Why Marijuana over Tobacco - English Persuasive Essay About 50 percent of incoming college freshmen have admitted to using marijuana. And about 40 percent of them smoke it on a regular basis. The question is why is marijuana illegal and tobacco legal? Marijuana has been known as a “gateway drug”‚ meaning it leads to use of other harder drugs. This is not true. It truly depends on the person whether they are going to do otherdrugs. People who smoke marijuana do not have a higher chance of getting
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people. It is cheap‚ appealing‚ and within the reach of almost everyone. In this way‚ TV has become an important mass media around the world. Sadly‚ this resource isn’t used in a way that people could get the best possible benefits from it. TV has also become one of the worlds most PREDOMINANT bad habits. The purpose of this essay is to persuade the reader that people shouldn’t watch too much TV because a lot of TV programs are not educational; it makes people waste time that could be used in more
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Alyssa AP English‚ 3rd period 16 October‚ 2013 “Are Reality Shows Worse Than Other TV? In “At Least It’s Not Snobby” By Tracie Egan Morrissey‚ she brings up the fact that many people joke about reality television‚ and even call it “trash.” Reality TV may show some of the worse sides of the world‚ but those sides do exist‚ and whether people admit it or not‚ it is amusing to watch. Reality TV teaches lessons without anyone even realizing it. It shows the world different morals. Things that used
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companion. Fortunato offended Montresor bad enough to make him crave revenge. Montresor’s persuasive and cunning way with words helps him lead Fortunato deep into the catacombs‚ where Montresor shackles Fortunato to the wall before sealing in him and his fate. If Montresor wasn’t so thorough in his crime or his revenge as he calls it‚ then it wouldn’t be possible that he was still innocent after fifty years. Being persuasive‚ cunning and thorough in life are extremely good characteristics because you can
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Persuasive Essay The Hobbit Book Report The Hobbit was one of the best stories I have read. Therefore‚ I think it should stay in the current high school curriculum. This story of adventure is about a benign‚ ignorant creature called a hobbit. This hobbit’s name is Bilbo Baggins. One day‚ Bilbo gets an unexpected party in his hobbit- hole from twelve dwarves and the wizard‚ Gandalf the Gray. He is then recruited to be their burglar on their way to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim
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“Going For the Look” persuasive Essay The practice of hiring people based on their looks has been common in many different companies. In the article‚ “Going for the look‚ but risking discrimination‚” by Steven Greenhouse‚ he presents information about how companies hire people. Some companies choose to hire based on skill‚ others on looks. Companies shouldn’t hire based on looks because they may face discrimination laws and less attractive workers may have a better work ethic then attractive employees
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TV as a Shaper I agree that television shows influences our behaviors even without our knowledge of it. Although television seems like a great thing to have‚ it has many drawbacks. Television can have negative impacts on people‚ especially kids. People learn new skills by observing‚ then utilizing it‚ such as when we were kids and learn to walk by seeing our family walking around or learning a new subject in school. Therefore‚ when watching television it may influence our fundamental social
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Persuasive Essay “Many of the 1.5 million children in the U.S. whose parents divorce every year feel as if their worlds are falling apart”. Divorce is a common trend among our society today. People chose to get marry early since they think they’ve met the love of their life already. Maybe sometimes they even decide to have a kid while thinking carelessly. I believe divorce is a major issue in our society today; it’s not as easy as it seems and occasionally affects children who is involved in
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Malolo Eng 102 Evaluation Essay 1st Draft Watching TV- Is good for you? While it may be disliked by parents‚ friends or you neighbors in your town‚ TV industry is a permanent part of our world. In the history of TV‚ it began in 1873. It can help people in several ways while they are watching. Watching TV is an excellent way to relieve stress. When you spend about 10 to 20 minutes a day watching TV‚ you will experience and learn new things. However‚ watching TV is more interesting and educating
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sister. The boy said he developed the idea by watching the cartoon Beavis and Butthead (Josephson‚ 1995). Other example of a child performing a violent act was a six year-old Jeremy Nezworski imitated an act of hanging himself like a ghost after he watch the act on the cartoon The Scooby Doo Show‚ and the boy killed himself (Josephson‚ 1995). Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles is thought of to be one of the most violent cartoons that ever appeared on television according to Terry Harrison‚ a preschool
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