...SPEECH As of 2013, there are currently more guns than people in the United States. For every 100 people in the United States, there are 112.6 guns whereas the second most guns per capita is Cyprus with 69.7 guns for every 100 people. Gun control laws may apply to the restrictions or regulations of firearms, whether it be to remove firearms completely, making it harder to acquire them, or by enforcing stricter background checks on the customers who are looking to purchase firearms. The controversy surrounding gun control laws some believe that stricter laws would reduce the amount of deaths and crimes whereas others believe that stricter gun control laws violate the second amendment and prevent them from being able to defend themselves. However, stricter gun laws such as regulations and restrictions, as well as stricter background checks on purchasers of firearms must be enforced so that future generations can live in safety and can walk the streets without living in worry and fear. According to The Washington Post, there were an estimated 357 million guns in 2013...
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...amount of people in sorrow. With more gun control in America, we can get rid of the outdated laws surrounding firearm usage and ownership, protect the future of the country, and enhance safety in communities. Good morning/afternoon Mr. Beauregard and 9C. With thousands of deaths each year solely from guns, doesn’t that tell you anything? The necessity of gun control...
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...Cierra Stewart Audience Analysis #2 1. What is the thesis/main argument of your speech, and what do you want your audience to do after listening to your speech? * Guns are one of the most popular and effect defensive mechanism. I do not except the United States to completely eliminate guns because that will only allow people to break the law. It is a legal right as a citizen to bear arms. However, I do believe that stricter gun regulations, laws and accurate licensing can promote a safety environment, decrease crime and save the life of people. When people are done listening to my persuasive speech on gun control, I want them get a thrall background check to ensure as a citizen, they are equipped to carry a firearm. I want them to adhere good training of a gun and seek understanding on how to properly use one. If need be, maybe go to 4 to 8 week course on gun control and safety. I want my audience to seek help if they are amongst the few people that use guns as a weapon instead of a self-defense tool. Those that have a gun invest in a safe storage and trigger lock if they have not already to ensure safety. 2. What characteristics, beliefs, attitudes, or values of the audience are significant to consider when persuading them on this issue? * While trying to persuade someone that stricter law regulations, laws and licensing of gun control can guarantee that individual’s environment is nonviolent, crime is decreased and lives are saved; I would have to adhere...
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...TYPICAL SAMPLE PERSUASIVE SPEECH TOPICS 1. abortion 21. drunk driving 2. adoption of children 22. hunger in America 3. cruelty to animals 23. inflation 4. air pollution 24. invasion of privacy 5. air safety 25. juvenile felonies 6. death penalty 26. legalization of drinking at 18 7. Alaskan pipeline 27. prostitution 8. amnesty 28. energy crisis 9. animal shelters 29. euthanasia 10. apartheid 30. reverse discrimination 11. death with dignity 31. sex education 12. auto theft 32. taxes 13. capital punishment 33. gun control 14. care for elderly 34. nuclear waste 15. child abuse 35. ocean pollution 16. cloning 36. oil drilling 17. corruption in public office 37. organ transplants 18. cosmetic surgery 38. unemployment 19. defense budget 39. recycling 20. disarmament 40. pornography EXAMPLES OF CREATIVE PERSUASIVE SPEECH TOPICS 1. I deserve an A on this speech 2. Pete Rose is a Hall of Famer 3. Hooters is a family restaurant 4. David Archuleta should have won American Idol 5. Drink Milk 6. Maxie and Spinelli (General Hospital) belong together 7. Bring Back Crispy M&M’s 8. Change RCC’s priority registration Please come up with a creative topic so I can add it to this list in the future!!! A SPEECH TO PERSUADE (assignment) Speeches to persuade seek...
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...(Persuasive speech: Gun Law Should Be Revoked) By: David Mikombo Submitted To: Professor Keondra Mitchell In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Business Communications Management 3030-801 Online September 12, 2015 As a native African, growing up I always dreamed of coming to America that was the dream that my brothers, my friends and I had. Watching the movies and dreaming of living the American Dream, we were told that America is the best country in the world, the land of opportunities. There is no country like America “Uncle Sam Needs You”, yes my childhood was just filled with the hopes that one day I’d make it to the greatest nation/ empire on the planet. I was told the crime rates and killings were very low and I liked the sound of that. In 2007 God Almighty opened up a way for my family and I to come to America and now that was what you call a dream come true for me. Greetings to you all my name is David Mikombo that was just a background for you all to understand my feelings as to why the “Gun Law” should be revoked. On April 16, 2007, a Virginia Tech student named Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people, in total he gunned down 56 before he took his own life (thinkprogress.org). On November 5, 2009, Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood army base in Texas, fired killing 13 people and wounded 29 (thinkprogress.org). On August 3, 2010, Omar S. Thornton opened fire at a beer distributor in Manchester, Connecticut...
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...Debate Paper: Gun Ownership versus Gun Prohibition Mark Mitchell XBCOM-275 April 27, 2014 Daniel Anderson Debate Paper: Gun Ownership versus Gun Prohibition Gun control (prohibition) is one of those matters on which practically every person has a view and those views are deeply maintained. Whether a person is pro-gun or anti-gun is based on each's opinion and are repeatedly established not on real details but rather on crude passions driven by extensively broadcasted distortions regarding the use and misuse of guns. Additionally, most people have the same opinion that gun-related injuries or death of unintended person should by no means tolerated, although there is a wide range of opinions on what the course of action to take in an attempt to obtain a proper solution. So in the interest of clarifying this subject of which is right and proper, whether it is the Private ownership of guns or the prohibitions of guns (or if the answer lies somewhere in the middle) is truly right for the country; enter the debate. As to reasons in support of pro-guns ownership for private citizens, comes from one of the founding fathers Thomas Jefferson (n.d.) who eloquently stated “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." He also said," No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” This belief was not his alone but that of all the founding fathers. This belief was so...
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...Persuasive Speech Ideas Having problems coming up with a topic? Here are a few questions to ask yourself for inspiration. Remember that your topic should be something important to you. This is not a complete list of ideas! Be creative and let your interests guide you. 1. Should marijuana be legalized? 2. Should instructors teach morality? 3. Should college athletes be paid? 4. Is affirmative action fair? 5. Should the Greek system remain on college campuses? 6. Are professional athletes overpaid? 7. Do you support recreational hunting? 8. Do you believe in euthanasia? 9. Should sex education be left to parents? 10. Should knowingly transmitting an STD be punishable by law? 11. Should condoms be given out at school? 12. Should RU-486 be allowed in the U.S.? 13. Should gay marriage be legal? 14. Do you believe in gun control? 15. Should there be regulation of the internet? 16. Do video games instill violent behavior? 17. Do you approve of capital punishment? 18. Should the current drinking age be lowered (or raised)? 19. Are mandatory attendance policies justified in college classrooms? 20. Should cell phone use be banned in vehicles? ... restricted in public places? 21. Do you believe that intelligent life exists on other worlds? 22. Should evolution be taught in schools? 23. Is affirmative action still needed in the workplace? 24. Should you become an organ donor? 25. Does...
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...Final Project: Persuasive Research Paper ENG102 March 30, 2014 The finality of misuse of a firearm sometimes ends up in catastrophic injury or death which pulls at the heart strings of almost all Americans. Many choose to use them for sport or recreation while others use them as a way of furthering their criminal actions. In turn there are many that feel it is their legally protected right to own firearms and enjoy their recreational uses. Due to the multiple conflicting arguments for and against the owning of guns many turn to powers above themselves such as the government to regulate gun use. When a cause that is so vast in the distance between its’ opposing sides we must ponder, does legislation for or against gun control really obtain its intended effect. In a literal sense, gun control and legislation does not have enough effect on overall crime rate to be the number one focus in the reduction of crime. The debate on gun control is an ongoing battle which has continued to span many decades. Some feel they need more gun laws to protect us while others feel that they need more guns in our possession to protect us. There has been very limited data available to determine whether gun laws or guns themselves that positively impact crime statistics. There is a school of thought that states that have passed conceal to carry laws would lower crime rates. Over the last twenty years there have been 10 states to pass new CCW laws. Oddly enough the intended overall impact...
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...Persuasive Speech Ideas These penguins are persuading their friends to take a dip in the cool water... but you can persuade our class on any of the following ideas or come up with one of your own. Remember these are broad topics so make sure you narrow your area and choose your side so that you can properly defend your position. Also I NEVER censor speech topics HOWEVER keep in mind I want the ideas fresh, some topics are very OVER DONE - for example: "smoking is bad for you" - no kidding I think we would all agree with that. "everyone should go to college" - DUH you are preaching to the choir. "std's are bad you should protect yourself" - well there is a new idea. "drinking and driving could kill you or someone you love" - again no one would argue with that logic. So if you are going to pick a topic make sure you approach it in a fresh and exciting way - for example: "Barbie is a good role model" "Smoking Cigarettes are bad for you, so smoke cigars!" 1. same sex marriage 2. adoption 3. heaven and hell (careful to not preach to your audience) 4. abortion (overdone) 5. TV violence 6. gun control (overdone) 7. TV ratings 8. internet 9. profiling 10. Vietnam 11. immigrant laws 12. exercise 13. Ford vehicles 14. cloning 15. breast feeding 16. bilingual education 17. voting 18. red light cameras 19. salary caps for...
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...Do we hav freedom ? * You could say that there is more Freedom of speech, because in the US you can say ANYTHING while in many European countries hate speech is forbidden. That's a question of personal opinion, personally I prefer when hate speech is forbidden, I don't think Freedom of speech's role is to protect racist/xenophobic/homophobic pigs. Americans also have the "freedom" to own guns (though it isn't completely forbidden in other Western countries, just less easy), but this "freedom" is considered barbaric in most of the Western world and is even seen as a threat towards the freedom of others. The fact that it leads to high crime rates doesn't help. For some reason, Americans often seem to associate "Freedom" with guns and most Westerners don't understand that. Freedom of Religion is VERY different among "free" countries. Issues linked to Religion are also treated very differently. "Red Rover", the American Bill of Rights is far, really far from being alone. For example, the slightly older French "Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" is generally considered as the reference for Human Rights. As for the religious aspect of the American Bill or Rights, claiming it's a good thing is a matter of personnal opinion. That and its lack of universalism (it's only about American citizens) are probably the reason the "French" Bill of Rights is considered the reference. You (like other answerers) also seem to think that Democracy (and...
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...trends. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A guide to analysing views journalism Part 1 – characterising arguments by reference to the how they are justified and supported In the first section of these notes we are going to look in a bit more detail at how supporting argumentation (justifications) works to justify primary claims. This material was dealt with in previous tutes and lectures but now we go into more depth – specifically extending the discussion to consider the nature of the warrants which are typically associated with the different types of justification. By attending to warrants in this way it becomes possible to provide telling insights into the author’s persuasive style and into the value system or worldview which is taken for granted...
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...A BRIEF CONTENTS PART 1 • GETTING STARTED 1. Becoming a Public Speaker 2. From A to Z: Overview of a Speech 3. Managing Speech Anxiety 4. Ethical Public Speaking 5. Listeners and Speakers 1 2 8 1 4 23 30 PART 2 • DEVELOPMENT 6. Analyzing the Audience 7. Selecting a Topic and Purpose 8. Developing Supporting Material 9. Locating Supporting Material 10. Doing Effective Internet Research 1 Citing Sources in Your Speech 1. 36 37 49 57 64 73 83 PART 3 • ORGANIZATION 1 Organizing the Speech 2. 1 Selecting an Organizational Pattern 3. 1 Outlining the Speech 4. 92 93 103 1 10 PART 4 • STARTING, FINISHING, AND STYLING 15. Developing the Introduction and Conclusion 16. Using Language 1 22 1 23 1 31 PART 5 • DELIVERY 1 Choosing a Method of Delivery 7. 18. Controlling the Voice 19. Using the Body 1 39 1 40 1 44 1 48 PART 6 • PRESENTATION AIDS 20. Types of Presentation Aids 21. Designing Presentation Aids 22. A Brief Guide to Microsoft PowerPoint 154 155 161 164 PART 7 • TYPES OF SPEECHES 23. Informative Speaking 24. Persuasive Speaking 25. Speaking on Special Occasions 1 74 1 75 188 21 7 PART 8 • THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND 230 26. Typical Classroom Presentation Formats 27. Science and Mathematics Courses 28. Technical Courses 29. Social Science Courses 30. Arts and Humanities Courses 31. Education Courses 32. Nursing and Allied Health Courses 33. Business Courses and Business Presentations 34. Presenting in Teams 35. Communicating in Groups 231 236 240 243 246 248 25 1 253 258...
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...University of La Verne Point Mugu, California Martin Luther King Jr. A paper prepared for Leadership in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Bachelors of Arts in Organizational Management February 11, 2011 Instructor: Mr. Stadler Chapter One Introduction The leader I have chosen to analyze is Martin Luther King Jr. He is someone I find as a fascinating leader and changed the lives of million worldwide. He was known as the moral leader of the United States and was born January 15 1929 at Atlanta, Georgia. Jacqueline L. Harris coauthor of marching to freedom provides a detailed concise biography and introduction to our moral leader Martin Luther King Jr. His father was the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. As a member of a black middle-income family, young Martin never felt the pinch of poverty. But his family could not protect him from the cruelties of racism. As Martin grew up, he kept his mother's words in mind: "You are as good as anyone." King earned degrees from Morehouse College in Atlanta and Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. He then went to Boston University, where he earned a doctorate. In Boston he met Coretta Scott. They married in 1953 and settled in Montgomery, Alabama, where King had been appointed pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Not long after King arrived in Montgomery, he was asked to lead a black boycott of the city buses. The black people of Montgomery had decided that they would not...
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...Guns, Germs and Steel Page 1 GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL: The Fates of Human Societies By Jared Diamond, 1997 About the Author: Jared Diamond is a professor of physiology at UCLA School of Medicine. He is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and was awarded a 1999 National Medal of Science. He is also the author of The Third Chimpanzee. SUMMARY The book asks and attempts to answer the question, once humankind spread throughout the world, why did different populations in different locations have such different histories? The modern world has been shaped by conquest, epidemics, and genocide, the ingredients of which arose first in Eurasia. The book’s premise is that those ingredients required the development of agriculture. Agriculture also arose first in Eurasia, not because Eurasians were superior in any way to people of other continents, but because of a unique combination of naturally occurring advantages, including more and more suitable wild crops and animals to domesticate, a larger land mass with fewer barriers to the spread of people, crops, and technology, and an east-west axis which meant that climate was similar across the region. The book is well written and contains not only information about the history of cultures around the world, but excellent descriptions of the scientific methodologies used to study them, from how archeologists study the origin of agriculture to how writing evolved to how linguistics can trace the movements of peoples across huge geographic...
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...MASS MEDIA EFFECTS In partial fulfillment of the requirements of Theories of Communication (LAC 701) A paper prepared by Group Four John Fasisi (91817) Kalim Gazal (136615) Moyofade Ipadeola (95580) Nwachukwu Egbunike (147181) Oluwaseun Oti (168137) Seyi Bodunde (168139) Victor Eze (167521) And submitted to: Professor F. A. Adesanoye Department of Communication and Language Arts Faculty of Arts University of Ibadan November 27, 2012 ABSTRACT This literature-driven study examined mass media effects. The work peered into the history of the ‘powerful media’. An in-depth review of relevant theories of mass media effects was analyzed. Findings pointed towards both positive and negative impacts of mass media. However, there was no empirical evidence to substantiate a direct cause and effect relationship of mass media messages with the actions of the consumer of the information. Consequently we can only assert that the mass media impacts on society but does not necessarily have an effect since other factors also influence people other than information consumed from the media. As such, this study asserts that the mass media influences public opinion but does not necessarily cause it. Key words: powerful media, mass media effects, theories of mass media effects, impact of media messages INTRODUCTION The mass media involve organisations that are responsible for the dissemination of information to a large number of people. Basically, the mass media...
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