Jacob Stoutt Speech 103\UO7 April 6‚ 2016 Guns In Schools Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to support teachers with proper training being allowed to carry guns in school. Thesis: Teachers carrying guns in schools could greatly improve the safety in our schools. Introduction: (Attention Getter) How many of you have heard of or seen a school shooting on the news? (Thesis) Teachers carrying guns in schools could greatly improve the safety in our schools. (Relevance) This is important for you
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I went down to the school at six‚ just as he said. Captain Torres and his men had spread the word and posted notices. “Failure to join the assembly will be seen as an act of war against the Free National Army and the Hispanian Federation and offenders will be arrested and executed.” However‚ the captain and his men had miscalculated – there were hundreds of people‚ far too many for the schoolyard‚ so they put up roadblocks to keep any more people coming in. Unfortunately‚ I came early out of a fear
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Speech – High School Experience (sound alarm) Don’t you just love that sound. Ahhh the sound of school calling at 6 in the morning. When you start a new school or a new grade many emotions are most likely running through your head which stress’ you out. But when you get to high school it’s a whole new beginning and experience. The overall experience of high school is pretty neat if you asked me. The freedom is nice‚ although there is a lot of stress‚ the people in the hallway can be disturbing
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out for the cheer team at Kennedy High School and made varsity. Each year we had a new set of captains‚ but each year they were all very arrogant and closed-minded. From the beginning‚ my goal was to become captain one day and be different than the past captains. Being the type of captain to help and mentor each individual through moments of frustration. My junior year‚ my coach gave me the opportunity to be one of four captains. Being the only junior captain‚ I felt intimidated to speak up and take
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In the 1998 film rendition of Moby Dick‚ a story originally written by Herman Melville‚ Captain Ahab becomes consumed by the idea of killing Moby Dick- the white whale that haunts his every move. Ahab put killing Moby Dick above all else‚ and even suggests that it is God’s will. He says‚ “And may God hunt us all if we do not hunt Moby Dick to death!” (Moby Dick). In our lives‚ we all have a “personal whale”‚ a mission that we would give our lives trying to accomplish. In my life‚ getting respectable
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erudite terms are only important in upholding these ideas. The main themes of his "O Captain! My captain!" are death of a hero‚ family‚ a journey‚ and defeat vs. victory. The themes are supported by a variety of concrete stylistic techniques‚ including tone‚ apostrophe‚ allusions‚ archetypes‚ and repetition. Death of a hero is the first theme to consider. It’s obvious the narrator has great respect for the Captain‚ rendered by tones of compassion‚ reverence‚ and ceremony in the poem. "Exult‚ O shores
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who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a collage education he may steal the whole rail road.” Even though we have a while to get a collage education‚ we’ve made it here‚ to the end of 8th grade. Just like a rail road the train has to be set on a good track‚ just like our education. So far for this 8th grade class our tracks have been fantastic ever since we first started our journey. Our first stop was at kindergarten‚ where we thought school was just a place your
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Competitive forensics has been extremely important to me. Of course‚ debate has given me a multitude of skills‚ but also debate has helped me grow as a person. Being the Debate Captain for the past two years of the Texas State Debate team‚ has been an extreme source of pride during my collegiate career. Forensics drove my ability to craft solid opinions. Also‚ through forensics I have meet a multitude of new people and formed long-lasting friendships. I wouldn’t trade what I have gained from being
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create an meaningful explanation for my personality type. For six (6) years of my life‚ I was a very passionate cheerleader. I completed four (4) years during my high school career and two (2) years during my time spent in middle school. During my senior year of high school‚ I was chosen as the Jeannette High School Cheerleading Captain. After receiving the personal learning style of ENFP (Extraversion‚ Intuition‚ Feeling‚ and Perception) and the assignment for this essay‚ I immediately thought of
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Men: • Both have the money and control over how it is spent • Are worried about their status in the community- their reputation is very important to them • Treat women like dolls-are playthings‚ decorative‚ add to the house with their beauty and charm. • Both patronize the women –use diminutives • Make all the decisions financial and otherwise for the family. • Males are dominant • Both regard their wives as intellectually inferior‚ don’t want a wife who is independent and free thinking
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