OPINION/ ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS ESSAY ANALYSIS: “School uniforms must be compulsory”. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Individualism is a fundamental value in the United States. All Americans believe in the right to express their own opinion without fear of punishment. This value‚ however‚ is coming under fire in an unlikely place – the public school classroom. The issue is school uniforms. Should public school students be allowed to make individual decisions about clothing
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INTRO I. Extended stays in solitary confinement causes inmates to suffer from irreversible mental illnesses. A. Prison is intended to rehabilitate inmates into upstanding citizens but‚ isolation causes inmates to act out in violence and often times‚ commit suicide. B. The most commonly reported psychological effects caused by isolation are anxiety‚ psychotic depression‚ delirium‚ schizophrenia and suicidal thoughts. 1. Inmates suffering from mental illnesses induced by isolation
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essay must include counterarguments refuting the opposing viewpoint. An arguable thesis has an anti-thesis‚ or opposite point of view. An effective argument recognizes and addresses the opposition’s viewpoints. The writer who acknowledges‚ accommodates‚ and refutes the opposition’s concerns can win the audience’s respect and sometimes their agreement. 1. Counterarguments: Substantiated Claims that go against your thesis. 2. Refutations: Denouncing or negating counterarguments to show that your
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Corruption and Culture Colleen Garland CJ340: Applied Criminal Justice Ethics Kaplan University 10/27/2014 Abstract This paper will share my viewpoint of how corruption is viewed in today’s cultures‚ and why it is such a controversial topic. I will also look at how corruption is viewed as a cultural tradition and how unethical people may take advantage of a gift-giving culture to further a society’s corruption. Corruption and Culture For this paper I will define corruption as the act of abusing
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subhuman‚ owing to their lack of intelligence‚ reason‚ and civilization. However‚ Things Fall Apart‚ which was written in 1958‚ approximately 60 years after the publication of Conrad’s novel‚ was authored in the English language. This is a direct counterargument to the notion that Africans were unintelligent. Achebe eloquently detailed the lives of the Ibo people in the pre- and postcolonial era using the language most common to European nations. The fact that Achebe deemed it useful to use the most commonly
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Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. mentions the atrocities of racism and describes his endless battles against it. King does this in an effective and logical way. King establishes his position supported by historical and biblical allusions‚ counterarguments‚ and the use of rhetorical devices such as ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. With the use of King’s rhetorical devices‚ he described the ways of the Birmingham community and their beliefs‚ connected to the reader on an emotional level‚ and brought to
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different in grade point average over a period of time. Kohn decided to provide a counterargument to put this aging
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Claim 2. Evidence 3. Counterargument 4. Rebuttal A successful argument depends upon the delicate balance between these elements. Imagine a teeter-totter at the playground. The claim is the basis of the argument‚ much like the base of the teeter-totter. A big opposing viewpoint‚ called the counterargument‚ is constantly pushing down on one side or the other. Balance can only be achieved by providing enough evidence to support the claim along with rebuttal of the counterargument. Essentially‚ an argument
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No matter how you slice it‚ abortion is morally wrong. Although that should not be misinterpreted for a pro-life stance on abortion because there are numerous circumstances that must be considered in each situation. Just because abortion is morally impermissible‚ it does not mean that society will deem you a bad person for getting an abortion under extreme circumstances. For that reason‚ abortion is a specifically tricky topic to discuss. There is no clear-cut answer as to whether or not abortion
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Organ Donors Put Their Heart Into It Every time a person goes into the DMV to get their licensed renewed they are faced with a proposal: Do they or do they not wish to be registered as an organ donor? The only physical proof of registering is a tiny circular sticker labeled “Donor” that can so easily be scratched off‚ and so easily forgotten until the time comes. In the essay‚ “Death’s Waiting List”‚ Sally Satel argues that morality will not persevere through this world of self interest ‚ so an
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