Informative Speech on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) OBJECTIVES: General Purpose: To inform the audience about ALS Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the diagnosis and progression of ALS Central Idea: The symptoms and effects of this disease on the individual and family Organizational Pattern: The progression of ALS from diagnosis to death INTRODUCTION I. Take a moment‚ and point at the computer screen. Notice that your
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Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)‚ otherwise known as " Lou Gehrig’s Disease "‚ is a devastating disease that effects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. French neurologist‚ Jean-Martin Charcot‚ first discovered the disease in 1869. Attention was not brought to the disease until 1939‚ when New York Yankees first basemen Lou Gehrig retired because of his diagnosis (4). Specifically referred to as a "neurodegenerative disease"‚ ALS is the lack of nourishment to muscles (5).
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Michael Quinones ENG 111 Mr. Branson September 13‚ 2015 Al Qaeda and ISIS September 11‚ 2001 is a day that most Americans will never forget. 19 terrorist boarded a total of four different passenger airliners with the goal of causing havoc in the United States of America. Al-Qaeda was quickly deemed the culprit‚ and in 2004 after years of denying any involvement; Osama Bin Laden the leader of al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attacks. President George W. Bush correlated with other countries
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3. Cecilio K. Pedro – Lamoiyan Corporation “Fighting multinationals was very tough. At first‚ everyone thought I was crazy. They told me‚ how will I survive this? True enough‚ it’s by the grace of God that I’m still here in the toothpaste industry after 20 years. God is good‚” – Cecilio K. Pedro Cecilio K. Pedro is another Filipino businessman of Chinese descent but his story is not the typical rags-to-riches tale but about turning adversity into triumph. He earned his business management
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inspirational woman once said‚ “The rain begins with a single drop.” (Brainyquotes). Her name is Manal al-Sharif. She started an underground civil-disobedience movement to encouraged women to drive with one simple action. In spring 2011 she tried something most women had been afraid to ever do‚ drive. In late May 2011‚ Al-Sharif drove her car in Khobar. The video was posted to YouTube and Facebook. In the video‚ al-Sharif stated‚ "This is a volunteer campaign to help the girls of this country [learn to
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital April 2012 Executive Summary Determining the appropriate cost of capital for new investment projects for a diversified company like the Marriott Corporation is not an easy endeavor. However‚ it is an important exercise because the more effective the process‚ the better it can help to support the company’s growth objective with its financial strategy. The four components of the financial strategy are: manage rather than own hotel
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INDROCUTION Environgard formed in 1980 in the Chicago had dominated the air pollution scrubbing equipment market ever since the largest single product‚ the so2.A threat to their dominance to their scrubber market surfaced recently with the development of new type of scrubber that is both cheaper to purchase and more effective against air pollutants. So‚ Enviorongard decided to begin plant remodeling which needed approximately $34 million of new capital. Marcia Hellriegel‚ Vice president and controller
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ALPHA CORPORATION (Computer assembler) Operation management Group members NAME ID Parvez Kaisar 12-20783-1 Islam Md. Redwanul 12-20795-1 Shaneowaz‚ Md 12-20830-1 Hassan Mehdi 12-20166-1
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1. Recommend new products for Al Ain Diary based on competitive analysis‚ consumer insights and emerging trends. Managing competition intended to ensure the most favorable position to gain or keep a competitive advantage. Its need to assess the potential competitors‚ evaluate their actions and the degree of competitive threat‚ to predict the actions of competitors. Competitive analysis is a prerequisite for success in the market. Competitive analysis - assessment and prediction capabilities
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2002‚ Black‚ et al.‚ 2008). More than ten million children under five years of age die annually worldwide and percentage of child deaths in sub-Saharan Africa is approximately 41% and another 34% in south Asia (Black‚ et al.‚ 2003). It was estimated that more than 50% of these child deaths could be attributed to the potentiating effects of malnutrition in infectious disease such as diarrhoea‚ pneumonia‚ malaria‚ tuberculosis‚ and other infections (Rice‚ et al.‚ 2000‚ Caulfield‚ et al.‚ 2004). As
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