razor history. But need a little more on maybe Gillette's initial patents etc. Web sources are OK, just not member driven content. The problem with our hobby is the PG&E marketing has soundly stomped out most traces of DE and SE shaving. (Like NASCAR, Champions from the 70s and 80s are to be referred to as Sprint cup champions when Winston was the series sponsor and cellular phones weren't even a daydream)
Remember, this is a persuasive speech to convert face and leg shavers to the DE and SE method of shaving. I know I will be plenty persuasive and can develop a convincing argument around this topic. I just need to sprinkle in some good solid sources to move this speech to the top tier.
Anybody have any good links I can research and use in my assignment? I only need 4, but want to use as many as I can. Any and all help is useful. Thank you in advance for your help!
I will be using my 3-piece old types, and newer ball techs, and some Super Speed TTOs for demonstration purposes. I will also be using my 1912 SE, Schick hydro-magic, and Schick adj SE. Along with some CB, B&M, and a few brushes for visual reference. I might even show them a Trac II handle.
The problem I am having is finding peer reviewed verifiable sources---that ARE NOT web sites like DFS and the other two. Colleges seem to have a disdain for web-driven content, and frown upon wikipedia and member driven info sites. Things I want to talk about in my speech are things most of us here know about but the outside world doesn't. IE expansion of the hair follicle when wet, contraction when dry. I can piece together info on aerosolized lather vs artisan soap and its benefits. Recycling our blades and wrappers, consumerism etc. I plan on using Mr. Razor site, as it seems to be an authority on razor history. But need a little more on maybe Gillette's initial patents etc. Web sources are OK, just not member driven content. The problem with our hobby is the PG&E marketing has soundly stomped out most traces of DE and SE shaving. (Like NASCAR, Champions from the 70s and 80s are to be referred to as Sprint cup champions when Winston was the series sponsor and cellular phones weren't even a daydream)
Remember, this is a persuasive speech to convert face and leg shavers to the DE and SE method of shaving. I know I will be plenty persuasive and can develop a convincing argument around this topic. I just need to sprinkle in some good solid sources to move this speech to the top tier.
Anybody have any good links I can research and use in my assignment? I only need 4, but want to use as many as I can. Any and all help is useful. Thank you in advance for your help!
