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Persuasive Speech
18 December 2004
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The assignment for this persuasive speech was to talk about a social problem present in the United States, and offer a solution.

Children are the future, and we all want what is best for our children. We do what we can to let our children grow up healthy, safe, and strong. Many of you are here in class today for your children—whether to set an example or to be able to provide a better life for them.

So how do you feel when I tell you that there is a health epidemic that affects 31% of all the children in the United States? This epidemic is incredibly pervasive in our society. It is present in all 50 states, in both young children and adolescents. It is seen in children of families from all income levels and in all ethnic subgroups in the U.S. Policy makers have even ranked this problem as a critical health threat. I am talking about childhood obesity.

Ladies and gentleman, today I am going to talk to you......

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Approximate Pages: 33 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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