today’s society. It’s one of the most troubling issues the government deals with. Setting curfews is the most commonly used method by government to regulate juvenile crime. I disagree with this. I believe that curfews are just a lazy way of dealing with the problem and that government should invest money into to programs that help with juvenile crime instead of setting restrictions on teens. Setting curfews on teens is meaningless and a waste of money. Teens are looked at as the age group that causes
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The Claim: The nuclear power industry is lobbying for the US government to not pass negative legislation. The qualifier (the precedent): There is a long and well recorded history of interest groups in Washington lobbying for beneficial legislation to their interests. The Support: because a recent press release states that the biggest nuclear power lobbying firm has recently committed itself to make a $$$ donation over the next 5 years. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51367.html The
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MEMORANDUM To: DCCCD President and Board of Directors From: Adrieanne McClelon‚ student Date: July 16‚ 2013 Subject: Smoking should be banned on campus Introduction and Recommendation Second hand smoke affects approximately 126 million nonsmoking Americans per year. 72.2% of students‚ age 18-24‚ enrolled in a single campus are not smokers but are at risk of developing lung cancer and other diseases associated with smoking all because of the 24.8% of students who do. Recent studies
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Gay Marriages Subjective Claim Throughout history‚ a marriage has been a male and female exchanging vows‚ promising their lives to eachother. Never did anyone think‚ that gays had a right to get married‚ it was always considered a sin to be gay. Legal binding marriage between two homosexuals nowadays‚ whether it be a male and male or a female and female relationship‚ should not be legalized after following a long history of marriages. There are too many factors that need to be addressed when
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English 205 Augmentative Analysis Against the Toulmin Model The late Stephen Toulmin the creator of the Toulmin Model has constructed and contributed immensely to the analytical study of arguments. The Toulmin Model‚ a dynamic foundation of structured analysis commonly used to analyze any text in which an argumentative statement develops through the essential elements which goes to define the Toulmin process. In a textbook titled‚ Elements of Argument written by
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The case for reparation Introduction Stephen Toulmin was a British philosopher who had devoted himself in the work of moral reasoning. Throughout his writing‚ he had sought to develop practical arguments that can be used in evaluating the ethics behind the moral issues. Toulmin model of argumentation has a diagram that contains six interrelated components that are considered when analyzing arguments. On the other hand‚ The Case for Reparation that has two hundred and fifty years of slavery‚ Jim
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I am writing to voice my opinion on the introduction of legislation to impose a 7pm curfew for children under the age of 16. I strongly oppose this legislation because of freedom for children‚ children may have a reason and also it is the parent’s choice. I believe children should have a choice to be free and putting the away after 7pm is taking away from their freedom. The introduction of the curfew will make the children feel neglected and this may cause them to rebel. In my opinion I believe
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Learning Team Toulmin Analysis Team A Contributors: Allison Cloutier‚ Christopher Etheridge‚ Genevieve Thompson‚ and Dionna Mark ENG/215 October 17‚ 2011 PHILIP SCHUNK Body Paragraphs Crichton makes the claim that environmentalism is becoming one of the most influential religions in the Western world. He presents the idea that environmentalists are religious fanatics who are making extreme predictions for the Earth’s future. Crichton does a minimal job at supporting
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The Toulmin method is a method of reasoning that includes a claim‚ ground‚ and a warrant. This method of analysis breaks down the paper into parts in a way that makes the argument more effective overall. The passage‚ “The Locavore Myth‚” goes over the disadvantages of people whose diet consists only of locally produced food. The author goes over several statistics and studies that show the harmful effects of buying from nearby farmers. According to the Toulmin method‚ this argument is very effective
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mentor‚ says‚ "Teen curfews are quite possibly the best thing ever. Teens are evil‚ corrupt beings and a curfew is all the world needs to cage up teen crime." Though most of Earl’s wise teachings are true and insightful‚ on this subject he is terribly mistaken. Teen curfews are not the right solution to the problem of juvenile crime because they enroach on the rights of teens and parents‚ are ineffective‚ and there are much better solutions. First of all‚ how can teen curfews be a good solution
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