...It is simply pragmatic to restrict migration, while at the same time encouraging integration and fighting discrimination. We support the idea of the free movement of goods, people, money and jobs. Protocol having been established, good afternoon. Honourable members of the head table, many nations worry about ethnic conflicts within societies spilling over to other societies. Our environment is conducive to the maintenance of the legal framework that fosters social integration of legally admitted immigrants. Despite the political unrest that we face today, Venezuela can still be considered a country where migrants can be made to feel welcome. Our primary concern is to protect and serve! Ladies and gentlemen, each individual needs to feel a sense of belonging. Many receive a “YOU DON’T BELONG HERE” impression. In Venezuela no one is labeled ‘alien’. Mr. President, we concede that we have a serious problem on our hands, but it has not reached the magnitude and intensity as Honduras in 2001, Syria in 2013, and the prevailing chaos that exist in Ukraine. For it is in situations such as those where “unconstitutional interruption” is quite evident! Show me a country that doesn’t have a problem, and I’ll show you a handsome monkey! The social unrest that has developed in Venezuela, is being dwarfed by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the cryptic disappearance of Malaysia Airline MH370, the mudslide in Washington and the 8.2 earthquake in Chile. This in itself shows that there...
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...It is simply pragmatic to restrict migration, while at the same time encouraging integration and fighting discrimination. We support the idea of the free movement of goods, people, money and jobs. Protocol having been established, good afternoon. Honourable members of the head table, many nations worry about ethnic conflicts within societies spilling over to other societies. Our environment is conducive to the maintenance of the legal framework that fosters social integration of legally admitted immigrants. Despite the political unrest that we face today, Venezuela can still be considered a country where migrants can be made to feel welcome. Our primary concern is to protect and serve! Ladies and gentlemen, each individual needs to feel a sense of belonging. Many receive a “YOU DON’T BELONG HERE” impression. In Venezuela no one is labeled ‘alien’. Mr. President, we concede that we have a serious problem on our hands, but it has not reached the magnitude and intensity as Honduras in 2001, Syria in 2013, and the prevailing chaos that exist in Ukraine. For it is in situations such as those where “unconstitutional interruption” is quite evident! Show me a country that doesn’t have a problem, and I’ll show you a handsome monkey! The social unrest that has developed in Venezuela, is being dwarfed by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the cryptic disappearance of Malaysia Airline MH370, the mudslide in Washington and the 8.2 earthquake in Chile. This in itself shows that there...
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...Ireland commitment to tackle Climate change doesn’t just happen in Ireland. To follow up on what Aaron said Ireland has done plenty to help those in the Developing world tackle climate change. Our overwhelming support to the developing world illustrates the fact that Ireland knows climate change is massively exacerbated in the developing world. No matter how much we make Ireland echo friendly it cannot compete with other countries on the Co2 emission scale, as it is a small country. But we have a duty to set an example for other countries that have a massive impact on climate change. Not only that, but most importantly we must help developing countries who cannot prevent themselves from having a big impact on climate change. Deforestation is a contributor to climate change and is often cited as one of the major causes of the enhanced greenhouse effect. Tropical deforestation is responsible for approximately 20% of world greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change deforestation, mainly in tropical areas, could account for up to one-third of total anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Out the top 10 most endangered forests, characterized by having all lost 90% or more of their original habitat, 3 are in developing areas of Africa, another 3 are in developing areas in south east Asia and The Atlantic forest is located along Brazil's Atlantic coast, extends to parts of Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. Overpopulation is the main reasons...
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...BREAK | 10REST DAYMIDTERM BREAK | 11REST DAYMIDTERM BREAK | 12REST DAYMIDTERM BREAK | 13REST DAYMIDTERM BREAK | 14UNSURE DATEPARAPHERNALIAAgenda: * Video Shoot * PhotoshootTRAININGAgenda: * Finalization of Thrust and Platforms | 15TRAININGTarget Trainers: * Agenda: * Presentation of Thrust and Platforms * Speech Formation | 16TRAININGTarget Trainers: * Agenda: * Speech Formation | 17TRAININGTarget Trainers: * Agenda: * Speech Formation | 18TRAININGTarget Trainers: * Agenda: * Speech Formation | 19TRAININGTarget Trainers: * Agenda: * Speech Formation | 20TRAININGTarget Trainers: * Kuya Karlo * Kuya Bok * Ate Mitch * Kuya KevinAgenda: * Debate Training * Finalization and Presentation of Speeches | 21UNSURE DATEPARAPHERNALIAAgenda: * Video Shoot * Photoshoot | 22TRAININGTarget Trainers: * Kuya Leo * Ate Shey * Kuya Ralph * Kuya Kevin * Kuya Bok * Ate MitchAgenda: * Personality Development * Speech Delivery | 23TRAININGTarget Trainers: * Agenda: * Personality Development * Speech Delivery | 24Possible date of Filing of COCTRAININGTarget Trainers: * Agenda: * Personality Development * Speech Delivery | 25Possible date of...
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...When many British settlers came to the new world, they were searching for the myths associated with that land. These myths commonly fell along the rights and freedoms that had been restricted in England. Along with restrictions on rights, the economic situation in England was dreadful. The masses of poor became homeless and jobless. Such restrictions on rights, like freedom of speech and freedom of religion, along with the obvious disparage between the rich and the poor, caused enough discontempt for masses of people to leave the nation in search for something better. These people heard the myths of the new world, being a land where anyone could become rich and free, and instinctively immigrated. These people, being influenced by the myths...
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...your communication skills. It is about assembling and organizing effective arguments, persuading and entertaining an audience, and using the language to convince people that your arguments outweigh your opposition's. Debating is not about personal abuses, irrational attacks or purely emotional appeals. A debate usually involves two sides talking about a topic (often called a motion). As a competition, teams of debaters attempt to show the adjudicators that they have the best debating skills. Being the best debater does not mean that the debater's opinion has to coincide with that of the adjudicators. After attending this course and the course on specific debating formats, it is expected that the trainee would be able to conduct their first competitive debate properly. Understanding Formats To ensure proper conduct of the debates in a competitive setting, competitions usually enforce what is called a format. In collegiate level competitive debating, these formats are usually based on the debates conducted in a parliament, such as Australian Parliamentary, British Parliamentary, and Asian Parliamentary. Aspects regulated by a format include: • number of teams in each debate; • number of debaters in each team; • duration of speeches • order of speeches; • roles of speakers (what is expected from each speaker); • allowance/prohibition of interjections/interruptions; • issues on making a definition of the motion; • procedure, criteria, and marking scale for adjudication...
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...Sochittra Chhim April 12, 2011 BLAW- Dr. Prentice TO: Appellate Justice FROM: Sochittra Chhim RE: Kasky v. Nike FACTS: Nike is an Oregon based company who sells its products worldwide. Nike’s products are made by subcontractors in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia who are mainly woman under the age of 24. Nike stated in a memorandum that they will assume the responsibility of their subcontractor’s conformity to local laws, overtime, occupational health and safety standards, environmental protection, and minimum wage. Nike was scrutinized by 48 Hours and many other media outlets after 48 hours broke the story about terrible working conditions where Nike products are made. The media accused Nike of paying their workers under the local minimum wage, required workers to work overtime, encouraging and allowing ovetime hours above local law requirements. There were reports of workers being physically, verbally, and sexually abused in these factories. Workers were also exposed to toxic chemicals, heat, noise, and dust without proper safety regulations which violated local occupational health and safety requirements. After the allegations, Nike responded by saying the defendants statements were false and misleading. Nike and their defendants made these statements to newspapers, public relations, university presidents and athletic directors, and press releases. Nike even publicized a report conducted by Goodworks International, LLC., which found no evidence...
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...Court remanded (sent back to the lower courts) the case of Nike v. Kasky on procedural grounds, thus leaving open the debate on what exactly constitutes commercial speech. The case arose from Nike’s making of “allegedly” false and misleading statements when responding to critics of its overseas labor practices. The Nike Corporation claimed that its public statements defending allegations of “sweatshop” practices in their overseas operations should be accorded First Amendment protection. The plaintiff, Kasky, claimed that these statements were “commercial speech,” which can be regulated (in California, where the case was brought, commercial speech can be found to be false advertising if it is deceptive). Do you think Nike’s statements fall into the category of commercial speech or unfettered (pure) political speech? What does the lack of a definitive answer from the Supreme Court tells businesses about future public statements or claims by them regarding their operations? Do you believe the Supreme Court’s remand, without a decision on the merits, will have any type of “chilling effect” on businesses? Should companies' public-relations campaigns be protected under the First Amendment? Discuss and debate! So first off, what exactly is commercial speech? According to Cornell’s University Legal Information Institute, the Supreme Court defines commercial speech as “speech where the speaker is more likely to be engaged in commerce, where the intended audience is commercial or actual or...
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...Contemporary Debates in Islam Virtually, everyone believes in freedom of speech in any liberal society because it is one of its fundamental and most valuable tenets but how ‘free’, freedom of speech should be has been a bone of contention in diverse liberal society. The discourse about freedom of speech and the offense and harms it can constitute in a society has been an issue since the inception of liberalism. The Rushdie’s affair in 1989 brought into public view “the nature of Islam and its relationship with the West” (K. Malik 41).The Rushdie’s affair, generated as a result of a book, Satanic Verses, written by Rushdie Salman, it aggravated the Muslim society to the extent that a fatwa was issued ordering his death. In 2005, the publication of the Mohammed cartoons by Jyllands-Posten reignited the debate on freedom of speech and its limitations and there were two sides to it. On one hand of the debate, there are people who argue that for social harmony and progress in a plural or diverse society, “constraining free speech” or limiting it out of respect for the deeply held views of the different group is important (K. Malik 53). There are also those who argue for the right to free speech only when it is to their benefit or interest, which is double standards. That is, they use freedom of speech as a means to an end. To this end, Kenan Malik, a London writer and strong proponent of free speech, disagrees with both sides of the debate, calling them “enemies of free speech” because...
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...The debate for scientific accuracy has been a hot topic for many years. One aspect of study suggests that focusing on logical, ‘proven’ studies of science are the pinnacle of any teaching, while the other says that freedom of speech in an academic capacity is the primary goal. The way an individual looks upon such questions is mainly based on upbringing and social views. Someone raised in a religious household is bound to view the debate on intelligent design, creationism, and evolution in a radically different light than that of someone raised without religion as a basis for understanding. The concerns voiced throughout the article of choice about Professor Hedin are deep and wide. They are mostly based on the principles of freedom of academic speech, generic freedom of speech, sound science principles, and whether or not it is robbing a professor of their freedom of academic speech by forcing them to focus on what the majority of scientific scholars view as legitimate. The idea that Professor Hedin’s teaching on Intelligent Design is somehow a legal dilemma seems to be grasping for traction. That is to say, it is a far stretch of the imagination. It would seem that though it may be a legal dilemma, it is much more an ethical issue. The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, but it does not protect nor apply in this situation, because the university does not require Hedin’s course ‘Boundaries of Science’ to be taken. PZ Meyers, a biologist at the University of Minnesota...
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...This has always been something that I have followed with passion, with this in mind; it has led me to question the very topic. I would like to investigate how politicians use their language, to make them seem more electable and make them seem more favourable to the electorate. From this the Investigation will discover to what extent an election speech impacts on voting. Thus, this investigation aims to explore: • How politicians use a range of persuasive techniques to reinforce their influential power. I expect that the politician who uses persuasion most effectively will seem more favourable to the electorate. Politicians that aren’t confident may hinder their chances with the electorate, even though they use persuasive techniques. This would show them as a weaker leader, even though their speech when read may be the strongest. • To what extent might political rhetoric directly influence the decisions of potential voters? This is also key to discuss how the politician themselves deliver their speech; we would be able to see if the electorate responds to a more confident speaker, regardless how influential the speech is on paper....
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...1. BOMUN 2016 orientation 2. Categories 3. Introduction 4. Same shit 5. … 6. What is MUN 7. Shit 8. MUN Terms Delegate: Representative of a nation who discuss upon the agendas and drafting resolutions Staff: Assisting needed tasks and supplying necessities to a committee 1. Passing notes and reporting the status quo of a committee 2. Prompting structural debates 3. Security 4. Etc Chairs: Supervising a committee. Encouraging smooth debates and active participation of delegates Secretariats: Supervising the organisation of the conference and the procedures Point: A personal request to chairs for the smooth debates during the sessions 9. Point of Personal Privilege Requests for a personal demand 10. Point of Order Request to chairs to proceed the sessions abiding by the ROP 11. Point of Inquiry To ask of the ROP to chairs 12. Point of Information To ask questions about the delegate’s speech Direct conversation is not allowed Follow-up is only allowed for once 13. Point of Clarification Questions about the terms and abbreviations in the resolutions and amendments 14. Placard 15. Motion 16. Podium 17. Resolution: A document which contains the solutions of the agenda from cooperation amongst delegates in terms of the international level Amendment: Add/Change/Strike 18. MUN Procedures 19. Roll Call Confirming delegates’ participation of the committee 20. Setting agenda Introducing...
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...Historical significance of the arms and press act debate? The primary source is a discussion of the arms and press acts enacted by the government of India in 1857 and so, is a parliamentary debate. The Earl of Ellenborough has moved for the motion for papers within the House of Lords. The resulting debate is significant as it provided varying views of the Great Rebellion or Indian Mutiny from a contemporary view. This can be seen on both sides of the debate as well as an acknowledgement to that of perceived Indian, or natives as they are referred to in the document, perceptions on the legislative acts. It highlights contemporary views that can be significant to the historian analysing the document for background legislature and...
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...Opposition 4. Deputy Leader of the Opposition 3. Closing Government (third faction): 5. Member for the Government 6. Government Whip 4. Closing Opposition (fourth faction): 7. Member for the Opposition 8. Opposition Whip Speaking alternates between the two sides and the order of the debate is therefore: 1. Prime Minister 2. Leader of the Opposition 3. Deputy Prime Minister 4. Deputy Leader of the Opposition 5. Member for the Government 6. Member for the Opposition 7. Government Whip 8. Opposition Whip ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Roles As British Parliamentary debates take place between four teams their roles are split into two categories, those for the Opening factions, and those for the Closing factions. [edit]Opening factions The first faction on each Government and Opposition team, known as the Opening Factions, has four basic roles in a British Parliamentary debate. They must: * Define the motion of the debate. * Present their case. * Respond to arguments of the opposing first faction. * Maintain their relevance during the debate. The Opening Government team has the semi-divine right of definition, preventing the opposition from challenging their definition of the motion unless it is either a truism or clearly unreasonable. [edit]Closing factions The role of the second two factions are to: *...
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...The Benefits of Debate Why Supporting High School Debate is a Worthwhile Project The core of competitive high school debate is to examine every side of important and controversial issues in an atmosphere of reasoned argument and respectful discourse. The enormous effort that students put forth to succeed in this intellectually exciting activity is truly inspiring. They devote a huge number of hours to research, discussion, case writing, and practicing for competitions. They spend countless evenings and weekends at tournaments competing for their schools and teammates. The benefits they accrue as a result of all their hard work are numerous. Here are just a few: Rigorous and Critical Thinking Perhaps the most important skill debaters learn is the ability to think rigorously and critically. A number of studies have reported that participation in debate increasing the critical thinking of debate students.1 Debate participation promotes problem solving and innovative thinking, and helps students to build links between words and ideas that make concepts more meaningful.2 Debate students are taught to synthesize wide bodies of complex information, and to exercise creativity and implement different ways of knowing.3 Learning to think well has far reaching effects into every aspect of a student’s life. Academic Skills Many studies show marked improvement in a wide variety of academic skills as a result of participation in competitive debate. Debate students excel in written...
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