By a show of hands‚ how many of you know someone who has asthma? How many of you know someone who has diabetes? Now how many of you know someone who has obsessive-compulsive disorder? Not many. Yet OCD is diagnosed nearly as often as asthma and diabetes. It’s estimated that 2.2 million American adults have obsessive-compulsive disorder. This is slightly more than the number of people who reside in Houston‚ Texas‚ the 4th largest city in the country. And according to the Obsessive Compulsive
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Accoridng to the FBI 17 seconds from now someone between the ages of 13-25 will be a victim of a violent crime somewhere in our country. Domestic‚ dating and sexual violence are costly and prevalent problems in this country‚ causing victims‚ as well as witnesses and bystanders‚ in every community to suffer pain and loss. In addition to the lives taken and injuries suffered‚ violence shatters the sense of well-being that allows people to thrive. It also can cause health problems that last a lifetime
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INFORMATIVE SPEECH ASSIGNMENT Overview: For this assignment you must present an informative speech to an audience of your peers. There are three general approaches to informing an audience: altering perception‚ creating virtual experience‚ or explaining (of course‚ these are not mutually exclusive categories – a speech may well do more than one‚ though one approach often dominates). An informative speech asks you to convey your knowledge and understanding of an object‚ process‚ event‚ or concept
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The earth is a planet with extreme variation in bio-diversity‚ geography‚ and climate. It is the only known planet to support intelligent life‚ and is a place that all human beings call home. Since the dawn of time‚ humans have relied on the planet around them‚ both land and sea‚ to provide them with resources and food. Often‚ people tend to forget that it is not just their home‚ but is also home to millions other different species of animals as well‚ and home to an even greater number of plant species
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I. Many people have gone to a zoo to see the animals and to learn more about them. Whether it was for a field trip in elementary school or a fun day trip with friends or family. II. There are 10‚000 zoos worldwide and 175 million people visit them every year (Zoochosis). III. Animals in captivity are thought to be in the best habitat circumstances‚ but this environment restricts the animals from doing the most natural and important things to them‚ such as running‚ picking their mate‚ or being with
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I never fully understood the concept of life and death. As a child‚ my parents always told me stories of our ancestors who had passed on‚ and when my Nana on my mom’s side passed‚ they began telling me more and more about death. I found death to be an interesting topic. The fact that our human bodies can only live for so long before they give out. I found death interesting and I found it to be a factor in a lot of my dreams. "It’ll wear off‚ son." Was almost always my dad’s answer. He would pat
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“Thanks for tuning in here at WABD! Yes‚ you’ve probably heard about it already but I’m going to tell you again! The lineup to the Bonnaroo music festival has been released‚ and it’s looking like an incredible year once again for this modern day Woodstock! Performances by Kanye‚ Skrillex‚ Zedd‚ and many other big performers are going to be headlining this years crazy event! It’s such a great line-up‚ I may have to take a sick week and go myself! [laughter]. Stick around to find out how to cop a pair
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I. Introduction a) How many people‚ by show of hands‚ have family that came from another country? i. Most everyone is affected in some way by the rights of immigrants coming into our country. Whether by legal or illegal means‚ it is an important and pressing issue. b) The registration and deportation of immigrants has detoured from a legal issue and has become more of an issue of profiling. c) I hope to demonstrate to you today about how our laws have taken away from the American dream by persecuting
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TOPIC: Anorexic ORGANIZATION PATTERN: Topical GENERAL PURPOSE: Inform SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To Inform the audience of anorexic disease THESIS STATEMENT: Anorexia is an extremely serious disease that strikes a large number of Americans. INTRODUCTION I was Julie’s best friend. I watched her grow from a little girl who doted on by her parents into a tomboy who carried frogs in her pockets. I watched her become a young woman‚ fussing with her hair and trying on every outfit in her closet before her first
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Do you wish you could escape your problems sometimes? Free your mind of all problems and just get away from them. Well lucky for you there is one way you can do this. It’s has been around for a long time since the 1970s. This powerful technology has changed many life. Today I am going to teach you how to play video games like a professional. The game I am going to teach you how to play is called Fortnite. This game is pretty fun to play. The reason why is fun to play is because you can show off your
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