1. Violence in the media causes violence in society.
(Neg. 2nd speaker)
We live in an imperfect world. Right at this moment, wars are being fought, people being
wounded and killed. The media, reporting these to the public, does not generate more
violence, rather, it can help to diminish violence in society by making people look these
problems in the face.
Land mines in Angola were a cause of destruction and devastation to its impoverished
people. That is, until Princess Diana stepped in. Photogenic and popular, she instantly
attracted all the cameras. The world found out about innocent children hobbling through
life on wooden legs, families blown to bits by the pernicious land mines. With this 'CNN
effect', people from around the world donated $500 million to the International Campaign
to Ban Landmines. And even though Diana is gone now, The Ottawa Convention and its
ratification by 64 countries last week are the positive and long-lasting effects of the
Media's scrutiny.
The war in Bosnia might never have stopped, had it not been for the courageous reporters
who took photographs and made reports on the bloody and gory conflict. Bombarded by
letters and calls from appalled members of the public, members of parliaments across
Europe and congressmen in the United States forced their governments to deal with the
issue. Ultimately this led to the involvement of peace keeping United Nations troops to
control conflict.
The media reflects violence. It frequently makes accurate reports on horrible situations,
so drawing public concern to take positive action against violence. Ladies and
gentlemen, if you tune in to the news tonight and see a report on a man who has chopped
his wife up into 26 chunks and stowed them inside his refrigerator, will you run after your
spouse with a chopper because you're having a tiff? I don't think so, unless you are a
psychopath—a natural born killer. And despite what our opponents may try to imply,
thank God, most of us are perfectly able to keep any violent impulses under control.
Jealousy generates progress
Neg. 1st speaker
Good afternoon. History is the best proof of all the atrocities caused by
jealousy. The Bible tells of the first murder in the world. Cain was
jealous because God favoured his brother Abel, and he murdered Abel.
He was thus condemned to a life of suffering. Jealousy led to his sibling
rivalry, broken family and miserable life.

2. Moving on to Ancient Greece, Greek states were jealous of Athens's great
achievements in literature and art, and started the Peloponnesian War,
ending the Golden Age of Greece. In other words, jealousy marked the
destruction of a flourishing culture and civilisation, and a torn nation.
In the 1910's, countries fought for colonies and rival-armed camps were
formed. Jealousy arose between many countries in their bitter armament
races. The outcome? World War One, in which 10 million men lost their
lives in a horrific 5 years of bloodshed.
And just last May, the world was shocked by the Colorado Massacre.
Two boys, jealous of the popularity of the jocks in their school, killed 13
schoolmates before committing suicide. Jealousy was one of the roots of
the crazed murders.
In the clinical sense, jealousy has been proven to make a person resentful,
angry, violent, and socially isolated.
These emotional swings are
seriously disrupting to social and marital relationships. Jealousy destroys
precious human bonds.
In the timeline of the world, jealousy has generated nothing but evil, evil
and more evil. War, hatred, destruction, death. Progress indeed. Thank
you.
(Back to our side of the globe, Mao Ze-dong was jealous of the moderates
who were eating away his absolute power over China.
In 1966, he
launched the Cultural Revolution to restore his power, with drastic
results. The Revolution disrupted the improving economy. Schools were
closed down. Students spent their time in demonstrations where
thousands were killed.
Intellectuals were driven to death by Mao's
policies against them. Eventually, Mao died amidst a broken China. The

3. cost of Mao's jealousy was the ruin of a recovering China and a lost
generation. )
Free Sample Inspirational Speech: Overcoming Storms of Life
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, we have gathered today to speak about overcoming
adversity and coping with the storms of life. This is very deep theme, and I am sure
that anyone has many stories based on the challenges and their overcoming. But
today we will concentrate on the issue of overcoming. In this light, it is important to
emphasize the postulate that all challenges are timely, and they are not accidental.
God tests us in such way. You cannot realize the real value of your life if you have not
compared it to something. God sends us trials so that we could understand the
deepness of His goodwill and love. No one is alone until he has his faith. The Bible
has such words: "God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that He might know all
that was in his heart" (Chronicles 32:31 NKJ). So, you see that even in His withdrawal,
God is always with us. Sending us trials and challenges, He wants to demonstrate us
the real power we have inside, the real power he gave us. Often we fail to use it
properly, because we don't know how strong we are. In order to help us see our
values He assigned us to, He sends us trials. There is no sense in crying over the
trouble - "the best way out is always through", as Robert Frost claimed. So, you should
not concentrate on your problems, but rather on the way how to solve them. Look
forward, because life is beautiful, and God created it for us. "That which does not kill
us makes us stronger" - these words of the famous philosopher demonstrate that we
are the instruments in the hands of God. Remember, how many times you thought
that this was the hardest thing you've ever done. Then you experience something
even harder, and you understand that you became stronger. Now you can endure
even more. This is the eternal process of human development. I have met a lot of
people who overcame the storms of life with dignity and faith. they all admit, that these
challenges made their lives brighter. They understood the real value of life - it is
invaluable. And there is no sense in suffering - accept it and overcome. This is life. It
does not consist of dreams and happy days, but of alternation of days and nights -

4. both happy and miserable. Thus, another sense of adversity comes to the foreground
- it makes us closer to our destiny. Japanese proverb says, "Fall seven times, stand
up eight" - and this eighth may be lucky chance which will bring you to your happiness.
May be not, but then you'll have to believe, fight and stand up as much as it will be
needed. Storms of life are transient, no matter how hard they are - some day you will
definitely
reach
your
desired
peaceful
shore.
Just listen to the words written in the Holy Bible: "Blessed is the man who endures
temptation; for when he has been proved, he will receive the crown of life which the
Lord has promised to those who love Him" (JAMES 1:12-13, 16-17 NKJ). Temptation
to yield - overcome it! Temptation to blame God, fate and everybody around you in all
your troubles - overcome it! All your life is the sequence of choices. When a person
makes his choice in favor of faith - he wins! Overcoming adversities and
demonstrating strong will and belief, a human will obtain the "crown" - for he has
shown his love to God, by accepting all challenges as needed and coping with them
with the name of God on the lips. And God loves us, helps us and support us, and this
is the main truth a person should remember when fighting with difficulties in life. Don't
be alone in your struggle, accept it and entrust to your God. For, as He told, "…When
you pass through the waters I will be with you; when you pass through rivers, they will
not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the
flames will not set you ablaze. For I Am the Lord…your Savior." (Isaiah 43:2, NIV). All
our mundane difficulties may seem crucial and catastrophic to us, but in fact they are
only the episodes in the history of the humanity. Each life is saint and important in the
eyes of God, so don't thin your faith and sacrifice are inessential. They mean a lot,
especially
when
God bless you all!
they
are
heartfelt
and
sincere.