Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults‚ such as diabetes‚ high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Childhood obesity can also lead to poor self-esteem and depression. One of the best strategies
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Kailey O’Brien Position I Paper English Composition II Increase in Child Obesity Childhood obesity has become a significant problem affecting children ages 6-19 years old. It is the most prevalent current medical problem in the U.S. and other developed countries. Obesity is body weight that is 20% higher than the healthy weight range for a child or adolescent of that height‚ or as a body fat percentage above 25% in boys and 32% in girls. When a person takes in more calories than the body
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I. Preview: Today‚ I’m going to talk about A. What Yoga is B. Health Benefits C. Mental Benefits D. Social benefits [Transition: To start off‚ yoga has been around…] I. About Yoga A. Has been around for over 5‚000 years B. Three main structures 1)exercise 2)breathing 3)meditation C. Over 100 different types of yoga 1)Hatha a) Most people know this form of yoga: physical movements & breathing techniques. 2) Raja 3) Karma D. Yoga literally means “join or yoke together”
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Connie Beatty English Comp l Scoliosis Introduction Today we will be exploring a few of the various aspects of the disorder known as Scoliosis. First on the agenda is to define Scoliosis from two different sources to come to a better understanding of just what it is. Next‚ is to give a description of this disorder and its varying degrees of severity. Then we will give an account of most of the known symptoms this disorder has proven to produce. Next‚ we will use the known symptoms in order
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General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the different types of transcendentalism Organizational Pattern: Logical pattern Thesis: There are many different tenets of transcendentalism. 3 major ones are: self-reliant‚ idealism‚ and spiritual realm. Introduction I. Attention Grabber: “Into the wild” book required to read in most high schools II. S-A-T Orientation (Establish Credibility and Relate Yourself to the Audience: I as well as many of my peers hated the book
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Obesity in America’s Youth Obesity in America’s Youth Obesity is defined as having excess body fat and is often a result of a high caloric imbalance. Over the past three decades childhood obesity has tripled in the United States‚ becoming an epidemic of vast proportions. In recent years‚ Pediatricians are routinely treating atherosclerosis and even type II diabetes‚ something usually only seen in the older generation. Today‚ children are beginning to feel the effects of low self-esteem
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Child Obesity Child obesity has become a serious problem in America‚ and it is still on the rise. The amount of children with child obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years at an alarming rate. It is now estimated that 1 in 5 children in America are overweight. And with this comes both long and short term impacts on these children. Those impacts are not only physical‚ but mental as well. Some studies suggest that the rise of obesity is the result of a society that does not support
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Informative Speech Outline Topic: Social Media and Communication General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation‚ the audience will have a better understanding of how our Interpersonal communication skills are affected by social media. Attention Getter: I have a question for you all to think about‚ when you wake up in the morning what are your first actions? Do you brush your teeth? Wash your face? Most of us say that we would check our phones for notifications
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Topic: Vegetarians. General purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about two top types of Vegetarians. Central Idea: There are two top types of Vegetarians: vegetarian and vegan. Introduction There are vegetarians all over the world. They just want what most people want: good food and a choice. And some people become vegetarians because of their religion‚ their culture‚ and the place they live. There are different kinds of vegetarians. Some vegetarians
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Adyasha Padhi Period 6/7 #15 “Bullied” Documentary (Topic Sentence) Bullying is a widespread problem that is often not addressed by schools. (Background Information) During his years attending his local middle and high schools in a small town of Wisconsin‚ Jamie Nabozny was bullied relentlessly for his sexual orientation. He attempted suicide multiple times and ran away‚ away from his tormentors‚ away from his school who did nothing to stop the bullying and were deaf to his and his family’s pleads
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