Argumentative Paper When people think of welfare many people think about it differently. For most people they think its money that helps those people who are struggling to get by and need help. In today’s society there are more people who use their welfare money to buy drugs instead of diapers and food for their children. When considering effective ways to cut the governments spending‚ each state should start requiring mandatory drug testing among all of the welfare recipients. Cutting welfare benefits
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Recognizing Deceptive Arguments Exercise Carol L. Gaskins HSM/210 March 16‚ 2012 Professor Constance Reiss Harvey Recognizing Deceptive Arguments Exercise 1. The Supreme Court has a greater obligation to protect the rights of victims rather than those of criminals. Answer: b (categorical statements) 2. It is clear to every intelligent person that the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution‚ protection against cruel and unusual punishment‚ does not bar the use of victim impact
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In Politics‚ Aristotle sets out an argument to suggest that in order for humans to flourish and achieve Eudaimonia we must actualise our unique and distinctively human faculties‚ particularly our intellectual and moral faculties. Aristotle argues not only that it is impossible to achieve this outside the construct of a Polis but also that‚ given man’s nature as a political animal‚ even if it were possible this would not instinctively be the preferred path of humans. Many translators often interpret
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Botton Essay Classical Argument Humorists are people who are skillful in using humor for writing‚ talking‚ or acting. Their works bring laughter and elation to people. In Botton’s book‚ Status Anxiety‚ he believes that humorists not only entertain audience‚ but also convey important messages that cannot be said directly. Thus‚ he argues that humorists play a vital role in the society. In most cases‚ Botton’s claim is justified in that since the early nineteenth century‚ humorists express their
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Jacob Turner Professor White PAR 101-003 12 February 2015 Argument Paper #1 There has been a long-standing question in the world of philosophy on what determines one’s personal identity. Out of all the attributes that make up the individual‚ it seems difficult to decipher what actually makes up the personal identity. The most common choices to this question are the mind‚ the brain‚ the spirit‚ or the body. There has yet been no proof on which of these choices are actually correct but many individuals
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Former Notre Dame Football coach‚ Knute Rockne‚ once said‚ “Show me a good and gracious loser and I’ll show you a failure‚” (“The Future of Steroids”). The importance of winning in sports and being the greatest has grown immensely. This unquenchable desire to be stronger‚ faster‚ and more agile than the opponent‚ has caused many athletes to stop at nothing to be the best; this pressure has caused athletes to take banned and illegal substances known as performance-enhancing drugs (Performance-enhancing
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Wilde’s claims on disobedience can promote social progress is a valid argument. He felt like with disobedience world would progress forwardly with purpose. Over the years’ people had to disobey or rebel to get their way. With disobedience there is always consequences to it even if it’s for respectable reasons. John browns rebellion was for people to see blacks as equal and to put a stop to slavery. Many thought it was uncanny for a white to care about what happens to a blacks but its what’s right
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The author states that there are arguments provide strong suport for the truth of Peary’s claim of reaching the North Pole and provides three reasons. However‚ the professor states that there is no solid evidence and the arguments are not convincing and he opposes each of the author’s reasons. First‚ the reading claims that The committe concluded that Peary’s accounts were consistent and persuasive. In contrast‚ the professor refutes this pint by saying that it’s true that the committe declaired
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Counter-Argument Essay “If you want to get ahead‚ have a lie-in” How many hours of sleep does the average person need? ‚ According to National Sleep Foundation Magazine showed that teenagers need 9 hours on average a day to be attentive and alert while an adult need from 6 to 8 hours per day. In the article “If you want to get ahead‚ have a lie-in” by the British writer Tom Hodgkinson that was published in October 9‚ 2014‚ the author purpose
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Put a Halt on Animal Testing Humans to this day find themselves dominant over animals. The world is becoming less aware of the pain and suffering being afflicted on animals. As a result‚ animals are becoming more and more downtrodden in society. Humans still continue to treat animals as if they are poverty. As if we can own animals and therefore control their lives and what happens to them. I find this very immoral. Animals are here for themselves. Just like humans‚ they have their own lives‚ in
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