Similar Triangles Project February 12‚ 2013 Introduction: In this project‚ I found the height of an object I chose based on how tall one of my partners is‚ how far away she is from the mirror‚ and how far the mirror was from the base of one of the objects. From there I set up a proportion and solved for X. X represented the unknown height of the chosen object. Once I figured this out I then converted to feet and compared that to my partners height to see if it
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Speech 120 25 April 2013 Topic: Aruba Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the island of Aruba. Central idea: Today‚ I would like to share what is the geography of Aruba‚ what are the travel requirements to Aruba‚ what is the history of Aruba‚ and what are the popular tourism sites of Aruba. Introduction Attention-getter: Raise your hand if you need or plan on taking a vacation this year. Are you planning your honeymoon or maybe a getaway vacation‚ Aruba may be the perfect
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I. Iran is the center of the world of international news right now with its oil sanctions‚ threats from Israel‚ threats of shutting down the Straight of Hormuz but above all else‚ its expanses in nuclear power. a. Iran’s nuclear program and nuclear weapons have grown exponentially since 2003 threatening Middle-Eastern countries and America. Iran has had a nuclear program since the 1950’s when the U.S. helped launch it as part of the Atoms For Peace program. But since then‚ the program has grown
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Attention getter: : Are any of you feeling stressed today? Thesis statement: In order to manage stress‚ we would first need to know what could cause it and the psychical and mental signs. General preview: To inform my audience of the signs of stress and how to manage it. Preview: Just about everyone has been stressed at some point in their life to manage it first‚ we need to know what types of things can cause it‚ second‚ the psychical and mental signs of stress‚ third‚ exercises that reduce
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Topic: Autism General Purpose: Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about autism. Autistic Introduction Attention Catcher: You notice a child throwing a tantrum‚ and you think to yourself‚ isn’t that child too old to be acting like that! Listener Relevance: What you may not know is that‚ that particular child is autistic. Today I am going to tell you what it means to be autistic. Thesis: Autism is real and affects many in various ways. My goal is to inform you on how it affects
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There are about 1.2 million abortions in the United States each year. Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year. More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives Most abortions are performed after your health care professional takes a brief and targeted medical history. Before you have this procedure‚ you will be asked questions about prior pregnancies and any treatment or care during the current
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Body General theory of harm reduction and its principles group of policies and programs Canadian Center on Substance Abuse - Principles focus on harms pragmatism humanistic values priority of immediate goals Jim Zelaya-Wagner - harm reduction triangle Criticisms International Harm Reduction Association - two main criticisms keeps addicts stuck ex. methadone maintenance treatment promotes drug use many factors shape decisions to use fundamental feature of HR is harm Alternate treatment
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FIRE TRIANGLE In order to understand how fire extinguishers work‚ you first need to know a little bit about fire. Four things that must be present at the same time in order to produce a fire : * Enough oxygen to sustain combustion. * Enough heat to raise the material to its ignition temperature. * Some sort of fuel or combustible material. * The chemical‚ exothermic reaction that is fire. Take a look at the following diagram called the “Fire Triangle”. Oxygen‚ heat‚ and fuel
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INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Clinical Depression Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about depression. Introduction: I will start by saying that we have all seen a love one‚ a friend‚ or even ourselves felt this way at one point. Today I will be informing you about clinical depression. Base on the American psychiatric association last edit on January 2017‚ “Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel‚ the way you think and
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Title: Breast Cancer Awareness Purpose: To help classmates be aware of this potentially life threatening cancer. Thesis statement: Breast cancer can be fatal and has effected millions of people around the world‚ so it’s important to be knowledgeable when it comes to a health condition that may affect you or your love ones. Introduction Guess what month it is? It’s October… Which means that it’s also breast cancer awareness month. Those of us who watch sports during the month of October always
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