Please tell me, should I write my speech?

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 4:49 PM

Should I? I'm thinking of the topic being "Science can achieve anything. But should it be allowed to?"
And insparational info you can give me? :X

I have 2 weeks to write it after the holidays finish. The holidays finish in 3 days.

p3flteng • 21 October 2011 at 4:53 PM

yes...

Deleted • 21 October 2011 at 4:55 PM

@james-bond

Seems like a hard topic to discuss, since its base is in opinion and debatable. But I wish you a lot of luck in the endeavor because it seems like one of those intelligent, useful speeches if you pull it off right and we need more people who can write these kinds of things nowadays.

I'd put a lot of research into it before writing anything and have lots of notes and revise lots to make it sound great.

I hope it turns out really well and if you ever need someone to help with some revision, you can always ask me.

Good luck with it! 😊

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 4:56 PM

@p3flteng
Why?

@qwerty732797
Thanx! Are you good at English??

p3flteng • 21 October 2011 at 4:58 PM

because I totally agree with this topic, and like @qwerty732797
said if you write it well, and pull it off right, you could be very successful.

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 5:00 PM

@p3flteng
Why do you agree? How do you agree?

p3flteng • 21 October 2011 at 5:00 PM

uhhh?? because??

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 5:03 PM

@p3flteng
but what makes you so sure that science should be allowed to do anything? What if one day people could make designer babies, and already things like Nuclear weapons, meth have been invented.

p3flteng • 21 October 2011 at 5:04 PM

Im not sure, but if you play it right i think it would work out

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 5:05 PM

@ivensadol
Huh?


@qwerty732797
Should I start with "Science is a double edged sword" or is that too... used.

Deleted • 21 October 2011 at 5:16 PM

@james-bond

Yeah, I'm super-good at English. it's my favorite subject. And I do know where you're coming from with the topic. I think science is the most important aspect of the advancement of society, but we can't allow it to extend past the bounds of ethics and morality, because those are what make us human, sentient beings separate from the lower species.

And ivensadol is a spam bot. I'm reporting it now.

Edit: For the opening statement, that's a pretty decent one. i'd write it down and if anything better comes to mind you can always change it or put it somewhere else in your speech to add to its level of deep thought as you delve into specifics.

lily- • 21 October 2011 at 5:19 PM

@james-bond
I quite like this, topic and I think that you should write about it, because I think it would be quite interesting to see your opinion on such things as I quite like science. Though I do have to agree with @qwerty732797 in saying that you would need some research into this topic before you write about it in order to make sure you get your facts straight. If you write this speech well I think that it would be very interesting to listen to and I for one would want to listen to it.

Furthermore if you need any help I also don't mind offering any.

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 5:26 PM

Cool thanks guys! 😃 This is making me feel better already.

I think I will write it from the 'science should be allowed to' side because there seems to be more evidence leaning towards that on the net.

@lily- what do you mean by facts? What facts are there for a topic like this?
@qwerty732797
So you don't think that that opening statement has been used too much?

Deleted • 21 October 2011 at 5:29 PM

@james-bond

I can't exactly say I've heard too many science-specific speeches in my life, but it doesn't seem too bad an opener. You'd be surprised at how many people would think that 'science can be good or bad depending on how you look at it' is a good opener, which it is most definitely not. So yours isn't bad at all. As I said, you might have some sort of epiphany and think of a really awesome opener later while you'r writing, so don't worry too much about it. I'd write the intro and the outro last after you've figured out your main content.

What are you writing this for anyway? I'd like to know. 😊

lily- • 21 October 2011 at 5:32 PM

Well things like the advancements of science that have already taken place, e.g. getting near to absolute zero, or clones (eg Dolly the sheep) or humans manipulating atoms etc. Then you can talk about it and say if it's aloud to or not.








Well I gtg now, but you can always PM me if you need any further help etc or ask me any questions.

Deleted • 21 October 2011 at 5:36 PM

It's a trick question, it's neither yes or no. No, weapons and money-making scandals are made from science creations, but that should not be the case. Yes, science should be allowed to make things to save lives, or discover how the world we live in works. Acence should be used to DISCOVER. And HYPOTHESIZE, not make drugs and other stuff😋

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 5:39 PM

@qwerty732797
It's for school speeches. Once a year, every year. D: supposedly everyone's worst fear. This year we had to pick from a list, which I don't think is very good. I don't think we should have restrictions with our topic, because the more self inspired you are with your speech, the better it will be. We didn't have restrictions at my old primary/intermediate. I wrote my speeches on all sorts: Santa, Knives & Forks, Cinderella, a trip to the murder house, and the potato famine, are just a few.

Also, back to the topic, I don't know if I should really be using lots of information from the web. Because this is an opinion based speech, I don't want to use other people's thoughts. Do you get it? Because then the speech wouldn't be mine, just one based on many people's opinions. Or is that okay?

@lily-
Okay, thank you! 😊


@icicle_9510
But the bad things from science are inevitable

balletninja • 21 October 2011 at 5:43 PM

@qwerty732797 Woa, super-good? Hold it right there. (Aren't I just a stinker?)

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 5:47 PM

@balletninja
Do you have any views on this topic? What do you think.... science is for good or for bad?

Deleted • 21 October 2011 at 5:56 PM

@balletninja

Ha-ha, very funny. Here, I'll fix my blatant error in my grammar:

Stupendous
Tremendous
Amazing
Skilled
Exceptional
Invaluable
...and Ekpliktiko! (Greek for amazing)

@james-bond

I wouldn't approach the topic as 'science for good, science for bad'. That's not the way it is. It's what are the boundaries on how far science should be taken before it's considered wrong.

balletninja • 21 October 2011 at 6:02 PM

@james-bond there is no good nor bad. But I must admit science does take a bit of the magic out of life.

maydeeoliver • 21 October 2011 at 6:02 PM

@james-bond
Have you heard about cloning? What about Dolly the sheep? Well, in the States, it's a huge (moral) issue, as we don't want to clone people. It would not only potentially hurt the person being cloned, but especially the clone itself (see, I'm saying "it," even though it would be a person). Scientific experimentation on people is also something we don't want to happen. Or, at least, in my opinion 😋 About the cloning thing, some science fiction would be The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer and Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix. About scientific experimentation (as in blending DNA of humans with other species and/or enhancing humans) would be the Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson.
http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~mbernste/ethics.cloninghumans.html
I know I was boring. Sorry~

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 6:04 PM

@qwerty732797
But then what else is there to talk about other than examples of the limit?

Tihs is qtuie an in-dpteh ceonpct to udrentsndad wlel... to tinhk up all of the dirfefent ways sicecne can acfeft us mraoly.

@maydeeoliver and @qwerty732797
read this, it's pretty cool. It's what bored chemistry students do in their spare time.
http://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp

Deleted • 21 October 2011 at 6:15 PM

@james-bond

That article is ridiculous. 'Dihydrogen monoxide'? I can't believe people fell for that. Wow.

And it'd be really helpful to know what you're doing this paper for. Is it for school?

I'd have a few examples of controversial experiments that have been done in the name of science. Add in opinions from reputable sources, like other scientists' quotes from the internet, and discuss the morals of each of the experiments.

Depending on if this is a persuasive speech or an essay on your opinion, you could have a section on invoking people's inner thoughts on morality into what is acceptable or what your opinion is on how science is being used today and if it should carry on the way it is or should be stopped and refocused in a safe, ethical manner.

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 6:21 PM

@qwerty732797
what this speech is for has been written 8 posts above. 😊

It's just a speech. It can be persuasive, or factual, or whatever.
'Science and technology have freed the human spirit and potential, that alone makes it worth it' so that is going off topic. That makes it difficult.

Deleted • 21 October 2011 at 6:36 PM

@james-bond

What you just had in quotes was the prompt?

And I sorta get it. We don't have that sort of thing at our school, so I'm not sure of exactly how to go about it, but you do need reputable sources. Whether or not it's your opinion you still need to justify your opinion and sources you agree with is your justification.

I suggest you get some of what you want together and look at how you want to approach the speech (factual; persuasive; a glance at the idea; a rallying-commencement-type) and then appeal for the help of others.

I and everyone else can only help so much if we don't have much to go on yet. You still have two weeks. I'd have all the material you need by next week and then you have a week to write it and you're not too overworked. 😊

james-bond • 21 October 2011 at 6:47 PM

@qwerty732797
I think I'd rather do a a glance at the idea type speech. Since this is quite a controversal topic, it's something that you need to talk about with caution.
I don't know if I can write about much though, otehr than saying that it's immoral to take science to such a degree that things like cloning will be done.

lily- • 22 October 2011 at 2:48 PM

@james-bond
I kind of disagree with you saying that there isn't much to write about other than cloning. There are several other things you could include in your speech. What about nuclear bombs, they have something to do with science. Would you want more research on such things to happen? It has already led to a lot of concern after what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Also there is the fact that you can talk about animal testing, that is also something to do with science. Should it be allowed for things like drugs, vaccines or beauty products, soap etc.

I hope this helps, because cloning isn't the only topic in science that people have arguments about in saying if science should be allowed to do such things. Science is a vast topic with many areas. I hope this wasn't too boring to read or anything and good luck in your speech.

pegasasu • 22 October 2011 at 2:52 PM

@james-bond

I think it would be an excellent idea! But don't say much good. There's so much more terrible things that science has done, and plus terrible things are always more moving then happy things. So talk about how we use the miracle of science and twist it into a grotesque fountain that showers us with death and how we use nuclear energy to kill people and how science is screwing up the world.

Remember:
You don't have to believe in something to be eloquent about it 😊

cqpkytty • 22 October 2011 at 3:00 PM

@james-bond
I think that science is good, but people are bad.

...and I hope you know what I mean by "people are bad" 😋