Specific purpose: I want my audience to understand what bulimia is.
             Organizational pattern: Cause-effect
             I. Attention statement: Nearly half of Americans personally know someone with an
             eating disorder such as bulimia, according to a recent survey of 1,264 adults, in the New
             York Times, by Zogby, published Friday July seventh. In addition the poll states that
             college graduates are more likely to know someone with an eating disorder (Zogby).
             II. Orientation phase point: I am going to tell you what is bulimia, signs/side affects and
             Adaptation: Bulimia is an eating disorder in which a person eats an abnormally large
             amount of food (which is a binge), and then tries to prevent the weight gain by purging.
             Some examples of purging are: vomiting (most common), waterpills, laxatives, fasting or
             even excessive exercising. According to the 1990 book, titled Eating Habits and
             Disorders, written by Rachel Epstein.
             Credibility : Bulimia is difficult to detect in someone you know. This is because many of
             the bulimic's remain at normal body weight or even above normal weight. This is due to
             their frequent binges on food. Binges can range from one or two times a week to many
             Enumerated preview: My object today is for you to understand bulimia and to be able for
             you to receive information that could maybe help you out some day. First I will tell you
             the causes, then the signs/side affects, and treatments.
             Transitions: To begin with I would like to tell you that there are many factors that
             contribute to bulimia but the exact cause is unknown.
             III. Suffers of bulimia binge and purge for a variety of reasons.
             A. Bulimia usually starts in the teen or early adult years and is far more common
             in females than in males. The illness may be constant or it may get better and
             worse over a period of many years. Usually bingeing alternates with periods of
             normal eating andor f...