Argumentative Essay In recent years‚ laptop computers have been playing a ubiquitous role in society. Generally speaking‚ there are more and more people carrying them along in restaurant‚ airport lounges and bookstores. On the other hand‚ laptops are also an important component in the educational process. As a matter of fact‚ they do offer an array of advantages‚ while some people think using laptops in the classroom is a learning impediment and a distraction. Although some people suggest that laptops
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Natalee Sweet Comp. #1 Mr. Yates 7-22-2012 Argumentative Essay: Addiction is a choice Alcohol and illicit drug consumption are all too prevalent today in high schools‚ colleges‚ and all across the globe. Students seeking to fit in or forget about the repetitiveness of school and homework have a tendency to experiment. Drug addiction is known by the scientific community to be a psychological condition based on excessive‚ obsessive‚ and compulsive actions. Once that regular user crosses the
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Odyssey Argumentative Essay In the epic poem Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus encounters many obstacles around the Greek islands on a struggle to get back home to his country‚ Ithaca. Through many hardships and hurdles‚ Odysseus as the main “hero”‚ proves to more sturdy‚ durable‚ and enduring than the rest of his crew. Though getting back to Ithaca was the main complication‚ it is more important to recognize the experiences along the journey and how Odysseus has grown and developed through it. In order
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The Great Gatsby Argumentative Essay “The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost‚ which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.”-Azar Nafisi This quote sums up Tom buchanan perfectly. He is seen as a monster to Nick‚ and a very aggressive person to everyone else‚ including his own wife. However‚ he also has a lot of money and a very nice house. Many may say that Tom is the Representation of the American Dream. Tom’s achievements of the American Dream impacted
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Ada Vargas 9/12/12 ENGL 111-D40 Argumentative essay Sex education in high schools High schools should provide better sexual education. Prevention is better than cure. The federal government should provide more information in schools and required sex education in the first year of high school. This is important because there are a lot of sexually transmitted diseases‚ teenage pregnancy‚ and teen abortions. Boskey (2011) stated that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are “some of the most difficult
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Quadasia West-Lee English 132 Prof C Johnson Argumentative Essay Healing Power of Music Music Therapy is an established health care profession which uses evidence based music interventions for physical‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ social‚ and spiritual rehabilitation. Several unique approaches are used to reach individually set goals of many different types of patients as well as healthy individuals. Music Therapy can be helpful in many situations including alleviating pain‚ counteracting depression
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Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy The poem Medusa explores the theme of jealousy and anger; the poet illustrates this using the extended metaphor of a Greek mythological creature Medusa‚ whose story describes her as a beautiful maiden that is turned into a hideous creature after being raped by Poseidon. The poet furthermore links this metaphor to the theme of feminism when she describes the women in the poem overpowering the man that hurt her. The language in this poem is quite harsh‚ emphasising the
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Two Snails Try to Find Love in Valse Can two mollusks‚ overcome the obstacles mankind as created‚ to find love in the short film‚ Valse? Directed‚ written and shot by Chris Keller‚ this four-minute film tells the story of two snails and their unfortunate love story. As the main characters‚ the two snails are featured throughout the film with only a small cameo by three human actors taking place toward the end of it. With no spoken or written dialogue‚ this film relies heavily on the cinematography
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“Love knows no difference between life and death. The one who gives you a reason to live is also the one who takes your breath away” (BETWEEN). I chose this quote as evidence with my argumentative essay because it tells how the person that gives you a reason to live also is the one who takes away your life. This relates to Romeo and Juliet because Lord Capulet and Tybalt played a big role in the lives of Romeo and Juliet‚ but also gave them many reasons to take their lives away. In William Shakespeare’s
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Argumentative Essay Planned Parenthood Millions of women across America will struggle to receive the medical attention they need if the federal government stops funding to Planned Parenthood. Every year 363 million dollars goes into the funding “pot” collectively at Planned Parenthood’s nationwide (Clark 5). This money is used predominantly by women; for six in ten women‚ Planned Parenthood acts as their main source of health care (Clark 4). Many individuals with low incomes depend on these clinics
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