Thesis: Bad vs. Rad by M. Burke https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m After watching the Ed Puzzle video and thinking more about your thesis statement, take a look at the thesis statements below and vote on the ones you think are the strongest by clicking on the "like" emoji. Be prepared to defend why you voted for these "rad" statements. en-us 2018-02-06 17:19:46 UTC 2020-11-09 18:54:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Prizecup.png #1 burkeme1 https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436757041 Pollution is bad for the environment. 

]]> 2020-01-28 01:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436757041 #2 burkeme1 https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436757104 Americans should eliminate the regular consumption of fast food because the fast food diet leads to preventable and expensive health issues, such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. ]]> 2020-01-28 01:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436757104 #3. Poor study habits result in lower grade point averages, and this can lead to fewer academic opportunities. burkeme1 https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436758384 2020-01-28 01:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436758384 #4 burkeme1 https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436758527 At least 25 percent of the federal budget should be spent on helping upgrade business to clean technologies, researching renewable energy sources, and planting more treesin order to control or eliminate pollution. ]]> 2020-01-28 01:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436758527 #5 burkeme1 https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436759063 The federal budget should be spent on limiting pollution. ]]> 2020-01-28 01:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436759063 #6. The "fighting words" exception to free speech is not legitimate because it wrongly considers speech as an action. burkeme1 https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436759196 2020-01-28 01:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436759196 #7 burkeme1 https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436760234 There should be no restrictions on the 1st amendment. ]]> 2020-01-28 01:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436760234 #8 burkeme1 https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436760350 Although we have the right to say what we want, we should avoid hurting other people's feelings. ]]> 2020-01-28 01:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436760350 #9 burkeme1 https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436760465 Even though there may be considerable advantages to restricting some form of speech, the possibility of chilling open dialogue on crucial topics is too great and too high a price to pay. ]]> 2020-01-28 01:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/burkeme1/6fowraoq9r1m/wish/436760465