In the article “How Social Movements Matter” by Professor David S. Meyer‚ he explains how social movements played a huge role in promoting political and social change‚ and uses the 2003 anti-Iraq War movement as the central point. He informs the reader about how the social movements created an up rise in social in social communities and societies. Social movements move main goal is to project important issues about a very important topic‚ but sometimes they don’t always achieve this. He begins
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Goran Rickard Johansson In Lesson 5: “Proportionality should be a guideline in war” McNamara answers the question of why the incendiary and nuclear bombs were dropped on Japanese cities by the U.S during World War II. Comparing the population of these Japanese cities to cities in America of equivalent size‚ McNamara says that the proportionality of the war on Japan was immoral. For instance‚ 51% of Tokyo was destroyed‚ with Tokyo being approximately the size of New York. In Toyama‚ 99% of
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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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Evan Bennett November 4‚ 2010 Persuasive Essay Gay discrimination is a major problem that affects individuals all across the country. The Defense of Marriage Act needs to be repealed. First‚ the Defense against Marriage Act will be explained and then why it needs to be repealed‚ then the effects the law has on society. The federal government needs to give same sex couples the same health benefits that heterosexual couples receive. Currently‚ the government offers employees benefits such as health
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Persuasive speech: animal testing At first‚ thank you for the people who are here to listen to my speech. I’m honor to be here so that I can express my strong argument in this place. Before beginning my speech‚ I want to ask you a question. It’s a short question‚ but not simple. Please think carefully. Is there the most superior living species? I think most of you would be quite perplexed. Yes. You should be. As I said‚ it is not a simple question. But also‚ simultaneously‚ there is a one‚ 100% perfect
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Persuasive Speech Intro: Today I’d like you to open your mind to the idea of buying organic food‚ by giving you information on what “organic” really means‚ how organic food is more nutritious for you and why it is a safer option‚ opposed to eating food that is contaminated with harsh chemical and pesticides . Main point 1: What does “Organic” mean? Organic agriculture is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity‚ biological cycles and soil biological
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Persuasive Speech Outline Native American Crafts Ian Federgreen |General Purpose: |To persuade | |Specific Purpose: |To persuade my audience to help stop the sale of counterfeit Native American crafts | |Central Idea: |Enforcement of an existing law can prevent the widespread sale of counterfeit crafts
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Pearl Harbor On a sad day pearl harbor was attacked by the Japanese. Pearl harbor was located in Hawaii‚ december 7 1941(Arizona). The Japanese sent 33 ships and 350 planes and aircrafts. He sent the planes and aircraft north of oahu early in the morning(Pearl Harbor). The mission was to sink 8 battleships that were among 180 vessels anchored in pearl harbor. There was a ship named the Arizona and it was one of the 8 battleships. It was shot down by a 800 kilogram bomb(Arizona). This completely
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Montag walked slowly next to the gray moonlit river‚ still in shock from the blatant bomb. The clicking of his shoes echoed through the trees‚ making a break in the silence. Montage turned to see Granger steadily catching up to him “How are you doing?” Said Granger “Okay‚ considering.” uttered Montage softly Granger nodded “Once we reach the city we will have a better understanding of what happened.” Montage shook his head in agreement with him; after a few minutes Granger got the cue that Montage
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Major Essay Part Two: The Argument The year is 1948‚ Joseph Stalin has just appointed the leader of North Korea as Kim Il-Sung‚ and since that time the same family has been in power. Kim Il-Sung is the man who is responsible for North Korea’s drive to become a nuclear power to this day. It was his demand for nuclear weapons that pushed the regime in its search. Flash-forward‚ it’s 1994‚ North Korea under the leadership of Kim Jong Il‚ Il-Sung’s son‚ announces it’s intentions to retract from
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