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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our class finished the last of the persuasive speeches. We were persuaded to take certain actions that could benefit our lives or the community around us. The speech that I was assigned to assess was Sam’s speech. His topic was why all division three colleges should have turf fields for out-door sporting events. He had positive techniques that he used in his speech‚ but there were also areas of improvement. First‚ I will begin with the positives of his speech. I was glad that he picked a topic he
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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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minute persuasive speech on a topic of our choice. There were a vast range of topics that were spoken about but‚ Isabella’s speech was really something out of the ordinary. She choose to present her persuasive speech about the safety hazards the tourists who visit our island present. Isabella’s stance was that tourists who come to the island aren’t cautious when they’re driving so they should have special regulations. The criteria that Isabella was required to follow while giving her speech was that
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Recipe for a persuasive speech Ingredients: 2 x bold statements 5 x rhetorical questions 3 x strong‚ justified arguments 3 x facts/examples to support each argument 1 x backed-up counterargument for opposing views 20 x emotionally triggering words (at least) 1 x statement to challenge the audience Method: 1) Have a clear idea in your head of your opinion on the subject before you proceed in writing the speech. 2) Research to find examples to justify your opinion. An easy way to
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How do Men get HPV? HPV is passed on through genital contact—most often during vaginal and anal sex. HPV may also be passed on during oral sex. Since HPV usually causes no symptoms‚ most men and women can get HPV—and pass it on—without realizing it. People can have HPV even if years have passed since they had sex. Even men with only one lifetime sex partner can get HPV. What are the health problems caused by HPV in men? Most men who get HPV (of any type) never develop any symptoms or health problems
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A persuasive speech is a speech intended to convince the audience to do something or to accept a certain opinion‚ fact or view point.It argues or puts across a point to the audience .It is the act of expressing an opinion clearly and logically. While growing up as a child‚ I experienced a lot in my secondary school days. I enjoyed doing almost everything but for this one thing which I hated doing‚ taking breakfast. I never considered breakfast to be very important because it always took
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INTRODUCTION It is estimated that about three Percent of the world’s population carries the hepatitis virus. Viruses reproduce with the help of the host cell‚ they don’t contain ribosomes‚ cytoplasm and membrane-surrounded organelles. Hepatitis is caused by infected blood‚ similar to the HIV virus. There are at least six different hepatitis viruses: A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ E‚ F. However‚ I am going to focus mainly on the most common types (A‚ B and C). Type C is the riskiest virus. It leads to liver cirrhosis
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especially the MMR vaccine. Many parents concur with Ms. McCarthy‚ linking the vaccinations to the time their child started developing symptoms of autism. Early on‚ questions were raised about the mercury in the vaccinations. Since then‚ the mercury has been taken out of the vaccines but autism still continues to rise. In her interview with Time magazine‚ Ms. McCarthy stated "We don’t believe it’s only the mercury. Aluminum and other toxins also play a role. The viruses in the vaccines could be causing
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laws and regulations. To date‚ 21 states provide funding for HPV education and/or vaccination and two states as well as D.C. mandate HPV vaccination (The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation‚ 2016). Unfortunately‚ Tennessee is one of 29 states that does not offer any such funding (The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation‚ 2016). The lack of state mandated funding coupled with the absence of guidelines for HPV screenings and surveillance has resulted in either inconsistency of care of high-risk populations among providers
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