Olivia Treptow #7

On September 26th I met with Domingos at Strozier. He told me he was fascinated by what I told him about the gun control debate. He told me that for one of his classes he needed to write a speech, and wanted to do it on the gun debate in America. He told me how for him it was very different, because there are no guns in Brazil, though some politicians are advocating for the use of guns. Anyways, we talked about how to formulate a speech. I told him about the importance of keeping a certain flow, and that it is important to keep writing clear and concise. Clear and concise language is very important for writing in the United States. Apparently, it is not the same in Latin America. For example, in Brazil it is important to build a lot of background information, to the point that the analysis should be already clear to the reader. Anyways, we discussed a few topics and case studies for his speech. One of them being the student from Kent State who walks around with an AR-15, or how Elliot Rodgers shot women who refused to go on dates with him. At the end he said he would look up some statistics on his own.