Persuasive Essay Raquel Daniel COMM/215 Essentials of College Writing July 7‚ 2011 Cassundra Flemister-White Persuasive Essay Gangs Gangs are killing our upcoming generations. Gangs have always been around for many years and they are still growing. They are becoming more violent now because they are using more than just their body parts to beat up people. These gangs are killing and raping people. It used to be about colors and different language but now it is about something different
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mother‚ families‚ friends at home‚ peers in school and so on). These others may be benign—such that one aspires to their characteristics‚ values and beliefs (a process of idealistic-identification)‚ or malign—when one wishes to dissociate from their characteristics (a process of defensive contra-identification)” (Weinreich & Saunderson 2003‚
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How old enough should boys/girls be to be able to go under the knife? IN our society now‚ many teenagers decide to go under the knife to satisfy the people around them and for them to also be able to accept their body. Teenagers should not have to be feeling this way becasue they are still young and should be able to learn that their body is still developing and choosing to go under the knife at such a young age should not be okay. No‚ I;m not against plastic surgery but I’m saying is that there
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spanking a child is the way to correct the misdemeanor that the child has committed. If a child bites another child‚ should the child get spanked? I believe that if a child does something that is known to be wrong‚ than the child should have some sort of punishment. If a parent does the spanking out of anger‚ instead of for the purpose of correcting‚ than I feel as if spanking should be allowed. I personally was spanked as a child‚ and I knew if I did something wrong I would get it from my mother.
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Brewing beer at home is something that has stood the test of time. Still‚ many are resolute that convenience is best for them and continue to drink only beer that they have paid for at a liquor store or at a bar. However‚ the thing about that kind of convenience is that you pay for it every time. As insignificant as the additional cost can seem at the time‚ it certainly becomes significant over the course of a years worth of sports games‚ parties and nights out. The issue of paying an upfront sum
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Persuasive Essay In Sullivan’s essay he argues that gay marriage is about family‚ love‚ and a civil union‚ and I couldn’t agree more. Although‚ gay marriage is not morally correct‚ to certain people‚ who are we to tell any person or persons that they are not able to be free and live their lives as they wish. Gay marriage‚ like any marriage‚ is about union and companionship‚ which‚ can share as much love and passion as any other. Honestly‚ accepting it begins within one self‚ the family and society
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Persuasive Essay By Katie O’Dell To my dear surprise it is legal in some states to get married at the age of 14‚ as long as there is parental and court approval. To me this is completely shocking! I myself have an 11 year old daughter and if she were to come to me at 14 years old and ask to get married I would say “NO” without any hesitation. In my opinion‚ 14 is not just too young to get married‚ it is too young to have a boyfriend for that matter. It apparently isn’t just the child’s fault
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Best and Worst Presidencies Essay (50 points) Select the best and worst presidencies from the time period we cover in the course (1400-1877). You are to write a persuasive essay providing at least three reasons for your conclusion about each of these two presidencies. You may use these guidelines as you write your essay. Desired format is to write your introduction‚ three supporting reasons for one president‚ three supporting reasons for another president‚ conclusion. In essense‚ this is two
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Persuasive Essay Online‚ physically‚ or verbally you can be a victim of being bullied. You don’t have to keep things as they are. The question is how to handle the situation (Do you attack the bully and become the bully yourself? Or do you ignore the bully and pretend all is well?) What you do is speak up and ask for help. I would know‚ because not only was I a victim‚ I was also a person who stood by and simply watched it happen. Every day‚ somewhere in the world‚ someone is getting bullied and
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ready for school‚ some even earlier. It ’s not practical for high school classes to start at 7:44. It ’s just too early for teenage minds to function properly. Our school should start at least an hour later than that. With the extra hour‚ our attendance would improve‚ as well as our grades and attitudes. The facts are all there‚ so why shouldn ’t the hours change? For the 1997-1998 school year‚ the University of Minnesota conducted a study on Minneapolis high schools. Their starting times were changed
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