presenting a point of view and providing evidence; it assumes a controversy and addresses opposing viewpoints. The Macmillan Writer: Rhetoric and Reader Macmillan Publishing Company‚ 1994 To write a good argumentative essay‚ you should choose a topic which has conflicting viewpoints. Do not‚ therefore‚ choose a subject which is merely factual and leaves little room for debate. The introduction should: • identify the controversy surrounding the issue and state your position clearly in
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The Death Penalty Controversy The methods for carrying out the death penalty or capital punishment have varied throughout history. The word ‘capital punishment’ comes from the Latin word‚ capitalism (‘meaning the head’) since it was carried out through decapitation. Methods for carrying out the death penalty have ranged from boiling to death‚ flaying‚ disembowelment‚ impalement‚ stoning‚ shooting with a gun‚ and dismemberment. The death penalty or capital punishment is a type of sentence that
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me towards asking a question that never came to my mind before: Could people have distinctive personalities‚ while sharing the same brain? Luckily‚ I was not alone with my questioning. Further readings allowed me to have a better idea about this controversy. I discovered that Neuropsychology commonly examined similar cases to find a solid connection between the brain and human behaviors. Some significant cases throughout the history‚ such as Charles Whitman who committed to mass murder after developing
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The philosophy of language is both fascinating and difficult. One reason for this is that hardly any issue in this area is uncontroversial. Controversy begins with some foundational and methodological questions. Consider‚ for example‚ this very basic question: What are the tasks of the philosophy of language? One obvious task is: the study of linguistic meanings. But this immediately raises two questions. First‚ what are these ‘‘meanings’’? Linguistic expressions have the function of communicating
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know existed or just fell out of touch with. On the other hand social media has been known to spread hate‚ and this is where I believe most of the controversy about social media comes from. On the very radical side social media has been used to recruit gang and isis members‚ but even though this happens‚ it is not very common at all. Another controversy about social media is cyber bullying. I do not believe in cyber bullying‚ because if you are getting made fun or harassed on social media‚ you can
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Introduction Physicians are always finding ways to better treat their patients. A well-known controversy in today’s society is the use of medical marijuana. Already 28 states of 50 have allowed its citizens to use medical marijuana when prescribed by a physician. However‚ it is still a controlled substance and a level 1 illegal drug. “In June 2011‚ the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) denied a petition to reschedule marijuana and reiterated that there was no scientific or medical evidence to
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Wanetia Dickerson Professor Duke English Composition 1301 24 May 2012 The Controversy of Spanking Your Children Why has society frowned upon spanking your child? The psychologists say you should reason with your child‚ but how are you supposed to reason with a child? They are too young and not quite developed enough yet to see and understand reason. Many of us were spanked as children and turned out just fine. Is not spanking your child the reason why children and teens are more rude‚ disrespectful
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The Nuclear Weapon Controversy The question of whether countries should have nuclear weapons or be able to test them is a very controversial topic among the public. "A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions‚ either fission or a combination of fission and fusion." (Vicky: "Nuclear Weapon"). The destructive atomic bomb is an example of a nuclear weapon. The United States used the atomic bomb to destroy the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚
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Religion Seminar at Shippensburg University. He discussed the overall belief system of Americans in regards to the validity of evolution and the interactions within educational structures. According to Hermann‚ evolution is a socio-scientific controversy. Even if much of science supports it‚ society has many disagreements on how to proceed with its findings. There are many inconsistent standards on whether or not to teach evolution in public institutions. Hermann delved into what the theory of
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that had its capital located at the Ruins of Yin near the Yellow River‚ or present day Anyang in China. North China Plain was also the former location of the first dynasty known as the Xia and of the Zhou Dynasty‚ succeeding the Shang. There’s a controversy relating to its chronology‚ which varies from 1600 to 1046 BCE according to the Bamboo Annals and Records of the Grand Historian texts (1). They had a complex political structure through social hierarchy with the king being the priority‚ followed
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