“The american flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride, and history” Mike Fitzpatrick. The national anthem was written by John Stafford Smith in 1814. It was written when he saw the flag flying through the bombing of Fort McHenry. This is a great example of how no matter how much strife and turmoil, the american spirit will always shine through. The flag represents our freedom. The flag flew for the first time in the american revolution. We fought that war for independence
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SPEECH As of 2013, there are currently more guns than people in the United States. For every 100 people in the United States, there are 112.6 guns whereas the second most guns per capita is Cyprus with 69.7 guns for every 100 people. Gun control laws may apply to the restrictions or regulations of firearms, whether it be to remove firearms completely, making it harder to acquire them, or by enforcing stricter background checks on the customers who are looking to purchase firearms. The controversy
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Formal Outline—Wendy Reynoso Topic: Battling Obesity in America General Purpose: to persuade Specific Purpose: to persuade the audience to take action against the problem of obesity in America I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: According to a USA Today article written by Nanci Hellmich in 2008, nearly 65% of Americans are overweight or obese. B. Credibility Statement: I have researched information on the topic of obesity multiple times. I have made an effort to live a healthier lifestyle. C.
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Topic: Vaccinations General Purpose:To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade people that vaccinations are a good thing. Thesis Statement: Everyone should be vaccinated or support vaccinations because (1)vaccines are safe and effective (2) you reduce the chance of spreading the disease to family members and the community and (3) you don’t want to pay the price of getting sick. Attention Step Nearly everyone in the U.S. got measles before there was a vaccine, and hundreds died from it each year;
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James Charles Stuart was conceived June 19, 1566 in Scotland. Before James achieved one year old, his dad, Lord Darnley, was killed. His mom, who he never knew, Mary Queen of Scots, then rose to the Scottish throne. She was compelled to venture down from her rule in 1567. This left her child James being delegated King James VI of Scotland when he was just thirteen months old. In 1587, James' mom was detained and later executed for joining in the plan to kill her cousin Queen Elizabeth (Cowley, 69)
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Let’s face it, traveling to rodeos and horse shows can be disheartening, especially when the messages all around you is, that this is beyond your budget. It’s like being back in high school again and your the only kid unable to have the hottest brand name clothes because your horses vet bill came first. Between trainers fees, traveling, rodeo or show expenses, tack and attire the costs can start to add up quickly. It takes a hard working, passionate, talented and innovative horse enthusiast to
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Dear the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, With the abrupt release of the statistics about the missing indigenous and murdered women and girls by the RCMP, I have growing concerns the Indigenous people’s safety. I am especially concerned by the 2009 statistic, where it was found that Aboriginal women were nearly three times more likely than non-Aboriginal women to report being victim of a violent crime. As the newly elected prime minister, I hope to see a change for Indigenous people in the duration
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Stroke and heart is a disease caused in part by high cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol is a fat basic properties that exist in all living animals. When cholesterol build up in the bloodstream in a while, the blood vessels can be narrowed or closed. Bad cholesterol or LDL in the blood will lead to a stroke or heart attack. LDL abnormal if the amount is more than 130 mg / dl, while high total cholesterol of more than 200 mg / dl. This time we will introduce to you, a magical home remedy to reduce
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Did you guys know that 1 organ donor could save 8 lives and change the lives of more than 50 people? (UNOS United Network For Organ Sharing) According to organdonor.gov more than 125 million people have registered as organ donors, but only 3 in 1,000 can actually become donors when they die. (Organdonor.gov) An article, by Karen Hill who was a survivor that actually got a transplant done, states that there are “22 Americans that die each day waiting for an organ transplant. (So basically right
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Do you ask yourself “Who was the first person with an immortal cell line”? Most of you haven’t either because you never heard of an immortal cell line, or you never wanted to find out more. Either way, a lady named Henrietta Lacks provided the cell sample that created the world's first "immortal" cell line, called the HeLa cell Line (“Henrietta”).To really understand how HeLa cells came to be it’s important to know her life before she had cancer, how cancer affected her life and how she is still
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