Adoption Specific purpose: To inform my audience about kinds of adoption‚ the process of adoption‚ and the effect it has on children Central idea: There are many different kinds of adoption but for all of them the process is a serious one that will have a lasting effect on a family so it’s important for everyone‚ especially young adults‚ to be well informed about it because it can be a great option. INTRODUCTION A. Attention- getter: Babe Ruth‚ John Lennon‚ Bill Clinton‚ and Steve Jobs all
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Prescription Drug Abuse Brenda DeRolf 3/5/2012 * Today I will talk about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse‚ some common drugs that cause abuse‚ their effects and some common treatments. Have you ever taken a prescription drug other than prescribed‚ or that wasn’t yours? Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing problem in the U.S. right now. PDA is the intentional use of a medication without a prescription‚ or in a way other than prescribed‚ or for feelings it causes.
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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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Household Budget In preparing our household budget‚ it was a bit surprising that we have such a small surplus after expenses. Many of our expenses‚ such as medical/dental/vision insurance‚ 401k contributions‚ and contingency savings are deducted prior to the net income calculation. When taking in the entire financial picture‚ we are doing well. Yet‚ I really believed that we had more of a monthly surplus. Any career change will have an impact on a household budget. Many factors need to be identified
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February 28‚ 2013 Informative Essay Animal Abuse When I was younger‚ I was riding around on my four-wheeler with my friend and found a dead dog. I asked why it was tied to the center-block and what happened to it‚ my friend told me some people had took it down here and shot it because he wasn’t a good enough hunting dog. Was that any reason to shoot it? There are a lot of ways to abuse animals; neglect‚ abandoning‚ starving‚ chaining them up‚ shooting them‚ and making them fight each other.
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Title: Fastest Production Car Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4. Speaker: Bharath Tripuraneni Specific Purpose: To Inform Thesis Statement: From the history of the car till design and mechanics. Introduction I. Attention-getter: Even though there are cars‚ which are faster than Veyron‚ this car has rose to fame because of it mechanics and design‚ which made it a street legal car. II. Establishment of ethos: I am credible to talk about this car as I have done research related to this
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Type of Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction: I. Two weeks ago‚ Tuesday‚ October 23‚ I was woken up right around 2:00 am to my roommates speaking with two unfamiliar voices. I went out in the living room to investigate and found a security guard and a police officer gathering details of a robbery for a police report. 1) Turns out one of my roommates left his window open; someone popped the screen out and grabbed his computer right off his desk. 2) As the police officer later
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Child Abuse All around the world children are getting abused everyday. It could be your friend‚ your neighbor‚ someone you go to school with‚ a family member‚ a loved one‚ or it can be you. Children die every year from child abuse. In 2005‚ an estimated 1‚460 children died as a result of abuse or neglect (USDHHS‚ 2007). The majority‚ almost 76.6 percent of these children were 3 years of age or younger. Most of those child fatalities happened at the hands of the parents. Before we can talk about
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Outline for Informative Speech Compulsive Hoarding Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech my audience will know about compulsive hoarding. I will inform them what hoarding is‚ the signs and symptoms and as well as treatments for hoarding. Introduction 1. Compulsive Hoarding is considered to be a clinical syndrome reported to affect approximately 3 million Americans across the United States. We believe however‚ that these statistics are highly underrepresented due to the difficulty
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Mehrnaz Farnoosh Speech 101 M-W 1 pm. Informative Speech TITLE: Caffeine PURPOSE: THESIS: I. Introduction: A. Attention Getter B. Preview: How many of you woke up this morning and had a cup of coffee‚ tea‚ or an energy drink? II. Body: A. 90% of people in the world use caffeine in one form or another. In the U.S. 80% of adults consume caffeine every day (FDA.GOV) . Caffeine whether it is consumed in a food or as medicine it changes the way your brain
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