treatment for marijuana addiction than for alcohol or any other drug‚” according to an article in the Los Angeles Times posted. Another risk with legalizing marijuana and taxing it along with tobacco and alcohol is allowing another drug to be another problem in society. After tobacco and alcohol follows‚ domestic abuse‚ illness‚ and drinking and driving which all cost money to clean up‚ and fix. An article in the Los Angeles time wrote that‚ “CASA estimates government spends $8.95 to clean up
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Newspapers: Past‚ Present‚ and Future News is simply defined as "a report of a recent event; something one not heard of before"(Websters‚ 282). With its lack in its definition‚ news is so much more than a report of recent events in todays world. Today‚ the underlying purpose of news is to "provide facts upon which decisions are based" (Mencher‚ 56)‚ making journalism the work of gathering news. Neil Postman says that news is "more often made rather than gathered". He goes
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Perkins AP Lang‚ 1st Period B 17 November 2014 Rhetorical Analysis Assessment of Essay by Lawrence Otis Graham Lawrence Otis Graham is an African American who was born into a upper-middle class family and graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law School. He works as an attorney‚ teaches at Fordham University‚ and is the author of a dozen books. He grew up in the 70s and‚ therefore‚ experienced segregation and bullying because of his ethnicity. In his essay‚ "The "Black Table" Is Still There"‚ he recounts
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Reflective Essay Ever since the semester started‚ we have written three major essay‚ review‚ report and visual rhetorical analysis. Throughout the semester‚ I have learned new ideas and methods of writing and learning new punctuation rules and learned the ease of writing within the minimum word limit. Through writing these essays‚ I have improved on wording‚ format and grammar. When staring out‚ I had multiple problems regarding wording and use of different diction. When I first wrote the Short
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Davis 1 Raven Davis Professor Bunde English 1011 26 September 2012 Rhetorical Analysis of “Outcasts United: A True Story about Soccer and Immigration Made for Hollywood? Pitch Invasion journalist‚ Andrew Guest‚ writes the article “Outcasts United: A True Story about Soccer and Immigration Made for Hollywood” from a sarcastic viewpoint. Guest starts by allowing his reader to get acquainted with Warren St. John’s cover article on “Outcast United‚” which later became a book. He introduces the awestruck
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Chloe Fu gate Mr. Galante English 11 02‚ December 2012 Research Paper on Domestic Abuse On a typical day in the United States three women are murdered by their spouses or partners‚ and thousands are injured. Victims include teens who are abused by their parents as well as young parents who assault each other‚ or their children. Violence against women has been reported since the Ancient Roman times. Researchers are now finding that young people at the ages of 16-24 are at the most risk.
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Amber Boller Ms. Sarah Puett ENG 104 6 December 2012 Are You Human? In the 1992 speech by Mary Fisher titled “A Whisper of AIDS” she speaks to not only the people attending the 1992 Republican National Convention‚ but the world and all who can listen to her speak. She speaks of a condition known as “AIDS” (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) that springs from the origin HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and is the cause of thousands of deaths every year. She uses pathos to persuade her
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entertain them. CHARACTERISTICS: 1. Like other features‚ its treatment may range from light to serious 2. Its topics from the trivial to the highly significant 3. It may be editorial in treatment of news‚ satire‚ personal bits‚ pathetic or amusing incidents‚ pithy statements‚ witticisms. STEPS IN WRITING COLUMN ARTICLE: 1. Know to write and communicate well 2. Know the basics expected behind a column 3. Be prepared to thoroughly analyze the topic you write about 4. Find interesting topics
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Assignment 1: Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical analysis closely examines the text‚ author‚ audience and context one is interested in knowing more about. Their usually is a conflict in the information that one is trying to learn more about in order to make a decision or simply better understand the subject. A good faith attempt at a clean slated mind that suspends judgment of your own opinions‚ morale’s‚ and values is a requirement to gain a good analysis. You also‚ obviously‚ need a text with an
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Journal Article Analysis University of Phoenix Journal Article Analysis This essay is grounded on the beliefs from Schommer-Aikens & Hutter’s (2002) article that originates evidence on the psychology of how a sample of participants could think about controversial issues through their epistemological beliefs. Kuhn’s (1996)‚ on the other hand a post-positivist theorist‚ underlying philosophical assumptions based on the beliefs relates to Schommer-Aikens & Hutter’s (2002)
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