Hello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for ECO, the Environmental Children's Organisation. We are a group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds trying to make a difference: Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg, and me. We've raised all the money to come here ourselves to come five thousand mi argument : an explanation of why someone believes something to be true convince: to provide information that helps someone understand or believe an idea
delegates : representatives of a group or place
reasoning : the process of using thinking to find an answer.
rhetorical : used to persuade
es to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming here today, I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future. Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. I am here to speak for all generations to come. —“The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes,” Severn Cullis-Suzuki Which two quotations most clearly show Suzuki’s purpose? I am here to speak for all generations to come. Hello, I’m Severn Suzuki I have no hidden agenda. We are a group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds to come five thousand miles to tell you adults you must change your ways.