Informative Speech Outline Alzheimer’s disease Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about three major aspects of Alzheimer’s disease. Central Idea: There are three major aspects of Alzheimer’s disease the effects, current treatments, and the evolution of Alzheimer’s disease. Introduction I. I will pass out popsicle sticks to the class, half with a star on, half without A. Those of you who have a star on your stick please raise your hand. B. That is how many of you will develop some form of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is a slowly progressive disease of the brain that is characterized by impairment of memory and eventually by disturbances in reasoning, planning, language, and perception. Alzheimer’s disease begins slowly. In Alzheimer’s disease, brain cells degenerate and die, causing a steady decline in memory and mental function. It first involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language. People who are suffering from this disease may encounter some trouble remembering
The tragedy of Alzheimer’s can be delivered to an audience in different ways. The novel Still Alice by Lisa Genova, published in 2010, as well as the movie Still Alice, directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, released in 2014, both show the audience each character’s personalities and conflicts, as well as how they might be affected by certain themes and the setting of the story. However, the novel presents the reader a better view of Alice’s and her family’s life through the characters’
Notebook. The Notebook is a love story that follows most of the lives of Noah and Allie: from the time they met as teenagers to the time of their death. The story begins when the couple is older and the wife suffers from dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s. She doesn’t remember anything, even her beloved husband, so in order to help her remember Noah (the husband) reads her their love story over and over again as she sits there listening with unknowing ears. The plot twists back and forth between
Dementia? Dementia is a disease where the brain is damaged by a sequence of disease such as Alzheimer’s Disease or a sequence of strokes the brain loses its capability to function correctly and causes severe damage to the brain(Harwood & McCulloch 2014).The loss of function to the brain and changes in the brain affect memory, the person’s mood and their behaviour and also their ability to communicate .There are five different types of dementia which are as follows Alzheimer’s disease which is the first
The articles cited in this paper are, “Hearing Loss Linked to Dementia” (Griffin, 2015), “ Hearing Loss Linked to Accelerated Brain Tissue Loss” (Lin, Resnick, Kraut, Ferrucci, and An, 2014), and “Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer’s Disease” (Pichora-Fuller, 2015). These articles were chosen because of their relevance to my topic. Each of these sources gives a reason, and a better understanding, as to why dementia and hearing loss correlate. This is a brand-new understanding
Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. He was the son of Nelle and John Reagan. His father was of Irish Catholic descent and is said to have been a believer, but his mother’s devotion to her Presbyterian faith overpowered the household, and Reagan identified with being Presbyterian his whole life. He attended high school nearby Dixon where he was involved in football, basketball, track, and school plays. In 1926 Reagan began working as a lifeguard at
strategy is the primary tactic or approach used to deliver the message theme. There are three categories of message strategies following cognitive strategies, affective strategies and conative strategies. One article wrote by Evic, U. (2011) explained about advertising appeals can be broadly categorized into fear, sex, humor, music, rationality, emotions and scarcity. The seven appeals can recall in memory of consumer lead to positive attitudes. Clow, K.E. & Baack, D. (2007) stated an executional framework
home. I felt as if I was able to make a difference in patient's lives by being able to connect with them in a way that is only possible by being their nurse. Originally I found interest in the healthcare field after having speech therapy as a young child. I wanted to go into speech pathology when I first looked into the healthcare field. Yet, I soon realized I wanted to be a more prominent member of the healthcare team and nursing was a good fit. A nurse that truly helps her patient is the kind who
Title: Anterograde Amnesia PURPOSE: At the end of my speech, the audience will be able to know the causes and effect of anterograde amnesia as well as the method used to treat anterograde amnesia patient. INTRODUCTION: Do you ever wonder how your life would change if you could not remember your childhood, or if you can't form new memories? Well if you had amnesia, those possibilities might become a reality. There are several types of amnesia but the two most common types are anterograde amnesia