So this is an argumentative essay is based upon whether we should still be learning cursive in school. Why should we? I don’t think we should learn it because all of the state testing is on a computer‚ in most schools students have personal laptops to turn assignments in on and last but not least half of the teachers and staff can’t write in cursive so how would they teach students to? I think it is completely fine that now 41 states no longer require students to learn cursive and I’ll support that
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"We believe that experts are more able to process information than we can and they are able to come to better conclusions than we could come to on our own." But is it so? I will be going over the two different opinions: Should we rely on experts to help us make decisions or not? Some people believe that we must rely on the experts‚ primarily because due to their authoritative opinion‚ we spend less time dealing with the problem. It is also convenient because the conscience of the decision lies not
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The article‚ How Dumb Do They Think we Are (2006)‚ written by Jonathan Malesic clearly indicates the problem he encounters and the how he feels about students are plagiarizing that they try to trick him as a stupid person. The author surprisingly finds out the papers he was marking did not connect to it’s sentence structures; therefore‚ he suspiciously entered the strange sentence and angrily realized students copied some other people’s work on internet. Mr. Malesic first feels insulted
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Can we be Slaves to our Desires? Epictetus argues that we can be slaves to our desires. In one example‚ a man clearly desires power and thinks he gains it by becoming Caesar’s friend; though in doing so‚ he becomes more like a slave. Although he may have increased his social status‚ he proves to be worse off and more enslaved than when he started. He now has to pay attention continuously to Caesar’s every word. He has to agonize constantly over whether the great Caesar views him favorably‚ and
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4 November 2013 Let Us Eat Meat There is always that time in our life were we ask ourselves “Could I actually be a vegetarian‚ could I actually go without eating meat‚ milk‚ cheese and all those yummy foods?” Well most people say they couldn’t do it‚ and I’m right there with them! Why on earth would I deprive myself of meat and many other delicious foods on PURPOSE? It is truly instinctual to crave and want meat‚ so why would we force ourselves to do otherwise? Not eating meat is unnatural and
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The way we see the world and how the world sees us is through our culture. Without it we would culturally be no one so we have to thank the people that made us culturally advantaged.The way we got raised and what we let in our lives also impacts our culture and shapes us. Each day you gain something new from the people around you In the short story “How Culture Affects The Way We Think” there is the quote that says ‘Culture is like water for a fish‚it is the only thing we know.” This means we get so
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Dataclysm: Who We Are; When We Think No One’s Looking‚ a novel by Christian Rudder‚ explains how our online lives tell more about a person than ever before. Rudder is a co-founder of the popular dating website OkCupid‚ and the leader of their analytics team. He uses the data from his website‚ along with several other sources‚ to describe our online lives. The book has three separate parts‚ each detailing separate points of Rudder’s idea; our online lives can be used to predict many things about a
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1. Creative artists should be given freedom to express their ideas (words‚ pictures‚ music and films. However some people think government should take some restriction with them. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give your reasons with own knowledge and give examples. Innovative artists bring enjoyment and inspiration to our sometimes tedious life; however‚ some people deem that artists have been entrusted with too much freedom and power and should be restricted by the
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Should Homework be Abolished There are many debates on whether homework is beneficial or not. More and more students are spending a lot of out of school time on huge amounts of homework. This overload of homework is putting pressure on the students‚ along with their parents. Is the homework requirement becoming too excessive? Or is homework better than no homework at all? According to Etta Kralovec and John Buell homework should be abolished. After examining homework in the lives of students
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Water Pollution: Is it as big of a problem as we think? The following essay will be looking at the factors that cause pollution‚ and the effect that pollution has on our world today. It will also investigate what it has in store for the future if things do not improve. It will also explore some of the methods used to treat and clean-up wastewater‚ and oil spills. Today‚ the industrialization of Canada is severely affecting this nations lakes‚ streams‚ and rivers. If something is not done
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