Puerto Rico Persuasive Speech

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You probably knew that San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico but did you know that in 1508 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed on an island called San Juan Bautista and named the capitol Puerto Rico or “Rich port city”. However in modern day the island is called Puerto Rico and the city is called San Juan. So… Mother and Father I present to you the chance of a lifetime, a one week vacation to the lovely and historically significant island of Puerto Rico. The current United State territory is only a hop, skip, and a jump away. Simply a mere 1421.6 miles away from our closest international airport, RDU. Now I know what you are undoubtedly thinking right now, “Cameron do you know how much money that would cost?” or perhaps “Cameron we can't go my passport is no longer in date”. …show more content…
And Puerto Rico would be a lovely place to seek political asylum, especially this time of year. But we are not talking about January 20th, we are talking about spring break. Spring break the week long college partyfest meant for an ancient religious holiday. A spring break spent in Puerto Rico would involve far less drunk college kids than say Myrtle Beach. As naturally born American citizens we would not need passports to enter and exit Puerto Rico, amazing right? And with the relatively low cost of $445 dollars for round trip tickets, it would be a shame to miss the