The Rhetoric of “Yes We Can” Darío Villanueva outlines the history and significance of the rhetorical tradition and highlights the striking persistence of the power of the word in American politics. Even in our high-tech age‚ a three-word tagline -"Yes We Can"- carries devastating clout. The Greek sophists -the original masters of rhetoric‚ notorious for their appetite for influence rather than truth- would be both impressed by the abiding power of their art‚ and dismayed that‚ in the Gutenberg
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Police brutality is a term used to describe the excessive use of force‚ attack‚ verbal violence‚ and intimidation by police officers and other law enforcement. The term can also be applied to the same behavior of prison officials. It is widespread in many countries‚ even in those who pursue it. Throughout history‚ the police efforts have been made have been marred by police brutality to some degree. In its beginning‚ law enforcement actively incited an air of fear‚ and violent treatment was delivered
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propose that we make a spot that they can go to hang out with their friends. There are a couple buildings in the area that would be good locations if the city would consider donating. The old machine and tool building downtown is a good spot it’s not used and abandoned if fixed up it would be a cool place for teens to hang out. There is nowhere for teens to do stuff with other teens in ludington and feel safe. They need somewhere they can go to eat go online do homework and play games or do school projects
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Prisoners with Special Needs CJA/234 October 7‚ 2013 Prisoners with Special Needs A special need inmate has a physical or mental disability that limits their capacity to function in the normal inmate population. The United States is made up of individuals of all walks of life. The prisoners held in American prisons are no different. The United States prison system does not discriminated among its prisoners. These prisoners may have physical or mental disabilities however‚ if they committed
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projects in zoos. Eventually‚ people will view zoos as nothing more than a collection of sad and exploited animals. Such a lesson‚ learned in spite of the best interests of those animals‚ teaches disrespect for life and gives a very bad example about how we should treat these creatures that share our
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Senator McCain is an approachable and nice person was not as strong as Obama’s smile during his “Yes We Can” speech. Throughout the speeches‚ Senator Obama appeared as a more thankful and appreciative person compared to Senator McCain. Senator McCain briefly glossed over his thankfulness of what his voters have done. He only thanked them briefly‚ while Senator Obama spent a long portion of his “Yes We Can” speech on thanking his supporters and showing them how thankful he is for their support. This
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your professor can not attend the class. Continuing the last dialogue‚ today’s topic is the supporting reasons about why we really need to go to school. In this meeting‚ I will cover some points‚ which are the things that schools offer us and the pro and contra about home schooling and internet-schooling. Well class‚ what do you think about life when we relate it with school? Yes‚ right. Life is bored‚ especially schools. Can you imagine life without any homework‚ assignments‚ and exams? Look at the
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Why Do We Need the Law? Almost everything we do is governed by some set of rules. There are rules for games‚ for social clubs‚ for sports and for adults in the workplace. There are also rules imposed by morality and custom that play an important role in telling us what we should and should not do. However‚ some rules -- those made by the state or the courts -- are called "laws". Laws resemble morality because they are designed to control or alter our behaviour. But unlike rules of morality‚ laws
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The Need for Weed Can you imagine your child losing his/her life because the only medicine to save him/her was illegal? How far would you go to see that your children are healthy? Marijuana saves people’s lives of all ages on a daily basis‚ and makes people’s lives easier to live. Marijuana can be used to treat many illnesses and diseases. And there is a war waging on. A war being fought in our own backyards. People die everyday because they’re denied proper help and treatment. Some people think
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Schools Need Dress Codes Dress codes in public schooling have recently been a controversial issue nation-wide. Mandatory uniform policy’s measures and emphasize the benefits of students on specific behavioral and academic outcomes. The arguments for the issue are just as strong as those against the issue. There are two main points surrounding school uniforms: performance and school and reduction of violence due to uniformity. Uniforms are argued to positively affect student safety by: lowering
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