Most jobs today include some form of public speaking.

When a speaker starts the speech by asking the audience, “Do you know how many people died this year from drinking? Let me give you some numbers.”  What kind of attention catcher is the speaker using?

Students are encouraged to show all thier work.  A tax credit of $500 for a person in a 24 percent tax bracket would reduce a person’s taxes owed by: A tax deduction of $500 for a person in a 24 percent tax bracket would reduce a person’s taxes owed by:  Explain the difference between a tax credit and a tax deduction. If you had the option between a $500 tax credit and a $500 tax deduction, which would you choose and why? 

You should write your intro and conclusion out completely on your notecards to help ensure you have included all elements.

A speaker should strive to sound conversant when delivering a speech.

Rewrite the selection structure (marked with the rectangle) in the Java program at the left side, using a SWITCH. You don’t need to type the entire program in the answer box. In the textbox below, just rewrite the rectangled part into a SWITCH block. The SWITCH block should do the exactly same job like the given IF-ELSE codes here.  If you declare any variables, name convention is still required. Indentation and spacing are suggested (not required) for a better readability of your codes. 

Which of the following is a hole through which nerves and blood vessels can pass through?

The movement in which one end of an appendage remains relatively stationary while the other end makes a circular motion is

A network of stitches which cross the borders of a cavity or excision to anchor fillers and to sustain tissues in their proper position

Choose one of the topics below, and compose a five-paragraph essay of 350-400 words. The topics are written as thesis statements. You may use the thesis statements below in your essay exactly as they are worded.  You will have some short paragraphs, but I understand that because of the word count. Don’t give yourself too much to proofread – stay on the low end of the word count. Don’t worry about triple spacing or double spacing since you are using the text box.  People get on my nerves when they ____, _____, and _____. Three good reasons to have children are ____, _____, and _____. ____, _____, and _____ show that someone is a mature adult.  Three bad things that happened to me this semester were ____, _____, and _____. Three good things that happened to me this semester were ____, _____, and _____. Three vacations I would like to take are ____, _____, and _____. Three of my best vacations have been ____, _____, and _____. Teachers need to understand that ____, _____, and _____.  Three responsibilities of students are ____, _____, and _____. A good teacher will ____, _____, and _____. A good student will ____, _____, and _____.    350-400 words total word count for the essay– Suggested word counts:    Introduction + three-point thesis: 60-80 words   Body Paragraph 1 with topic sentence and closing sentence: 85-95 words    Body Paragraph 2 with topic sentence and closing sentence: 85-95 words    Body Paragraph 3 with topic sentence and closing sentence: 85-95 words    Conclusion: 30-40 words    Other requirements:    MLA heading    John Smith   Pendergrass   ENG0123   12 February 2019   Don’t worry about triple spacing or double spacing since you are using the text box.  Indent paragraphs.   Meet the word count. I do not recommend going over the word count.    Write on one of the provided topics.  No use of any of the form of the word “you” except in direct quotes.   I, me, my, myself, we, us, ourselves – all of these are fine.   No contractions: Write I am instead of I’m.