shiny hair became dull and brittle. Her eyes lost their sparkle‚ and she didn’t smile that brilliant smile anymore. I watched now‚ as she stepped onto the scale seven times a day‚ wore baggy clothes to cover her shriveled frame‚ and kept muttering about losing those last two stubborn pounds. Julie had become anorexic. One in every 100 teenage females in American suffers from anorexia‚ and the New York Times says this number is rising by 5 percent every year. Although this disease does strike men
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society today‚ according to Aerospaceweb.org on 03/11/12‚ Doug Jackson C. Preview: First I will talk about the early beginnings of helicopters. Second I’m going to inform you about the significance of helicopters Today. Thirdly I’m going to tell you about new features of helicopters that we can expect in the future. BODY A. First Main Point Topic Sentence: First I’m going to talk about the early beginnings of helicopters as well as the first helicopter that took flight‚ and how helicopters
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Persuasive Speech Outline General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to stop anybody they know from smoking to prevent damage to their health. Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. I. Attention step: You may wonder what our future generation may look like because of the effects of smoking. According to a study of teen smokers‚ young men who smoke may be both compromising their fertility and increasing their risk of fathering a child with genetic abnormalities
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of aquatic life‚ researchers know very little of what is potentially in our earth’s waters. However‚ it is safe to say that it may be even more diverse and numerous than what lies above the surface of the oceans and lakes‚ considering oceans cover about 75% of the earth’s surface. Consequently‚ with all the life on earth‚ natural competition and selection takes place between everything to determine who and what lives and dies‚ including human beings. The problem is this; humans have taken the “natural”
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Tennis "I think about that sometimes learning to play in a parking lot‚ stringing nets between cars. I learned to play by hitting against a brick wall‚ not a ball machine or other players. And my father was my coach teaching me from a 20 year old book. When I hear people say that you can’t make it in tennis if you don’t have a lot of money‚ I know they are wrong. We didn’t have much money. But I loved the sport and that was enough" Monica Seles is a great example of someone who didn’t have
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I am writing to you today to inform you about a matter I feel very strongly about – the importance of vaccinating children‚ teens‚ and adults in order to reduce their risk of contracting certain communicable diseases. We don’t often see it this way‚ but we are a very privileged country. The USA is fortunate enough to be a country that is rich in medical supplies. The other‚ not-so-developed countries‚ however‚ aren’t so fortunate. Diseases such as polio‚ hepatitis B‚ and measles devastate many populations
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Informative Outline Topic: The Buddhism General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about some main beliefs of one of the most popular religions‚ the Buddhism. Thesis: From Buddhism to any individual‚ the Buddhism and Buddhist beliefs become one of the most influential religions in the world. i. Introduction A. Attention Getter: “God said‚ let there be light: and there was light.” For Christians‚ Jesus is their only God. However‚ as the founder of another famous
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Do you start your day off with a steaming cup of coffee? What about an energy drink? If you are anything like me you feel lost or different without having a cup of coffee‚ or some sort of caffeine to give that boost of energy in the morning. Have you tried to quit caffeine and it made you feel even worse? In this essay I will talk to you about caffeine effects on people‚ and caffeine addiction. Have you ever heard anyone say that caffeine helps you sober up? If you have don’t get too excited because
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There’s an abundance of healthy nutrients in the "mother substance". Unfiltered natural organic apple cider vinegar has proven powerful health benefits. Some of the nutrients that give it its healing powers are iron‚ copper‚ trace elements‚ phosphorous‚ silicon‚ essential amino
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Laughter –speech outline Purpose Statement: The purpose of this speech is to inform the audience of the positive role that laughter can play in theirlives. Introduction:Have you ever heard the saying‚ “Let a smile be your umbrella?” What about the observation‚ “Laugh and the world laughs with you”? Both of these statements deal with how a positive attitude and a sense of humor can make a bad situation a little better for both you and the people around you. However‚ did you know that your ability
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