Writing Workshop #7: Using Opposing Documents in DBQs The goal (though not absolute requirement) is always to try to use all of the documents in a DBQ. But students are often unsure of how to use documents that do not support – and may actually contradict – their argument. The following techniques will help you figure out how to do that. Sample Question (DBQ #7 in back of text): Historians have often portrayed the capitalists who shaped post-Civil War industrial America as either admirable
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The biocentric viewpoint is where all life has moral standing. There are many people like Paul Taylor or Albert Schweitzer that have their own theories about biocentrism as well. The biocentric viewpoint says that all life has moral standing‚ but is this the correct viewpoint to take in order to determine how people ought to act in relation to the environment? This is the correct view point in regards to the environment because this view give all life moral standing. Allowing an environment to be
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Moore−Parker: Critical Thinking‚ Eighth Edition 7. The Anatomy and Varieties of Arguments Exercises © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2007 EXERCISES 231 When a premise is unstated‚ try to supply a reasonable assumption that would make the argument valid or strong. I If you have trouble tracking the parts of an argument that appears in a written passage‚ try diagramming the passage. I Exercise 7-1 Indicate which blanks would ordinarily contain premises and which would ordinarily
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Opposing Ideas in Life of Pi In Yann Martel’s novel‚ Life of Pi‚ he explores how the human belief system can be mutated and misinterpreted due to different perspectives. The way Martel exposes a common faith is by incorporating opposites. Martel incorporates opposites throughout the novel to portray that what is believed to be different on the surface is actually the same underneath‚ as can be seen by the two Mr. Kumar’s‚ Pi and Richard Parker‚ and the two opposing stories. The reader
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Republican Views Towards Healthcare Reform From the Republican viewpoint‚ any form of nationalized or partially nationalized universal healthcare is unacceptable. Any public delivery system will limit ‘for profit’ free enterprise and thus violates our form of government. It will increase taxes and the overall cost of healthcare. Publicly delivered health care will cause the quality of care to go down by directly hindering the quantity of healthcare providers as well as the quality of care rendered
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Opposing Gun Control Laws Eng. / 102 May 30‚ 2012 Opposing Gun Control Laws Watch out! Murder and mayhem is surely on the horizon as gun control laws are being dropped‚ and penalties could be imposed on those who do not comply. The debate over the use of guns in the United States can be traced back as far as 1791. The United States has the greatest percentage of private firearm ownership in the world. Most people do not just own one gun they own two or more guns. The average citizen comes to
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Elizabeth Jeziorny Prof. Donohue WR122 14 June‚ 2012 Final/Revised Researched Argument Essay (thesis) The media is a culture force that can not be avoided and gives us information on a vast variety of topics. It influences what we think‚ the way we act and helps us choose our purchases. The media not only provides us with the information‚ but it decides which information is important. What we see on television and the internet or what we hear on the radio is all chosen by the media. Media
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narrative viewpoint Jan 12 Explore how Martin creates a sense of the drama and chaos of the attack on the house in pages 119-127. In your answer you should consider: • Martin’s language choices • narrative viewpoint May 11 Explore how Martin uses the first person narrative perspective to suggest Manon’s attitudes. Choose two or three sections from the novel to analyse in detail. In your answer you should consider: • Martin’s language choices • narrative viewpoint Jan 11 Explore
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debate about arguments concerning whether or not reusable bags should be put into mandatory use. This is an important debate because of the potential impact that it will have on both the environment and small business owners. The two positions argue whether or not stores should be made to use reusable bags. Both viewpoints have valid claims warranting consideration. For example‚ evidence suggests that reusable bags will be too expensive for small shop owners to afford. In contrast‚ opposing evidence
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Argument Analyzing Essay Human Resources‚ One of the most important factors any business need to consider any business. And with the rapidly developed technology‚ the human life is greatly improved but also many social related mental problems such as anxiety‚ depression. Of course there are many ways to treat such problems but most well-known treatment is psychotherapy and medication. There are many controversies about whether psychotherapy or medication is best for the patients. We will try
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