General Purpose: To Inform General Topic: Asthma Introduction Attention Getter/ Audience Analysis: Hi Guys‚ today im going to talk about a disease that affects 25 million Americans today. The annual cost of this disease is said to be nearly 18 million each year. It is the fourth leading cause of work absenteeism which totals to as much as 15 million workdays missed each year. Close to nine people die a day because of it‚ and in the last decade the amount of people with this disease has increased
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I want you to immerse yourself and shut your eyes for a moment. Imagine that you had your yearly check-up and you receive a call from your doctor two weeks later. You’re really anxious to find out what’s wrong‚ and he tells you that you have Stage 0 or Stage 1 and 2 of melanoma‚ the most dangerous form of skin cancer. Visualize what your reaction would be‚ whether it’s anger‚ sadness‚ hopelessness‚ or grief. Many people have been through life-changing experiences like this. Although you have a decently
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Cultural Artifact Speech Assignment Length: 4-5 minutes Audio/visual Aid: Required Speech Worksheet: Required and must be submitted through Blackboard. No hard copies/emails accepted. Cultural Artifact Speech For the purposes of this speech‚ think critically about who you are and where you come from‚ to identify a culture that you identify with most strongly. This can include your ethnic culture‚ gender‚ religion or occupation. Perhaps your hobby makes a definitive statement about who
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Statistically speaking‚ chances are that you‚ or someone you know‚ has been diagnosed with depression‚ either now‚ or at sometime in the past. With the changes in the world‚ along with all the other issues relating to depression historically‚ it’s a growing trend. Of course‚ just being diagnosed is not the end of it. Once you know that you’re depressed‚ you still need to find effective depression treatment‚ which can be a tricky process. If you’re battling to find depression treatment‚ or just don’t
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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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Today I will be talking about Infectious diseases and I will focus more on the topic about Ebola‚ the deadliest disease known to man. The Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe‚ often fatal illness to humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks. The time interval from infection with the virus to
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on protective gear. They do not want to expose the slightest bit of skin to you and you can not see anything besides their eyes. The world fears what you are and no one wants to come close to you. You know death is near‚ and you are all alone. TOPIC: Today I will tell you about the rare and deadly virus called Ebola. PREVIEW: First‚ I will give you information about the virus itself. Secondly‚ I will talk about why Americans have every right to live in fear‚ and finally I will tell you how
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We hear about them all the time. A relative or close friend struggling with one or both of them. They’re terrifying‚ worrying‚ and sadly common. I could be talking about a multiple of topics‚ but the two I’m going to discuss with you are depression and suicide. Depression can be caused by the loss of a loved one‚ divorce‚ bullying‚ losing a job‚ or it can even be caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain known as serotonin deficiency. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America
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Shawn Fogleman Robin Roberts LA 111 November 1‚ 2010 The World’s Rising Sport Topic: Mixed Martial Arts General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience on how mixed martial arts started‚ the rules‚ and the organization involved in it. Intro: * If you’re like me in high school I loved watching a good fight happen right in front of me. * But at the end of the fight the students would always get into trouble and usually so would the people who basically egged it
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September 19th of this year‚ not even a month ago‚ I did one of the hardest things I was ever faced to do… I attended one of my best friend’s funeral. Kali suffered from Leukemia since the young age of 10 and fought her battle until the age of 24. This topic is so dear to my heart because it was not until after she passed away that I found out exactly what she suffered from. So today‚ I would like to inform you about Leukemia’s symptoms‚ treatments‚ and who can be affected by it. So‚ what exactly is Leukemia
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