Melvin Garcia 07/19/2011 Written Analysis #3‚ Chapter 4 I. Introduction Thesis Statement: Professional athletes who perform solely for society’s entertainment are undeservingly overpaid for their talents. These highly skilled athletes contribute relatively little to making society better like many other Samaritan careers which are overlooked and poorly paid. These people are true role models‚ not athletes. Fans contribute highly to the athletes’ salaries. A. Major proposition or premise
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Thesis Statement: Yellow Fever is a potentially dangerous virus but by following the right steps it can be prevented and hopefully eliminated. I. Overview of disease A. Basic Information 1. Causes a) Yellow Fever virus transferred by mosquitoes to humans b) Since 1974 only one genetic type can still be identified c) Transmitted between monkeys and mosquitoes and then from mosquitoes to humans. 2. Symptoms a) Incubates in body for 3-6 days before symptoms occur b) 2 disease phases (1) "acute"
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What is Apartheid? As many of you know I was born and grew up in Cape Town – South Africa. Cape Town was the city where the Houses of Parliament wrote the now infamous Apartheid laws in legal history. These laws created a system that embedded racial segregation in South Africa. Apartheid lasted for forty-two years from 1948 until 1990. Apartheid was an awful environment for both white and black people to grow up in. Nelson Mandela “Madiba” – more professionally known‚ as Nelson Mandela
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Points: 10.00/10.00 Question Text Write an Argumentative Thesis Statement 1. Choose one of the statements as your persuasive speech topic. You may argue for or against any of the statements below. ○ Lance Armstrong’s social contributions outweigh his doping allegations. ○ Steve Jobs’ or Mark Zuckerberg’s success is based on other people’s ideas and technology. ○ Ray Lewis was exonerated from murder charges based on his football fame. 2. Conduct background research on the topic.
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Corporal Punishment should not be allowed My thesis statement is Corporal Punishment should never be allowed in school or at home because it can cause child abuse every year‚ Humiliation‚ and bad outcomes in children. In school if kids don’t do homework they will get paddled‚ and it can lead to bruises. The teachers will even sometimes paddle the student in the same spot and that can lead to back problems. Students won’t go to school when they get paddled because it can lead to humiliation‚ young
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arrested and put in jail for possession of marijuana. Their son was sent to child protective services and then put into a foster home. The police called this a successful mission. ” Bill Maher”. Thesis Statement: Legalizing marijuana would greatly help bring the U.S out of the recession. Credible Statement: On November 2‚ 2010 an act known as Proposition 19 lost in a vote of 54% to 46%. This act would have allowed for the legalization of marijuana in California.
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Does the death penalty deter people from committing murder? Thesis Statement: I completely disagree that the death penalty deters people for committing murder. Search strategy and evaluation resources: The start of my research began by investigating the view points of those who believe the death penalty deter people from committing murder. I began with the Gale opposing viewpoints context in the ASA online database which are tools I used to explore current topics that include pro/con view point
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Thesis Statement: Genocide had a huge impact on human life‚ the jews‚ and life after genocide. Body Paragraph 1- genocide was a sad thing that happened it impacted humans because they had no money or no where to live when it ended. But while genocide happened people were t today i will be telling you about the genocide that happened in world war 2 during the holocaust. it was a dasture it happened over a long amount of time. Did you know how much people died during this event ? About 1.2 million
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War In the Pacific: The Battle of Iwo Jima Thesis Statement: During WWII‚ the United States explored island hopping as a strategy to defeat the Japanese. The military exchange at Iwo Jima led to a victory for America and helped us gain fields and momentum in the war. Background: Iwo Jima was under Japanese control until March in 1945‚ when it became the scene of a bloody battle between Japanese and invading U.S. troops during the last phases of World War II. Americans made new plans to attack
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the passage by Richard Rodriguez‚ he describes family Christmases past and present and the difference between the two. But even though it isn’t the main focus of the piece‚ a personal detail shines through; Rodriguez’s unbalanced relationships with his parents. After reading the passage it is evident that his mother is far more important to him and has had a much larger impact on his life than his father. The heart of the passage is made clear by the very first sentence. Rodriguez begins‚ “My mother
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