It was just a day like any other. Students go to school‚ adults go to work‚ but that was not the case for Michael.He was found dead at 11.39 a.m at the hostel of the University of Georgia with a blade in hand and a note that said‚ “I couldn’t take it. They were so mean to me online. All those comments‚ hate messages… Is it my fault that I happen to find members of the same sex attractive? I don’t belong to this world anymore. I’m sorry.” Michael Connolly was the top student of his cohort. He was
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3/03/2013 COM 201 Persuasive A Outline Introduction The clip that we just watched was the beginning scene to a Woody Allen film titled Midnight in Paris. It shows many scenic shots of what I consider to be my favorite place‚ the city of Paris. I had the privilege of visiting Paris a few years ago and instantly fell in love. Paris offers a lot of different qualities but one that hit home with me is the artistic beauty that goes into every facet of Parisian life. That is
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School uniforms should not be compulsory. Hi I’m Thalia and I"m here to speak on behalf of students who oppose to wearing school uniforms. I want you all to look at your uniform and think‚ why are you wearing that? What is the purpose? In this day and age‚ school uniforms are completely irrelevant to a students life. They should not be essential in our Australian schools. Uniforms are costly‚ do not help a students education in any way as well as take away a students right for freedom and expression
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Since the early days of the video game industry‚ there have been many controversies related to violence‚ addiction‚ explicit graphics‚ and sexual themes. The misrepresentation of women being one of the many. The Damsel in Distress has become one of the most widely used gender clichés and misrepresentations of women in the history of gaming. As a trope the Damsel in Distress is a plot device in which a female character is placed in a perilous situation from which she cannot escape on her own and
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they will discover the pros and cons of the death penalty. 3. Will they learn something new? We feel that each audience member will take something away from this speech. Each audience member can take different information‚ and it will resonate with each of them differently. Purpose Statement: By the end of our speech the audience will have a better understanding of the death penalty. The audience will be persuaded to either sign a petition to repeal or reject the petition and find the
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What’s the gist of this project? In connection with reading Animal Farm and in order to support our study of rhetorical devices‚ you will write and deliver a 3-4 minute speech to the class that calls your audience to action in stopping some sort of injustice. How should I get started? Your first task is to choose a topic. Identify an injustice you see around you‚ whether at home (i.e. chores‚ curfews)‚ at work (i.e. wages‚ hours‚ management practices)‚ at school (i.e. rules‚ homework
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present world. The Hunger Games is based on a depressing world which we would all hate to live in. Collins brings to our attention some of the problems we have in today’s world such as our obsession with looking perfect‚ how we waste our time‚ and how selfish we are. In our society we waste our time on video games‚ appearance‚ TV and computers while there are people who can barely survive and spend every minute of there day trying to keep their family alive. In the Hunger Games the capitol waste there
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How the video was a good example of a persuasive speech? The video was a good example of a persuasive essay because of its overall structure from attention-getter and visual aid to the conclusion and performance. The speaker began to start his persuasive speech talking about global warming and what we the listener can do to prevent and lower down the devastating effects of Global Warming. The speaker allowed us to know what type of speech is he exactly giving information about and told us a personal
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guide the students toward their dreams. Teaching will be effortless if the teachers have an open-minded with everything because it will help them with different students with different ways of learning. Just like what Rita Pierson said before the video ended that “Every Kid Needs a Champion‚” champions are the teachers and through the connections they made with the students‚ they can create a peaceful
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Researchers‚ parents and educators are all discussing the controversy around violent video games and their influence on kids. The audience seems to be divided into two large groups: one is in favor of restricting or even banning violent video games as they make children (and‚ arguably‚ adults as well) more prone to aggressive behavior‚ like that seen on the screen. Opponents of this view claim that video games do not cause violent behavior in real life and are‚ in fact‚ a safe outlet to natural aggression
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