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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Jon Voy Com110.071 OUTLINE FOR INFORMATIVE SPEECH Sexual Violence/Assaults on College Campuses Purpose: To inform the audience about sexual violence in college Thesis: As college students‚ it is important for us to understand what sexual violence is‚ how we can avoid it‚ and where we can go for help if it happens to us. Organizational Pattern: Topical I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Eileen had just started her second semester of college and was a week away from turning 18. Upon returning
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they deemed to be inferior.” (Associated Press 1996) At the school‚ teachers took sides‚ and because she was miles away from her parents and other means of support the young student felt ostracized. She felt like she had come to the land of the free and when she decided to speak her mind‚ she was shot down. (Daszkiewicz‚ personal communication‚ February 15‚ 2012) Karen Miner‚ the teacher‚ also felt her own freedoms had been brought under fire‚ and although she had been supported by her school
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No one can deny that freedom of speech is one of the most basic rights in democracies both in the United States and abroad. Unlimited freedom of speech however‚ is an unrealistic expectation for many reasons. The most pressing one being a violent reaction to hate speech. We must be able to seek a balance between freedom of expression and censorship of religious and racial hatred. Hate speech is a type of speech that incites other people to hate a certain group in society defined by common characteristics
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Challenges of the LGBT Population on College Campuses A review of the Literature Challenges of the LGBT population on College Campuses A Review of the Literature The need for institutions of higher education to stay relevant dictates that change is necessary. For most‚ it will require a concerted effort to embrace diversity. Racial and ethnic diversity have historically been the most widely addressed dimensions of diversity. However‚ as institutions continue to advance their
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establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" (Funk & Wagnalls 162). This Amendment guarantees each person of free speech. Does this mean that a person can stand in the middle of the street and yell anything he wants? No‚ society‚ even though it cherishes freedom of speech‚ does give this freedom certain restrictions
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Free speech is extremely important‚ but there were times in the past when it was limited‚ for example‚ the Klansas City Kable and the Alien and Sedition Act‚ when the government was justified for doing so. Free speech plays an essential role in our democracy. Where would we be without free speech? There is no point in democracy if you can’t express yourself. Our freedom depends on free speech. If we didn’t have free speech‚ we wouldn’t be able to freely state our opinions. Another reason why free
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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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When 30% of college-attending women report being sexually harassed during their years on campus‚ it becomes much more obvious that this is an issue that goes ignored far too often. In a world where women are criticized for every move they make‚ it’s no wonder that only 20% of the victims come forward about their assault. Although many people are aware of it‚ it seems that there is not much being done to prevent sexual assault and harassment on school campuses. The stigma around sexual assault and
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Community College- Free or Not Free? Life is full of obstacles which starts out on an easy level but only becomes harder the further on down. Because of the obstacle turning meticulous‚ people eventually crave to attend college to pursue an education; young adult‚ middle aged‚ or over middle aged adults. The reason people are inspired to attend college is that the job industries are wanting people with degrees over people with hands-on- skills. The job industries feel that people with college degrees
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