...DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING SHOULD BE ABOLISHED General Purpose : To inform Specific Purpose : To inform my audience about why death penalty should be abolished Organisational Pattern : Topical Order Central Idea : Drug trafficking is indeed detrimental but it should be abolished because there’s a better alternative to it INTRODUCTION I. A lady folded her new clothes and placed them neatly at the head of her bed. Then, she made a green bean soup while placing her Mcdonald’s burger on the stool. She didn’t eat that night. Instead, she spent the night talking to her friends and singing religious songs. That was how Donggui, a lady from China spent her night before undergoing a death penalty the next day II. Drug trafficking is indeed a heinous crime to commit but it would be unfair to subject the traffickers to a death penalty because there’s a better alternative to it III. I have made a thorough research on drug trafficking and the impact of the imposition of death penalties IV. For this topic, I will elaborate on what drug trafficking is, why death penalty should be abolished and what’s a better alternative to death penalty (Transition : Let me begin with enlightening you with what drug trafficking is) BODY I. What is drug trafficking? A. According to section 2 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, drug trafficking is the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of any dangerous drug without any authority 1. The laws relating...
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...Katrina G. BSIT 2A Informative Speech “Wide-spread used of prohibited drugs lead teenagers to a deteriorated future.” Good Morning. Thanks for the chance that has been given to me. The honorable Ms. Jessel Hernandez and to all the young generation that are present here. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am here in front to inform you about the harmful effects of drugs on our society. Thousands of young mans have wasted their lives because of illegal drugs in our country, Philippines. They were mostly victims of a cruel environment, a broken-home family, of ignorance, of curiosity or particularly of the illegal drugs mafia. According to National Survey on Drug Use and Health it is estimated that around 4 million people in Philippines are illegal drug users – about one in every 50 Filipino. In the capital city of Manila, it is estimated that three out of ten young people are users. A study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) showed that around four percent of illegal drug users in the country are teenagers under 20 years old. Two out of ten users are involved in illegal trafficking. Some teenagers start being involved in producing and trafficking drugs between the ages of 13 and 15. Chairman of the National Institute on Drug Abuse said that the country’s illegal drug users include around 7,000 junior high school students, over 10,000 senior high school students and about 800 elementary school students. There are five commonly used drugs in the Philippines, and these are:...
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...Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: What is Stop Online Piracy Act? Stop Online Piracy Act is a United State bill that is aimed at increasing the ability of United State law to fight online trafficking of counterfeits goods and copyrighted property. Stop Online Privacy Act was introduced by Lamar smith who is a representative in the United States. Therefore, Stop Online Piracy Act targets pirate bay, which are mostly used by individuals for illegal downloads. These pirate bays are mostly the overseas sites such as torrent hub that are frequently accessed by most individuals. Stop Online Piracy Act has various provisions (Crothers, 2012). Firstly, SOPA requires the courts to put up requests that are aimed at ensuring that both the online payment facilities and advertising networks refrain from using the infringing websites to conduct their business activities. Secondly, Stop Online Piracy Act requires the courts to have orders that ensure that internet service providers do not have access to the infringing websites. The final provision of Stop Online Piracy Act states that all search engines such as Google should not link to the infringing websites. Therefore, SOPA provisions are aimed at including piracy of copyrighted content in the criminal laws that will attract a maximum of five years imprisonment. Stop Online Piracy Act has been opposed and embraced by the Americans. Those...
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...Human Trafficking in the United States Human trafficking has been an ongoing issue in the United States affecting millions of innocent lives each day. The practice of this so called modern slavery has evolved in a completely inhumane way and it is an activity as old as history itself. Our society is one where the atrocious beatings owners gave their slaves are considered history. We live in a society that knows little about the severity of a crime that is still alive today and that is gaining momentum around the world. Human trafficking for sexual and economic exploitation is related to the development model that adopts the world. This model is based on an understanding of competitiveness that pushes a steady reduction in labor costs. In the past, slaves were captured by enemy groups and sold as a commodity. Today, poverty makes people socially vulnerable while ensuring supply of skilled labor for trafficking - while the demand for this workforce maintains the trade of people. This cycle attracts intermediaries such as "cats" (contractors who draw people to be exploited on farms and charcoal), the "coyotes" (who specialize in transporting people across the border between Mexico and the United States) and other "animals" that profit on those seeking a better life. This is a trade that takes place around the world, involving women, youth and children from third world countries. Many of them trying to escape from a life of poverty and war in an attempt to reach the...
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...Faith Lor CMST&101 Persuasive Speech November 12, 2013 Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery Thesis: By raising awareness and being involved in the movement, we can help prevent human trafficking. I. Attention A. Attention Getter: What is human trafficking? According to the Polaris Project, Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery. It is the illegal trade of human beings, mainly for the purposes of forced labor and sex trafficking. B. Credibility: We thought that slavery was abolished in the 19th Century, but we were wrong. It is still happening till this day in 161 countries including the United States. As a matter of fact, it is happening in our own communities without us knowing or even being aware of it. II. Need (Problem) A. Problem: The problem with Human Trafficking is that every year thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. They are being exploited for manual and sexual labor against their will. B. Evidence 1. According to the A21 Campaign, there are more slaves in the world today than at any other point in human history, with an estimated 27 million in bondage. Only 1-2% of victims are ever rescued. 2. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states, “After drug dealing, trafficking of humans is tied with arms dealing as the second-largest criminal industry in the world.” 3. According to Not for Sale Campaign, slavery is wrapped...
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...and criminal cases heard within the courts system of the United States. Victims and offenders have certain rights during the course of a trial and all members of the court and law enforcement must follow special guidelines mandated by the Constitution when pursuing any case under the law. Each Amendment of the Constitution is equally important however, this paper will only explain the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and fourteenth amendments as they pertain to the criminal justice system in the United States. First Amendment According to the Constitution of the United States, congress shall not make any laws regarding religion, or prohibiting the freedom of religion (The Bill of Rights, 2012). All Americans are guaranteed the freedom of speech, the press, and peacefully...
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...prostitution or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, may be fined or imprisoned. In some states, such as Maine and Wisconsin, prostituting one's child is specific grounds for the termination of parental rights. (In other states, parental rights may be terminated for sexual abuse, abandonment and other crimes; thus, in effect, it is likely that parents in every state could lose their parental rights for prostituting their children.) Internationally, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child prohibits child prostitution. (The United States is not yet a signatory to this UN Convention.) Organizations such as End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking...
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...national safety and stability. Internet censorship strengthens national safety and stability. General safety and stability worldwide is vulnerable to illicit and unsafe online practices. For example, online dispersion of illegal drugs provides mass access of illegitimate or toxic narcotics to potentially unknowing consumers that can have tragic...
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...INFORMATIVE SPEECH NAME : GEETHAN A/L ARUMUGAM MATRIC NUMBER : 219034 IC NUMBER : 920717-07-5707 GROUP : H2 LECTURE NAME : MR. ZAHRIL ANWAR BIN ABDOL MALEK Topic : Human trafficking General Purpose : To inform Specific Purpose : To inform my audience about three main types of human trafficking. Central Idea : The three main types of human trafficking are organ trafficking, sex trafficking and also labor trafficking. INTRODUCTION I. Imagine that you are going to vacation in a new country at a place even you don’t know the name of the place. A. Suddenly you were kidnapped by some mask wearing group of attackers. B. Even though you are good at martial art, cannot do anything to protect yourself or to escape, you are forced to strip, and have your body was sold with purpose of earning money . You are now an object, not a person. II. Yes. The subject I am speaking about is none other than, human trafficking. III. Human trafficking is simply a “modern day slave trade”. It transports and sells victims across borders, but also trafficking is the crime of carrying someone into slavery by force or fraud. IV. Human trafficking can be divided into three main groups such as organ trafficking, sex trafficking and labor trafficking. V. I have done a lots of online research about human trafficking after watching...
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...The CIA estimated an average of 1,000,000 slaves just in America today. (10 Shocking...) A large portion of these cases go unnoticed by officials. There are slaves in American industries, the question is if we are going to do something about it. We have the opportunity to set captives free, let us take the chance, become informed, and inform others. This issue can’t go unnoticed any longer. Many of the slaves supporting American industry and business are the ones who make out every day products. Why are Wal-Mart’s prices better? And Costco’s items cheaper? The answer is simply because they don’t have to pay their workers, so they can charge the customer less. Wal-Mart, Costco, Kmart, Safeway, Target (Better World Shopper), and many others are guilty of abusing and underpaying (or not paying at all) human beings. Is it really worth it? Is a better price worth the enslavement of millions of human beings? I think we can all say that no, it’s not. There is an answer to this solution, though. We simply need to stop kindling the flame. If we stop buying from these big businesses, they start to lose money and they won’t get it back until they change their corrupt practices. In addition, there are slaves working in small businesses. One story is of a teen aged girl who was told that by selling magazines, she could travel, and make money doing it. She went along. They ended up drugging her, beating her, and keeping her money. (Former Agent Stories) She was eventually able to run...
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...identify and arrest travelers with outstanding criminal warrants. The number of U.S. Border Patrol agents has risen from fewer than 3,000 to more than 20,700; nearly 700 miles of fencing have been built along the southern border with Mexico; and surveillance systems, including pilotless drones, now monitor much of the rest of the border. In a speech in El Paso, Texas, in May, U.S. President Barack Obama claimed that the United States had "strengthened border security beyond what many believed was possible." Yet according to spring 2011 Rasmussen poll, nearly two-thirds of Americans think the border is no more, or even less, secure than it was five years ago. Some administration critics claim that the United States' frontiers have never been more porous. The border of about 2,000 miles between the United States and Mexico has become a symbol of the hot-button political issues between the two countries, especially illegal immigration to the United States, trade, drug and gun trafficking across the border. In 2006 the Government approved the construction of a border fence aimed to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the border, drug smugglers and other...
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...there would be more ‘made in the Philippines’ products. -strengthen the “study now, pay later” program. -give farmers their own land, boost irrigation and push for mechanization, and look for a program to make fishing, farming and livestock propagation profitable for the farmers and the youth. - look for ways to lower power costs and resolve the frequent brownouts in Mindanao. And find ways for the development of renewable energy. - People should be able to rely on expanded benefits through Philhealth. - bring about reforms to achieve inclusive growth, global competitiveness, and transparent government. SIMILARITIES * To provide adequate Education * Help the poor and the oppressed * Eradication of crime and drugs * Improve labor conditions for Filipino workers * Suppress corruption * Support passage of Freedom of Information act * Reduce traffic * Lower pollution * Build a modern international airport * Push the Freedom of Information Law. * Housing for the homeless * Universal HealthCare SIMILARITIES * To provide...
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...Simon Waltzer Intro to Speech Communication 11/28/2010 Mexican Drug Wars In the early part of 2003 I went to the state of Michoacán in Mexico to visit my grandparents, because it had been since 1994 since I was last there. It was an incredible experience for me to once again see my family who many of them I’ve never met before. Never did I know that this might have been the last time that I would go visit them, no not because I didn’t want to but because of the circumstances surrounding the area of where my parents lived in. The reality was that Mexican Drug Cartel who has existed since the 1980s had become stronger and dangerous since newly elected Mexican President Felipe Calderon was in assumed office in December of 2006. Calderon hailing from that very state of Michoacán ordered 6,500 federal troops to the state of Michoacán to end the drug violence there. Ever since then, the drug violence between drug cartels and the Mexican Government has escalated to the highest extent. Although drug violence has existed long before the war with cartels and the government began, it was generally not as bad during the 1990s and early 2000s. This action is regarded as the first major operation against organized crime, and is generally viewed as the starting point of the war between the government and the drug cartels. As time progressed, Calderón continued to escalate his anti-drug campaign, in which there are now about 45,000 troops involved in addition of state and federal police...
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...Human Dignity without a Price Tag Campaign The Need There is no uniform definition of human trafficking and no consent regarding aspects that this problem entails. The United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. The U.S. Department of State estimates that about 600,000 to 800,000 people, mostly women and children, are trafficked across national borders annually. If trafficking within a country’s borders is included, this figure drastically increases to approximately 2 to 4 million people, according to official U.S. estimates. Furthermore, it is estimated that 17,500 to 20,000 victims are trafficked into the U.S. annually, with Florida receiving a high percentage of those victims. Trafficked victims generally tend to flow from less developed countries to more industrialized nations to neighboring countries with higher standards of living. The impact of modern-day slavery goes beyond the individual victims; it undermines the health, safety and security of all nations it touches. It is currently...
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...Ketamine is a common anesthetic that has been widely used in hospitals and pharmacies since the '60s. It is a highly addictive drug that goes by the street name "ket". With the increased number of fatalities and life-changing injuries it raises the issue on whether it should be used for human consumption. In this investigation I will explore the issue of using ketamine for human consumption. Biochemistry Ketamine’s underlying biochemical mechanism of action on the brain is the blockade of the thalamo-cortical projections and the activation of the interactions between frontal cortex and limbic structures (KOLP Institute, 2015). The frontal cortex is responsible for cognitive processing of information and the limbic system is the brain’s center...
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