Congratulations: You are an ape. A "great ape‚" technically. Alongside us in this brainy family of animals are four other living species: chimpanzees‚ gorillas‚ orangutans‚ and bonobos (formerly called "pygmy chimpanzees"). The biological gap between us and our great ape cousins is small. At last count‚ only 1.23 percent of our genes differ from those of chimpanzees. But mentally‚ the gap between us and them is a Grand Canyon. On an average day in the life of the human species‚ we file thousands
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A. Attention getter: Do you desire to make a difference? Make a positive impact on your life and possibly others along the way? If the answer is yes‚ and I hope it is for all of you. I have a great opportunity for you. B. Introduce topic and motivate audience: Today I will be persuading you to volunteer‚ specifically for the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. C. Establish credibility: I can talk to about this topic today because I have spent hours researching various aspects of the organization
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Informative Speech Becky Schaelchlin Topic: The Effects of Diet and Exercise on Human Health Informative Purpose: To instruct Type of Informative Topic: Issues Thesis Statement: Consistent diet and exercise has a positive effect on chronic diseases. INTRODUCTION I. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ as of 2012‚ about half of all adults—117 million people—have one or more chronic health conditions. While seven of the top ten causes of death in 2012 in the US were due to
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Who has a friend or knows of someone that has unprotected sex? Have any of you ever had unprotected sex? Well today I will be persuading you to always have safe sex‚ because you could get HIV/AID‚ Chlamydia or Pregnant. The biggest risk that a person takes when they choose to have unprotected sex is contracting the HIV/ AID virus. HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. A member of a group of viruses called retroviruses‚ HIV infects human cells and uses the energy and nutrients
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punishing that student. Also if another student uses words like “stupid” or “shut-up” may be accused of cursing by other students and a teacher needs to be aware that they need to question further to find out exactly what word was used. For instance the “s word” can be simply be stupid or shut-up or it could be the more offensive versions. Another example is in my interview with Shelly Garner (My Mom) a first grade teacher‚ she had a very well-behaved student come out of the restroom at school and say
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Brandon Pryor Dobmeir B2 12/15/11 Persuasive Speech: Underage Drinking At the age of 15‚ a boy went to a high school party. He was a freshman and just wanted to seem cool in front of everyone. He decided that drinking was the fastest way to popularity so he took one shot. That one shot turned to one more‚ then two more‚ until eventually he lost count. Two hours later he was rushed to the hospital with alcohol poisoning and had to get his stomach pumped. Snap back to reality‚ this may seen like
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witnessed Kevin hit Alasia. R/s Emma reported that Kevin would just smack Alasia‚ not for punishment but just to be smacking her. R/s Emma stated that she has seen bruises on Alasia before. R/s Emma reported her mother doesn’t allow her to go over Alaisa’s home anymore. R/s Emma said her mother said it’s inappropriate and they have blowup dolls all over the place. R/s today Emma face time Alasia while she was at recess. R/s Emma said Alasia stated that Kevin hit her last night. R/s Emma reported that while
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Goal: To express my views on open campus lunch. Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to convince my class mates that open campus lunches should be allowed for high school students. Student lunch periods at a typical are crowded and rushed. Many students don’t have time to finish there meal and other students have a hard time finding food they either want to or can eat. And with certain meals‚ the food can run out before everyone has gotten through the line and receive their food. An easy alternative
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One of the first decisions that you will make about your baby is whether or not to breastfeed. Certainly‚ every healthcare professional will tell you that breast milk is the healthiest baby milk out there and that breastfeeding is the preferred method of feeding. Some women‚ however‚ do not like the idea of feeding their baby in such a manner and are apprehensive to even try it. Other women wouldn’t mind breastfeeding their babies but as they are going back to work within a few months‚ they decide
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euthanasia and the reasons it should be illegal‚ by focusing on one clear problem‚ one specific solution‚ and the advantages of this particular solution. I. Attention Step A. Gain and Maintain Attention: Karen Ann Quinlan was taken to Newton Memorial Hospital after friends found her not breathing. In order to keep her respiratory system functioning‚ she was put on life support. On June 9‚ 1976‚ Karen’s parents cut off all life support (need source cite here). B. Relate Topic to Self: When I was twelve
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