Persuasive Writing Prompts 1. Many people believe that television violence has a negative effect on society because it promotes violence. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your response. 11. Research shows that the average American watches as much as six hours of television each day. Do you think this is too much? Write an essay convincing readers to spend less time in front of the TV. 12. Many junior high and high schools around the country now
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It’s time for making up. The recessions been digging in you‚ It’s been really rough‚ But he believes his change is here to stay. It was a Thursday night‚ April first. He’s sitting there in traffic on his way home from work. He checks his voicemail it’s his mother. She’s got multiple lumps in her breast and they hurt. She wants him to pray that it’s not cancerous. Broke the news to your daddy and he’s takin it the worst. Cause honestly she knew for many years‚ But she didn’t want the family
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How far has technology improved our lives‚ and is this development good? Ever since the industrial revolution in the end of the 1700s‚ people lives has changed dramatically due to the increasing use of technology. However‚ is the development of more complicated technology only for the better‚ or is it going too far? In these days we are so surrounded by the technology that living in a world without it is almost unthinkable. Technical devices have made our lives easier in so many ways. We have dishwashers
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of information technology is that empowers people to do whatever they want to do. It lets people to be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn’t think they could learn before‚ and so in a sense it is all about potential. Today Domenic and I are going to talk to you and inform you how information and technology empowers people. There are lots of places where i.t empowerment takes place. There is the workplace‚ your home‚ the hospital‚ and the classroom. Empowering
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teachers in our lives. As a part of growing up‚ our parents taught us basic manners. It required great patience for our parents to bring us up because of our different personalities. They also play a very active part in our development and our education. They watch us grow and they are very committed in teaching and shaping us to step into “the real world”. Our parents are also our role models. We would look up to our parents as we grow up. We would somehow copy their behaviors. For examples‚ how parents
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How technology has changed the way we live Nowadays‚ people live in a completely different life compared with years ago since the arrival of the technology. We have seen technology growing from a baby until today it plays as an essential part of our life. It has changed the way we live ‚ include the way we work‚ learn ‚ socialize and play. To begin with‚ technology has played an important role in our work. In olden days ‚ people had to commute to work‚ but recently‚ there is a job called
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― Roddy Doyle (page 278) This quote is from Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is about a 10-year-old boy named Patrick Clarke‚ but everyone calls him Paddy. This books ’ setting is in 1968 ’s Dublin‚ Ireland. At the beginning of the book‚ Paddy is a cruel boy; he enjoys the Three Stooges‚ Geronimo‚ Father Damien and the Lepers‚ and also his favorite soccer player George Best. Paddy has challenges in life just like every other 10-year-old boy he has problems at home‚ but when
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To Have Peace One Must Prepare For War A great philosopher once said ‘War never helps to end war’ and history is a witness to this. The past 400 years bears ample testimony to the fact that war only leads to destruction and disaster. In order to have peace it does not make sense to prepare for war. It is a contradiction. This great land‚ the land of Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi‚ has proven to the world that ahimsa or ‘non violence is the sure way to peace. The entire world acknowledged the stubborn
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and peers‚ today I’m going to discuss conflict‚ the affects it has on people with examples from two texts. | What is conflict? Conflict is another word for fighting‚ battling‚ or struggle. Conflict can be expressed in many ways‚ such as; war‚ hate‚ aggression‚ bullying‚ and competiveness. Conflict has negative effects on people. Conflict can result in death‚ mental illness‚ suicide‚ and destruction. Conflict is cause by many reasons including differences in values‚ desires‚ needs‚ habits‚ and wealth
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are the people who live near us‚ and their behaviour influences our daily lives. Good neighbours can make us feel comfortable and help us‚ and everyone benefits from a good relationship with neighbours. In my point of view‚ there are three conspicuous aspects of the qualities of a good neighbour. One of the most important characteristics of good neighbours is that they have good living habits and are friendly to others. A person with bad habits will affect one’s daily life. For example‚ children
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