Kakar Vanessa English IV Persuasive Essay Being in high-school should definitely be the best four years of your life. Most people forget that these years is what usually makes up for the rest of your life. For example some people choose to study hard‚ pass their classes‚ and then have fun with the time they got left over. Others choose to use up all their time for fun and never pass classes or dedicate any type of time towards their education and usually get held back a couple of years
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E Hinton‚ author of The Outsiders tells a story about two kids named Johnny and Ponyboy who are in a gang called the Greasers. They live in a wrong doing world of gangs and fights. After Johnny protects Ponyboy by killing a rival gang member named Bob‚ the two boys run away. A young criminal named Dally helps them escape. After an incident with a burning church Johnny dies and Dally dies soon after because of the sorrow Johnny’s death caused him. In the novel The Outsiders‚ S.E Hinton demonstrates
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Adam A Bentley English Comp. I Professor Singer January 31‚ 2012 Persuasive Essay‚ I’d Rather Smoke Than Kiss In times like today‚ people have mixed views on smoking and on the effects it has on the human body. Most people who smoke‚ feel that non-smokers are against them‚ and believe in the myths that are portrayed by cigarette companies. They do not realize how addictive cigarettes are‚ and end up stuck with the burden. I feel that her entire article is truly opinionated and biased about
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Persuasive Essay Ryan Murphy COMM/215 March 6‚ 2013 Gary Christiansen Persuasive Essay Sequester‚ what is it? How did we get here? Who is at fault? These are the thing we will discuss. Recently a lot of people have been in an uproar over sequester and the spending cuts that will automatically take place. What most people fail to understand is that this is not something that happened overnight it has loomed over us for months and our government has failed to take appropriate action to prevent
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Jordan Roy Oral Com Persuasive Speech Over decades‚ Division I athletes have been pouring their heart and soul into their sport they worked so hard for day after day‚ week after week. For years‚ athletes’ love of the game has got them to a university where they can showcase their ability and talent. When you are at the Division I level it is more or less a business‚ and your job is to bring in a profit for the university. A true athlete plays the game out of passion. In recent years‚ there has
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Claudiu Bota November‚ 13 2005 Persuasive Essay Looking at our society‚ where the technology changed every day‚ a college education is worth the time and money. Education is the best way to improve the society benefits and quality of life. It also will put forward a better understanding of the society and will open minds. One of the many great things of earning a college education is providing many rewards which can last a lifetime. First‚ by going to college‚ students are able to get and
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Persuasive Essay: Brainstorming Worksheet Review “How Should I Brainstorm?” in the media piece “The Writing Process.” The media piece “The Writing Process” explores six ways to brainstorm: 1) Free Writing 2) Breaking Down a Topic 3) Listing 4) Mapping/Webbing 5) Three Perspectives 6) Journalistic Questions Assignment Directions: 1. Choose three ways to brainstorm from the list above. 2. Brainstorm about the topic of your Persuasive Essay using each of your chosen 3 methods.
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Persuasive Essay Imagine a world where citizens weren’t able to choose their own jobs. Not being able to choose might become a reality. Lately citizens have been talking about if people should be given a job based on their abilities. Some say that would be a great for our society‚ but others think everyone should have the freedom of choice instead of being assigned careers. Having the same job until you retire might get boring. “Today‚ the average person changes jobs ten to fifteen times (with
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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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poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost holds several meanings that relate beauty to life‚ staying young and beautiful‚ and that perfection is only temporary and easily lost. The poem also related to the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as well. In the novel‚ The Outsiders ‚Johnny recognizes that the gold in the poem relates to a period of innocence and joy in life that is so quickly lost. Pony boy recites this poem to Johnny when they are hiding in the church because he understands it too
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