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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Alfred Crockham Argumentative Approach English 102 2TR December 3‚ 2012 Abortion Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life.. When the expulsion from the womb occurs after fetus becomes viable‚ usually at the end of six months of pregnancy‚ it is technically a premature birth. The Abortion is and has always been a sensitive issue. There are so many people that are constantly debating whether or not abortion should be done or not. Some think abortion
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known perhaps‚ a little too much and too frequently. People should begin to keep things private as if they reveal too much about themselves they leave themselves wide open bullying and gossip; their strengths and weaknesses become known to their friends‚ family or even strangers in their society or even the world. Bullying is a common form of exploiting a weakness that you feel a need to respond to in a generally aggressive manner by taunting‚ hitting or embarrassing them‚ gossiping is another
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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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Note: This is an essay based on a true story. This was used in a olo provinical exam in the past to help prepare for my English 10 provincials this past summer. Names were changed for identification reasons. Bullying is one of the most common issues in today’s society. Bullying occurs in school‚ work‚ or our own neighbourhood. Bullying also occurs online. Bullying is one of the hardest things to get over‚ and this is my story. ~Intro ~ During the years I was bullied in school
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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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most common thing going on in the school yard: bullying. Bullying is any repeated action that is done in a harmful way. Like most of us‚ we do NOT want to be bullied. But with the rise of technology‚ bullying has gotten bigger than just in the school yard. It’s now on social media. Most people think the two are the same‚ but if you go research in depth‚ it is more different than you think. The difference between cyberbullying and traditional bullying is the horrible non face-to-face interaction‚ the
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