1. My subject for my persuasive speech is safety precautions on the Golden Gate Bridge. I believe my topic is controversial. I am strongly in favor of there being more safety precautions installed to help avoid the number of jumpers from the Golden Gate Bridge‚ because the bridge is one of the most common suicide spots in the world. 2. I am interested in this topic because of the New York Times article I read in my senior literature class and I visited this sight over the summer. It is important
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College Campus Safety 1 . Running head: COLLEGE CAMPUS SAFETY & SHOOTINGS College Campuses Safety and Shootings‚ Are We Secure While Learning Nadia Clark Troy University College Campus Safety 2 Date rapes‚ hate crimes and theft have become an apparent concern on college campuses. The most disturbing crime on a college campus is a school shooting. Being a victim of any crime is the last thing any student or parent thinks of when choosing a college or university. The possibilities of danger
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Free speech is one of the most controversial and confusing of the amendments. Throw it into a college campus setting and it’s an extremely complex matter‚ especially when “Hate Speech” is involved. Many people have different views and definitions on what hate speech in tales‚ for instance in “Hate Speech on Campus”‚ Joseph S. Tuman‚ defines it as “Written or spoken words directed towards a particular group (typically although not exclusively a minority group) with the purpose or effect of verbally
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Concealed Weapons and Campus Safety Prepared For: Professor --- WRT202.101 York College of PA Prepared By: TygaStyle‚ Student WRT202.101 York College of PA 2 August 2012 Introduction On April 16‚ 2007‚ Seung Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people and wounded 17 others on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University‚ Blacksburg‚ VA in two separate attacks about two hours apart (Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech‚ 2007; Worth‚ 2008). Those shots were heard around the
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What conditions must apply before an area can be considered safe? A safe area according to the definition from the Encarta is summed up as an area where one can find refuge and safety‚ while living in security‚ (Encarta. 2007). Would you consider the Ryerson Campus area to be safe? This depends on a certain individual ’s bias which is based on the gender and age of that individual. Another factor that comes in to play is the time of day you are viewing the area‚ different opinions may be generated
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Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. Early Americans enjoyed great freedom of speech compared to citizens of other nations. This strength was achieved through the exercise of the First Amendment right to freedom of expression. The right of free speech is held by all of us. Any attempt to limit that freedom for some‚ including the bigot who expresses prejudiced‚ wrong‚ and hateful opinions‚ risks limiting that freedom for all of us. The U.S. Constitution says that we
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Sample Persuasive Speech Self-Defense on Campus Speech Commentary Rebecca Hanson You’re tired; you’re hungry. You’ve just spent a long day at College Library and you can’t wait to get back to your room. Glancing outside‚ you remember how quickly it becomes dark. You don’t think much of it‚ though‚ as you bundle up and head out into the gusty wind. Not until you spy the shadows on the sidewalk or hear the leaves rustling beside you do you wish you weren’t alone. You walk quickly‚ trying to
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Persuasive Speech Tips and Topics How to write a persuasive speech © Naomi Rockler-Gladen Feb 1‚ 2007 1. Find an appropriate and interesting persuasive speech topic. For many students‚ this is one of the most difficult parts of writing a persuasive speech. 2. Know your audience well. To be persuasive‚ you absolutely must identify with your audience and make your audience identify with you. This is so important‚ and yet many speakers don’t try. Who are the members of your audience? What
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Guns on Campus On April 16 of 2007‚ a man named Cho Seung-Hui entered the campus of Virginia Tech University. He walked around the school carrying a gun. Seung-Hui shot and killed 2 students in their dorm room. Within two hours later‚ he had shot classrooms full of students. 30 more young adults’ lives were taken that day. Cho also took his own life after the shooting. Later we would refer to this as the Virginia Tech Massacre (source # 5). Tragedies like this are sparking controversial conversations
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Freedom of speech is a cornerstone for American politics and the United states in general. However‚ people may want this freedom to be restricted due to the fact that this freedom also applies to people that want to spread hate or use their freedom just to make people feel unwelcome in their own community. The question of should freedom of speech be limited on college campuses is an argument that has been around for a very long time but has caught the eye of the media again due to very large protests
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