In this country‚ a person is very likely see the United States flag‚ also known as “Old Glory‚” flying high whether someone has it outside their house‚ it is near a public facility such as a school‚ or a young child could be waving it proudly on the Fourth of July. Although it is an iconic symbol in our country‚ not many people truly knows what it symbolizes or all the rules to respecting the flag. Do people really know the history behind it? If someone answered the question of what they know about
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something relevant and interesting to say at an upcoming saint Patrick’s day party 5. As a third generation Irish-American I have always been fascinated with Irelands more pagan traditions. I have been told tales of leprechauns from an early age. As a child visiting Ireland I had even convinced
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Mary McKaskle Speech September 22‚2014 ISIS Purpose At the end of my presentation‚ the audience will be able to explain what ISIS is and the danger it has on America. Introduction All you have been hearing about in the news lately is ISIS this and ISIS that. Some peoples thoughts are what is ISIS‚ some others thoughts are why does it even matter they are in another country. But in all reality we have some ISIS members on our soil and they blend just like you and I do. So today I am going to better
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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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Outline I. Introduction A. (Opening Device): It is a huge problem in the American society today‚ something that can be prevented with more outside play. Can anyone think what it is? Childhood obesity. There are way too many kids in America that just sit at home and play video games all day. Or put too much junk food in their diet. This wouldn’t be such a big deal if kids actually got out and exercised. Take me for example‚ I play a decent amount of video games and I will be the first one to admit
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States. (Transition: Unlike voluntary euthanasia‚ non-voluntary euthanasia does not have the patient’s consent. II. Euthanasia conducted where the consent of the patient is unavailable is called non-voluntary euthanasia. A. An example is child euthanasia. 1. This is applied to children who are gravely ill or suffer from birth defects. B. This form of euthanasia is illegal worldwide. (Transition: Like non-voluntary euthanasia‚ involuntary euthanasia also does not have the patient’s consent
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Justine Capps July 23‚ 2012 SPCH 1315 - Patton How to Perform CPR General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: At the end of this speech‚ the audience will know how perform CPR. Central Idea: To perform CPR‚ you will check the scene for danger‚ send for help‚ and then begin chest compressions. I. INTRODUCTION: A. Attention Material 1. Has anyone ever wondered what they would do if somebody they knew had stopped breathing or heart had stopped? If so‚ you can
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sight. She was a Muslim Persian princess and Shah Jahan was the son of the Mughal Emperor Jehangir. In The Year 1612 they got married. Mumtaz Mahal was an inseparable companion of Shah Jahan. She died in year 1631‚ while giving birth to their 14th child. She had borne Shahjahan fourteen children‚ of whom four sons and three daughters survived. When Mumtaz Mahal died‚ she was just 39 years old. Some people believe that during her last moments‚ Mumtaz Mahal obtained a promise from Shah Jahan that he
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Have you ever felt so rejected by everyone in the world that your only way of escaping is through daydreaming? Let’s imagine that you are just sixteen years old‚ you have two children from your father who repeatedly rapes you and gives you HIV and your mother physically and mentally abuses you. Well‚ I just described to you the horrific life of Claireece “Precious” Jones in the 2009 inspiring film of Precious; a young and neglected high school student who can’t read or write‚ struggles to get through
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Intro- Imagine that you are one of the millions of Americans who watched the Beatles for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was February 9th‚ 1964‚ and according to The Music Trades from February 4th 2014‚ nearly 73 million Americans were watching the Beatles on the Ed sullivan show- this accounted for nearly 40 percent of the entire population. Central Idea- Today I would like to show you all how The Beatles became one of the most popular bands in history‚ the impacts they have had on the
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