Chapter 3-Speech Distinctions Does the 1st Amendment protect speech? Yes, but there are some limits. What if the speech causes great harm? Supreme Court often weighs competing interests to determine which right or value is more important. National Security Laws that suppress speech because they threaten national security. Ex. Alien and sedition Act of 1798 (US PREOARING FOR WAR WITH FRANCE) INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS V. SECURITY USA Patriot Act (2001) (US and the war on terrorism) Espionage
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Speech is not just someone’s written or voiced opinions but it is also the way that person tries to express his or her ideas or believes using other meanings. Gestures, signs, paintings, photos, etc…are different forms of speech. Our government guarantees free speech but not that anyone can make speech at any time, at any place, and talk about anything. Then this country could be an awful place to live. Imagine that loud noise from speakers and subwoofers from cars that are driven through your
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SPECIFIC PURPOSE: By the end of my speech, my audience will know the history of Walt Disney, his invention of Disney World, and how his invention has impacted people. THESIS STATEMENT: To pay tribute to Walt Disney, the inventor of Disney World, I will share with you a brief history of Walt Disney, his invention of Disney World, and how his invention has impacted people. Walt Disney INTRODUCTION I. Attention-getter: How many of you have been or at least heard of a place call Disney World
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The Problem with Free Speech – A speech to members of the UN Do we all have freedom to say whatever we want and act upon it? Or do we have a right to say anything within a set of restrictions? Freedom of speech is the expression of beliefs and ideas without unwarranted government restriction. New ideas flourish from this power to speak our mind with no inhibitions. The root of journalism is based within free speech as it allows reports to be made that are truthful and uncensored. It seems
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Why Massage Is Beneficial By Kristopher Sapp LMT Purpose: To convince the audience why they should pay for massage, Educate and talk to the audience about the different modalities and benefits massage has to offer Thesis: Good morning class, how many of you all got at least 7 hours of sleep last night? Not very many? Have you ever thought about why that may be? Maybe there’s a lot of stress in your life or your muscles might just be sore from repetitive tasks at work. Whatever the reason
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Smith 1 Jane Smith Professor Alastra SPC2608 November 28, 2012 Kiss Me, I’m a Vegetarian General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to become vegetarians. Central Idea: A vegetarian lifestyle will keep you healthier, keep our animals alive, and help ensure we don’t destroy our environment. Introduction I. Attention grabbing material A. Can you imagine…being forced fed to grow so fast that your legs cannot support the weight of your body? Or, being kept
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favorite subject as he said in the beginning of the speech is neuroscience of sleep. He gave his speech to educate and to inform everyone on why we sleep, hence the name of his speech why do we sleep. It seemed that he had a goal for a wider view of people seeing his speak, mostly by it being up on the internet. His goal is to change our views, change our ideas and our thoughts about sleep. Sleep is important and we take it for granted. This speech “Why Do We Sleep” was filmed June 2013 and put on
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Crash! A severe thunderstorm warning was issued 10 minutes ago. Hail the of size golf balls are smashing on top of your car. Do you keep going or stop and wait for that unexpected tornado to hit? Good afternoon, teacher and fellow students. I'm here to talk to you about tornados. A tornado is a very violent windstorm, a monstrous, spinning, dark funnel hanging from a thundercloud. The funnel consists of whirling winds at the speed of 300 miles per hour or faster. It is however difficult to measure
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Critical Thinking 1 Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech The 1960's were a changing time for America. Soon to be gone were the conservative fifties as many post-war baby boomers became young adults. The youth of American was no longer content to continue with traditional thinking, it was a time for a revolutionary change. The changes would affect values, laws, education, lifestyles and entertainment. All of this would take place during a turbulent time for our country. The Civil
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Somil Jain Mrs. Russo Honors English 9 January 27, 2015 A Speech to Remember One of the most influential and popular presidents in the history of the United States of America began his legacy with possibly the greatest inauguration speech of all time. The 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, in his inaugural speech dictates the freedoms and goals that the world will witness after the Cold war during his presidency. Kennedy writes to impress and inspire his listeners regarding the
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! I thought the speech was amazing. Ken Robinson was very informative on his knowledge of the education system in public schools nationwide. His main focus in his speech was to persuade the audience to acknowledge and appreciate creativities richness and diversity in school educational systems. Allowing our children to express themselves freely without stigmatizing their mistakes allows the child to fulfill their creative capacity and enjoy what they are truly good at. By doing this Robinson
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THE MANUSCRIPT SPEECH ASSIGNMENT PROFESSOR WENSON 1. 3.-4.5 MINUTES LONG. Please try to keep your speech as close to 4 minutes as possible 2. The speech will follow an informative speech speaking pattern. 3. You must carefully cite three primary sources for your speech during the speech.e.g. “According to an article in the Boston Herald on September 2nd 2013, author Steve Buckley stated that the Jacoby Ellsbury would not re-sign with the Red Sox” or Entertainment Today
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Complaint Speech (pet peeve or everyday nuisances) Time Limit: 2-4 minutes Outline: Standard format as described in lecture and text. Sample outline included below. Why we are doing this: This is a bridge from narrative to informative speaking where we use the entire speech preparation process but without the need for external research. In narrative speeches we simply relate a personal incident in the natural order of events as they occurred. We now move to another form of personal expression (complaining
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teacher calls out your name. Immediately your heart starts racing, your palms get sweaty, and your throat closes up. It is your turn to present your speech to the class. In your lifetime, there will be numerous occasions where you will have to speak to the public, speak to a stranger, or just voice your opinions to someone and by the end of my speech; I will have given you some pointers for overcoming the fear of public speaking. When you develop the ability the overcome the fear of public speaking
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Cherilyn Kelii Opinion Speech Please choose any current event or issue that you feel strongly about and create a two-minute opinion speech, as we discussed in class. Be sure to: -Provide an opening statement, followed by a thesis that covers only ONE, NEW point of view* -Agree or disagree in your speech with the opening statement -Include three facts plus at least one source to support your reasoning -Explain your connection to the topic (why you are interested or any experience/credibility support/personal
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DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOL IS PREPARATION FOR LIFE Protocol is highly observed Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls I am standing in front of you today in an attempt to convey a message or to exact an opinion that I strongly believe in. I believe discipline in school is the key which unlocks the door to our successful future and this is the reality which the generation of today has to acknowledge… I will divide the kinds of discipline I am talking about into 3 main sections: 1. The wearing of
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In ten years getting our class together all at the same time is probably going to be impossible. Someone will most likely miss their flight, or fly in the opposite direction before headed here. So I think our class will be better off just driving the whole way. On the day of the reunion I drive up to the civic center and like always Kyri is here with her husband and 2 children. I start talking to her sitting here waiting for more people to show up. I come to find out that she is a youth pastor at
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Topics 1:00 1:30 2:00 Speech #1 4:00 5:00 6:00 Speech #2 - #9 5:00 6:00 7:00 Speech #10 8:00 9:00 10:00 Evaluation 2:00 2:30 3:00 Communication Speaking Objectives Speech #1: The Ice Breaker To begin speaking before an audience. To help you understand what areas require particular emphasis in your speaking development To introduce yourself to your fellow club members. Speech #2: Organize Your Speech To organize your thoughts into a
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Public Speech Anxiety I am currently taking Communications 20 at San Jose City College. In Comm 20 the student is required to give three, main speeches along with five to 10 smaller speaking assignments. Each speech is to be performed in front of the class for three to five minutes. Before each speech my heart begins to race and the nerves of standing in front of my classmates with all their eyes on me watching my every move begin to push me over the edge. Then my turn comes to speak and my heart
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it could be using speech in a “good” manner. While feeling this empowerment during speeches my strengths start to come out. These great qualities include the ability to capture an audience using “shock and awe”. The strength to talk to a person and look then in there eyes and know that I’m being as precise as possible and they appreciate that. I’m confident that every single time I gave a speech I pushed myself to bring all my strengths in delivering a concise and correct speech. Knowing that I’m
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it. The recognition technology could be based on fingerprint, voice, or face. Speech Recognition (SR) is the process that converting a speech signal to a sequence of words [1] using special algorithm model to implement speech recognition software. There are four types of the SR system based on the speech utterance and they are isolated words, connected words, continuous speech and spontaneous speech. Isolated word speech recognition recognizes one single word at a time and it is suitable when the
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH From "The Reader's Companion to American History" The modern American conception of freedom of speech derives from the principles of freedom of the press (mainly in the context of political criticism) and freedom of religion as they developed in England, starting in the seventeenth century. The arguments of John Milton and others on the importance of an unlicensed press, and of John Locke and others on religious toleration, were the precursors to the idea of freedom of speech, although
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Mark Quayle Communications 2/23/2012 Impromptu Speech Self Evaluation 1. I started off my speech by simply asking a rhetorical question to grab the audience’s attention, however I stuttered when delivering it and I feel like I could have came across more confident with my delivery. I also attempted to talk positive about a big city in South Carolina to grab the attention too. 2. One good example I used to deliver my main points would have to be Myrtle Beach. My subject was South Carolina and I felt
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right in this nation. America became a beacon of hope and restoration to ensure that people had a freedom of speech allowing us to speak our minds especially regarding the right to privacy. Freedom of speech promotes popular sovereignty and limited government, however while this freedom is a civil liberty, it is not absolute and can be restricted or
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Topic: “My most memorable experience” General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech the audience will know some of the places I had visited and some of the foods that I enjoyed. Central Idea Statement: Going on the trip to Somalia created stronger long lasting relationships with family, unforgettable shared experiences and a revival of interest by being immersed in the culture. My most memorable experience was going back home to visit my country of origin Somalia this past
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Inaugural Address Essay The American rhetoric of Presidents like Barack Hussein Obama and John F. Kennedy, who both served the United States of America are found in the corners of history. The inaugural speeches of Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy are given after reciting the oath of office as newly elected leaders of the country in the case of Kennedy and a second inauguration for the current commander-of-chief. The inaugural speeches of John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama are part of world
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In his pregame speech before a big game, against an even bigger opponent the new head coach of the Marshall Football team brings his players out to an emotional grave setting where six unidentified members of the 1970 Marshall team laid after being murdered by a terrible plane crash which killed the entire team. He explains to his player’s the significance of where they were and tells them that its part of their past; he states, “This is where we have been, how we got here, this is who we are today
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The US has condemned a speech by Syria's President Assad that denounced his opponents as "puppets of the West". The state department said a peace plan outlined by Mr Assad was "detached from reality", calling it "another attempt by the regime to cling to power". The EU reacted by restating that the Syrian president had "to step aside and allow for a political transition". The UN estimates that more than 60,000 people have been killed in the uprising, which began in March 2011. Sunday's
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short order and using a rubric, will be professionally evaluating others! Did somebody say, “Speech?” Yes, I did… So…let’s get to our thesis (it’s a must, whether speaking or writing!) Here is very comprehensive information presented by both Pyle and the students relating to: How to give a good speech and/or presentation. First, a definition of “speech” A speech is material delivered by a speaker to an audience. One’s audience may consist
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court that the circular of TRAI is not violative of freedom of speech and expression. Article 19(1) (a) in The Constitution of India 1949 define freedom of speech and expression as: (1) All citizens shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression; The freedom of speech and expression means the right to express one’s conviction and opinions freely by word of mouth, writing, printing, pictures or any other mode. Freedom of speech is the bulwark of a democratic government and it attaches great
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