so i just want to see if you guys can help me organize my thoughts

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Rokiss12

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hey its kate again...
i dont know if you all get annoyed when 10 year olds come on here asking for help with their science essay...but i do.
and no im going to be extremely hypocritical and ask for some help on my english essay.
well i dont exactly need help.
i'll just explain...the assignment is, is to write a 2 page speech on an issue we feel strongly about. i definitly want to write about CF or CFRD or something related to genetic diseases. But im not quite sure where to start. Gene therapy? depression? respitory/physical therapy? how to get to a cure? fund raising?

hm... i guess im just looking for someone else's opinion, but i know my friends can't help because they dont know what its like to have CF.
any help would be much appriciated.
thank you <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Rokiss12

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hey its kate again...
i dont know if you all get annoyed when 10 year olds come on here asking for help with their science essay...but i do.
and no im going to be extremely hypocritical and ask for some help on my english essay.
well i dont exactly need help.
i'll just explain...the assignment is, is to write a 2 page speech on an issue we feel strongly about. i definitly want to write about CF or CFRD or something related to genetic diseases. But im not quite sure where to start. Gene therapy? depression? respitory/physical therapy? how to get to a cure? fund raising?

hm... i guess im just looking for someone else's opinion, but i know my friends can't help because they dont know what its like to have CF.
any help would be much appriciated.
thank you <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Rokiss12

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hey its kate again...
i dont know if you all get annoyed when 10 year olds come on here asking for help with their science essay...but i do.
and no im going to be extremely hypocritical and ask for some help on my english essay.
well i dont exactly need help.
i'll just explain...the assignment is, is to write a 2 page speech on an issue we feel strongly about. i definitly want to write about CF or CFRD or something related to genetic diseases. But im not quite sure where to start. Gene therapy? depression? respitory/physical therapy? how to get to a cure? fund raising?

hm... i guess im just looking for someone else's opinion, but i know my friends can't help because they dont know what its like to have CF.
any help would be much appriciated.
thank you <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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kybert

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what about awareness? i know a lot of people feel strongly on that because thats where we are really hard done by.
 
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kybert

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what about awareness? i know a lot of people feel strongly on that because thats where we are really hard done by.
 
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kybert

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what about awareness? i know a lot of people feel strongly on that because thats where we are really hard done by.
 
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Rokiss12

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i've definitly thought about that...
im not a very good writer to start with so...
its hard for me to understand how to start it and what i should argue and how to back it up i guess.
it just seems so much easier to pick the war, or gay rights, because it on the news all the time.
i want to make a point with my speech, but at the same time, i jsut want to get it done.

oh highschool... hehe
 
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Rokiss12

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i've definitly thought about that...
im not a very good writer to start with so...
its hard for me to understand how to start it and what i should argue and how to back it up i guess.
it just seems so much easier to pick the war, or gay rights, because it on the news all the time.
i want to make a point with my speech, but at the same time, i jsut want to get it done.

oh highschool... hehe
 
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Rokiss12

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i've definitly thought about that...
im not a very good writer to start with so...
its hard for me to understand how to start it and what i should argue and how to back it up i guess.
it just seems so much easier to pick the war, or gay rights, because it on the news all the time.
i want to make a point with my speech, but at the same time, i jsut want to get it done.

oh highschool... hehe
 
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Scottius

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2 pages is quite a short speech so you might have to focus on one or two aspects. Seeing as the topic is something you feel strongly about (as well as being an English essay and not a science essay) I would focus on how it affects your life or others' lives directly, and less on scientific specifics. Perhaps discuss how it has affected your day-to-day living, your long-term goals, your relationship with others and/or your hopes about how to live with it (or be free of it!) in the future. Give some general background, but if you keep it tied to your personal experience, I think it will be a more powerful speech. This is all just my rambling, so take it with a grain of salt!
 
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Scottius

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2 pages is quite a short speech so you might have to focus on one or two aspects. Seeing as the topic is something you feel strongly about (as well as being an English essay and not a science essay) I would focus on how it affects your life or others' lives directly, and less on scientific specifics. Perhaps discuss how it has affected your day-to-day living, your long-term goals, your relationship with others and/or your hopes about how to live with it (or be free of it!) in the future. Give some general background, but if you keep it tied to your personal experience, I think it will be a more powerful speech. This is all just my rambling, so take it with a grain of salt!
 
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Scottius

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2 pages is quite a short speech so you might have to focus on one or two aspects. Seeing as the topic is something you feel strongly about (as well as being an English essay and not a science essay) I would focus on how it affects your life or others' lives directly, and less on scientific specifics. Perhaps discuss how it has affected your day-to-day living, your long-term goals, your relationship with others and/or your hopes about how to live with it (or be free of it!) in the future. Give some general background, but if you keep it tied to your personal experience, I think it will be a more powerful speech. This is all just my rambling, so take it with a grain of salt!
 
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kybert

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hmm well, i wouldnt actually know how to start it off either lol. i was horrible at essays. someone heeeeelp.
 
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kybert

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hmm well, i wouldnt actually know how to start it off either lol. i was horrible at essays. someone heeeeelp.
 
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kybert

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hmm well, i wouldnt actually know how to start it off either lol. i was horrible at essays. someone heeeeelp.
 
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EnergyGal

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If nobody in your class knows you have CF, You can do something creative and start out telling others about CF and how it affects your close friend (you being the close friend but do not disclose this right away) tell them about how she grew up and what treatments you had to go through and why. Tell them about your friends aspirations and talk about CF on the horizon and they are soon going to control the illness. Toward the end of the speech tell them that your close friend is you. So you can really grab them toward the end. That is one way you can approach it. Giving facts are important along with a persons life and background might make for an interesting presentation. An important statement to address would be that this disease affects everyone so differently.
 
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EnergyGal

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If nobody in your class knows you have CF, You can do something creative and start out telling others about CF and how it affects your close friend (you being the close friend but do not disclose this right away) tell them about how she grew up and what treatments you had to go through and why. Tell them about your friends aspirations and talk about CF on the horizon and they are soon going to control the illness. Toward the end of the speech tell them that your close friend is you. So you can really grab them toward the end. That is one way you can approach it. Giving facts are important along with a persons life and background might make for an interesting presentation. An important statement to address would be that this disease affects everyone so differently.
 
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EnergyGal

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If nobody in your class knows you have CF, You can do something creative and start out telling others about CF and how it affects your close friend (you being the close friend but do not disclose this right away) tell them about how she grew up and what treatments you had to go through and why. Tell them about your friends aspirations and talk about CF on the horizon and they are soon going to control the illness. Toward the end of the speech tell them that your close friend is you. So you can really grab them toward the end. That is one way you can approach it. Giving facts are important along with a persons life and background might make for an interesting presentation. An important statement to address would be that this disease affects everyone so differently.
 
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coltsfan715

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That is a good question Kate. I did several reoprts and essays on CF when I was in high school too. It was easy for me to get the info so that was the main reason I chose it as a topic so often.

I agree with Kylie about awareness being such a big thing. Awareness can cross over into fundraising, research, finding a cure, therapies, other CF related problems and so on.

I always had a hard time starting a paper out too - but once I got started it just seemed to flow. If you wanted to go the route of awareness you could maybe do something like start out giving stats - like every year x number of kids are born with this disease, this disease can affect blah, blah and blah, x number of people are carriers for this recessive disease and don't many don't even know it. It is the number one killer of causcasian children and so on. Then just ask a general question about the disease - like do you know what disease I am talking about? or something along those lines that sounds better. Then say Cystic Fibrosis. Then from there you could go into a little on how CF can affect your body, maybe a little about national/government funding for CF - if there is any (I don't know) and funding that comes from the CF Foundation or foundations like the Boomer Esiason Foundation. You could do a paragraph on therapies and how the money raised helps to find new therapies and meds for people with CF. Then from there you could mention people that have CF - like Boomer Esiason's son Gunner, Celine Dion's neice that passed away when she was 16, Tammy Cochran (country singer) who had 2 brothers pass from CF. Then you could give stats on how many adults are living with CF and how many kids (18 and under) are living with CF to kind of put into perspective. If you want to mention you have CF you can - or you could leave it open ended and just say - I happen to know that we all go to school with someone that has CF - so whether you know it or not you know someone with this disease.

If you are going to raise awareness and make people care making it personal is the best way to go. Giving someone an actual physical thing they can look at and say that person has CF can go a long way.

Well I went on much longer than I thought I would. Take Care and good luck with your paper. I hope you are able to get the ball rolling soon and I am sure it will come easy once you get started.

Take Care,
Lindsey
 
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coltsfan715

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That is a good question Kate. I did several reoprts and essays on CF when I was in high school too. It was easy for me to get the info so that was the main reason I chose it as a topic so often.

I agree with Kylie about awareness being such a big thing. Awareness can cross over into fundraising, research, finding a cure, therapies, other CF related problems and so on.

I always had a hard time starting a paper out too - but once I got started it just seemed to flow. If you wanted to go the route of awareness you could maybe do something like start out giving stats - like every year x number of kids are born with this disease, this disease can affect blah, blah and blah, x number of people are carriers for this recessive disease and don't many don't even know it. It is the number one killer of causcasian children and so on. Then just ask a general question about the disease - like do you know what disease I am talking about? or something along those lines that sounds better. Then say Cystic Fibrosis. Then from there you could go into a little on how CF can affect your body, maybe a little about national/government funding for CF - if there is any (I don't know) and funding that comes from the CF Foundation or foundations like the Boomer Esiason Foundation. You could do a paragraph on therapies and how the money raised helps to find new therapies and meds for people with CF. Then from there you could mention people that have CF - like Boomer Esiason's son Gunner, Celine Dion's neice that passed away when she was 16, Tammy Cochran (country singer) who had 2 brothers pass from CF. Then you could give stats on how many adults are living with CF and how many kids (18 and under) are living with CF to kind of put into perspective. If you want to mention you have CF you can - or you could leave it open ended and just say - I happen to know that we all go to school with someone that has CF - so whether you know it or not you know someone with this disease.

If you are going to raise awareness and make people care making it personal is the best way to go. Giving someone an actual physical thing they can look at and say that person has CF can go a long way.

Well I went on much longer than I thought I would. Take Care and good luck with your paper. I hope you are able to get the ball rolling soon and I am sure it will come easy once you get started.

Take Care,
Lindsey
 
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