I need some good controversies that I can write about for my Freshman English Class...?
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I think this one is very good.. We had a huge debate on this one in 1 of my college classes,\n\nSpotsylvania county VA prostitution and dirty cop tactics.. \n\n\nSPOTSYLVANIA, Va. - The sheriff said Friday he will no longer allow detectives to receive sexual services while investigating suspected prostitution after they spent $1,200 at massage parlors last month and sparked a public outcry. \n\nSpotsylvania County Sheriff Howard Smith defended the practice as necessary to obtain a conviction but told his department he was suspending it.\n\n"As sheriff, I understand the feelings and concerns the citizens of this county have expressed," Smith said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Friday. "And I empathize with those feelings. Because of the public's express response, I have suspended this practice."\n\nCourt documents show that four times last month, county detectives allowed women at Moon Spa to perform sex acts on them — once leaving a $350 tip. A total of $1,200 was spent during the visits, Smith said. He said multiple visits were necessary so detectives could build trust with the operators.\n\nDetectives shut down Moon Spa last month. The two suspected operators and three women accused of working there face several charges, including prostitution and sodomy, Smith said.\n\nSmith maintained the sexual contact was necessary to obtain a conviction. But law enforcement officials say undercover officers only need to get an offer of sex for money to move the case forward.\n\nThe practice has been used in Spotsylvania since at least 2003.\n\nEarlier this week, Smith told The Washington Post that sexual contact is needed during the investigations because most professionals know not to say anything incriminating. And conversation is difficult, he said, because masseuses at the Asian-run parlors in the northern Virginia county speak little English.\n\nBut several members of Spotsylvania's Board of Supervisors have spoken out against the methods used in the investigation.\n\n"All of us ... have been worried about this episode tarnishing the county and making us a laughingstock of the nation," board chairman Henry "Hap" Connors told the AP Friday. "That's why I came out early on and asked the sheriff to cease using these tactics."\n\nSpotsylvania Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely said he respects Smith's decision to end the practice, but refused to apologize for the officers'
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Why are you working on this today?  Check out something of interest on line and write your speech quickly. Start with a fact that's not generally known.  Good luck
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What will you be addressing in your essay?  I'm assuming you are addressing the pros/cons?  \n\nAdd more detail to your question and I will come back and respond.
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Show a paragraph or sentence that has improper grammar and incorrect punctuation and have the students rewrite the paragraph or sentence with the proper grammar and punctuation.\n\nExample:\nPractice Sentences\n1. They be the best drawings I ever seen.\n2. Our bus arrived in miami at 320p.m., and we was very tired.\n3. Wow The beaches in Cancun are nice.\n\nAnswers:\n1. They are the best drawings I have ever seen.\n2. Our bus arrived in Miami at 3:20 p.m., and we were very tired.\n3. Wow! The beaches in Cancun are gorgeous.
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How about the Immigration issue or global warming?\nBoth are highly controversial issues.
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One way to get many suggestions is to go to Collegeboard.com (AP Central) and look at AP English Language and Composition.  The class is focused on the teaching of writing and many educators contribute to the AP Central web site.  If you are a teacher, you can sign up (free) for an account that will give you access to all of the information.\nIf you wish to use a text not tied to English literature, The Brief Bedford Reader (Bedford St. Martins pub.) contains many prose, non-fiction essays as examples and good chapter discussions of 8-10 types of essays as well as student-written models.  I've used this text in both high schools and English 1A (college).  It's quite effective.\nFinally, the Online Writing Lab at Purdue.edu has wonderful resources both in style and mechanics.
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I would definately try out www.sparknotes.com that's where I get most of my info for english class. And they usually have a section called "important quotes explained"
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Answer some questions about issues you know something about
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http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/incidents/\n\nhttp://www.sparknotes.com/lit/uncletom/
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don't do abortion or death penalty or legalization of drugs..those are totally overdone...try to find something that you really care about; that way it will be easier to write since you don't have to "fake it"...also, it doesn't have to be a big thing; it can be something local (i.e. cleaning up a local park or getting a particular teacher fired)...think about the things that matter most to you and write about that...good luck!
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Topic? Like a summary?\n\nHamlets father is killed by his uncle. His uncle becomes his stepdaddy. Hamlet wants revenge and to be the next king.\n\nHamlet is known for a lot of soliloquies. (My whole AP Lit Class could chose had to memorize their own) \n\nFor a research paper, choose one of the soliloquies and write about that, you should rewrite it in normal "speech" and research about the allusions used. There paper practically done.
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Needless to say anything controversial usually will catch your audience. It will either have the people agreeing with your topic or have them offended, to the point where they want to tell you you're wrong, either way you will have their attention. I recommend that you bring up the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Everyone seems to have an opinion about this book, good or bad. You could give a speech on how one fiction book has shook the Catholic Church, or how Dan Brown deceives people by intertwining fiction and fact. Anyway you look at it, if your speech has to do with the Da Vinci Code, and how you don't believe in it, or how you do believe in it, it will keep your audience's attention. How informed your audience will be depends on how well you present your speech.
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One of the other answers hinted at the key: start general....what is the broad topic you want to write about (e.g., academic achievement, drug abuse, accounting scandals) and then get more specific (e.g., racial differences in academic achievement, social causes of drug abuse, ways to avert accounting scandals), and then even more specific.....but start general, then get specific.
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Normally you can get alot of information from current news issues like global warming or something else controversial.\n\nI have done one on global warming and other ones for example are genetic engineering etc. \n\nMake sure you choose something you are not twosided about.\n\nGood luck.
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U could write about the power struggle between the classes. U could write about the current state of healthcare. U could write about race relations. U could write about the typical american family, and how it's changed..and the troubles associated with it. U could also write about the struggles people have with the current administration. I'm sure u could find stuff on line, and in hard back. Check with ur instructor every step of the way.
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As a public speaking teacher for 30 years, I advise you to stay away from topics like abortion or Iraq.  They are overdone, too broad, and won't keep the interest of your audience - or else they'll be just plain angry if they disagree with you.\n\nI like "fun" topics for persuasion, such as either/or topics (Boxers or Briefs?  Chocolate or Vanilla?).  I also like topics of local controversy.  What's the hot topic around campus that people really care about?\n\nAny topic will keep your audience's attention if you choose your supporting information carefully.  Use anecdotes, humor, and a combination of logical and emotional appeals.
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what's the topic of your paper? whatever you do DONT start off the paper with "in this paper i am going to talk about..." use a quote, fact, funny statement, etc.