Title: Suicide Among Teenagers Specific purpose: To inform my audience on some of the causes on teen suicides. I. Introduction A. Attention Material: It has been verified on April 19th‚ 2013 by the Center for Disease Control that for youths between the ages of 10-24‚ suicide is the third leading cause for death in the United States. (Center for Disease Control: Teen Suicide Statistics‚ Chart number 1) B. Tie to the audience: Teenagers taking their own life has always been an idea hard to
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Adoption What do I have in common with Edgar Allan Poe‚ John Lennon‚ Steve Jobs‚ and Eleanor Roosevelt? We are all adopted. Adoption is the act of transferring parental rights and duties to someone other than the adopted person ’s biological parents. The process of adoption is long‚ can be expensive‚ and varies greatly from state to state. Not only do adoptions vary from state to state but there is variation within a state. The variation comes in as there are various types of adoption. There is
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Accoridng to the FBI 17 seconds from now someone between the ages of 13-25 will be a victim of a violent crime somewhere in our country. Domestic‚ dating and sexual violence are costly and prevalent problems in this country‚ causing victims‚ as well as witnesses and bystanders‚ in every community to suffer pain and loss. In addition to the lives taken and injuries suffered‚ violence shatters the sense of well-being that allows people to thrive. It also can cause health problems that last a lifetime
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I’d like to inform you as to why vaccines are important. Vaccinations are what keeps us healthy and prevents us from getting a disease. Three main reasons why is because it reduces the risk of getting a disease‚ it keeps your immune system strong and healthy and it prevents from passing it on to others. Reducing the risk of getting a disease will not only benefit you‚ but others as well. Getting a disease is not fun and can sometimes be life-threatening‚ but vaccinations lower that chance. Vaccinations
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Nearly 60 million people are diagnosed with insomnia every year(www.npr.org)‚ including myself. I’ve had insomnia for over a year‚ but you may be wondering what I speak of. Are you dealing with it yourself‚ and - if so - how can you treat it? Insomnia is the lack of sleep due to the inability to stay or fall asleep. In addition‚ it comes in three main forms: sleep-onset (difficulty falling asleep)‚ sleep-maintenance (waking one or more times during the night and not be able to fall asleep)‚ and
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MDMA is better known for the chemical composition 3‚4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine or by its street name of ecstasy or Molly‚ is a man-made‚ psychoactive drug that is mainly used now a day by young “ravers” to get high and have hallucinogen effects. It makes one feel that they have increased energy‚ exhilaration and emotional warmth. This drug highly distort ones senses and time perception. Today I will explain to you the effects that MDMA have on ones Neurophysiology‚ behavior and how greatly harmful
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Introduction A. Attention Getter: An American writer named Morgan Robertson once wrote a book called The Wreck of the Titan. The book was about an “unsinkable” ship called the Titan that set sail from England to New York with many rich and famous passengers on board. On its journey‚ the Titan hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank. Many lives were lost because there were not enough lifeboats. So‚ what is so strange about this? Well‚ The Wreck of the Titan was written 14 years before
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I’m not sure if most of you know‚ but firefighters are among the lowest paid safety personnel in the United States. Tonight I am going to briefly explain why firefighters pay should increase not only because of the effort they put into being the best but the effort they put in to being ready for the worst. Fire fighters are clearly not paid enough if they are even paid at all‚ only a mere 10% of U.S firefighters are paid the other 90% is completely volunteer. Through all of their courageous
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Introduction * Attention: 25.8 million children and adults–8.3% of the population–have diabetes‚ according to the American Diabetes Association. My mother happens to have this disease ever since she was six years old. Many people don’t realize how common this disease really is or how it affects a person. Having diabetes changes people’s lives because they have to watch what they eat‚ stay active‚ and learn to monitor their blood glucose levels. * Audience Motivation: It is important to
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Thomas Dickson 3/29/31 Topic: To inform the class of marijuana INTRO: Marijuana‚ the “Killer Drug” as it has been called‚ has been around for longer than you think a. People really don’t know the origins or the properties of the plant at all. b. Not only has the usage of pot grown in recent years‚ but the number of strains and uses have grown as well. Lately state legislation across the nation have allowed marijuana for medical and even recreational use. However there are still many out there
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