For a Ten-Minute Informative Speech, a Specific Goal on the Topic

question 39

Multiple Choice

For a ten-minute informative speech, a specific goal on the topic of juvenile crime is best written as ________________.

• A) Juvenile Crime: A Disgrace
• B) What are the causes of juvenile crime?
• C) To persuade you that juvenile crime is decreasing
• D) I want my audience to understand the causes of juvenile crime

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Definitions:

Calcitonin

A hormone produced by the thyroid gland that lowers blood calcium levels by activating osteoblasts.

Thyroid Gland

An endocrine gland, consisting of irregularly spheroid follicles, lying in front and to the sides of the upper part of the trachea, in a horseshoe shape, with two lateral lobes connected by a narrow central portion, the isthmus; occasionally an elongated offshoot, the pyramidal lobe, passes upward from the isthmus in front of the trachea. It is supplied by branches from the external carotid and subclavian arteries, and its nerves are derived from the middle cervical and cervicothoracic ganglia of the sympathetic system. It secretes thyroid hormone and calcitonin.

Steroidal

Relating to or characterized by the presence of steroids, which are a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure.

Cell Membrane

The outer limit of a cell that is thin and selectively permeable. It controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.