What is mercury? Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element that is found in air‚ water and soil. It exists in several forms: elemental or metallic mercury‚ inorganic mercury compounds‚ and organic mercury compounds. It is a shiny metal‚ silver-white color‚ volatile and odorless liquid metal. The exposure to mercury can affect and harm human health‚ environmental and wildlife. How is mercury released into the environment? Mercury can be released into the environment through leaks and spills of
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that you had tequila the night before… II. Everyone knows an odd story involving the famous liquor‚ but there is more to tequila that everyone should know about besides it being a liquor that guarantees you a hangover. III. The objective of this speech is to inform you about tequila. A. First‚ about the history of tequila. B. Second‚ how its produced. C. Lastly‚ different ways to drink it. (Transition: Let’s begin with the history of tequila.) Body I. Tequila is a liquor made from the
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when food was sparse. Nowadays food is readily available‚ yet we still can’t get enough of the sweet stuff. The reason for this is all in the brain. Sugar gets you hooked through feelings of euphoria triggered by dopamine‚ the pleasure-inducing chemical in our brain. This is the area of the brain that is associated with reward. This is a very similar process that addicts struggle with when it comes to drug use. Due to the happy mood and the reward factor‚ this is why we get those sugar cravings
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Title of Speech: Brazil‚ a Great Kept Secret. General Purpose: To commemorate the country of Brazil. Specific Purpose: To commemorate Brazil by informing my audience about the country and its’ culture. Central Idea/Thesis Statement: Brazil is a location that any true explorer should visit in his or her life. Introduction I. Attention Getter – Raise your hand if you ever accidentally entered a Capoeira (Brazilian marshal art) fight in the middle of a Brazilian jungle. Unfortunately‚ I
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collaborators.” They mostly killed them in concentration camps or in the pits they had to dig and be shot into by the SS or sometimes called the officers of death. It was horrific‚the ss got tired of shooting so they started using Zyklon b which is a chemical in the air that kills you.and also they used gas vans with the same technology.(gas vans)Also they had to shoot the people who disobeyed them like on the trains that took them to the camps from mr morgans teachings i learned about a person who tried
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Mele Fangu February 11‚ 2013 Speech-5 Payblas ANACONDAS I. Introduction a. A scientist of Brazil was sailing a boat in the Amazon River. His goal was to find the biggest snake in the world‚ the anaconda. Some tragedies occurred in this river due to the deadly matatoro‚ Spanish for “bull killer”. As he was cruising‚ an elongated‚ green figure appeared on the surface of the water. An anaconda. The scientist was so fascinated by this beautiful but deadly reptile‚ he crept closer
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their primary way of communication. 2. I’m not fluent in sign language but I have been very interested in it for years. I have been teaching myself and recently just started attending classes. I have also learned more by researching for this speech. 3. First I would like to give you a little background about sign language. Then I would like to teach you how to sign the sentence I showed you in the beginning. The birds sit on the fence. By teaching you this sentence I hope to show you that
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mind. Now I am not expecting there to be a mass prohibition of alcohol and everyone parading with free marijuana‚ that was not the point of this speech. The point of this speech was to help show everyone that alcohol is addicting and that there are far more problems than what the general public is shown. If you were to take anything away from my speech let it be that you shouldn’t believe everything you are told and to do some research when things do not seem right. Thank
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Attention Getter: There are currently 442 active nuclear power reactors worldwide according to the Nuclear Energy Institute. Of all of the reactors worldwide‚ 14 have been classified as accidents where the public has been exposed to radiation. The most devastating of these incidents was the core meltdown of reactor 4 at Chernobyl‚ better known as the Chernobyl disaster. Introduction: Today I am going to tell you 3 things about Chernobyl. * First‚ I am going to tell you what Chernobyl was
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Speech Alzheimer’s disease is a sad and devastating disease mostly found in elderly men and women. There isn’t a cure as of now‚ even with today’s modern medicine and I know first-hand what it’s like to know someone with this disease. My grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s around 2 years ago and it has progressed rapidly since then. I live next door to my grandparents and on weekdays I usually have to stay home until my uncle gets off work for when my grandmother calls which is usually
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