scored based on how well you: develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that clearly communicates your thesis to the audience. support your thesis with meaningful reasons and sufficient details. address the readers’ concerns‚ opposing viewpoints‚ or counterarguments. organize your essay in a clear and logical manner‚ including an introduction‚ body‚ and conclusion. use well-structured sentences and language that are appropriate for your audience. edit your work to conform to the
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Today‚ stem cell research does not receive government funds as the research‚ though potentially life-saving‚ crosses moral and religious barriers that inhibit its growth as a science and as a gateway towards future medical breakthroughs. With the opposing arguments in mind‚ I feel the government should fund stem cell research as doing so will help speed up the research process and get us closer to saving lives and ending human suffering. There are two types of stem cells‚ adult stem cells (found
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Human Trafficking: A Transnational Problem Human trafficking is the world’s oldest form of slavery. Since biblical times‚ men‚ women and children have been sold across borders into slavery. Human trafficking today is a growing business. Human rights groups estimate that the number of modern slaves exceeds that of the Atlantic slave trade in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (ProQuest Staff). In the modern world‚ globalization has made it easier to mobilize these victimized individuals. Human
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Immell (Ed.)‚ Greenhaven Press‚ 7. Retrieved December 1‚ 2005 from Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center database. Maher‚ B. (2005). Abstinence is the best message for teens. In C. Watkins (Ed.)‚ Greenhaven Press‚ 1. Retrieved December 1‚ 2005 from Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center database. A really scary adolescent worry: HIV. (2001‚ August 6). U.S. News & World Report 131‚ 6. Retrieved December 1‚ 2005 from Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center database. Rector‚ R.E.‚ Johnson‚ K.A. & Noyes‚ L.R
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Bibliography “Obama Administration Formally Supports Nationwide Gay Marriage.” CNN Wire 7 Mar. 2015. Opposing Viewpoints in context. Web. 10 Mar. 2015 On March 6‚ 2015‚ the Obama administration filed a statement to the Supreme Court calling ban to gay marriage unconstitutional. This is another follow up to the statement made by then presidential candidate Obama before ascending into office back in 2012. When he was inaugurated in 2013‚ he states‚ “Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers
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Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale‚ 2006. 72-75. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 30 Oct. 2013. US Food and Drug Administration. "The FDA Regulates Stem Cell Products to Protect the Public." Embryonic and Adult Stem Cells. Ed. Susan C. Hunnicutt. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2013. At Issue. Rpt. from "FDA Warns About Stem Cell Claims." 2012. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. Wexler‚ Barbara. Genetic and Genetic Engineering. Ed. Kathleen
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“ In the twenty-first century‚ the world truly has become a stage‚ with the constant presence of cameras recording virtually every aspects of our lives” (Gales‚ 2010‚1). Nowadays‚ our lives revolve around fame and the celebrity culture. In fact‚ being famous is a target hunted by an enormously large portion of the population. If you think about it‚ who wouldn’t want to be insanely rich? Who wouldn’t want to be the center of attention? We have this idea that being famous is having an idyllic life
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Schools all over the country are engaging in drug testing on students. This test usually involves a urine sample taken in a closed off bathroom‚ which is then obtained by an official. It is then tested in a lab‚ and the results come back to the school in a week if the student has displayed positive. Issues on the topic have arose over infringing on students’ rights and privacy policies. Some say that it can help benefit students to become drug-resistant‚ while others oppose. Random drug testing is
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Ed. Opposing Viewpoints Digests® Series. Greenhaven Press‚ 2001. "Censorship Is Unconstitutional". Censorship. Bradley Steffens‚ Ed. Opposing Viewpoints Digests® Series. Greenhaven Press‚ 2001. Taylor‚ Charles. "Censorship Is Not an Effective Way to Protect Children". Andrea C. Nakaya‚ Ed. Opposing Viewpoints® Series. Greenhaven
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Research‚ Legalizing Marijuana‚ Banning Or Allowing Handguns are unacceptable topics.) Refutation: Every argumentative essay must include counterarguments refuting the opposing viewpoint. An arguable thesis has an anti-thesis‚ or opposite point of view. An effective argument recognizes and addresses the opposition’s viewpoints. The writer who acknowledges‚ accommodates‚ and refutes the opposition’s concerns can win the audience’s respect and sometimes their agreement. 1. Counterarguments:
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