that can’t easily be answered‚ but‚ with rising political tensions‚ need to be. When imaging the type of person who would be invited to speak at colleges‚ most would picture a professional‚ knowledgeable in their studies‚ and able to back up their opinions with facts. This‚ unfortunately‚ is not always the case. More and more speakers invited to campuses now are individuals who are focused on spreading hateful ideas that result in the alienation of student groups and cause a disruption to the learning
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Orlando Valdes Public Speaking Ms. Bowen Banning Smoking in Public Places Speech Have you ever come home with the stench of smoke just protruding from your clothes? Have you ever coughed and choked as you inhaled a cloud of smoke as a group of immature smokers passed by? If you have‚ then you would agree that neither one of these experiences is very pleasant‚ and could have been avoided if smoking was banned in public places. Everyone knows that smoking is not the healthiest activity for your
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of the Problem Sexual assault occurs on every college campus. It does not matter if the institution is public or private‚ have a higher or small number of students‚ co-ed or same sex‚ urban or rural; students can become a victim of sexual assault at any school. Men can be victims of a women rapist or a male rapist. Women can be victims of a female or male rapists. While‚ sexual assault can happen to anyone. College campuses can be a place that foster sexual assaults. Although sexual
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Matthew Parker Sociology 310 Research Paper David Mickey-Pabello Introduction: College students’ alcohol consumption has been an area of concern for universities for quite some time now. The purpose of my research is to examine the different motivations behind alcohol consumption among undergraduate students at the University of Michigan in comparison to Division 1 athletes also enrolled at Michigan. I seek to find if the stresses of balancing academics and athletics‚ pressure to perform
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Abuse of Drugs on College Campuses Today on college campuses‚ it is not possible to make it through college without knowing someone who has at least tried a prescription drug or recreational drug for either party uses‚ to help them study and keep up in school‚ or simply to help them get by day-to-day. Maybe you have tried them yourself? College students all across the nation are abusing substances such as Adderall‚ Vicodin‚ Oxycontin‚ marijuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ etc. Those students who drink alcohol
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rise of school shootings on college campuses‚ debates on whether guns should be allowed on college campuses or not have started. Students should be allowed to carry guns on college campuses because people should have the right to self-defense wherever they may be‚ gun-free zones only protect killers since the laws ensure they will face no resistance‚ and merely the appearance of a firearm dissuades an attacker. The first reason why guns should be allowed on college campuses is people have the right
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Will allowing guns on college campuses make them safer? 1. Introduction a. Thesis: Allowing guns on college campuses doesn’t make them safer but will increase crimes and violence but allowing students to carry guns could reduce sexual assaults. 2. Body a. Carrying guns increases crimes. According to an article by Evan DeFilippis (2014) “Campus Gun Control works”‚ Two legal scholars‚ Ian Ayres and John Donohue‚ further studied Lott’s results and discovered that his data contain many coding and econometric
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the beautiful college campuses they are in awe of the wonderful academics and amazing atmosphere‚ but little do they think of this hidden issue. Everyone knows a girl who will enter one of these universities whether it is a daughter‚ a friend‚ a niece‚ a sister‚ or even a cousin. Therefore‚ every single person should have an interest in this proposal. Of the women who will enter college one in every five will get sexually assaulted during their four years of college‚ and the colleges are failing them
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about rape on college campuses? I’m pretty sure that first that comes to everyone’s mind is education. I don’t know about other schools‚ but UMass Amherst make students take a mini course about sexual assaults‚ rape‚ drinking and another stuff‚ which I think it’s a great idea from them because in some way it helps a lot.
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Costa College The rape of women has been an issue for many centuries and the incidences of rapes continues to increase. However‚ people seem to have this mental vignette of a stranger attacking a woman in an alley or while she’s walking alone. Although this scenario is capable of occurring and has been experienced by some women‚ the majority of rape cases are acquaintance rapes – in which the female knows her attacker. And a majority of acquaintance rapes take place on college campuses. There’s
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