The Child Obesity Epidemic The epidemic of childhood obesity is fierce. The problem is scattered all around the nation from the east coast to the west. Hispanics‚ Åfrican Americans‚ Whites‚ males‚ females‚ are all prone to obesity. For the past few years this issue has caught more attention to people around the country. Nearly 18% of children in America are obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The number of overweight or obese children continues to grow throughout the country. Lance
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Preview of Main Points - Today‚ I am going to provide you with information on: a. What does it mean to become an organ donor? b. Who can become organ donor? c. Myths about becoming an organ donor d. How you can become an organ donor BODY OF SPEECH I. What does it mean to become an organ donor? a. If you decide to become an organ donor you consent to have your organs and tissues made available for transplantation upon death. b. Organs for life-saving transplants include the heart‚ liver
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The childhood obesity rate has tripled in the past thirty years. The CDC reports that childhood obesity is the result of eating too many calories and not getting enough physical activity (CDC). This is a serious problem for all Americans. Obese children are more likely to become obese adults. Adult obesity is associated with a number of serious health conditions including heart disease‚ diabetes‚ and some cancers. If children are overweight‚ obesity in adulthood is likely to
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Intro: "We were raised to believe we could do anything we wanted to do." That quote is by Abby and Brittany Hensel and for those of you who don’t know who that is‚ they are the conjoined twins from Minnesota. The purpose of my speech is to inform everyone about the rare conjoined twins. I will be talking about some conjoined twin facts‚ all about Abby and Brittany‚ and show a short video of them. Body: A. Conjoined twins occur every 200‚000 live births‚ according to the University of Maryland
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(Soechtig). Childhood obesity is an ongoing disease that over the last thirty years has grown at a startling rate. The problem with childhood obesity is that is it not fully understood as it is believed to be a disorder with multiple causes such as environmental factors and lifestyle preferences‚ with the cultural environment playing a pivotal role in its rising prevalence worldwide. Since there are sadly so many environs that play a dominant role in contributing to childhood obesity such as the
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Childhood Obesity: Cause and Effect December 3‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Gone are the days of children playing hide and seek outside‚ walking long distances to and from school‚ walking to a friend’s house to play on the weekends and walking to the bus stop to go to mall with friends and in essence exerting physically. It is rare to find a child carrying a sack lunch to school which would include a healthy lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches‚ an apple and perhaps a cookie or chips
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Speech Topic: The Importance of Sleep Rhetorical Purpose: To inform my audience about how a bad sleep can influence our body physically and mentally‚ and steps to improve the quality of sleep. Audience Analysis: (Refer to chapter on Audience Analysis)(RU Core Goal: a) Summarize Audience demographics‚ prior exposure/knowledge‚ common ground/interest‚ disposition/attitude‚ and situational characteristics. Recognizing that most of my audiences are busy with study and after-class activities‚
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Informative Speech Requirements Objective: To construct a well-written informative presentation following the criteria below and effectively presenting to an audience. I have provided you with the informative outline template that I expect you to use for this speech. I will also provide you with sample informative speeches in class so that you can see what one looks like. Topic selection 1. In this presentation you will be providing your audience with information about a topic. You should choose
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Childhood Obesity: The Causes‚ Health Problems‚ and Prevention Kristina Waltmire ENG122: English Composition II Instructor: Marsha Beckwith-Howard February 21‚ 2011 The topic that I have chosen for my paper is addressing the issue of childhood obesity. According to Merriam-Webster (2010) obesity is a condition where there is excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body. I think that childhood obesity is an epidemic that the United States of America is facing as a major issue
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. Obesity in children Childhood obesity in America is a very serious problem affecting many children from different age groups‚ currently the issue of childhood obesity is a problem that continues to grow each year. “In 2010‚ 43 million preschool children were overweight or obese‚ a 60 percent increase since 1990”(Child). Childhood obesity is a condition in which a child is significantly overweight for his or her age and height (Mayo). Over the years America has grown‚ and so has its
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