horrific monstrosity is called Alzheimer's. Alzheimer’s is a disease of the brain that destroys memories and other important functions ("Alzheimer's Disease Center: Dementia Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments"). Understanding Alzheimer’s disease is a big step in acknowledging
Alzheimer’s Disease How would you feel if someone you love didn’t remember who you are? That was my mother’s experience. My grand-mother Mrs. Mesidor, who died in 2004 at the age of 110 years old was diagnosed with the worse possibly disease “Alzheimer”. She didn’t remember her own kids or her grand-kids. That was a heart-breaking experience for the family. Specific Purpose: My specific purpose is to inform my audience about Alzheimer’s disease. I will discuss the definition of Alzheimer’s disease
I. Introduction A. It’s an unfathomable disease that ravages families. Yes, Alzheimer’s. B. It can stress a family out, treatment can cost a fortune and doesn’t even cure the disease, and there so many things that you do in your everyday life that can raise the risk of you getting Alzheimer’s II. Stress A. When a family members have Alzheimer’s it can make you feel guilty. Like you could have done something to prevent it, or that you could spend more time taking care of them but you don’t. B
Stradomski Course # and Section/Time: COMM 101 DAH; Monday, 11:00 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. Topic: Alzheimer’s disease General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose Statement: To educate my audience on the aspects of Alzheimer’s disease. INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: Can you imagine your life if your memories and cognition slowly started deteriorating? Well, the Alzheimer’s Association’s webpage titled Alzheimer’s latest facts and figures last updated in 2018 estimates that that’s the reality for 5.7 million
The facts and figures of Alzheimer’s are clearly delineated in an educational video presented by Alzheimer’s Association. The public service announcement states: that 5 million Americans have been diagnosed with the disease, by 2050 the prevalence of this disease could triple, that there are more then 15 million caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and dementia and that those care givers provided over 17 billion hours of unpaid care (alz.org, 2014) These facts give momentum to the importance
on Alzheimer’s disease. This disease was discovered in 1906 by Dr. Alois Alzheimer. He was the person who first saw the disease, and was able to notice the cognitive and behavioral degeneration in patients (Bremer, Ross, Shaw, Towery, 2012). This is a disease that is very damaging not only to the person suffering, but to
Neil Doan CMST A110 9/18/2017 Marijuana Informative Speech Outline Introduction Ⅰ. I love to experience new things since I was a little guy - not because I want to show up to anyone but the more I experienced, the more I feel accomplished. I started off by doing all the little things that I have never experienced then comes bigger things. I don’t call jumping out of a plane or doing something to embarrass yourself is a smart thing to experience. About 10 months ago, I tried something new that
(THIS WAS AN INFORMATIVE SPEECH I DID FOR MY COM220 CLASS ON THE STAGES OF SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH. IT ACTED AS AN INTRODUCTION TO MY PERSUASIVE SPEECH ON THE BENEFITS OF STEM CELL RESEARCH) There are about a quarter of a million people in the United States living with spinal cord injuries. In addition, between 7,600 and 10,000 new injuries occur each year. Nearly half of these new injuries will occur in young people between the ages of 16 and 30. As a person in this category, I have become
part of aging. Rather, such problems may be signs of a dementia-loss of brain functions due to an organic cause. Dementia is a generic term that includes a host of symptoms related to brain failure. There are several causes of dementia, but Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause.” (Kuhn, 1999. p.11) Dementia is not a disease. It is a condition caused by a number of diseases. Currently, it DEMENTIA: HOW AND WHOM DOES IT AFFECT? 6
Informative Speech Outline Introduction: A) You see them everywhere. Walking around proudly in their Greek letters that they’ve earned, and that they have come a long way to be able to wear. They come in all different colors such as pink and green, red and black, blue and white…. the list goes on. Even though they wear different letters and colors, they are all a part of one thing: a sorority. B) All of these different sororities had to come from somewhere right? C) There are over 80 sororities that