Introduction to Persuasive Essay Writing: Hook Statements An essay’s "hook" is something in the first paragraph--usually the first sentence or two--that draws the reader in and makes him want to continue to read. The hook’s tone should match that of your essay (serious‚ humorous‚ academic)‚ and it should support your central argument or main point. You might want to wait to write a hook until the rest of the essay has been written‚ so you will know what you want the hook to say and how you want
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Persuasive Essay: Overpopulation Overpopulation is becoming one of the most preeminent problems facing human civilization. This complicated‚ pervasive issue will come to be a problem of the utmost importance for people of all races‚ religions‚ and nationalities. Our planet now provides for approximately 5.8 billion people‚ with projections of around 10 billion by the year 2050. Two billion of these are extremely poor‚ the poorest of which live in absolute poverty and misery. One very serious
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The Anti-Federalists believe that the government should not have too much power over us as a nation‚ due to having no desire of a repeat of British Rule‚ which claimed absolute rights over us as citizens‚ rather wanting to have additional control over their daily lives‚ rather than have someone control it for them. While the Federalists wanted a strong government‚ the Anti-Federalists did not trust British Rule not to happen again. We are opponents of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution‚ we
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1984 Persuasive Essay The well-known novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ is a direct commentary of our present society‚ the novel talks about media controlling the thoughts of the people‚ the reoccurring slogans of the party which are‚ “War is peace‚ Freedom is slavery and Ignorance is strength” and the idea of doublethink‚ these are all seen in our society today‚ but in different forms. In this well writ novel‚ the citizens of the society are constantly under watch by a figure named Big Brother‚ there
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write an essay‚ whether it be an elementary school‚ secondary school‚ college or university‚ public or private‚ or any other type of scholastic institution. Essays are a simple fact of life for the student‚ so knowing how to write one is essential to success. There are many different ways to write an essay and many different formats from which to choose. One of the easiest templates for essay writing is the five-paragraph essay‚ and it can be used as the template for an expository essay or a persuasive
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University of Phoenix Material Persuasive Essay Write a persuasive essay of approximately 700 to 1‚050-words on a local‚ regional‚ or national current event or political issue that has affected you‚ your family‚ or your community recently. For example‚ you could address either the national or your local government’s fiscal and tax policies and explain how they have affected the economy or your own personal situation. You might discuss the role tourism plays in your area‚ how professional sports
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This is a protagonist who is in no way perfect; far more a reflection of the reality of the human condition. While the anti-hero may have notable qualities or outstanding achievements‚ they are often not very courageous and we certainly do not idealize these characters in any way. In many cases‚ these characters would not want us to idealize them‚ even if we tried. According
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Revealing the Anti-Hero For many years now Americans have watched heroes on television portrayed‚ as Stephen Garrett states‚ “Morally upright‚ untainted by even the whiff of corruption . . . In their world crime never paid‚ the system always worked‚ and justice was never evaded” (319). Recently‚ the traditional hero has begun to change into what we recognize now as the anti-hero. The anti-hero is the dramatic protagonist who can commit horrible acts yet receive sympathy from their audience. Their
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others. An anti-hero has similar motives as a hero; however‚ lack the positive attributes connoted of a hero. A hero has the desire for helping others; in addition‚ has typical traits: looks‚ reputation‚ honesty‚ integrity‚ and responsibility. An anti-hero lack said traits; however‚ intentionally or not‚ result in helping others. In Wuthering Heights‚ there were many villains throughout the novel; however‚ there was a limited amount of heroes. One hero‚ more accurately classified as an anti-hero‚ exists
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AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARGUMENTATIVE OR PERSUASIVE ESSAY The Assignment: You are to research and compose an argumentative or persuasive essay focusing on a controversial issue (you may not write on abortion‚ gun control‚ marijuana legalization‚ gay marriage‚ or creationism/evolution). Argumentative essays enlighten your readers to the rationale behind your position on a debatable issue. However‚ persuasive essays not only enlighten your readers to your position on an issue‚ but also attempt to coerce
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