WhatIsAnArgumentativePassageAnalysis
Whatisanargumentativepassageanalysis?
Inapassageanalysis,youtakesomepieceofwrittenprosewhichcontainsanargumentandextract theargumentfromitInordertodothis,youmustidentifytheconclusionoftheargument,aswell asanypremisesthatsupporttheconclusion,andstructuretheminsuchawaythattheargumentis clearlyvalid(ifindeeditisvalidinthepassage).
Hereisanexampleofanargumentativepassage:
Socratesisaman,andallmenaremortal.Assuch,Socratesismortal.
Properlyanalysed,thispassagecouldbeputintopremise–conclusionformasfollows:
Socratesisaman.
Allmenaremortal.
∴Socratesismortal
Thatwasaneasyexample.Sometimesit'smoredifficulttotellwhichclaimistheconclusionand whicharethepremises.Consider:
Butofcourse,thisargumentisterriblymisguided.Afterall,byanyreasonabledefinitionofthe word"human,"anunbornchildofanyageisasmuchahumanasyouorme.Thatiswhyabortionis neverpermissibleTheaforementionedargumentisrighttosaythatitisneverpermissibletokill humans,butwrongtosaythatfetusesarenothumans.
Thispassageismuchmoredifficulttoformalize.Thefirstproblemweencounteristhatit'snotclear whichsentencecontainsthethesis.Wemaybetemptedtolooktowardsthefirstandlastsentences foraclue,butitseemsunlikelythateitheroftheseisthemainpointbeingarguedbytheauthor.At theveryleast,thosedonotseemtobethe
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1.Avalidargumentisanargumentwhichhasaconclusionthatfollowsitspremises.Thepremises canbetrueorfalse.Whenoneorbothpremisesarefalseitispossiblethattheargumentseems completelyvalid,butithasfalseconclusion.Anexampleforavalidargumentwhichhasafalse premiseis:
Permise1:Ifdogcanfly
Permise2:Terrierisakindofdog
Conclusion:terriercanfly
(Heretheargumentisvalid,butthefirstpremiseisfalse,andmakestheargumentunsound Avalidargumentcanhavetruepremiseswhichleadtoatrueconclusionaswell.Forexample: Permise1:Humanneedswatertostayalive.
Permise2:Johnishuman.
Conclusion:Johnneedswatertostayalive. Thiskindofargumentisvalidandsoundbecauseithasshowmorecontent Aristotlearguesthatpracticevirtues,andlearningfromvirtuouspeopleenableustoflourish.To becomeagoodperson,wemustpracticevirtuousactsregularly.Gradually,theseactsbecomeour habits.Goodhabitsandmoralvirtuesaretheprincipletohaveagoodandhappylife.Virtuous peopletrainushowtobemorevirtuous.Aristotleexplainsthatifwewanttoachievemoral excellence,weneedtopracticethevirtuesMoreover,weneedvirtuesfriends,andamoralexemplar toimitatethemtoimproveourvirtues.Aswedevelopourmoralbehavior,wegraduallywillfind morehappinessinourlives.AlthoughAristotleadmitsthathealth,success,andmoneyplayan importantroletomakeapersonhappy,hearguesthatthevirtuesarethemostimportantfactorsthat determineoneistrulyhappyornot.So,justthinkingofvirtuesisnot
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ExamplesOfValidArguments
ArgumentativeEssay
Thefunctionofanargumentativeessayistoshowthatyourassertion(opinion,theory,and hypothesis)aboutsomephenomenonorphenomenaiscorrectormoretruthfulthanothers'.Theart ofargumentationisnotaneasyskilltoacquire.Manypeoplemightthinkthatifonesimplyhasan opinion,onecanargueitsuccessfully,andthesefolksarealwayssurprisedwhenothersdon'tagree withthembecausetheirlogicseemssocorrect.Argumentativewritingistheactofformingreasons, makinginductions,drawingconclusions,andapplyingthemtothecaseindiscussion;theoperation ofinferringpropositions,notknownoradmittedastrue,fromfactsorprinciplesknown,admitted, orprovedtobetrue.Itclearly...showmorecontent...
Inductivelogicarrivesatlikelyconclusionsbycountingupevidence,whiledeductivelogicarrives atnecessaryconclusionsbyexaminingthelogicalmeaningsofstatements.AccordingtoPurdue UniversityEnglishProfessionNeilGill,deductiveargumentscanbegroupedintotwocategories:A Rogerianargumentconsidersseveralviewpointsandselectsthebestone,whereasaToulmin argumentpresentsasingle,linearargument(i.e.,AthereforeB)insupportofaposition.Fallacious Fallaciousargumentsarelogical–seemingargumentsthatarenotvalid.Unlikelogicalarguments, fallaciousargumentsdonotarriveatvalidconclusionsorinferences.Thereareliterallydozensof fallaciousargumentsyoucancommit;afallaciousargumentstyleisonethatcommitsoneormore fallaciesfrequentlyForexample,ifapersoninanargumentpersistentlysays,"theeconomywent upthisyear,thereforethepartyinpowercausedtheeconomytoimprove,"thatpersonisengaging inthe"posthocergopropterhoc"fallacy,aninvalidargumentoftheform"xhappened,yhappened, thereforexcausedy"SocialArgumentationStyles
Argumentationcanbelookedatintermsofthewaytheinterlocutorsperceiveeachother.According tothetextbook"Perspectives
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ArgumentativeEssayOnOrganDonation
Themedicalindustryhadbeenachievingmoreinthestageofmedicaladvancements,thoughthey arestillintheearlyphase.Artificialorganshavebeenoneofthoseachievements.Althoughthey haveachievedsuch,artificialorgansarenotperfect.Mostdoctorsaswellaspatientswouldpreferto replaceadyingorganwithacompatiblehumanorgan,ratherthanwithanartificialoranimalorgan. Yetduetoatherebeinglessorgansdonatedthanrecipients,artificialandanimalorgansare becomingmorecommonintransplants.Mostofthisissueisbecausepeopleareunawareofhow organdonationworks,theorgansthatcanbedonated,howmanypeopleareinneed,andthe advancementsthathavehappenedinthefieldOrgandonationsaveshundredsofliveseveryyear, butmanylivesarerecklesslylostduetoashortageoforgandonors.
Organdonationisthemedicalprocessofvoluntarilygivingoneormoreofyourorganstosomeone inneed,whetheritbesomeoneyouknoworastranger.Itisstrictlyvoluntary,nopaymentforthe organ/swillbegivenfromthehospital,therecipientortherecipientsfamily.Inorgandonation, therearetwotypesofdonations,livingorgandonationanddeceasedorgandonationLivingorgan donationiswhenthedonorisstillaliveandvoluntarilychoosestodonateoneormoreoftheir organstoarecipient(s)inneed.Whereas,deceasedorgandonationhappensafterthedonorhas passedaway,andconsentwasgiventobeabletodonatetheirorgans.
Inlivingorgandonation,beforeadonorcandonatetherearetestsadministratedtoseeifthedonor issuitabletodonateThereisanevaluationofthedonordonetomakesurethatnophysical, psychological,oremotionalharmwillhappentothembefore,during,orafterdonating (Organdonor.govU.S.GovernmentInformationonOrganDonationandTransplantation).Inliving organdonation,mostdonationshappenwithinfamilymembers,orbetweenclosefriends,although therearestrangerdonationsthathappen.Livingorgandonorsshouldgenerallybephysicallyfit,in goodhealth,andbetweentheagesof18to60.Theyshouldnothaveahistoryorhavediabetes, cancer,highbloodpressure,kidneydisease,orheartdisease
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Failureisthesteptowardssuccess.Doyouagree?
Itisoftenassumedthatfailureisadeterrenttoachievement.Rather,failureshouldbeseenasa motivatorforapersontokeeptryinguntiltheobjectiveoraimofaparticularmissionisfulfilled. Failureoftentimesleadsapersontofeelhelpless,disappointedanddepressedHowever,oneshould notallowthistosetthembackintryingtoachievetheultimateaimonehassetouttodo.Failurein thebeginningcanoftenbeapowerfulincentivetoreassessone'spositioninwantingtoachievethe particularaims;toanalysewhetherthepurposeisworththetroublethepersonhastoundergoand thewhethertheobstaclesaresurmountable.Practicaland...showmorecontent...
Anotherdisadvantageofbeinganonlyisthathelackscompanionship.Hehasnobrotherorsisterto confidein.Growingupasanonlychildcanbeverylonely.Ifyouhavesiblingsyouwillhaveto shareeverything,soyougetless;butyoualsogetlessofthebadthings.Siblingscansupportand comforteachintimesoftroubleTheeldersiblingslearntocarefortheyoungeronesandthe youngeroneslearntorespecttheireldersiblingsandhavesomeonetolookuptobesidestheir parents.Youaremorebalancedpersonthananonlychild.Anotheradvantageofhavingsiblingsis thatyourparents'attentionisdividedamongyoursiblings.Asaresult,thereislesspressureonyou toperformwell,beitacademicallyorinotherareas.Havingsiblingsalsomeansthatyouhave companionship,thejoyofcaringandsharing,andsecurityI,personally,amhappythatIamnotan onlychild.
StudentsshouldnottakeupparttimejobsDiscuss
Nowadays,studentslovetohavepart–timejobs.Theirparentsapproveiteasilyastheyaresaidto gainexperiencefromworking.However,havingajobisabigresponsibilityforastudent.Before, teenagersattheiragewereworkingtohelptheirfamilybecauseofpoverty.Nevertheless,theywere actuallyeagertostudyandlearnatschoolfortheirfutureItwasnotthesameastheteenagers nowadayswheretheyaremorelikelycompetingtoeachothertohaveajob.Mostofthe
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Renewability
Fornearlyeveryoneonearth,fossilfuelsareapartofourdailylives.Someofthemoreobvious placestofindpetroleumproductswouldbegasanddieselincarsandtrucks,butitisinmorethan justyourtank.Withoutfossilfuels,wewouldnothavethingssuchasplastictomakeawidevariety ofthingssuchastires,kayaks,orevencomputersThequestionremains,doweneedfossilfuels?
Inthisdayandage,wehavenewenergysourcesthatcouldbeusedtopowerourhomesand transportation.Windandsolarpowerareusedallovertheworld,butarestillusedfarlessthanfossil fuelsMostwouldsayit'snotreliableoritdoesn'tmakeanyprofitWhilebothstatementsaretrue,it doesn'tmeanwecan'tmakeabetterfutureusingrenewableenergy.Infact,theonlyreasonwedon't userenewablesforeverythingisthatwedon'twanttochange.Thehardtruthisweneedtochange. Fossilfuelsaregreatrightnow,butifwerunout,humanitymusthaveanothersourceofenergy. Renewableenergymayseemlikeadauntingtask,butthebenefitstohumanitycouldbeincredible.
Publicusesofrenewableenergyrangefromtransportationallthewaytoheatingandcooling Everythingweusecouldbecomelessexplosiveandlessexpensive.Citieswithahighconcentration ofpeoplecouldbecomesaferandhealthierplacestolive.Transportationcouldbeconvertedto electricitydramatically,improvingsmogconditions.Globalwarmingmayormaynot
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Theartofargumentationhasbecomeverycomplexandmulti–dimensionalinasenseofthemany didn'twaysyoucanapproachit.Argumentationiscommunicativereasoninsituationswherepeople solepurposeistoprovesomethingthroughjustifiedacts,beliefs,attitudes,andvalues. Argumentationissaidtomainlyrelyongoodreasonand,thatistheaudiencebasetoagreeor degreewiththeagreementInanysituationeveryaudienceisdifferentsothereforegoodreasoncan beimpactedbyculture,whichletleavesthedecisionmakingtoargumentation.Argumentationhas becomeapartofoneseverydaylife,nomatterthecultureorthelocation.Anargumentcanbemade inasmallorbigway;itsimplejustdependsonthesituationIf20yearoldTommycallshismom andtellsherthateveryoneintheworldisgoingtobeattheAdamLevineconcertandifhemisses theconcertitwillbetheendofhissociallife.Tommymadeanargumenttohismotherwhetherhe wastryingtoornot.Debateisabigpartofargumentationbecauseitallaboutpersuadingand convincingtheaudiencetounderstandoragreewithwhoevermaybespeaking.Theprocessof inquiryandadvocacyisdebateDebaterequirestwocompletivesidesinanengagingheadtohead clashofsupportfororagainstaspecificproposition.Inthispaperfourtofivedifferentfallacieswill bediscussed,definedandshownhowtheyco–existinreallifesituationsaswellasindebates.The fallaciesthatwillbe
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Argumentativeessaypresentsapointofviewaboutsomethingandexplainsthereasonsinorderto winreaders'agreement.Itisbuiltaroundaspecificstatement(ormainpremise)thatisdebatable withinthefieldinwhichstudentsarestudying.Inotherwords,atthecenterofanargumentative essayisastatementwithwhichreadersmaydisagree.Theargumentativeessaywillneedtosupport thatstatementinamannerthatconvincesthereadersofitstruthItmainlystrivestoconvincethe readerofthewriter'spointofview,usingreasonableandethicalmethods.Theprocessofargument compositionvariesfromwritertowriter,mostwritersfollowthesethreestages:formingan argument,whichcanconsistofdiscoveringamotiveforwritingandidentifyinganaudienceto address,discoveringandsharpeningaposition,anddevelopinganappropriatestyle;supportingthe argument;andreviewingtheargument,whichcanincludeconsideringtheimageprojectedby argument,makingsubstantialadditionsordeletionstoafirstdraft,andaddinganintroductionand conclusion(ChengandChen2009,Day,1997,Liu,2005,Mayberry,2009).
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Thefirstfeatureissuperstructurewhichreferstotheorganizationalplanofanytextandthelinear progressionofthetext.Thesecondfeatureisthequalityoflogicalreasoningwhichisassessedby analyzingtheinterrelationshipsofwriters'assertionsandtheassociatedsupportordataprovidedto substantiatethoseclaims.Thethirdfeatureisidentifiedaspersuasiveappeal,includingaffective appealandestablishmentofwritercredibility.Finally,shenotesthataudienceawarenessisan importantcharacteristicofsuccessfulargumentativewritingThewritermustobserveanawareness ofthereader'sperspectivebydealingimplicitlyorexplicitlywithpossible
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ExamplesOfArgumentativeEssay
Runninghead:RESEARCHESSAY
Intoday'ssociety,therearemanydifferentdietsthatpeoplecanfollow.Oneofthosedietsiscalled veganism.Peoplewhofollowthisdietrefusetoconsumemeatorotheranimalproducts,including eggsanddairyVeganismisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasonsSome peoplegoveganbecausetheydonotwanttoberesponsibleforcrueltyagainstanimals.Others choosethevegandietfortheirhealthortohelpprotecttheenvironment.Nomatterwhatthereason, thetruthisclear:thevegandietissimplythebestchoiceItisbetterforanimals,betterforus,and betterfortheEarth.
Farmanimals'livesaredegrading,painful,andtheyendurealotofabuse.Themajorityofour meatshowmorecontent
Inadditiontotheircleanconsciences,veganscanboastofhealthybodies.Ameat–heavydietcanbe disastrousforone'shealthTheWorldHealthOrganization,forinstance,haslinkedredand processedmeatstocolorectalcancer(O'Connor,October2015).Plant–baseddiets,ontheother hand,benefitourbodiesinmanyways.Theadvantagesofavoidingmeataresummarizedinarecent articlefromTheDukeHealthMedicine
News:"Vegetariandietarypatternsareassociatedwithlowerbodymass,lowerprevalenceand incidenceofdiabetesmellitus,lowerprevalenceofmetabolicsyndromeanditscomponents (abdominalobesity,elevatedbloodpressureandfastingbloodsugar,hightriglyceridesandlow HDLcholesterollevels),lowerhypertension,lowerall–causemortality,andinsomecases,lower riskofcancer"("VegetarianDiets",2015,p
4).Avegandietoffersalloftheabovebenefits,aswellasseveralthataren'tassociatedwith vegetarianism:
"Comparedtolacto–ovo–vegetariandiets,vegandietsseemtoprovidesomeaddedprotection againstobesity,hypertension,type–2diabetes;andcardiovascularmortality"(Le&Sabaté,2014,p. 2142)Despitethesefacts,manypeopleremainskepticalThatveganscanobtainallthenutrients theirbodiesneed,suchasprotein.Thisskepticismisunfounded:legumes,tofu,andotherstaplesof thevegandietprovideplentyofprotein.Forexample,accordingtothe
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1.Thebasicpartsofaneffectiveargumentareastatedclearlydefinedissue,makesaclaim,and offerssupportforthatclaim.Sometimesanargumentmayalsorecognizeopposingviewpointsand incorporatethemintotheargument
2.Whatmakesanargumentineffectiveiswhenusingemotionalappealstodistractareaderfroma lackofevidenceAlsotheuseoffaultyreasoning,andinaccuratefacts
3.Anissueisaproblem,controversy,oranideathatpeoplecanhavedifferentviewpointsabout. Thetermclaimisapointinwhichawriteristryingtoprove.Thisistypicallythewriter'sviewpoint ontheissueArefutationisrecognizingandauguringagainstopposingviewpoints
4.Aclaimofvaluefocusesonanopinionorjudgmentabout
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EnglishComposition
LanguageandIdentity
WhoamI?Whatisitthatdefinesthatpersonality?Anzalduaarguesinheressaythatthelanguageis whatdefinesone'sidentity.Languageisindeedanimportantcomponentofculture,andcultureis knowntobeacrucialdefinerofidentity.Peopleuselanguagetoconnecttotheiridentitiesand communicatingtheirrealitiesandvaluestothemselvesandtotheworldaroundthemInother words,languageisimportantbecausepeopleuseittoexpresstheirthoughtsandbeliefs."People evolvealanguageinordertodescribeandthuscontroltheircircumstances"(Baldwin109). Consequently,languagedoesnotnecessarilydefineidentityasmuchasidentitydefineslanguage.
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TanclearlymentionsinherstorythatshehadtospeaktwodifferentlanguagestoherAsianmom whohadherownmadeupEnglish.TanrelatestobothherAsiandescentandAmericanbelongings byusinghermom'smadeupEnglishtospeakwithhermom,andusestheproperEnglishtogive lecturesandspeaktomostAmericans.Onthesamegrounds,Anzaldualearnedthroughherlife experiencestofrequentlyusemultipletypesofEnglish,andmanyotherDialectsofproperSpanish andMexicanSpanishSheuseseachlanguagetocommunicate,connectandaffiliatetospecific peopleaccordingtotheirbackground.Thisprovesthattheassumptionthatlanguagedefinesculture andidentityfails.Whathappenstothepeoplewhospeakmanylanguages,dotheynotgetthe benefitandprideofbelongingtoacertaincommunity?Ratherthecontrary,theybelongtomultiple communitiesandtheychoosewhichgrouptheywanttocommunicatewithandwithwhich language.Peoplehavetheabilitytoswitchfromalanguagetoanothertobepartofagroupandthis supportstheideathatidentitydefinesandshapeslanguage,andnottheopposite.
Languageisusedasawaytoidentifywithpeople,butitisalsousedtodistinguishbetweenthem Peopleuselanguagetodifferentiatebetweenpeopleandassociatethemtoaspecificcultureand communityaccordingtothelanguagetheyspeak.Americaisknownforhavingadiverse
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Memorializingeventsinthehistoryoftheworldforanypurposehasit'spositivesaswellasthe negatives.RangingfromamemorialofapopularUnitedStatespresidentfromalovedoneofa family,memorialshavegenerallyservedasapurposeofremembrancefromthepastofsaidevent. Thepurposeofthememorialisusuallyassociatedwithapositive,upliftingfeelingtowardsthe deceasedindividualorpasteventWhilethisismoreorlesssimplydefiningwhatmemorialsarefor, whatisthemeaningbehindthem?Whatpurposedotheyservebesidesthesimplicitythattheyare? Importantmessagesfromafewvariedsourceswillgiveadifferingviewpointonmemorialsfrom onetoanotherThefirstthoughtofmemorialsisthesimple,genericshowmorecontent Memorialsaremeanttobestrikinginthesensethatyouwillnoticesaidmemorialanddonatesome attentiontoit.Theviewsoftheseseethisattentioncapturingasexceedinglyhighforsome purposes.Somememorialsareoutstandingintheircraftsmanshipandaesthetics.Thismakespeople wonderwhatcouldbelurkinginsidethememorial,orwhatisnearthatmemorial.Whatwe'vegot hereisaformula,strikinglooksofthemonumentisalmostguaranteedtoattractsomeformof attention.AccordingtoSourceG,theanalogyoftaintingtheplanetwithspecificmemorialsare ridiculous,"Iimaginedtakingaknifeandcuttingintotheearth,openingitup,aninitialviolenceand painthatintimewouldheal.Thegrasswouldgrowback,buttheinitialcutwouldremainapureflat surfaceintheearthwithapolished,mirroredsurface,muchlikethesurfaceonageodewhenyou cutitandpolishtheedgeTheneedforthenamestobeonthememorialwouldbecomethe memorial;therewasnoneedtoembellishthedesignfurther.Thepeopleandtheirnameswould alloweveryonetorespondandremember.Theidealsofsuchnonsensicalplacementsofthe memorialsarejustirritableatthe
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Minimumwage
Minimumwagehascausedcontroversythroughouthistorybetweenthetwopartiesingovernment, theDemocratsandRepublicans,debatingiftheyshouldincreaseminimumwageornot.Minimum wagewasfirstestablishedduring1938underPresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt(Sessions).Thefirst acttoenforceemployerstopayitsemployeesistheFairLaborStandardsActwhichfollowedthe SocialSecurityAct(Sessions).Minimumwagestartedastwenty–five(25)centsperhourwhich doesn'tseemlikealot,butitwasatthattime(Sessions).TheUnitedStatestendedtoraisethe minimumwagewhenthestandardoflivingchangedSince1938,twootheramendmentswere createdtoincreaseminimumwagelawsevenmore.By1961,minimumwageraisedto$1.15with anotherincreasein1963(wages).Sincethe1963wagechange,minimumwagecreatedatrendof increasingyearlyoreveryotheryear(Wages).From2007to2009minimumwageincreasedeach yearmakingthecurrentminimumwage$7.25(wages).Sineminimumwagehasbeenestablished, Congresshasincreasedminimumwagetwenty–twotimes(22)()Sinceminimumwageissupposed tochangewhenthestandardoflivingchanges,thenwhyhasn'ttheUnitedStatesgovernment changeditsince2009?
Minimumwageslawsfluctuatethroughoutallfifty(50)states.Thefederalgovernmenthas minimumwagesetat$7.25.Althoughthegovernmenthasthelawinplace,statesandcitiesmust righttoincreasetheminimumwage,buttheyarenotallowedtodecreasethevaluebelowthefederal law.AccordingtoCaplinger,thereareabouttwenty–one(21)statesthathaveaminimumwage higherthanthenationallevel.Thesestatesthathavehigherminimumwagetendtohaveahigher populationForexample,California,asastate,hasdecidedtoincreasetheirminimumwagelawdue tothestandardofliving.Thislawtoraiseminimumwageto¬¬¬$10.50inCaliforniaisinprogress totakeeffectinJanuary2018(Kravosky).Somecitieswithinstates,cancreatetheirownminimum wage.Citiescreatetheseminimumwagesbasedonthepopulationsize,costofliving,andsizeof thecity.Forexample,Atlanta,Georgiahasaminimumwageof$15anhourbutthestateofGeorgia hasminimumwageset
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GlobalWarming:MythorFact?TheGlobalWarmingtheoryhasbecomeincreasinglypopularover thepastfewyears.Citizensoftheworldarebeingencouragedtobemoreenvironmentally consciousbyothersincludingpoliticians,celebrities,andworldorganizations.Theproblemwiththe theoryliesinthefactthatithasbecomemoreandmorecontroversialasitgainspublicityand attentionThebasicconceptbehindthistheoryisthattheearthwasmadewithabalanceof "greenhousegasses".Thesegassesarenaturallyoccurringwithintheatmosphereandthey essentiallymaketheplanethabitablebykeepingitwarm.Whentheworldbecamemore industrialized,theamountofcarbondioxidethatwasbeingemittedintotheatmosphereshowmore content...
Themorepeoplehabituatingtheplanet,themorepotentialthereisforemissionofgreenhouse gasses.Inshort,thebasisofthisargumentotherthanyearsofdocumentedresearchandscientific discoveryiswhatharmcouldwedobybeingmoreconservativeinouruseofenergyandother entitiesthatproducemorethantheirshareofgreenhousegasses?Theanswerasitstandsnowis none.Theharmfuleffectsofignoringthiscrisisareallbutprovenfact.Theproblemthatthepro–globalwarmingtheoristshavecreatedisthatofsocialstandingandlittleelse.Whiletheremaybe scientificbackingtosupportsomeofthetheory,themediapresentstheproblemwithgreat sensationalism.Globalwarmingandenergyconservationhasthusbecomeatrendandlossessome ofitsvaliditythroughthisThescaretacticsusedbythemediato"promoteawareness"arejustthat, alinguisticploytogainfavor."Awarenessofthisglobalthreatreinforcedpublicconcernand environmentalproblemsandtherebyprovidedenvironmentalactivists,scientists,andpolicymakers withnewmomentumintheireffortstopromoteenvironmentalprotection"(McCright,2000)This statementdrawslinetothepotentialbenefitsthatwouldbereceivedifthepro–globalwarming theoristsweretodrawenoughattentiontotheissue.Drivenbysocialempowermentandconviction toenvironmentalprotection,theseactivistsmisrepresenttheactualthreatandpaintitasbeingmuch more
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ArgumentativeEssayReflectionOneofmycentralstrugglesthroughouthighschoolhasbeen writingessaysandreportsforallclassesnotjustenglish.IwasalittleworriedwhenIsignedupto takethiscourse,sinceitcountedasacollegecredit.EventhoughIwasworriedabouttakingthis course,butIamthankfulthatIdid.Themainreasonbehindmydecisiontotakethiscourseis becauseIthoughtitwouldbetterpreparemeforcollegeThisargumentativeessaywasoneofthe hardestessaythatIhavewritten.Ihaveneverwritteninthisstylebeforethisessay.Eventhough,I haveneverbeenthebestwriter,Ihavealwaysgotgoodgrades.Afterreceivingmyfirstroughdraft IknewthisclasswasnotgoingtobeeasyThepartshowmorecontent OneoftheareasofmywritingwhereIwasstrugglinginusingmyvoice.Granite,therewereparts ofmyessaywhereIsuccessfullyintegratedquoteswithinmyvoice,butforthemostpartthatwas myweakestarea.Forexampleofoneofmybetterintegratedquotes,inmythirdparagraphwhenI say,"Today,consumersrelyonsocialmediaforeverything,whetheritiscommunicatingwithold friends,findingnewfriends,shopping,researching,andstayinginformedwiththelatestnews Danieladdsthat,"'Americanswhotakepartinpoliticalactivitiesonsocialnetworkingsitesalso tendtobehighlyactiveinotherareasofpoliticalorciviclife'"(29),whichinsinuatesthatpeople relyonsocialmediamoretodaythanwehaveinthepast".Thiswasoneofmybetterexamples becauseIfurtherexplainandanalyzethequoteinmyvoiceinsteadofjustendingthesentenceafter thequoteOneofmypoorexamplesis,"Manypeoplewhosufferfromdepressioncarealotabout whatothersthinkaboutthem.Thatiswhymanyofthosepeopletendtoturntosocialmediaasan outlettoexpresstheirfeelings".ImadeaboldstatementanddidnotbackupwhatIsaidwithmy voiceIjustendedthatsentenceandmovedonInsteadofmovingonIshouldhaveexplainedit furtherandtoldthemwhypeopletendtoturntosocialmediatoexpresstheirfeelings.Oneofthe areasofmywritingwhereIwas
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PrasannaKumarBezavada
OnlineEnglish3000(Section–07)
PatriciaRaburn
29–10–17
Privacy++
"Theonlytrulysecuresystemisonethatispoweredoff,castinablockofconcreteandsealedina lead–linedroomwitharmedguards."(Spafford).Thewordprivacyhasbecomeabuzzwordinthe currentdecadecomparedtohowitusedtobetalkedaboutinthelastdecadeAsweallareawareof therecenthappeningsaroundtheworldwithregardstoprivacy,weallshouldbeworriedthat nothingissafeinthetimeswearelivingin,aseverybitofinformationisgettingsnatchedsomehow ortheotherthroughdifferentchannels.Thisinformationcanbesomethingthatisrelatedtoour personal,familyorprofessionallife.Ibelievethatindividualprivacyoutweighsmoneyoranything atthismomentintheworldrightnowIfwelosemoneyorproperty,wecanregainitsomehow,but ifweloseourpersonalinformationtosomeoneoranagency,it'schallengingtogetitbackbeforeit getsmisused.
DanialJ.SoloveisaneminentauthorandalawprofessoratUniversityofGeorgeWashingtonlaw school.Dr.Soloveintroducesthearticlewhyprivacymattersifyouhave"NothingtoHide"inan interestingwaythat,Inhisintroductionoftheeassy,heputsavalidquestiontotheaudience regardingtheircurrentprivacystandards.Hestartsoffthisarticlebypresentingtheviewsofvarious peopleonthemostdebatedtopicaroundtheworldatpresentwhichis"NothingtoHide."All throughoutthearticle,SolovetriestomakeanargumentbothinapositiveandnegativetoneHe alsosupportshisargumentswithsomanyvalidexamplesthat,itmakesyouwonder,whichsideof thecoinhestands.
Firstly,afterseeingthecollectiveinferencesmadebythepeopleintheinitialparagraphsofthe article,Soloveexplainsusinwhichformshouldwelookattheargument"NothingtoHide."Ifwe extremelyseetheargument,forexample,Ifapersonsayshehasnothingtohide,anotherperson comesandmeans,sinceyouhavenothingtohidecanItakeanudepictureofyoursandshowitto everyonewhichisanextremeformoftakingthatargument.Dr.Solovefeelsthattakinganargument inanexaggeratedformisn'tagoodthingbecause
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DuringthiscourseIhavelearnedthereisinfactagreatdealtowriting.ThroughoutmylifetimeI havehadtowritenumerousamountsofessaysandpapersforvarioussubjects,allrequiringdifferent stylesandtechniques.BeforeengulfingmyselfintothewritingprocessIwouldtryandthinkof whomIamwritingtoandwhatIamwritingabout.IalwaysjustassumedIwaswritingformy audience,thatbeingmyteacherWritinganargumentativeresearchpaperissomethingIhadyetto accomplishinmycollegecareer.Notonlywasitthoughtprovokingbutthispaperchallengedmein manyways,suchas,knowingwhoIshouldbedirectingthroughouttheessaytoaswellasthe simplestepsoforganizingmythoughtsandideasAlso,simplyreflectingonwhatinformationneeds tobeapartoftheessayandwhatdoesn't.
WhilewritingforacademicreasonsIwouldalwayswriteforthegrade,notforthepurposetowrite andtrulyconvincethereaderthatwhatIamwritingaboutisinfactimportant.Ihavelearnedthat whenwritinganargumentativeresearchpaperyouarewritingforanaudienceofpeoplenotjustto onepersonYouarewritingtoconvincethereaderwhytheyshouldcareaboutthetopic,andthe readershouldbeabletofeelthatpassioninyourwriting.Youarewritingtobroadenthethoughts regardingthistopictowhomeverchoosestoreadyourpapernotjustforthatgrade.Thinkingof whoIshoulddirectmypapertoissomethingIstillstrugglewith,however,
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Imaginebeingrobbedofyourinnocenceinamatterofseconds.Imaginenotbeingabletospeakout duetothreatsandfearofseekinghelpandnotbeingtakenseriously.Troubling,isitnot?Sexual abusehasalwaysbeenaprobleminsocietythatcanaffectanyone.Sexualabusebringsalongmany negativeoutcomes;however,throughouttheyears,sexualabusehasbeenafactorthathasalways beenignoredEventhoughsexualabusehashadmanyattemptstobeavoidedinvarious environments,allhavefailed.Manyindividualstendtomisinterpretsexualabuseandit'strue delicacy.Althoughsexualabuseisoftenaviolationagainstwomen,bothgenderscanbevictims. Victimscansuccumbtomentaldisorders,includingPTSDanddepression,whichcaninitiatean unhealthylifestyletothepointoftriggeringacontemplationofsuicide.Nevertheless,sexualabuse hasalwaysbeenbiasedtowardswomenrelativetomenforaslongaswecanremember. Consideringthefactthatsexualabusecanoccurtobothgenders,itismostlyknowntovictimize women.Oneofthemostcommonenvironmentsforsexualabusetotakeplaceisinacademic domainsIntheviewofsociety,menareabovewomen;inconsequence,womenportrayaweak image,hencemakingeasiercasualtiesofsexualabuseintheeducationalfield.Duetothefactthat studentsmayneedguidancetobetterexcelintheircareer,someprofessorsbegintreatingitasan opportunitytogainsexualaccessfromthestudent.Tobetterillustratetheideathatsexualabuse makesitswaythroughintoacademicenvironments,takethewordfromthevictimsthemselves."I wasnaiveenoughtothinkthatwewouldtalkaboutWittgenstein,butafterhefloppedovermeafew times,tellingmethatIhadtohavesexwithhim...Imademyescape"(Whitley39).Moreover, anothervictimsaid"Icouldn'tsay'no'becausehewouldhaverespondedwithrageandrevenge.He wouldhaveruinedmycareer"(Whitley39)Inbothcases,thesewomenwereattackedbythe professorsforbeingoflesserstatus;theyweremanipulatedtoremainsilentbyfear,threats,and theirdependenceontheprofessorforacademichelp.Duetotheideathatwomenareviewedlesser thanmen,inflictsprofessors'to
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ArgumentativeEssayOnSexualAbuse
