Tanning Risks
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience not to use indoor tanning beds.
Central Idea: When I finish my speech I want to persuade my audience to understand that: the importance of how media affects our target age, the harmful effects of tanning beds are on our skin and other parts of our body, and other alternatives to get a glowing tan without driving up to a tanning salon.
Introduction
On November 15th, 2005 it was marked five years for Craig, a melanoma survivor. Craig states, “I was an outdoor person who thought it wouldn’t happen to me, but it did at a very young age.” Craig was diagnosed with melanoma in his left ear lobe at a self-conscious age of 21 years old. He had a two cm wedge resection and had some lymph nodes removed for testing to make sure it hadn’t spread. About a year later, a lump appeared on his left side of his neck. It was found to be secondary melanoma and spread to his lymph glands in his neck. He lost a quarter of muscles in his neck and most of his lymph nodes but not his determination. It has been the five year mark but there is a five percent chance the same melanoma can reoccur. Craig was a lucky cancer survivor from the deadliest skin cancer. Melanoma is just one of the side effects of the sun and indoor tanning is the new addiction for our generation instead of going out and getting the natural vitamin D.
The purpose of my speech today is to persuade all of you not to use tanning beds by discussing the health care reform bill, how media causes addiction, the harmful effects of tanning beds and other alternatives to get a glowing tan.
Body
First, the health care reform bill and how it is affecting the indoor tanning industry and society. The Obama administration is turning up the heat on tanning salons across the country with the passage of its new health care reform bill. Just passed on the Health Care reform bill was a 10% tax on the use of tanning beds. Starting July 1, people are going to pay 10 percent more for that
Central Idea: When I finish my speech I want to persuade my audience to understand that: the importance of how media affects our target age, the harmful effects of tanning beds are on our skin and other parts of our body, and other alternatives to get a glowing tan without driving up to a tanning salon.
Introduction
On November 15th, 2005 it was marked five years for Craig, a melanoma survivor. Craig states, “I was an outdoor person who thought it wouldn’t happen to me, but it did at a very young age.” Craig was diagnosed with melanoma in his left ear lobe at a self-conscious age of 21 years old. He had a two cm wedge resection and had some lymph nodes removed for testing to make sure it hadn’t spread. About a year later, a lump appeared on his left side of his neck. It was found to be secondary melanoma and spread to his lymph glands in his neck. He lost a quarter of muscles in his neck and most of his lymph nodes but not his determination. It has been the five year mark but there is a five percent chance the same melanoma can reoccur. Craig was a lucky cancer survivor from the deadliest skin cancer. Melanoma is just one of the side effects of the sun and indoor tanning is the new addiction for our generation instead of going out and getting the natural vitamin D.
The purpose of my speech today is to persuade all of you not to use tanning beds by discussing the health care reform bill, how media causes addiction, the harmful effects of tanning beds and other alternatives to get a glowing tan.
Body
First, the health care reform bill and how it is affecting the indoor tanning industry and society. The Obama administration is turning up the heat on tanning salons across the country with the passage of its new health care reform bill. Just passed on the Health Care reform bill was a 10% tax on the use of tanning beds. Starting July 1, people are going to pay 10 percent more for that
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