Imagine getting a call from your child’s school telling you your child has a fever. Like most parents you would probably give your child some Tylenol and let them sleep it off. One mother did just that. Rebecca Hendricks received that call from her daughter’s school around 2:30 p.m. in December of last year. The school nurse called to report Scarlett Anne had a temperature and needed to be picked up from school. Scarlett’s mother Mrs. Hendricks then brought her 5-year-old home‚ gave her Tylenol‚
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Marla a 42 year old Hispanic female came into the mental health clinic complaining of sleep problems‚ feeling “jumpy all of the time” and the in ability to concentrate. Marla works as an accountant and these problems are making it hard to her to do her duties at work. To provide Marla with the best diagnoses‚ a clinical interview with Marla will help find where these problems started and what can be done as far as treatment. Clinical Interview- Marla Rodrigues “Good morning Marla! How are you
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"Senior Citizen Driving" I. Introduction A. In 2003‚ 90yr-old‚ George Weller made the headlines due to him driving his car into a farmers market in Santa Monica‚ CA. He was found guilty on 10 counts of vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to 5 years of probation with over $100‚000 in fines. (Wilson) B. Today I want to propose that the federal government institute a law requiring any one age 70 and up with a state drivers license to be tested every year to make sure they mentally and physically
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Sample Persuasive Speech Self-Defense on Campus Speech Commentary Rebecca Hanson You’re tired; you’re hungry. You’ve just spent a long day at College Library and you can’t wait to get back to your room. Glancing outside‚ you remember how quickly it becomes dark. You don’t think much of it‚ though‚ as you bundle up and head out into the gusty wind. Not until you spy the shadows on the sidewalk or hear the leaves rustling beside you do you wish you weren’t alone. You walk quickly‚ trying to
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to get a beer. Drinking alcohol looks like it almost took over the world but we still have a chance to stop it. All we have to do is make it illegal to use and purchase the liquid drug called alcohol. The reasons why I say this is because alcohol is very addictive‚ it causes health problems‚ and because it affects people’s judgment. A person who suffers from alcoholism becomes obsessed with alcohol and feels as though they have no control over how much they drink. Their drinking typically comes
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Cesar Paz COMM 253 Instructor: Corey Purcell April 5‚ 2013 Persuasive Speech Outline Why you need accident supplemental insurance INTRODUCTION: Attention getter: Introduction‚ the Center for Disease and Prevention and Prevention‚ ("Accidents or Unintentional Injuries‚" 2013‚) states that there will be 29 1/2 million people who will visit the emergency room from unintentional injuries‚ that ’s roughly 4 out of 10 people. Of those 29 1/2 million‚ 120‚859 of those accidents will result
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Informative Speech Outline Title: Child Obesity‚ a “Growing” Concern Topic: Most Prevalent Causes of Obesity in the U.S. Specific Purpose: To educate the audience on the key causes of the increasing obesity rate in the U.S. among adults‚ but especially among youth. Thesis Statement: The main contributors to obesity among adults‚ but mostly among youth are environmental factors‚ lack of choosing nutritious meals‚ portion distortion and the factor that fuels all of these‚ advertising
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BMCC SPEECH 100-1810 Kemi Olukanni Public Speaking Assignment #4 The Persuasive Speech Outline I. Topic: Non-profit organization or charity organization General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the class to give back to our nation’s wounded warriors. Claim of: One out of five veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are diagnosed with PTSD‚ veteran’s account for 20 percent of U.S suicide. II. Attention Getter: PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric disorder
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Abortion I. Introduction: A. Attention Grabber: rhetorical question‚ story‚ quote‚ shock‚ scare‚ stats‚ allusion‚ etc.: Did you know that teenage girls are more than 24 times more likely to die from childbirth than from first trimester legal abortion? B. Why audience should care: Every girl is at risk of getting pregnant‚ and if parental consent is the reason for childbirth the effects hurt mother and father. C. Background Info.
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Persuasive Speech Intro: Today I’d like you to open your mind to the idea of buying organic food‚ by giving you information on what “organic” really means‚ how organic food is more nutritious for you and why it is a safer option‚ opposed to eating food that is contaminated with harsh chemical and pesticides . Main point 1: What does “Organic” mean? Organic agriculture is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity‚ biological cycles and soil biological
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