Despite the benefits of breastfeeding‚ many women are shamed or have been shamed for breastfeeding in public. They are told to cover up‚ do it in the restroom‚ and to leave the area. Because of this criticism‚ many women do not feel safe or supported‚ so they do not breastfeed. They might attempt to breastfeed‚ but will stop because they feel ashamed (Dillard 73). It is silly to ask a woman to leave for simply nursing her infant. After all‚ I would be much more comfortable eating while a mother nurses
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Breastfeeding is a healthy‚ natural ability of every woman‚ and should therefore be socially acceptable and supported by everyone. For some reason this is not the case in our society‚ in fact breastfeeding continues to be a controversial issue that must be addressed by women’s rights activist groups. Breastfeeding is a feminist issue because the natural act has been medicalized and devalued by major companies because of their interests in profits in bottle feeding. According to Penny Van Esterik
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Persuasive Speech Tips and Topics How to write a persuasive speech © Naomi Rockler-Gladen Feb 1‚ 2007 1. Find an appropriate and interesting persuasive speech topic. For many students‚ this is one of the most difficult parts of writing a persuasive speech. 2. Know your audience well. To be persuasive‚ you absolutely must identify with your audience and make your audience identify with you. This is so important‚ and yet many speakers don’t try. Who are the members of your audience? What
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Breastfeeding Part 1 INTRODUCTION Breastfeeding has been around since ancient days and is still being practiced worldwide. It is important for babies to be breastfed as well as mothers to engage in the practice‚ as there are great benefits that can be derived from it. Young infants require special nutrition‚ and according to numerous practitioners‚ the process of breastfeeding is the best means of ensuring that babies receive
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Persuasive speech outline purpose: To persuade my audience to donate blood through the American Red Cross. Introduction: 1. Did you know that blood donated to the American Red Cross saves XXX lives per year? 2. People should give blood because it is easy and though there might be a little pain involved it is worth it because it saves so many lives and you get great snacks. Body: I. Giving blood is easy a. It only takes about an hour b. You just lay back and let the nurses do the work c. It
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Tyesha Moore Monday 7p.m.-9:50p.m. PERSUASIVE SPEECH Operation Smile Tyesha Moore March 30‚ 2011 Public Speaking Honor Code__________Tyesha Moore____ Ms. Wills General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience why they should donate to Operation Smile. Central Idea: Operation Smile is a charity organization to help children around the world with cleft lip and cleft palates. Organization Method: Problem-Solution
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American women are breastfeeding their babies‚ according to a study released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). From 2000 to 2008‚ the percentage of new mothers who breastfed their newborns rose from 70.3 percent to 74.6 percent. Although that’s only a 4.2 increase‚ it’s still a good sign. Also encouraging is the 9.9 percent rise in the number of American women who were breastfeeding at six months and the 7.4 percent rise in the number of who were breastfeeding at 12 months. However
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Abortion Persuasive Speech It is not a mother’s right to choose but a child’s right to life. At three months the child inside of you is alive and living with a heartbeat. Why should it be okay to kill that innocent child? Should it be okay of us to kill others? Pope John Paul the II once stated that a nation that kills its own young is a nation without hope. Abortion is wrong. It is an inhumane use of birth control and it should be illegal in all states. An abortion is a very dangerous
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Preparation Outline Lindsay Hamann Topic: Breastfeeding Specific Goal: I want the audience to understand how beneficial it can be for both the baby and the mother to breast feed‚ even if only for a little bit of time. Thesis: Breast milk is best for your baby. The benefits of breastfeeding extend way beyond basic nutrition. In addition to containing all of the vitamins and nutrients your baby needs in the first six months of life‚ breast milk is packed with disease-fighting substances that
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The article entitled “Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk” was published on February 2nd‚ 2012 in Pediatrics: Official Journal of the Academy of Pediatrics. The article is accredited through the American Academy of Pediatrics‚ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality‚ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ and other prestigious organizations. This article covers the viewpoints of major healthcare organizations and advisors about the pros and cons of breastfeeding. It is clearly demonstrated
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