Jacob Turner Professor White PAR 101-003 12 February 2015 Argument Paper #1 There has been a long-standing question in the world of philosophy on what determines one’s personal identity. Out of all the attributes that make up the individual‚ it seems difficult to decipher what actually makes up the personal identity. The most common choices to this question are the mind‚ the brain‚ the spirit‚ or the body. There has yet been no proof on which of these choices are actually correct but many individuals
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Zoe Mojica Ryan Grandik English Comp. II February 27‚ 2013 Rhetorical Analysis (why violent video games are good for girls) Student Carmen Tieu‚ in her opinionated article‚ “Why Violent Video Games are good for Girls” expounds upon the idea that violent video games are good for girls. Tieu explains that violent video games boost confidence in women. She goes further on to say that it makes aware of the different socialization processes of men and women. Tieu begins by telling a short
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Collin Brozek Scott Harber Comp. I April 14th‚ 2013 Argument Essay There are a plethora of reasons why pop and soft-drinks are bad for personal health as well as the environment. Never the less there have been an increase of obesity cases and children with diabetes caused solely by the consumption of sugar filled beverages. The consumption of soft-drinks and other carbonated beverages have multiple negative effects‚ and I want to briefly cover ten or so reason as to why soda is hazardous to
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ARGUMENT ESSAY GRADING As students we all have been challenged to do our best. Throughout our lives we have been labeled with our grades; in high school‚ the ones with low grades were left alone in misery‚ while the ones with higher grades were praised as the leaders of this horse race. Then‚ the question that comes into mind is: is it right to categorize students‚ does grading contribute to education? It is assumed and stated in
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Wilde’s claims on disobedience can promote social progress is a valid argument. He felt like with disobedience world would progress forwardly with purpose. Over the years’ people had to disobey or rebel to get their way. With disobedience there is always consequences to it even if it’s for respectable reasons. John browns rebellion was for people to see blacks as equal and to put a stop to slavery. Many thought it was uncanny for a white to care about what happens to a blacks but its what’s right
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In the excerpt from the second chapter of Walden titled “Where I Lived and What I Lived For‚” Thoreau crafts an intricate argument which advocates for self-realization within every individual. The specific quote I chose from the excerpt struck me deeply as the rhetoric question that is produced at the beginning of it explains how I feel on most days as I give “so poor an account” of my day each night. Continually throughout my life‚ I have gone through the motions of a typical day with the structure
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The author states that there are arguments provide strong suport for the truth of Peary’s claim of reaching the North Pole and provides three reasons. However‚ the professor states that there is no solid evidence and the arguments are not convincing and he opposes each of the author’s reasons. First‚ the reading claims that The committe concluded that Peary’s accounts were consistent and persuasive. In contrast‚ the professor refutes this pint by saying that it’s true that the committe declaired
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Abstract The constant conflict over abortion in America has been a major social problem that started as an issue in our nation over two centuries ago. In the 1960 ’s and 70 ’s with the coinciding civil rights movement and women’s rights movement‚ abortion became the new national issue we still see today between two opposing sides. It is this struggle over whose deep rooted morals and beliefs are appropriate for our society that make the abortion issue such so controversial. First it is important
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increased‚ it is not significant enough to indicate a paradigm shift. The focus upon studies and research data increase the credibility of his assertion although his scope is confined to students and youth performing bands. However‚ there is a similar argument from
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NRA Arguments NRA Origins · Civil War Union Soldiers concerned with marshalship · Articles written about how a association needed for training - backed by General Wingate (1871) · NRA formed 1978 · First shooting range -got idea from Britain(wimbledon) and Germany · USA won competition against British for shooting · Youth programs started (1900) - became a sport · NRA had provided basic marksmanship skills to people who were scouted or of age to become soldiers. · After WW11 NRA doubled in size
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