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Death Persuasive Speech
You are making a decision. The most terrifying, gut-wrenching decision you will ever have to make; death or death? This decision you are hypothetically making stares so many people in the face each day. What would you do if you were told you had only six or less moths to live? On top of knowing you have so little time, you, in those few months, will experience severe pain, discomfort, and emotional distress beyond comprehension. Therefore, I ask you again, death or death? 43 percent of America’s terminally ill patients are due to cancers, 34 percent are due to chronic illnesses, 23 percent are due to heart disease, four percent are due to accidents, three percent are due to suicide, and those are just a few of the big reasons people

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