Speech Comm

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[CJ feels like her old self...from before. Beware of wicked sarcasm.]

201--Speech
Gang, we've had a week off, so we're behind. I need you to step it up. We're going to make speeches on Thursday regarding the elections...3 to 5 minutes on the topic of the week. You have the freedom to say whatever you want, but I expect it to be done well. Use ethos, pathos, and logos. Ok, brainstorm, and I'll be walking around to give you help. Go.
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301--Interpersonal Comm

Listen up. Families. What can we say. The accepted theory is that the family unit that is pleasing to us is a microcosm of the social structure...likewise, society is a macrocosm of family. Keeping this in mind...and moving away from the self into the hypothetical, lets talk dysfunction. [Writes DYSFUNCTION on the board] This means literally "to not work" but has many interpretations. We're going to figure it all out today...[flatly] then you'll be the smartest class in the school. Ok, go. Talk. Or I'll set fire to the room.

Chip...you're in deep shi--trouble. I need to talk to you out in the hall.

Comments

[allie-cameron.livejournal.com]

"I don't think guns kill people though. I think people kill people. In Switzerland, children learn to use handguns at an early age, they're part of every home and they are respected. And their instances of handgun related accidents/deaths are significantly lower than the US's."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Guns just help people facilitate killing people. With a gun, you can kill a person from a distance unthinkable without the use of projectile weaponry. Yes, ultimately, it is the decision of the person doing the killing, but would the robber who shot the store keeper to death actually be able to kill him by using his fists? In a way, guns dehumanize death for the person behind the trigger. They're not actually spilling blood physically on their hands, and for some, that makes a difference.

"Switzerland is a different society again. The US is much more multi-cultural, and urbanized, and it's urban areas which suffer the most due to crime and gun deaths. As a society, they are taught to respect handguns, which is something we lack."