Effects of Poverty Effects of Poverty Research Question: What are the effects of poverty on child health and development? I. Prevalence of children in poverty A. How many children live in low-income and poor families in the US? 1. What is the federal poverty level? 2. What is the number of US families in poverty today? 3. What are the statistics and percentages of low-income and poor children under the age 18 living in the US today? B. Is poverty more prevalent in certain ethnic groups
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Persuasive Speech Tips and Topics How to write a persuasive speech © Naomi Rockler-Gladen Feb 1‚ 2007 1. Find an appropriate and interesting persuasive speech topic. For many students‚ this is one of the most difficult parts of writing a persuasive speech. 2. Know your audience well. To be persuasive‚ you absolutely must identify with your audience and make your audience identify with you. This is so important‚ and yet many speakers don’t try. Who are the members of your audience? What
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9/11 What "they" don’t want you to know I. Introduction a. Where could the US Government have ever gotten the idea for the terrorist attacks of 9/11 i. 12/7/42‚ Japan attacks Pearl Harbor‚ historians suggest the US Government had fair warning of the attacks and instructed US Military at Pearl Harbor to "let it happen on purpose"‚ thus giving the U.S. a reason to enter the war. ii. 10/17/62‚ after the failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion‚ the US Government was looking for another way to stage an attack
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Monroe Motivated Sequence Design Name: Melissa Mills Topic: Measles Vaccination General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that measles vaccination is necessary to prevent future outbreaks that could case death. Gain Attention: We have all seen and heard the stories nationally and locally on the topic of the measles vaccination. Most recently‚ Disneyland in December of 2014‚ 59 cases were documented due to an outbreak at the amusement park. Out of those 59 cases
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Ivory D. Contreras Pamela Callan CA105 May 13‚ 2014 Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that legalizing marijuana can be a detriment to the future of our society. Central Idea: Identifying the negative impacts that marijuana will bring if legalized. Attention Grabber: In a drought we don’t need grass. Introduction I. What is Marijuana? A dry‚ shredded green/brown mix of flowers‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa‚ it usually is smoked as a cigarette (joint
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Introduction Arouse I.Financial aid helps students and their families pay for college. A.It come from 4 primary sources: Federal Government‚ State Government‚ college and universities‚ and private organization/foundations. B.4 main types of financial aid: loans‚ grants‚ work-study funds‚ and scholarship. II.Even data from the 2015 reports from nces.ed.gov “From academic years 2007-08 to 2012- 13‚ the percentage of first-time‚ full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students at 4-years
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Topic: Should there be a Curfew for youths to age 16 years old in the State of Georgia Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to enforce the curfew law. Central Idea: to get law makers‚ law enforcement‚ and parents to enforce the curfew law. Should there be a Curfew for youths to 16 years old in the State of Georgia? Yes there should be a curfew in the State of Georgia for youths to 16 years old. According to 1007 juvenile crime statistics‚ 1700 juveniles were involved in 1400 murders
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Gay Adoption in the US Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the debate regarding gay men and lesbian couples adopting children in the United States. Thesis: Social stigma‚ legal hurdles‚ and agency biases are the main points surrounding the gay adoption controversy. Introduction: In 2011‚ 400‚540 children in the US were in the foster care system‚ waiting to be adopted according to the Children’s Bureau page at the Administration for Children and Families webpage. However‚ an entire
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Texting and Driving OutlineBarbara PoeComm. / 21810 -06-2014John BiroTexting and Driving OutlineIntroduction Hello my name is Barbara Poe‚ my goal today is to convince teens that texting and driving can be hazardous to their lives and everyone else on the roads they travel. I will be trying to persuade them not to text while driving by giving them scary statics. I will be asking teen drivers to take the pledge not to text and drive. Texting and driving is: A. Distractive driving – Taking
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Ocean Exploration What do you think about ocean exploration? I think that U.S. should do ocean exploration because there are many things that we could use from the ocean. The ocean has many things for us yet to discover. Soon I will talk to you about all the things for us to find and discover. Some are energy‚ fish‚ and medical advances that have not been discovered yet. One reason is how many fish and plants have we as Americans discovered. There are about 200 species of fish. But how many fish
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