Comparison 6: Speech And Debate

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Kung Chen
Period 6: Speech and Debate

Summary: A few weeks ago, the North Korean government proclaimed that it would launch a long range rocket between February 8th and February 25th. North Korea claims that its rocket program is peaceful and aimed at gathering weather data; however, because North Korea’s relationship with many other countries and organizations is strained, groups, such as the American government as well as the United Nations, have been carefully watching the isolated country. Recently, the country’s government rescheduled the range of days that it would launch its rocket to February 7th to Febuary 14th. Because no information about why the government rescheduled has been released, people are getting more and more anxious,

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