The foster care system in New York City is deeply flawed. Sixty-four percent of foster care children are impoverished in their adult lives‚ 50% of girls are pregnant within 12-18 months of aging out of the system‚ and 80% of all inmates on death row grew up in the foster care system. Foster care children should not have to fight against these statistics. The Felix Organization is providing solutions‚ through Camp Felix‚ Beyond Camp‚ the Felix Friendship Circle‚ and the Secret Santa Gift Exchange
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This condition was diagnosed when she was 15 months old. Cognitively‚ she is at about age 6 and can self-identify herself although she needs full attendant care with hygiene and partial assistance when eating and dressing herself. She also has a seizure disorder and last had seizures on August 11‚ 2015. That condition was diagnosed when she was a neonate. She is considered to have autistic tendencies and will
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“I have made a decision I will let you keep the dog but for this reason you have to take very good care of it “ Angie “ I will not let you down” * Screaming with joy*. Angie went outside to walk her dog but then all the other pandas were at the dog park with their dogs so she didn’t want to go. On the whole walk over her she just didn’t feel like dealing
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Intro- Imagine that you are one of the millions of Americans who watched the Beatles for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was February 9th‚ 1964‚ and according to The Music Trades from February 4th 2014‚ nearly 73 million Americans were watching the Beatles on the Ed sullivan show- this accounted for nearly 40 percent of the entire population. Central Idea- Today I would like to show you all how The Beatles became one of the most popular bands in history‚ the impacts they have had on the
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Informative speech outline Topic: The history of Singapore Introduction While some people may know Singapore as a food paradise‚ shopping heaven or “jewel in Formula One’s crown” in Mr Bernie Ecclestone’s own words‚ not many people know how Singapore came about and how it has transformed to what it is today. So today‚ I will bring you down Singapore’s memory lane‚ starting with 1. Discovery; 2. Modernization & 3. Independence. Body To start off‚ I will touch on the discovery of Singapore. The
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Did you know 6.4 million people in America are diagnosed with ADHD‚ I myself am on those people. ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ in a basic summary it is when a person has an abundant amount of energy and can’t focus on a certain subject or task. Of these 6.4 million people that are diagnosed‚ the average age of diagnoses was 7 years old. I believe this an extremely high number of diagnoses at a young age that should not go overlooked. These children with ADHD are then
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substantially at age 15 and remains elevated throughout (CDC).” Learning how to swim can help reduce the risk of drowning; unfortunately‚ even with the ability to swim‚ drowning ultimately cannot be completely preventable. IV. (Preview body of speech) Today I will be talking about the history of swimming‚ the four basic strokes of swimming‚ and the pros and cons of swimming. Body 1. Although swimming is commonly known for being an event in the Olympic games‚ the activity of swimming has
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drink but alcohol is a drug too. I will like to tell you no matter the type or amount you drink it is not good for your body and brain. And if you can’t control it then know your limit. Think before you drink your body belong to you. During this speech‚ I am going to talk to you about the effects of alcohol consumption immediately after drinking it‚ with daily consumption and how alcohol affects your body after long-term use of one or more years. BODY Short Term Affects Lets talk about the affects
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Kwanzaa Specific Purpose: by the end of my speech my audience will understand the cultural celebration called Kwanzaa. Introduction I. My sister and I introduced the celebration of Kwanzaa to our family five years ago as a way to honor our heritage. II. Kwanzaa is a weeklong non-religious‚ cultural celebration created in 1966 as a way to promote a sense of responsibility‚ family and community. III. The celebration is centered around the Nguzo Saba‚ seven social and spiritual principles which
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Pharaoh and I do gymnastics and I’m going to talk to you about why gymnastics is a dangerous sport. Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of skills requiring physical strength‚ flexibility‚ power‚ coordination‚ balance and control. In this speech I will talk to you about the health issues included in gymnastics and injuries that come with doing this sport. Some people think gymnastics is all about having fun and learning extra ordinary skills‚ but when a person does the sport for 10 or more
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