Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs motor skills‚ speech‚ and other functions‚ and has no known cure (Wikipedia). It affects about 100‚000 Canadians and 1.6 million people worldwide (Parkinson’s Society Canada). Diagnosis can be difficult especially in the early stages due to symptom overlap with other diseases. Early signs are often dismissed as signs of normal aging‚ in Michael J Fox’s case his twitchy finger was
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Topic Area: Gay Rights (Same-Sex Marriage) Position: Pro Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that we should legalize same-sex marriage in our country. __________________________________________________________________________________ Step 1: Attention: A. Story - Picture this... A man meets someone he loves. Someone he is sure will bring him happiness and someone he wants to grow old with. He wants to take the next important step in his life with a marriage proposal but oops...the person
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Sarah Clark Speech 101 Stage Materials Paper Work Format for Informative and Persuasive Assignments Stage I Step One (General Purpose) _____ Informative __X__ Persuasive _____ Entertain Step Two (Select a Topic) students should watch what they say in public Three Things We Should Know 1. Why the public is not the right place for offensive language 2. Use of the word “gay” needs to be redefined. 3. How the words can affect people. Statement of Purpose:
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according to a 2007 nationally representative poll by The Workplace Bullying Institute‚ 37% of US workforce or 54 million employees have been bullied some time during their work time. III‚ Bullying can affect anyone‚ so you can gain something from this speech by being informed about bullying IV‚ Today‚ I am going to explain the definition of bullying‚ what its effects are and how to prevent it. Body I‚ First of all‚ let’s explain in details what bullying means. A. What is bullying exactly and
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poverty‚ especially with children‚ and then I will share one solution to help diminishing this problem. Connective (Internal Preview): I will start by showing how big of problem child poverty really is and how many other world problems such as hunger‚ diseases‚ and even death spawn from poverty. I. The world’s population recently reached 7 billion people and out of these‚ around 2.2 billion are
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Topic: Heart Disease Specific Topic: How to prevent heart disease. General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience that heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S. Central Idea: Being well informed about the disease and how to prevent it. Pattern: Spatial Introduction: I. Have you been around when someone was having a heart attack? Unlike me I have been in this situation and can tell you from experience it is a scary situation to be in‚ and my hopes is to never have to
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INTRODUCTION I. (Attention Grabber) "Yesterday‚ December 7th‚ 1941 a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." This was a speech that President Roosevelt delivered to the nation the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. II. (Central Idea) The surprise nature of the attack‚ the viciousness of its execution and the searing death toll that mounted in a matter of hours‚ was certainly
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Persuasive Speech Strategy Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that Capital Punishment does not deter crime and that it should be abolished. Central Idea: Homicide rates are lower in non-death penalty states when compared to states with the death penalty. Main Points: I. The death penalty has no deterrent effect. II. The costs of administrating capital punishment are prohibitive. III. States with the death penalty have higher murder rates than those without
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Preparation Outline: The “Bugatti Veyron” Specific Purpose Statement: I would like to inform my audience about the Bugatti Veyron and its uniqueness on why it is the fastest and most expensive production car today. Introduction I. Question? A. Imagine being at 60 mph within 3 seconds? B. Is that even safe some may ask? C. Some may think and say is that even possible? II. Answer A. It is indeed possible with the Bugatti Veyron. A.1. Known as the fastest and most expensive production car today
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Informative Speech Topic: Medical Marijuana General Purpose: To inform my audience about medical marijuana Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of the beneficial medical components in marijuana as well as the risks associated with the herb. Thesis: Using statistical data‚ I am going to inform you about the benefits and risks in legalizing medical marijuana Introduction: Attention Getter: Do you know the true use and effects on marijuana? The controversy over medical marijuana seems to be
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