Student Speeches

          My very last convocation for the semester was the Big Questions convocation set up by the communication studies department. There were 5 students chosen to present the top 4 speeches about “What is Fair.” The first speech was a group of 2 guys who talked about basically the definition of fairness. This was a good speech to start the convocation with but it was not what I thought should be the winner. They were entertaining, had matched clothing, and spoke clearly, intrigued the audience but how did they relate to the rest of the world? This was my question.
         The other speeches were about fairness but in a different way then the first speech. They talked about other countries and fairness and basically focused on what is fair to us but not to them. I think out of all the speeches, the best speech was about the A-bomb dropped in japan during WW2. The speaker gave a clear representation of what we thought was fair as to why the bomb was dropped and what they thought about the fairness of the act, mostly why it wasn’t. I had to leave before it ended so I could drop off the scanner for Dr. Pierson but it was definitely a convocation that I think they should continue.
        Each student who spoke really put their heart and soul into their version of "What is Fair" and got the audience into thinking about what really is fair? After taking in the idea of fairness I wonder myself, do we really have fairness? This is a serious question that is considered during every action we take everyday. Overall asking yourself what is fair and acting fair are very different things because after listening to these speeches, its clear that not everyone have one linear view of fairness.