Far Should Science Extend the Human Lifespan? Ed. Tamara Thompson. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2009. At Issue. Rpt. from "Transcription of George Dvorsky ’s and Anders Sandberg ’s talks from the IEET ’s July 23rd Longevity Dividend Seminar: Popular Arguments For and Against Longevity." http://www.sentientdevelopments.com 23 July 2007. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. "Is Immortality Bad (yes) or Good (no)?" The Premier Online Debate Website. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. Said-Moorhouse‚ Lauren
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Causal Argument: Video games may make children fat. Children have been gaining weight excessively over the last 20 years. In 1980 6.5% of the children aged 6 to 11 were obese‚ but by 1994 that number had climbed to 11.3%. Currently over 30% of children are overweight‚ while 17% are considered obese (Parker-Pope‚ 2008). What has caused this epidemic like increase in child obesity? There are many proposed causes that have been linked to child obesity. However‚ if we examine children’s lifestyles
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Argumental Paper (Sagging Pants) The definition of sagging pants is pants that are worn below the waist. This style has become popular to this generation. Sagging pants became a style to this generation by rappers. Some of this generation thinks it is cool to wear sagging pants. I beg to differ; I think it shows how immature and a lack of carrying yourself in a proper and appropriate way. What they don’t know is that sagging pants originally came from prison and in prison it showed to other males
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In Joseph M. Williams and Lawrence McEnerney’s Writing in College‚ Williams and McEnerney discuss the shift from high school writing to college writing where argument‚ interpretation of expectations‚ and learning how to make a “good” point in a paper are key to successfully satisfying the instructor’s assignment. Arguments should be convincing‚ with evidence to support their reasons‚ and to have counters answering objections and other questions that may go against its favor. Williams and McEnerney
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College Education What makes college education so important? College is not just a choice‚ it’s the beginning of a lifelong journey‚ one that will shape and determine future choices‚ decisions and purposes. College is going to help you determine a career that you want to pursue. It will help and guide you in the right direction but you have to be the one to put in the effort. But some may say college is a waste‚ and will not make their life any better. Some will ask what makes a good college‚ what
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The philosopher offers a few arguments and the three most important ones will be outlined‚ namely‚ the relativity argument‚ the argument for instinctive beliefs and the argument for simplicity. The essay will argue that Russell’s simplicity argument is effective because it stands against criticism. In fact‚ the critical discussion will be mainly focused on the simplicity argument since it provides more room for debate. Therefore‚ after an outline of all the arguments‚ this essay will aim to a narrow
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their “free will”‚ perhaps they wouldn’t do what they had to do. “The subjects do not derive satisfaction from inflicting pain‚ but they often like the feeling they get from pleasing the experimenter.” (935) “Free Will” Rogerian Argument What is free will? As defined by The American Heritage Dictionary‚ free will means “The power of making free choices that are unconstrained by external circumstances or by an agency such as fate or divine will.” In simpler terms‚ a person’s actions
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Andrea Lochen 16 December 2014 College is too expensive College is the key to success or is it the key to being in debt for the rest of your life? College tuition is one the biggest investments one makes and its one the most expensive ones as well. But college wasn’t always that expensive. When applying for college many take in consideration if what they are going to major in will pay off their student loans after they graduate. Or sometimes the price of college scares people off and therefore they
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Zoos are a popular house for animals. People can see many kinds of animals at zoos. However zoos are more harmful than good for animals. There are some causes to this such as bad environment for animals and small enclosures. One of the reasons for the bad effects of zoos is a loss of real conservation. Today animals are endangering since their habitats are shrinking because of pollution‚ less food‚ and destruction of the ecosystem. Many kinds of animals were sent to zoos because of people who argued
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there is a thread of continuity. Now‚ it is important to note here that there is no evidence for those authors to have written anything against their will. In fact‚ the level of diversity found within the Bible suggests everything other than the workings of men under duress. If the author spoke Hebrew‚ he wrote in Hebrew. If he spoke Greek‚ he wrote in Greek. If he was cultured and educated‚ he wrote like it. If he were a shepherd without any education‚ he wrote that way. This is proof that when
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