I.Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job‚ is fear for the future‚ living one day at a time. Poverty is losing a child to illness brought about by unclean water. Poverty is powerlessness‚ lack of representation and freedom. A.One in six children (more than 16 million) in America are living in the midst of poverty. 22% of all children live
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Thesis: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and concussions have great effects on former NFL players. Attention Getter: Talk about how many people dream and long to play in the NFL‚ but they do not realize the long term effects on their head. I am going to get the attention of the reader with an abrupt fact about about the high percentage of NFL players that had CTE. Interest Explained: Say how I am interested in this problem because I have a love for football‚ and have played since I was little. Also
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Effects of Sleep Deprivation on College Students Brant McMillan Specific purpose: I want my audience to know the harms of sleep deprivation so it may make them more conscious about their sleeping habits. Thesis: Sleep deprivation has many negative effects that cause harm to college students and everyone should know how to fight sleep deprivation Introduction How many of you consider your alarm clock one of your worst enemies? Imagine your alarm clock just rang‚ and it is time for school. How
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Freeburn1 Megan Freeburn Mrs. Beyer English III 23 January 2015 Abortion Introduction: a. Lead or hook Abortion is killing an unborn child. b. Give information about your topic Abortion doesn’t only harm the child but will also give the mother problems in the near future either with her health or with future pregnancies. c. Thesis Abortion harms a unborn humans life before they even have the chance to live‚ everyday young teenagers get this procedure done and have no idea what they’re getting
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Legalization of Marijuana Thesis: Legalizing marijuana can bring many benefits to different groups in today’s society. I. Legalizing marijuana can benefit the government. a. Can generate $8.7 billion in federal and state tax revenue annually. b. Money can be used towards education. c. Could help create jobs II. Legalizing Marijuana can bring health benefits a. Can treat and prevent glaucoma. b. Can help control epileptic seizures. c. Stops cancer from spreading. III. Legalizing marijuana can lower
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Abortion By: Brittany Brown Topic: Abortion General Purpose: To Argue Specific Purpose: I want to convince my audience that abortion shouldn’t be legalized. Thesis Statement: Abortion shouldn’t be legalized because: 1) unborn babies are human beings; 2) it scars the woman mentally and physically; 3) abortion decreases the amount of kids that can be adopted. Introduction I. There is a very popular lie being told here in the United States – that abortion isn’t killing an unborn human being
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Topic : Anorexia Nervosa General Purpose : To Inform Specific Purpose : To inform my audience about three step to recover from Anorexia Nervosa. Central Idea : There are three steps to recover from Anorexia Nervosa which are getting help‚ stay away from people‚ place‚ and activities that trigger your obsession to being thin‚ and medical treatment. Main Point: I- The first step to recover from Anorexia Nervosa is getting help. II- The second step to recover from Anorexia Nervosa
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Specific Purpose: To inform my audience how to effectively use verbal and nonverbal communication in a job interview. Organizational Pattern: Time Introduction Attention- Getting Opening: If you had a job interview tomorrow‚ what’s going to be the main thing running through your mind? For most people‚ it’s the questions they are going to ask. Job seekers spend most of their time rehearsing questions and answers in advance to not get caught off guard; but in reality‚ the difference between getting
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Topic: Vegetarians. General purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about two top types of Vegetarians. Central Idea: There are two top types of Vegetarians: vegetarian and vegan. Introduction There are vegetarians all over the world. They just want what most people want: good food and a choice. And some people become vegetarians because of their religion‚ their culture‚ and the place they live. There are different kinds of vegetarians. Some vegetarians
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Topic: Blood Diamonds General purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about one of the most bloodiest events in human history. Thesis: ‘blood diamonds’ is the term referred to one of the most famous tragedies in history. Introduction: Attention Getter: Blood Diamond is a 2006 American political war thriller film co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick‚ starring Leonardo DiCaprio‚ Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou.[3] The title refers to blood diamonds‚ which are diamonds
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