Amongwordsonpaper,onehardlyfindsoneselftoquestiontheirparticularstyleorpreferencesin writing.Iasawritercantellyouhowthebasisofmy"madness"works,butwhoarewejoking,that wouldjustbeutterlyextensiveandboringWithinthedifferenttypesofgenresonepersoncanwrite about,Ifindpersuasive,argumentative,andresearch/informationalwritingstobethemost appealing.Itendtobeaveryopinionativeperson,meaningthatifIhearanyofsomesortof injusticeorintriguingthoughtsaid,don'tthinktwiceofhearingmystanceonthattopic.Therefore, especiallywithpersuasiveessays,Iwillalwaysfindmypenpromptlytryingtocatchup,whilemy thoughtskeeprushingin,inordertogetonpaperIt'saformativewritingpiece,thatIcaneasily statemyclaimandthroughusingaccurateinformation,willnolongerbeanassignment,moreor lessitwillturnintoaconversationbetweenmywritingandmythoughts.Nevertheless,whenit comestoshowmorecontent
Idon'tknowifnotbeinganimaginativeindividualmaybeatfault,buteversinceIpickupmyfirst writingutensilIwasnotafanofwritingonthespot.WhenIalwayshearthedreadfulwordscoming fromanEnglishteacher,"Wellclass,todaywewillbehavingafree–write",myheartdrops.Fear,of thepossibilityofbeingthelastindividualwriting,encounteringmultipleissuesfromknowingwhat towriteabouttowhatshallbethefocusofthestoryPerhaps,myinabilityofwritinganycreative piececanbelaybacktotheconstantissueofknowingwhereandhowtostartandfinish. Nonetheless,movingawayfromgenres,myultimateweaknesswouldhavetobemechanics.Imean, Iunderstandthebasicsofnoun,verb,punctuation,andsoforth,butIregularlyfindmyselfre–readingmywritingpiecesoverandoverandstillfindingeverlasting
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Ithappenstoeverydrivereventually.You'rebarrelingthroughenemyterritory,eyesdartingback andforthscanningforraiders.Youspotaspiketrap,youturnsharply,butit'stoolate!Bang!The sun–fadedhulagirlonthedashboarddancestothesoundofrubberslappingagainsthighway.You climboutofyourbattlebarge,openthecargohatchandseetherig'slastsparetire,sittingontopof itisaredcooler;sweatyfromthedesertsunIt'stheperfectsizeforabagoficeandthefreshkidney yourwarchiefawaits.Followthissimpleguidetochangingaflattireandyouwillbeheldaloftby yourwarpartyincelebration,orfailandbeconsumedbythepoisongascloudthatpursuesyou. Firstthingyoudoinpreparation
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Artdeclaresmanythings.It'sawayforpeopletoarticulatetheirviews,expresstheiremotions,and communicatetotheworldinawaythatgivesthemcreativerelease.Thisabilitytoexhibitone's viewsinaimaginativeandsafemannerisexceptionallyimportanttosociety'sgrowth,andtoborder thisfreedomtoarticulateisdetrimental.Artshouldnotbehiddenandconcealedpermanentlyfrom thepubliceyebecausesomeseeitasvulgarduetothefactthatmanypeoplehavevarying definitionsastowhatiscrossingtheline.Onlycertain,obviousthingscanbenotedastruly indecent.
CensorshipisnotaneasysubjectAsanartist,thereisoftenalotoftolerancefortheobscene,from appreciationtodetailonthehumanfigureortheuniquerenditionsofanimalisticinteraction. However,themajorityofthepublicmightfindthesamethingsthattheartistsseeasaunique interpretationasvulgar.Itiseasytoseethatsuchastandpointmustbetakenintomore consideration,asthepointofindecencycandiffergreatlyforaconservativeChristiancomparedtoa liberalatheistThetwoimagesofwhateachgroupconsidersunseemlywouldmostlikelyrangein theirobscenity,andsoitwouldbedifficulttoputalinewhereoneshouldbecrossed."Ifanimage offendsverymanypeople,soonerorlatersomeonewillinvokethelaw,andalongwithitjudges, legislators,policymakers,andthepolice,"quotesMelindaHinksoninAustralia'sBillHenson scandal:notesonthenewculturalattitudetoimages.Herewehaveamajorityrule,whereanimage shouldonlyhaveactiondealtuponitifenoughpeoplewantchangeSuchcensorshipiseasyto determinewhentherearepiecesdepictingderogatorythemes,suchaschildpornographyorracial notions.Buttherearemultiplecaseswheretherearetwosidesofthestory,anditisnotassimple. AstatuenamedTruthisBeautybyMarcoCochranehasrecentlybeenconstructedinthecityofSan Leandro,hereinthebayarea.Thisstatuedepictsanudewomandancing,herbodysemi–geometric, andalthoughyoucannotvividlyseetheallofthewomansbodyparts,itisnotdifficulttoknowthat sheissupposedtobedepictedasnaked.Acompletelynakedfigure,
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Inwritingit'simportanttohaveanunderstandingofwhatyou'retryingtoconveyforyouraudience inadditiontohowyouyouwillpresentyourideas.Effectivecommunicationextendsbeyondhaving wellorganizedwritingexpressedincompleteandcoherentsentences.Thestyle,toneandclarityof writingmustalsobeconsidered,astheyareconstantlychangingrelativetotheaudience.Again, analyzingone'saudienceandpurposeisessentialtosuccessfulwritingAppropriately,when choosingthemosteffectivelanguage,itisimportanttoconsiderthedocumentobjectiveaswellas thereader.Inessence,thisideaofeffectiveuseoflanguagehasbeentheoverarchingthemeofthis onlineEnglishcourseEachwritingassignmentshowmorecontent
Thus,thestyleoflanguageusedwithinthetextwasoftenindustryspecificandpossessedamore academicfeeling.Forexample,inthetextIoftenusedabbreviationsandslangacceptablewithinthe discoursesuchas,SCMSupplychainmanagement,KPIKeyperformanceindicator,andRDT Resourcedependence.Thewordchoiceinthisassignmentisindicativeofthatfactthatlanguageis choseninamannerthatisappropriateforboththeaudienceandthepurposeofthewriting Furthermore,perhapsthegreatestcontrastandthemostevidentofhowlanguageworksdifferently invarioustypesofwritingisthediscussionblogpost.Theblogpostallowedtheclasstoengagein differenttypesofformalityoflanguage.Theformalityofthelanguageoneusesshouldmatchthe formalityofthesituationandtherelationshipbetweenthewriterandreader.Therefore,asthepublic audiencewasaclassofonlinestudentstakingarequiredwritingcourseinthesummer,theformality ofmywritinghasoftenbeenveryinformal.Forexample,inmyblogpostaddressingmyconcern overtheunworthypowerofBeyoncéIwrote,"Itwastheyear2008whentheworldwasblessed withtheimagesofBeyoncé(unapologetically)dancingaroundinaleotardNotonlyisBeyoncé's singleladyvideooneofhermostnotablehitsitbeginsherwhatisnowadecadelongrelationship endingspree"(Marquis,2016).Theformality
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WritingessayisoneofthethingsthatIusedtodislikebefore.Forme,writinganessaywasa difficultandboringthing.However,IchangemymindwhenIwasdoingtheassignment, "PersuasiveEssay".ThisessayismyfirstEnglishessay,anditwasaquitechallengingtaskforme.
Inthisassignment,Ilearnedalot.Forexample,tousethetransitionwordstoconnecteach paragraphAlso,touseotherwriter'swordstomakemyideabemorepowerfulThus,this assignmentimprovesmywritingskillsalot.Before,Ididn'tknowthatIhavetousethetransition wordsinanessay.Forme,anessayisconstitutedbymanysingleparagraphs.However,everything isdifferentwhenIwasdoingthisassignment,PersuasiveEssayInoticedthateveryparagraph shouldsupportthemetomakeanessaystronger.Also,afterMs.Wellermarkedthisassignment,I learnedthatusingtransitionwordscancreateapowerfullinkbetweenmyideas.Forexample,using theword,"inaddition",canmaketwoparagraphsconnecttoeachother.Italsocanmakereaders understandthelogicofanessay.Therefore,I'velearnedthewritingskillwhichcanmakeeach paragraphbeconnectedfromthisassignmentshowmorecontent
Ireallyenjoyedit.AsIwasresearching,Ialsocouldreadotherwriter'sliterature.Inoticethatusing thequoteordatacanmakethethemeofanessaybestrongerandmorepersuasive.Forexample,I usethequotefromStevenCrowder,theauthorof"TheTop5ReasonsCollegeMayBeWasteOf TimeIn2015",tosupportmyidea,goingtocollegeisunnecessary.Thequotenotonlycanmakean essaymorecogentbutalsocanmakereadersagreewithwriter'sthinkingThus,I'velearnedtouse thequotetomakemyessaytomore
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Everydaydecisionsaremadebyeveryoneandeveryintelligentlivingbeing.Smallorlargeevery personmustdecidewhattodointheirownlivesandconsiderhowitwillaffectothers.Theircomes atimeinallofourliveswhenwewillmakeadecisionthatwillchangethecourseofourlivesand possiblythelivesofthosearoundyou.NewYorkCityThursday,ThefifteenthofJanuary.Thisday aroutineflighttointendedforCharlotte,NorthCarolinawouldsoonturnintooneofthemost significantandpopularflightsofthe21stcentury.Lessthan3minutesafterleavingthegroundand onlybeing3200feetabovegroundlevelaflockofgeesewassuckedintotheengineoftheAirbus (AirDocumentaries6/27/14)CaptainChesleySullenbergerhadtomakethesplitseconddecisionto conductanemergencylandingofflight1549intheHudsonRiverwithoutpropertrainingorprior preparation.PeoplehavequestionedwhetherornotCaptainSullenbergermadtherightdecision.I believethatCaptainChesleySullenbergerdidinfactmakethecorrectdecisiontolandthe66–ton AirbusintheHudsonRiver.Lessthan3minutesafterleavingthegroundandonlybeing3200feet abovegroundlevelaflockofgeesewassuckedintotheengineoftheAirbus(AirDocumentaries 6/27/14).The66–tonairplane'senginewassoheavilydamagedthatintenseflamessurroundedthe rightandleftwing.Theplanebegantolose16ftofaltitudepersecondwhilesoaringoverBronx, NewYork(Air
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PersuasiveEssayPre–writing
Apersuasiveessayisanessayusedtoconvinceareaderaboutaparticularideaorfocus,usuallyone thatyoubelievein.
Chooseyourtopic:Shorterschooldays
Supportformyposition:Theschooldaysaretoolong
Argumentsagainstmyposition:youcanspendmoretimeoutside
ThesisStatement(with2or3"prongs"ormainreasonsthatsupportyourargument):Prong1/Body Paragraph1Support/Examples: Youcanspendmoretimeoutside
Thiswillmakestudentsfitandnotfat
Soakingupthesunshine(Vitamin)helpsyousleepbetteratnight
Prong2/BodyParagraph2Support/Examples: Moretimeforextracurricularactivitieslikechurch,sports,musiclessons,etc.There'smoreto education...showmorecontent...
H:Hookthereader'sinterest
I:Introducethetopic
B:BackgroundInformation
T:ThesisStatement(underlineyourthesisstatement)
TheThesisStatementisthemainideaofyouressayEverypartofyouressayshouldbein support/connectedtoyourthesisstatement.
BodyParagraphsshouldbeorganizedlikethis:
TopicSentence
Reasonthatsupportsthetopicsentence
Evidencethatsupportsthereasonsentence
2ndreasonthatsupportsyourtopicsentence
Evidencethatsupportsthis2ndreason
Concludingsentencetotheparagraph
InyourConclusionParagraph, Rephraseyourthesis(usedifferentwordsthanyourthesisintheintroductionparagraph,butkeep thesameidea)
Theimportanceofwriting,Ifound,wasinwhatyouwroteaboutanditspurpose,writinghelpsyou getyourideasonpaperandimprovesimplythingslikesentences,punctuation,spelling,and grammar.Therearemanytypesofwritingfordifferentpurposes,forthissemesterwefocusedon persuasiveandresearchpapers,butthereisalsopoetry,fiction,creative,narratives,andevenmore.. IfeelIhavegrownasawriterintheorganization,wordingandlead–insofpapersIalsofeelIhave improvedinmyvocabularyandusingdifferentwordstogivethesamemeaning.
Thegreatestwritingaccomplishments,Inoticedinmypersuasiveandresearchpaperswerein connectingtothetopicandlead–insIntheresearchpaperIimprovedinleadingintothetopicMy researchpaperwasaboutcloningandinitIstated,"IanWIlmut,aembryologist,andKeith Campbell,acellbiologistandembryologist,stateintheirbook,Theshowmorecontent IlikedhowIusedwordphrasinginthepersuasivepaper.Inthepersuasivepaperyouhadto discredittheopposingside,Ididthisbystating,"Someparentsandstudentsarguethatthesebooks shouldbebanned,buttheyaremistakenandmisrepresentingtheviewofthebook"ForthisIused differentwordsandsometimesdifferentorderstodescribesimilarthingsandmakeitsoundmore educatedandbelievable.Inaddition,somethingIfoundgoodinmypaperwasmydiscussionsofthe topics.InthepersuasivepaperaboutbanningbooksImadeatopicaboutwhytheyshouldn'tbe banned,saying,"...takingthesebooksofftheshelvesandoutofschoolstheyaretakingaway students'FirstAmendmentrightstochoosewhatbookstheywanttoread"Iusedgooddiscussions tomakemypointaboutthetopicandpersuadepeopletoseethewayIwantedthemto. Conclusively,thepersuasivepaperwasmyfavoriteoutofallthepaperscompletedthis
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Decisionscanmakelivestakeaturnforthebetterortheworse.Peopleareusuallytaskedwithmany choicesintheirlives,soeventuallyawrongdecisionwilloccurandpeoplewillwishtheyhadnot chosenincorrectly.Whilebadselectionsmayhappen,thatiswhatlivingisabout:makingmistakes andlearningfromthem.Manypeopleinthissocietyhaveregrets.Regretscanstemfromanything: buyingthewrongfoodorturningleftwhentheGPSsaidtoturnrightWheneversomeonemakes thewrongchoice,thefirstthingtheydooncetheyrealizetheconsequencesoftheiractionsisstart regrettingtheirdecision,hopingtheycouldgobackintimetochangewhattheyhaddone.Sadly, timetravelisnotpossibleatthispointintime,sopeoplemustbeabletodealwithremorseandnot letitgettothem.Regretcanbeaverydifficultthingtokeepatbay.Forexample,fromthebook, tuesdayswithMorrie,byMitchAlbom,MorriewasaprofessordyingofALS.Hehassufferedfor months,slowlylosinghisabilitytousehisbodyparts,buthewasstilljoyful.Hesawallofthe beautifulthingsinlifeandwasmostlikelyhappierthanmostofthepeoplearoundhim,despitethe factthathewasveryillHowever,guiltstillseepedintoMorrie'slifeandaffectedhimMorriehada friendnamedNorman;MorrieandNormanwereverygoodfriends,Normanevenmakingabustof Morrieasagiftatonepoint.TheyswamtogetherandtookridestoNewYork.Morriethensays, "Norman
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"Yourassignmentistowriteapersuasiveessayandpresentittotheclassinaweek.Youwillbe gradedbasedonhowconvincingitis.Todaywewillbechoosingtopics,"announcedMr. Bowerbank,my7thgradeEnglishteacherandrulerofclassroom110.Myclasssimultaneously groanedattheprospectofwork.IsimplyliftedmyheadwithintrigueasitwasalreadyMayand abouttimewehadourfirstessayHethenproceededtogiveexamplesoftopicswecouldchoose andgaveussometimetothinkbeforewehadtotellhimourtopic.Myclassmateswerealready rushingtotelltheteachertheiridealestsomeoneelsestealit.Thatmeanttheusualabortion,death penalty,ordrugusetopicswereoutIreallycouldn'tthinkofanythingandtheteacherwasslowly makinghiswaythroughtheremainingstudentslikeanexecutionerbeheadingcriminalsinaline.I havealwaysthoughtthathewouldmakeamarveloussupervillainifhehadacurlymustache,a tophat,andacape.Eventuallymynamewascalled.Islowlydraggedmyselfovertohisdesk.Even sittingdown,hestillseemedtotoweroverme."WhatisyourtopicCindy?"Asusualinsuch desperatetimes,mymindturnedtofood"Wafflesarebetterthanpancakes"Ifiguredthatawaffle wasjustadifferentlyshapedpancakewithanicertexture."Hmm.Excellenttopic.Ilookforwardto youressay!"Isurvivedtoliveyetanotherday.AsIwalkedtolunch,Iwentaroundandasked everyonetheageoldquestion:"Doyoulike
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HiChris,TomorrowwearegoingtoannounceanotherlastcallfortheSummerSelectdemokits. Currently,wehave3½palletsofseedleftandapalletofsignsleft.Iamwonderingifyoucould helpuspushthesedemokitsmoreorifyouhaveanyideasonwhattodowiththeseed.Hannaand Scotthavementionedtheseedisabouttwoyearsold,soI'mnotsureiftheseedwillstillbegoodto usenextyear
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Gothicandsciencefictionstoriesandfilmshavediversethemesthatareinteresting,andhookthe audience.Fromgoodvs.eviltoenvironmentalissues,writershavebeenabletobringnewideasto literature.Athemeisdefinedasalifelessonormessageconveyedthroughthestory.InGodzilla, WaroftheWorlds,andStarWars:ANewHopethereareimportantthemes,somewithimportant messagesaboutissuesgoingonintheworldAnauthorcanusetheirstorytorelayanimportant messagetotheaudienceandoutreachtolargegroups.Thepointofthisistospeakaboutsomething thatwillstickwiththeaudience,ortalkaboutpopularissuesthattheywilltheyspeakoutabout,as wellThedevelopmentofthethemeinastoryisveryimportant,becausewithoutproper development,theauthormaynotgetthepointacrosstothereader.Elementsthatareneededforan effectivethemearecharacters,setting,andaplot.Withtheseaspects,thethemeshouldgraspthe audienceproperlyandbeexciting.ThefilmGodzilla,bringsupenvironmentalissuesfromthe 1970's.ItwasreleasedyearsafterWorldWarII,whichwasaverycontroversialtime,becauseofthe useofatomicbombsThesettinginthebeginningofthefilmisFrance,andGodzillaiscreated becausetheytestanatomicbombinthisarea.Theatomicbombruinseverythinginthearea,andthe mutantlizardbecomesadestructoroftheworld.ThenextsettingforthefilmisNewYorkCity, whichis
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hey,thatisDannyHamilandimightliketosharewithyousometipsonthingsyoushoulddo beforeyoubeginexercising.Jointanguishhasadirecteffectonnearlythewholelotthatwedoin ourlives:whetherornotitbeaeasyassignmentofgettingawayfrombed;andthatcanbea complicatedassignmentifyouarebotheredwithjointpain,peelingabananaonyourbreakfast cereal,goingforwalkstotheeatingtable,orjoggingamarathon
Jointanguishandarthritis,withit'smanyvariationsandnamesafflictsusasweage.Wecannot discontinuetheaginginyears,howeverwedohavecontroloverlotsofourbodycomponentsand howtheyperformaswegrowolder.Thesubstituteofgettingancientjustisn'tveryattractive.I,for one,amnolongercompetenttotaketheeternaldustnap.NoramIinapositiontogrowtobe motionless;and,iamdefiniteyouaren'teither.Undertakingiswithoutdoubtoneoftheprimary thingsthatwecandotostayactiveandcellular.I'mremindedoftheoldadage:themoreyoudothe moreyouwanttodo;and,theoppositeistrueasgood:thelessyoudo,thelessyouwishtohaveto do.Areyoureadytoexerciseandshrinkyourjointsufferingandturnouttobeamorelively character?...showmorecontent...
Intheeventyoupushyourselftootoughwhichyoucouldoverworkyourmusclegroupsandthis mayaggravateyourjointpain.Jointsdonottransferviathemselves.Musclegroupsandtendons movethejointsandtheimprovedthemusclesandtendonsare,thebetterandeasierthejointswill
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Pssst...StealFromYourBoyfriend'sWardrobeToRockTheseCoolLooks!
Don'tyoujustloveitwhenyoucanrockanewlookwithouthavingtospendbigbuckstogetit?As muchasIlovefashionandloveshoppingfornewclothing,therearetimeswhenIfeelbadformy bankaccountanditssadstateofaffairs.SoitisnowonderthenthatIamsototallyinlovewiththe 'Boyfriend'sClothes'trend
WhenI'mhavingoneofthosedayswhereIcan'tstopcomplainingabouthowI"justdon'thave anythingtowear"(youknowwhatI'mtalkingaboutgal!),Istealthilyrummagethroughmy husband'swardrobeandputtogetheranoutfitIfyou'reperplexedastohowyoucanmakeyour boyfriend's(orhusband's)clothesworkforyou,thenpleasetakea...showmorecontent...
Here,VanessaHudgenslookseffortlesslystylishinanoversizedcardiganpairedwithawhitetop, skinnyjeansandankleboots.IfIhadtolabelthislookI'dcallitthe'got–out–of–bed–and–wore–the–first–thing–I–could–get–my–hands–on'look,orGOOBAWTFTICGMHOLforshort.Lol.
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BoyfriendBlazer
JuliaRobertsnailstheboyfriendblazerlook.Pairingtheoversizedblazerwithaverycute(frillsand all!)whitedressworksreallywellThedressandtheblazercomplementeachotherandworktheir magictocreatealookthatissoveryuniqueandarresting.
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Nowthatyou'vehadalookatallthedifferentwaysinwhichyoucancarryoffthe'Boyfriend's Clothes'trend,whichoneareyougoingtotryout
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TitleofSpeech:MentalHealthSpeakerRole/Audience:Advocatetheimportanceofaddressing mentalhealthinschools.Thesis:Mentalhealthisoneofthelargestproblemsstudentsfaceona dailybasis,andinordertobesthelpthem,weneedtoimplementseriousandfrequentdiscussions aboutmentalhealth.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––INTRO:Attention GettingDevice:Everyyear,about42.5millionAmericanadults(or18.2percentofthetotaladult populationintheUnitedStates)suffersfromsomementalillness,enduringconditionssuchas depression,bipolardisorderorschizophrenia,statisticsreveal.(newsweek.com)Purpose/Thesis:To persuadeyoualltheimportanceofincludingmentalhealthawarenessinschools.Credibility:Ihave dealtwithanxietymyentirelife.BecauseIwasnotawareofwhatIhadforsolongandIdidnot haveanyhelp,Isufferedandsodidmultipleaspectsofmyacademiccareer.Justification:"The answer,basedontheprevalenceofmentalillnessglobally,isstunning:8millionpeopledieeach yearduetomentalillness.Thatis,8milliondeathscouldbeavertedifpeoplewithmentalillness weretodieatthesamerateasthegeneralpopulation."(NIMH)PreviewofMainPoints:TodayI willshowyouthedangersofnotexplicitlydiscussingmentalhealthinschool,whatstudentswill gainfromdiscussingmentalhealth,andinformyouwhatyoucandotomakethishappen.
Transition:First,letusdiscussthedangerofnotincludingmentalhealthinstudents'education ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––BODY:Need:Accordingtonami.org, approximately1in5youthaged13–18(21.4%)experiencesaseverementaldisorderatsomepoint duringtheirlifeForchildrenaged8–15,theestimateis13%Researchhasfoundthatabout90%of individualswhodiebysuicideexperienceamentalillness.Socialanxietyaffectsabout15million individualsacrossAmerica,mostcasesstartaroundtheageof13.Theyoftensufferanxiety, difficultyfocusingandsocialchallenges.Halfofthemdropoutofhighschool,inpartbecausemany schoolsdon'tmanagetomeettheirneeds.(pbs.org)Althoughmentalhealthillnessesaffectssomany kidsaged6–17,aleast
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Theobjectweusetwiceaday,andneglectquiteabithasproventobeoneofthemostsuccessful devicestopreventgumdiseaseifused.7in10Americansuseitdaily,andinaworldwitha populationof7.5billionpeople,only4.2billionpeopleownthem,while5.1billionownaphone. (HopkinsJeanne)Eachoneofthemcostsaround2dollars,whiletheelectriconescostupto4,000 dollars(Green,Dennis)Thisdevicewasvotedasthenumber–oneinventionthatmostAmericans couldnotlivewithout.Infact,theaveragepersonspends2,920dollarsayearonthis.(Howmuch couldyoupotentiallyspendontoothbrushes?)WhiletheaverageAmericanspends38.5daysof theirlifeusingit(Hygiene,Oral)Thetoothbrushhastobeoneofmostmagnificentdevicesever created,fromwhiteningyourteethtomakingsureyouhavegoodhygiene,thetoothbrushhasmade theimpossiblepossible.Tounderstandandlearnaboutthismiracle.Wewillfirstbrushourway throughit'sinterestinganduniquehistory.Second,wewillrinsethroughwhyweshouldonlyuse ourbrushesandnotanyoneelse's.Third,welearnaboutOrdontalophobia.Lastly,wewilllearnhow topicktheperfectbrushforusandhowanoldinventionasthebrushisstillthriving
While,thefirstmoderntoothbrush,withnylonbristles,wascreatedin1938bythecompany, DupontdeNemours,wascalledDoctorWest'sMiracleToothbrush.However,toothbrusheshave beenmentionedasearlyasaround3000BC,whenEgyptians
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Votingforsomethingorforsomeoneinabigorsmallrangecannotonlyaffectyoubut,alsootherin ahugescale,eventhewholecountryorworld.Althoughpeopletakeitforgranted,votingisa system,whosecertainleadersanddecisionsanddecidedbasedonthepopulationchoice.However insomecasesthisdoesn'tapplysuchasintheelectoralcollege,andthereforenotvotingormaking thewrongchoicewithintheimprecisepopularvotesandelectoralvoteratio,itcanactuallymakea bigdifferenceinmanyaspects.Sonotasinglesystemisperfectwithavotingcandidatedecision system,itwillsometimes,orevenalwaysfail.Thereforevotingnotonlyinvolvesthedragging numberstoapointwhereacandidatecanwinevenifmostpopulationhasn'tvotedorisagainstit, butalsotheselfdecisiononwhichhowthosenumberswoulddrag,towardswhomandtheaftermath ofyoursinglevote,especiallyintheUSAvotingsystemtheelectoralcollege.
TheElectoralCollegeisthecurrentvotingsystemoftheUSAtochoosethepresidentandthevice presidentHoweverthewinnerisnotdecidedbythepopularvote,buttheelectoralvote,whichare thestaterepresentatives,100senators,twoperstateand435representativesandthreeelectors, makingabout538ofthevotes,sotherefore,thepopularvotesthenturnintoelectoralvotes. Howeverwiththissystem,thenumbersaren'trelayderivedintermsofthepopularvote,althoughif astatedoesn'tgivetoa
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It'sasimpleenoughidea,writeanessayaboutatopicforcredit.I'lladmitI'vewrittengoodessays inthepast,Ijusthaveoneissuewiththistopic;Iamnotapersuasiveperson.Idon'thaveapassion towriteabout,oranideainmyhead.EvenifIwaspassionateaboutsomething,IdoubtIhavethe skilltoconvinceyou.MyargumentswouldconsistofwhyIlikethetopic(orhateit)withan extremebias,andIdoubtthatyouwouldbemovedIcouldn'tconvinceyouthatthelonghoursof schooltakeatollonthestudents.Evenifothersagreewithme,thewayIwordthings,thelackof passionandmylackofbeingabletobeassertiveisthereasonwhyIcan'twritethisessay.First thingsfirst,thewayIwordmythoughtsRegardlessshowmorecontent
You'llgetthisdefinition:"Thewritertakesastandonanissue–either"for"or"against"–andbuilds thestrongestpossibleargumenttowinoverthereader.Inapersuasiveessay,it'sthewriter'sjobto convincethereadertoacceptaparticularpointofviewortakeaspecificaction."Alongwitha bunchofHowTos.I'vehavetakenastandthatisverypassive–aggressive,onwhyIcan'twritethis essayIknowwhatyou'rethinking,thisisridiculousJustthinkofitlikethis,asyousitthere readingmerambleonandgiveexcuses.You'restartingtolisten.Yes,youhavebeeninmyspot before,lackofpassionwordsdon'tformrightandyou'rejustnotclearenough.Iseetheironyhere, thisveryessay,itcontradictsitself.ApersuasiveessayonwhyIcan'twriteapersuasiveessay.In theendit'sgenius,I'mnotfakinganopinionorsingsomeone'sthoughts.Youmighthaveconsidered thisoptionbeforebutitseemedtoostupidYoulookeduppromptafterpromptNothingWhenyou finallysettleyouknowit'snotyourbestworkandthegradeshows.Oryoudiditlastminute, rewordedsomeoneelse'sessay.You'veevenconsideredturninginnothing,Imeanwhat'sthepoint
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