Final Speech Proposal

The topic for my final speech in the class will be the recent violent protests that have been taking place in Caracas, Venezuela since April 19, 2017. The reason behind the topic is that is is something that I hold very dear and has a large impact on my daily life, and being the only Venezuelan student attending this school, I feel like it is my responsibility to let others here at Cheshire Academy know about my country's struggles. Another factor that made me choose the topic is that there are not many people who are fully aware of what is going on in Venezuela, especially with all the other world problems that have been taking place out of late. Protests have been a regular occurrence in the capital city of Caracas, but the demonstrations that took place on April 19th, 2017 took a turn for the worst. On April 19th, 1810, the patriotic revolutionaries of a Spanish colony decided to take the first step in becoming an independent nation; this date has been celebrated as a national holiday for hundreds of years. Because of the importance of the date, and the Venezuelan government's recent actions, the opposition showed up in massive numbers to show their discontent. However, the government did not take kindly to these peaceful protests and met the protesters with crowd control weapons such as tear gas and rubber bullets. This abuse of human rights has to be stopped and other nations need to intervene, which is why I am trying to spread the word on the horrible acts that the Venezuelan government commit on a daily basis with no repercussions