Part Two: Analytical Essay The appeal to tradition‚ also called argumentum ad antiquitatem‚ is a commonplace fallacy that posits that an idea is correct simply on the basis that it is similar to a past or present tradition. We see it everywhere: in government‚ in schools‚ in music‚ in the workplace‚ and even in sports. The book Moneyball by Michael Lewis is largely about this idea‚ where Lewis argues that even if something has been done traditionally for many years and worked‚ the traditional way
Premium Major League Baseball Baseball St. Louis Cardinals
Drugs & Alcohol For several decades‚ drugs and alcohol have been a major problem in our society. Not only has the drug problem increased but drug related problems are on the rise. There is no crime that kills more people in the world then alcohol does. These substances affect the body in many ways‚ including the exchange of information within the brain‚ is slowed. Using drugs increases the risk of injury. Car crashes‚ falls‚ burns‚ drowning‚ and suicide are all linked to drug use. The usage
Premium Alcoholism Drug addiction Alcoholic beverage
the ongoing drug war. The drug abuse that this nation has been through has grown exponential in the past decade. The nation is going down a never-ending hill. The outcome of this war could not be stopped. As few have accepted‚ the drug abuse cannot be contained. Just as Gary Mendell said “There is no single way to end the addiction crisis that has ravaged so many communities”‚ there is no containing the drug abuse to single town or community.(Katel) Due to the on growing of new drugs‚ the authorities
Premium Drug addiction Drug Addiction
Argumentative Essay In an NBC news article‚ the author stated‚ “Scientists are one step closer to bringing a woolly mammoth back to life” (Ghose). Her statement proves that animal cloning is not a dream or idea anymore. It is now a reality and scientist from all around the world are utilizing animal cloning. Cloning in general has evolved its technology over the years and has become more advanced. In fact‚ author Jacqueline Langwith wrote an article on animal cloning‚ which started‚ “Animal cloning
Premium Animal rights Animal testing Human
Over 80% of graduating college seniors have credit card debt before they even have a job according to the website consolidatedcredit.org! Getting a credit card for a teenager is an outstanding way to teach him or her to be financially reckless. The credit card venders have done such a thorough job that a credit card is seen as a rite of passage into adulthood. American teens view themselves as adults if they have a credit card‚ a cell phone and a driver’s license. Sadly‚ none of these "deeds"
Premium Drinking culture Alcoholic beverage Alcoholism
Fran Texeira Lading English 108 “Argumentative Essay RD” NWSU – Dr. Heard 14 September 2010 Texting and Driving Should Be Banned in Every State. Should the laws for texting while driving be the same in every State? In today’s society‚ the vast majority of people rely on a cell phone of their choice to talk‚ text‚ or e-mail. The most popular and dangerous is texting while driving. In most state texting while driving is ban for everyone and in other states there is an age limit
Premium Text messaging Mobile phone Automobile
Abortion has been a heavily debated political‚ ethical‚ and moral dispute continuing for more than a decade after it was legalized in the United States in January 22‚ 1973. This decade long debate between “pro-life” activists and “pro-choice” activists usually stem from ones ethical and moral values of whether it is right to surgically or medicinally terminate a fetus and the extremes‚ like death of the mother‚ which could occur from the pregnancy. In this debate‚ I would view myself as a “pro-choice”
Premium Abortion Pregnancy
The life of young teenagers mostly refering to females‚ they tend to fall into many peer pressure that allows them to suffer at the longer run. I met this girl that was actually very shy that she hardly spoke to her parents of her problems regarding to anything that happened in school or personal life. I got the oppoetunity to get to know her‚ she opened up to me and told me her situation. She saild that she got in a problem because of peer pressure she fell into temptation and had sex with her
Premium Pregnancy Marriage Pregnancy test
Racism sees no color. “In many ways‚ the so-called war on drugs was a war on communities of color‚ a war on black communities‚ a war on Latino communities.” This statement was made by Angela Davis who appeared in the documentary‚ 13th. Next to unfair jail sentences‚ the war on drugs was the next hot topic of the documentary. 13th recognizes that the Nixon administration began the cycle of criminalizing African-Americans struggling with drug addictions‚ rather than increasing availed resources for
Premium
Teenagers‚ who exactly are they? If you were to search the word “teenagers” on the dictionary‚ you would find that they mean adolescents or youths. But is there more to them than meets the eye? Teenagers are the future of a society and once they grow up to become an adult‚ they will be the cornerstones of the society. Thus‚ they should not rely on others to contribute to the development of a civic-minded society but should contribute too. There are many ways that teenagers can contribute to the development
Premium Community Adolescence Albert Einstein