Argumentative Essay The function of an argumentative essay is to show that your assertion (opinion‚ theory‚ hypothesis) about some phenomenon or phenomena is correct or more truthful than others’. The art of argumentation is not an easy skill to acquire. Many people might think that if one simply has an opinion‚ one can argue it successfully‚ and these folks are always surprised when others don’t agree with them because their logic seems so correct. Argumentative writing is the act of forming reasons
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Title: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY FORMAT Intro: PURPOSE: To set up and state one’s claim OPTIONAL ELEMENTS Make your introductory paragraph interesting. How can you draw your readers in? What background information‚ if any‚ do we need to know in order to understand your claim? If you don’t follow this paragraph with a background information paragraph‚ please insert that info here. REQUIRED ELEMENTS If you’re arguing about a literary work—state author + title If you’re arguing about an
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Obed Orellana English 111 Argumentative essay Smoking Teen smoking is on the rise and it is a problem. Because parent don’t care what their children or child does. They also sneak off away from people‚ and go under bridges or in alleys. Teens can get diseases‚ like lung cancer or leukemia from smoking. They can die without noticing why. But they do it to improve their self-image to look cool like everyone else that does it. They want to show up that they can do it too‚ they pretend to
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Many people are aware that public and traditional schooling can be difficult. Many people are aware‚ online schooling isn’t the greatest either. Online schooling can put students in the position to be able to get away with many things that public school makes sure students won’t be able to get away with. Online schooling can come with some benefits‚ but it also comes with many difficulties. They are two completely different ways of learning‚ but with online‚ it takes away the interaction and personal
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My fellow Americans‚ I have come to speak to you about the partisanship that we see in our government. We as Americans are witnessing a time where our government corporate with one another in the worst way possible. A time where bipartisanship has torn our government up greatly. A time were the gridlock in Congress ceases our ability to boost the economy and create jobs. A time where our government officials are more concentrated on the needs of their individual party then the needs of the American
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Abortion‚ a hot topic of debate for over two hundred years. So far it has created two major movements one of them being “Pro Choice” and the other “Pro Life”. “Pro Choice” fights for the right of women to have a choice between giving birth or aborting the baby in the earlier stages of its development. “Pro Life” on the other hand has a totally different view of the issue‚ they completely oppose the right for abortion implying that it is an unlawful murder of a human life. Both activist groups
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Samurais Argumentative essay Samurais were a vital part of Japanese culture and should have been allowed to continue. Although there were dangerous aspects of this tradition‚ it was also a large part of Japanese culture. As time passed‚ their existence had gradually lessened‚ resulting in their loss. Although the Samurai ways are no longer practiced‚ they have left a legacy that keeps on affecting the lives of people in Japan today. The traditions of the samurai still have an influence on the
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Argumentative Essay Australian Swimmers and Bodysuits: should they be worn in competition? An issue that has been debated lately is weather or not the Olympic athletes should be able to wear the full bodysuits. This debate started in May this year‚ just before the trials for the swimming team‚ who were to compete in the upcoming Sydney Olympic games. The bodysuits are being produced by Speedo and Adidas. They are made out of mainly Lycra‚ blended with a number of other materials. Nothing that could
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Argumentative Othello Essay In William Shakespeare’s play Othello “Honest Iago” (1.3.295) is perhaps the most interesting character in the play. Throughout the play he manipulates pretty much every character in order to somehow get ahead or to use them later to further execute his plan in destroying Othello. That plan comes to rise because he believes that Othello for many reasons has diminished his reputation. This is why the main motive behind all his actions is that reputation he has tried
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Haylee Terrasi-Klempner English 10/ 2nd hour Argumentative Essay Fate! What is fate? I believe Franklin D. Roosevelt hit it right on the spot when he said‚ “Men are not prisoners of fate‚ but only prisoners of their own minds.” I also believe Henry Rollins was next to bat when he said‚ “I don’t believe in fate or destiny. I believe in various degrees of hatred‚ paranoia‚ and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon you doesn’t matter - it’s only a matter of how much you can take and
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