A vaccine is a biological preparation intended to improve an individual’s immunity to a specific illness or disease. Most vaccines are composed of weakened or killed forms of an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism. A typically safe version of the pathogen‚ which is unable to cause the disease‚ is then produced by the altered or inactivated state. Once the vaccine is administered into the blood stream‚ the agent is recognized as a foreign body‚ which then triggers the process of
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A seven week old baby‚ Colin Durkin‚ died of exposure to pertussis or “whooping cough.” Young infants‚ including Colin‚ are not able to get vaccines that can protect them from harmful diseases until the age of 2 months. A young 2 year-old girl‚ Lois‚ died of Diphtheria after not being vaccinated (Hardman). Two year old Gianna‚ from Sioux Falls‚ died from the flu virus. “We’d like to tell other families to take the flu seriously.” “It may look like the common cold at first‚ but flu viruses can
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Title: Fastest Production Car Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4. Speaker: Bharath Tripuraneni Specific Purpose: To Inform Thesis Statement: From the history of the car till design and mechanics. Introduction I. Attention-getter: Even though there are cars‚ which are faster than Veyron‚ this car has rose to fame because of it mechanics and design‚ which made it a street legal car. II. Establishment of ethos: I am credible to talk about this car as I have done research related to this
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Angle: The proper way to break in a baseball glove Purpose: To inform people on the proper way to break in a baseball glove. Thesis: Proper breaking-in not only gives you a great product‚ it actually can extend the life of the glove. Today I’d like to share with you the proper way to break in a glove. Organizational Pattern: chronological order Introduction 1. Attention getter: All good things take time. 2. Thesis statement: Proper breaking-in not only gives you a great product‚ it
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SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform students of how the divorce of a children’s parents is an extremely traumatic experience and can cause many lasting implications that affect their overall wellbeing. INTRODUCTION: I. When you’re a child‚ your greatest source of stability is your parents. When I was young‚ I remember clearly each time my parents fought or raised their voices at each other. I would squeeze my eyes together and pray that it would end. My greatest fear each time that they would
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“Hybrid” Ashley Hogge Introduction I. Attention Catcher: Talk about anticipating typical Thanksgiving food and what I will eat (maybe show a slide or photograph for watching). II. Listener Relevance Link: People are switching to hybrid cars more than getting an average vehicle. III. Speaker Credibility Statement: I have learned a lot about hybrids‚ since my best friend got one‚ and she and another friend was honored to help me give information on hybrids. IV. Thesis Statement: Living a vegetarian
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Michelle Penny 2/1/2012 SPC2608 Sect. 09 Introduction I. Throughout our lives‚ we meet all kinds of different people. Some of them may come and go out of our lives but you will always have a select few that remain in our lives for years to come. I have a very small select few people who have come into my life who have remained close to me and will always remain in my hearts‚ but there is only one who has made a tremendous impact on my life and helping me become the person I am today.
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Bibliography Dagg‚ Anne Innis. "Giraffe." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. Dagg‚ Anne Innis. "Giraffe." World Book Student. World Book‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. Foster‚ J. B. "Giraffe." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. "Giraffe." Amazing Animals of the World. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. "Giraffes and Okapis." The New Book of Popular Science. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. Sentman‚ Everett. "Giraffe." Grolier
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Type of Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction: I. Two weeks ago‚ Tuesday‚ October 23‚ I was woken up right around 2:00 am to my roommates speaking with two unfamiliar voices. I went out in the living room to investigate and found a security guard and a police officer gathering details of a robbery for a police report. 1) Turns out one of my roommates left his window open; someone popped the screen out and grabbed his computer right off his desk. 2) As the police officer later
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I. Attention Step Believe it or not‚ according to choices.com‚ about 3‚000‚000 teens drop out of high school each year. That’s approximately 7‚000 a day. This is not only hurting their success and the amount of money they can earn‚ but also the economy of the entire United States. Although some people might think every teen should be able to make the decision to drop out or stay in high school themselves‚ but teens need to realize the consequences that come with dropping out. When you’re
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