TITLE: Effects of Solitary Confinement SPECIFIC PURPOSE: My audience will understand more about how loneliness and isolation affect people‚ especially those people in solitary confinement. THESIS STATEMENT: Being in Solitary confinement has a major mental‚ emotional‚ and social impact on people. _Introduction:_ GAINING AND MAINTAINING FAVORABLE ATTENTION: Alone. In a cell. For days. Or decades. Today more then 80‚000 Americans are in solitary confinement (National Geographic). Cut off from human
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Katie Weller I. Alzheimer’s Disease A. Pass out popsicle sticks; now‚ those of you with stars on your sticks raise your hand‚ that is how many of you in this room will get some form of Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. B. Analysis: How many of you have grandparents? C. Credibility: My grandma has Alzheimer’s. D. Thesis Statement: Today‚ I am here to inform you about Alzheimer’s disease; the history of Alzheimer’s‚ the symptoms and effects of Alzheimer’s on the brain and treatment
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Kevin Pearson 3-28-12 I. Attention Getter Have you never felt a sudden rush of panic when you saw something scary pop out of nowhere in a Horror movie? Have you never squirmed in you seat at the theatre or even in your living room chair because you saw something that was unsettling on the screen? II. Need Step Of course you have. All of us have. Every one of us has been afraid or startled by something or someone in the Horror movie medium. But‚ why? What make us so afraid of the
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Steve Jobs: Modern Genius Topic: Steve Jobs Organization: Chronological Specific Purpose: To get the audience to understand Steve Jobs as a person and as the influential man he was. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention getter: Alright everyone‚ I know it is against the rules but pull out your phones from your pocket… chances are it is an iPhone if not maybe an android‚ or as I like to call them‚ iPhone-wannabes‚ today I am going to be talking about the man behind the iPhone and all of the Apple
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Thesis: Banning junk food in schools would just be the better choice‚ as to end child obesity. Body Paragraphs Key Point: Being unhealthy should not be a way of life. Evidence: Statistics show the growth rate of child obesity. Analysis: Nearly 3‚000 people die each year just from eating unhealthy. Transition: We could change this action by eliminating some food choices. Evidence: We can see progress in just a week. Analysis: Statistics show in just one week you can lose up to one pound. Linking
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uve nev heard baseball AL cotton picking negro/MEx wetback footbal NYC kykes/cal coolies nvr heard bskbll FL/crackers NJ guidos Yet w all heard WA RS Most off name=RS; but term still used national FB team reppin the nation’s CAP We learned name calling = bad/ how strong power lang using offen names/slurs in pop cult perpetuates stereotypes makes pop bline & accumstumed 2 outright racism. i done lot research on W RS disg ignorace racism pervades the s team the legacy of racism/ whi ws e
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Imagine getting a call from your child’s school telling you your child has a fever. Like most parents you would probably give your child some Tylenol and let them sleep it off. One mother did just that. Rebecca Hendricks received that call from her daughter’s school around 2:30 p.m. in December of last year. The school nurse called to report Scarlett Anne had a temperature and needed to be picked up from school. Scarlett’s mother Mrs. Hendricks then brought her 5-year-old home‚ gave her Tylenol‚
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Marla a 42 year old Hispanic female came into the mental health clinic complaining of sleep problems‚ feeling “jumpy all of the time” and the in ability to concentrate. Marla works as an accountant and these problems are making it hard to her to do her duties at work. To provide Marla with the best diagnoses‚ a clinical interview with Marla will help find where these problems started and what can be done as far as treatment. Clinical Interview- Marla Rodrigues “Good morning Marla! How are you
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Introduction Hello‚ I will be discussing Leukaemia Cancer. I will be covering what leukaemia is‚ who is being affected by leukaemia and how is it affecting them‚ what health professionals are involved and what is currently being done about Leukaemia. What is Leukaemia? Leukaemia is a blood cell cancer‚ abnormal blood cells are made in the bone-marrow. Leukaemia involves the manufacture of abnormal white blood cells. The leukaemia cells continue to grow and multiply swarming the normal blood cells
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Title: Beer (Water) Pong Purpose: To inform the audience on the proper procedures to be taken while playing beer (water) pong. Thesis: I’m going to talk about the proper materials and set-up of the game‚ the rules‚ and the best beers to use for the game. Introduction 1. Attention Getter: Looking to lighten up a party? Break out the Pong Table. 2. Audience: Fun for everyone‚ people looking for a competitive party game or for people looking for a drunken stupor. 50 to 62 percent of college
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