The title of your publicationGreat Argumentative Essays

Father:PersianshavenoplaceintheMacedonianarmy!Thosewhoweoncefoughtagainstarenow fightingalongsideus.Itisquitesimplyaninsulttobe'succeeded'asAlexanderputsit,byyoung PersianscarryingMacedonianweapons,believingtheyareoneofus

Son:IbelievethereasonsheboughtthesuccessorstoSusafarjustifythehostilitymanyveterans, includingyou,father,mayfeelabouttheevent.Alexanderhadtheintentionofrepatriatingthose veteranswhoweretoowoundedoroldtocontinuethroughthedifficultconditionstheyfaced.With noMacedoniantroopsavailabletoreplacethemimmediatelyandthestrainofhavingtoconstantly sendbacktoMacedoniaforreinforcements,AlexanderhadnochoicebuttoturntothePersianswho weretrainedinMacedonianinfantrytactics.Thisarmyofcourse,owedmorepersonalloyaltyto AlexanderratherthanthetiringMacedonianswhoservedhimforregionalinterests17.

Father:AquestionofloyaltytoAlexander?WemayhavemutiniedatOpisshowmorecontent Wedonotknowwhatthefuturewillhold.IbelieveAlexanderknowsexactlywhatheisdoingandI trusthewillmakethebestdecisionsforthewholeoftheEmpire.Inusinghisdivineconnectionsas propagandaheisabletoimplementhispoliciesoffusionsuchasproskynesisandtheintroductionof successorsheisabletoleadusintothefuture.

Father:AlthoughIbelieveAlexanderhastruebeliefinhisowndivinity,Icanacceptthatheexploits ittouseaspropagandatogainloyaltywithinthePersianEmpire.Propagandaisnecessary,although manyMacedoniansdonotseethecorrelationtoAlexander'sdivinity.Withoutthisdramatizedstatus thereisnoblindfollowingfromthePersians.Alexanderprovedhimself

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HeyJessica,Iagreewithyou,MLAwasonceuponatimetheonlystyletheIknew.Iwillbejust likeyoualwaysgoingtorevisittheAPAsectioninourlibrary.IstillhitsomeroadblocksbutI wouldhavetosayourprofessorwouldbethebestwaytoclearupallquestions,orbetteryetlead youinthebestdirectiontosolvetheissue.

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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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BothJanetandDavemadegreatpoints,butintwodifferenttones.Davegaveamorenegativemore negativetone.AlthoughJanetgaveapositivetone.It'smoreofanopiniononwhatyouthink.Just likeDaveandJanet.

Davedefinitelysentamorenegativetonebecausehewantedtogetridofadsinschool"It'stimeto bancommercialadvertisinginschools"(Kessler).Hewantscommercialadvertisingoutofschools. Hewantsadsbanbecausehesaysstudentscan'tavoidthem,buttheyneedthemoney.Sowhatcan theydo?

Janetsentapositivetonebecauseshewantsadvertinginschools.shethinksthattheyneedthe moneyandadvertisingwouldhelp"Theadvertisingmoneyinourschoolreceivedlastyearhelped twoteacherswhoweregoingto ...Getmorecontent...

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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Inordertohaveagoodargumentativeessay,thereareafewimportantstandardsofcriticalthinking thatisneededtobefoundintheessaysuchastheclearness,accuracy,importanceorrelevance, sufficiency,depth,breathandprecisionthatisstatedbyNosichThestrengthofthisargumentative essayisconsiderweakbecauseitdoesnotcapturetheinterestofthereaderandwasnotpersuasive enough;eventhoughfromtheintroductionoftheargumentativeessayincludesfullsentencesanda goodopinion,theargumentativeessayisallobjectiveTheintroductionincludestoomuchofthe emotionalappeals,suchaswhenitwrote"Dayafterdaythenumberofpeopleworshippingthis iconhasbeengrowingsincethebirthofthiscreature.welltomanyitmayseemharmlessidolbutin myopinion,MickeyMouseisan'devilindisguise'influencingthemindsofyoungandoldpeopleto adoptthecultureofthe'devil'whichdoesn'tblendwillwiththemoralvaluesofsocietyandshould bebanned"Toimprovetheintroduction,thewritershouldincludeofallobjectivesstatements relativefactsandappealstothemindofpeoplewhoagreeordisagreewiththetopic. ...Getmorecontent...

Toberichismanythings.Onecouldberichinmoney,knowledge,power,orlove.Inthesettingof thebookTheGreatGatsby,writtenbyF.ScottFitzgerald,therichwhichhedefinesishaving money.Itseemsthatmostpeoplearewellknownbecausetheyhavemoney,andanyeventthat concernsthemisinterestingtothepublic.ThisistrueforMr.Gatsby;therich,mysteriouscharacter whocapturesalloftheattentionThisstoryfollowsthemaincharacterNickCarrawayandallthat heencountersduringhisshorttimelivinginWestEgg,NewYork.Nickdescribesallthathappens pertainingtohisneighborMr.JayGatsby,hiscousinDaisyandherhusbandTomBuchanan,and theirguestJordanBakerInthisnovelheuncoverstheunhappinessofthecharacters,andthenotso hiddenaffairswhichoccur.BytheendofthebookNickconcludeswhohethinksMr.Gatsbyisand whyhewasobsessedwithDaisy.Someeventsthathappeninthisbookthathavecaughtthe attentionoftheaudiencearethefewinstancesofmildlanguageandsexualreferences.Thesewere reasonsTheGreatGatsbywaschallengedandputontheBannedBooklistof2000–2009.Although thisbookisbanned,itshouldbeavailabletoallwhochoosetoreadit,buttounderstandthelevelof contentdiscusseditisseeminglyappropriateforanolderaudience.NotonlydoesFitzgeraldcapture theintriguinglifeofMr.Gatsby,buthisuseofsharpsocialinsightsthroughouttheplotisakey attributetothisbook.

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MidtermArgumentativeEssay

TeachingEnglishasaforeignlanguagecarriesmanydebatableissues.Somepeopleclaimthat teachingEnglishinaforeigncontextreinforceculturaldominanceoverthestudents'cultureand identity.Otherssaythattheteachingofthetargetlanguageculture?beitBritishorAmerican–help studentsincreasetheirknowledgeofthelanguageLanguageandculturearetwofacesofthesame coin;theyareinextricable,youcannotmentiononewithoutthepresenceoftheother.Thisdoesnot necessarilymeanthatitisanissue...showmorecontent...

Inadditiontowhathavebeensaidearlier,theclassroomsettinganddecorationhavetodepictthe cultureofthestudents,evensimplethingscount,whensettingthenumberoftheroomonthedoor oftheclassroom,itisadvisabletoputbesides"Room12"forexample,theequivalentinArabic "/ka:a/12".Anotherjobtheteacherhastodotopreservethestudentcultureistodesignactivities thatrequirehighorderthinkingskills,sothatthestudentcanquestion,evaluate,analyzeand synthesizeagiventopic,trainthemtobecriticalreaders,helpthemfindthemselvesandgaina balancedpersonality.Allinall,teachingBritishorAmericancultureinEnglishasaforeign languageclassisinevitable.Ithelpsintheprocessoflearningandexperiencingnewattitudes, valuesthataresomehowimpossibletoreachwithoutthepresenceoflanguage.SoniaNietoonce saidthatlearningEnglishandlearningitwellisabsolutelyessentialforacademicandsociallife success,buttheassumptionthatonemustdiscardone'sidentityalongthewaytheneedstobe challenged.Thereisnothingshamefulinknowingalanguageotherthanthemother

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ThisparagraphisabouttheAmericandream,andifitwaseverachievable.Sofirstoff,whatisthe Americandream?TheAmericandreamistheopportunitytobecomesuccessful.Nomatterwhat coloryouare,whatyourreligionis,notevenifyou'repoorornot.Also,theAmericandreamcanbe differentforeveryone,someonemightwantahusband/wifeandchildren,whileothersmightwantto becomefamousorrichItdependsonwhoyouareTheAmericandreamhasalwaysbeen achievable,backinthe1900'stheidealdreamwastohaveahusband/wife,havechildren,andlivein aquietneighborhoodandbehappy.Now,it'sgrowup,gotoschool,getajobthatpaysalot,andbe knownbeeveryoneThedreamisstillthereitjusttakesalotmoreshowmorecontent

TheGreatDepressionwasamajorbreakdownintheAmericaneconomy,anditleftabout13million peopleunemployed.Peopleinstocks,banks,theeconomicworld,andmillionsofpeoplewere affectedbythedownfall,andfortenyears.Over200,000peoplemigratedtoCaliforniaduringthe GreatDepression,andinthe1930'sthedustbowlcame.Thedustbowlwasastormfullofdirtand dustthathappenedbecausefarmersweretryingtofarmquickerandthismeanttilling,andturning thesoiltoomuchfortheland.Thismeantadroughtwasonitsway.InJanuary1932,100,000banks failedtodotheirjobsbecausetheeconomywasdoingsohorrible.ThisparagraphisaboutJohn Steinbeck,theauthorofOfMiceandMen.HewasanAmericannovelist,hewrote27books.John wasbornonFebruary7,1902anddiedDecember20,1968.Hedecidedtobecomeawriteratthe ageof14,andheusedtolockhimselfinhisroomandjustwriteJohnhadmarriedthreewomen, andthethirdonewasstillalivewhenhedied."Johnisanimportantauthorbecausehewasworking hardtomakethebooksletthepeopleknowhowlifewaslikeduringtheGreatDepression.Hewas thevoiceofthepeopleoftheGreatDepression"(Unknown/someonein

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ShouldIStayorShouldIGo PostUniversity

ShouldIStayorShouldIGo

Itistimetomakeadecisionregardingwhattodoafterhighschool.Themostpopulardecisionisto gorightintocollege.Somestudentssaytheywouldliketotakeayearoffbeforegoingtocollege. ThisiscalledaGapYear,meaningtheyhaveagapinbetweeneducationSomedowell,and preparethemselvesforcollege,whileothersdonot.Thosethatdotakeayearoffhavetimeto explorewhatlifehastooffer,andtakesadvantageofthedefermentapplication,becomeabetter person.

ShouldIStayorShouldIGoDecisionsInordertobesuccessfulinlife,manyyoungadultsfeelasif theyneedtogotoschoolandcomplete...showmorecontent...

Bytakingthistimeofftoexplorewhatlifehastooffer,thisdecisionhasmadeseveralstudentsfeel morematureasyoungadults.Theywereabletounderstandwhotheyhavebecome,andableto handlepressuresinlifethatcamealongsuchasbasicstereotyping,patiencewithothers,andfeeling morematurethantheirpeerswhentheyreturntocollegeWithusingayearinbetweenschooland college,onecandefertheirapplicationtocollegeandgofigureoutwhattypeofpersontheywill become.Somegetupsetwithgoingtocollegethatfirstyearandbytakingtheyearoff,most studentscomebackwithsomelifechangingskillsthatenablethemtohavethetraits,skillsetand firsthandknowledgetodealwiththefirstyearofcollegesituationssuchasparties,ethics,and alcohol.Moststudentsfeelthatbytakingthistimeoff,ithelpsintheirgrowthandnotjustmentally, butspiritually.Onefemaleevenlostfaithduringherfirstyearasaresultofherexperience.After hearingoftherapeofoneoftheorphans,sherecalledherreligiousdoubts:"HowcanGodletthis happen?"(Shea,Jpg570)Manycollegesareallowingmorestudentstoapplyforagapyear"In 2009,PrincetonUniversitylaunchedafullysubsidizedinternationalvolunteeringgapyearoption forincomingundergraduatestoencourageaninternationalperspectiveand

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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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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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TheGreatDebatersEssay

CaseyGreen109/13/11SPC100Section14TheGreatDebatersThisfilmfocusesonbeinga confidentanddecisivepersoninlife,throughpassionateandinformedtopics.Publicspeakingisthe processofspeakingtoagroupofpeopleinastructured,deliberatemannerintendedtoinform, influence,orentertainthelisteners.¹Afterwatchingthisfilmitdoesstrikeacordofwantingtobe abletoreachouttoothersandsharemyownopinionsinastrong,confidentmannerToinspire othersonsomethingImaybepassionateaboutinlife,toshareadifferentaspectoflifethatothers havenotlived.Ican'tsayexactlyhowmuchthisfilmhasimpactedmyviewsonpublicspeaking althoughthefilmitselfshowmorecontent Ihopetocontrolmyanxietywhilespeakinginfrontofagroup,sincetheremightbeasituationin myfieldthatrequiresmetoinformothersofdailylogsorprotocols.Itwouldbefulfillingtoget otherspassionateaboutasubjectthatIfavorandmeansalottome,aswellaspresentationsarean expectedprocessinfutureclassesandneedtobemastered.Ithinkmostpeoplecanidentifywiththis movie,thefearofspeakingouttootherstoconvincethemofyourpointThefearoftryingtoprove apointtoothersthatmayhavemoreknowledgeonthesubjectorbeabletorefuteitbetter.In referencetothemovieitwasaboutdefendingapersonalhonor,havingtherighttospeakoutandbe equalwithothers.Debatingrequiresexcellentmasteryofvocabulary,logic,andnerves.Inadebate, youneedtobepoisedandconfidentinordertogetyourpointacrosseffectively.Justlikearegular speechTherearemanyspeechesthathaveliftedheartsindarktimes,gavehopeindespair,inspired bravefeats,gavecouragetotheweary,honoredthedead,andchangedthecourseofhistory. Withoutinspiring,passionatepublicspeechesmanypeoplemaynothavehadthefortitudetopress onIntheeleven–yearperiodbetween1957and1968,MartinLutherKingtraveledoversixmillion milesandspokeovertwenty–fivehundredtimes,appearingwherevertherewasinjustice, ...Getmorecontent...

Sleeplessnights,drowningdebt,suicideattempts,andtheinevitablefalltowardsunemployment. Thesearethethingsthatnotonlymakeupbutalmostdefinethetitle"TheGreatDepression."The GreatDepressionwasacollapsingdisaster.Oneafteranother,thegovernmentalongwithsociety felltotheirknees.StockmarketscrashedleavingmostAmericansbankruptandontheirownto supportthemselvesandtheirfamiliesoffofloosechangeJobswereasrareasever,peoplewent unemployedleftandright.Peoplewerelefttofendforthemselvesonthestreetswithnoroofover theirheads.Thisalongwitheverythingelse,tookatremendous,emotionaltollonsociety.Some evensawnootheroptionsthanendingtheirlivesTheGreatDepressionhadanemotiondrenching andgroundbreakingeffectonthegenerationtogothroughit.

Oneofthefirstthingsthatledtoacrashingcourseofeventswasthepeoplefinancialtragedies. Accordingtoonepersonwhohadlivedthroughthattime,"Weweren'thungrybutwewere penniless"(Hastings)Theuseoftheword"penniless"reallyrepresentedhowpeoplehadzero money.Thiswasnotthetypeofpovertywheresocietywasnotabletoaffordselfwants.Thiswas thetypeofpovertythatpeoplecouldbarelyaffordtheirownneedsandnecessities.It'svery importanthowstressedthistopicmustbe.Anotherquotesays"Withnodependableincomewecut backoneverythingpossible."(Hastings).Thatmeanseventhesimplestthingssuchastoothpaste andtowelsThistimeperiod,1930s,wasthegreateststockmarketcrashStockmarketscrashed simplybecauseofmanyeconomicfailures,andwhenthishappenedmanypeoplewereleftwith nothing."MostAmericans,ofcourse,ownednostocksatall,sotheywerenotindangerofgoing bankruptovernight"(Hayes)ThisquotefromthetextwasbroughtuptoshowhowmostAmericans didnotevenownstocksbecauseitwasaperfectlycommonthingforsomeonetoendupwith nothinginlessthan24hours,"overnight."Although,stockswerenottheonlyreasonpeoplehadno money.Creditandbanksfailinghadahugepartinthataswell."Banksstoppedlendingmoney.In 1930and1931,manybanksfailed,andcustomerslostalltheir

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It'stimetogetridoftheideaofthe"AmericanDream"weoncecherished.The"AmericanDream" hasstrayedsofarfromthetrue,originalmeaningandhasinsteadbecomeaconvoluted, argumentativepointforpoliticianstouseintheirspeeches.Noonecanopenlyopposeitbecauseit capturesourfaithinadvancementasanation.Opposingitwouldbeunpatrioticnomatterhow unrealisticittrulyisThatistheexactreasonthisphrasehassurvivedallodds,itprovideshopefor thosewithout.Itiswhatdrivesusall,whetherweknowitornot,eventhoughitsnothingbutan unreachabledream.The"AmericanDream"iswhatdrivestheentiredecadeoftheroaringtwenties, livingfastandlivinglarge,evenwhatdrivesJayGatsby,formerlyshowmorecontent

Youcanhavemoney,tons,butifyoudon'thavefamilyoranyonetogiveandreceivelovefrom,it meansnothing.ThisishowGatsbyfelt,youcansenseitthroughouttheentirenovel."Hehadn't onceceasedlookingatDaisy,andIthinkherevaluedeverythinginhishouseaccordingtothe measureofresponseitdrewfromherwell–lovedeyes.Sometimes,too,hestaredaroundathis possessionsinadazedway,asthoughinheractualandastoundingpresencenoneofitwasany longerreal.Oncehenearlytoppleddownaflightofstairs."(Fitzgerald112)Thelavishlifestyleand silkshirtsofeveryfathomablecolormeantnothingtohim,heonlydiditallforDaisy.Justlikein TheGrapesofWrath,ifanyoftheJoad'shadbeenontheirownthentheyprobablywouldhave settledforsomethinglessthangreat,likethejobonthesideoftheroadpickingpeachesforfive centsabushelHowever,becausetheyhadfamily,andwantedthebestfortheirfamilylikemost peopledo,theywentthroughalltheobstaclesthrowntheirwaytogetclosertotheir

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Acrossthenation,peoplearetalkingabouttheMillennialgenerationandhowdifferenttheyare comparedtoothers,butaretheyreallythatdifferent?Millennialsarelazy,entitled,andselfish,oras youmayhaveheardmaybeessentialtothemodernworkplace,eitherway,theyarebeingtalked aboutwhetheritisgoodorbad.Toputitinotherwords,pastgenerationsareconcernedforwhatthe futurewilllooklikewiththistechnology–dependentgeneration,butisthatabadthingifthe technologyisonlygoingtoadvancefromhereonout?Theoldergenerationisbeingtooharshorare theyjustgenuinelyconcernedaboutthefuture?JoelStein(2013)haswrittenanarticleaboutthe Millennials,itistitledMillennials:TheMeMeMeGenerationhearguesforthembeingaselfish generationbutbysayingthatitisnotabadthing.ThesecondarticleisbyLizZarka(2017) GenerationMe:TheMillennialGeneration'sobsessionwithbeingunique,shearguesthattheyare thegenerationthatneedstobeconcernedfor.AfterreadingbothofthesearticlesIagreewithsome ofthepointsthatbothoftheseauthorsmake,however,therearealsosomesectionsthatIdisagree withMyperceptionofthesituationisthatmillennialsmayhaveallthesenegativecharacteristics butusethemtoanadvantagethatnoothergenerationcanhas;alongwiththeadvancementof technologyandtheuseofsocialmediamayhaveincreasedthenarcissistictraitinthem,buttheyuse thesetraitstogetwhattheywant,however,beingnarcissisticisn'talwaysgoodtherecancertainly besomedisadvantages.LizZarka's(2017)articlestartsoffherargumentwithanexample demonstratingthatMillennialsnarcissistic,theexamplesheusesissocialmedia,howonewillpost abouthowgreattheirmotherisonMother'sDay.Sheasksherreaderswhydidtheypostthis,isit becausetheyaretryingtoconvincetheworldtheirmotheristhebestorthattheirmotherisgoingto seethepostandappreciateit?Inaskingthesequestionssheleadstothepointofherargument, millennialsaretryingsohardtobeunique,asshestatesinthetitle.InZarka's(2017)view,"It'snot difficulttoobservethemanifestationofour

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Newsmediaservesasthemainsourceofinformationforpeopleinmostnations,regardlessofthe kindofgovernmentordemocracyinplace.Sincehumanstakedecisionsandfunctionbasedonthe kindofinformationtheyhave,theimportanceofinformationflowcannotbeoveremphasised. Governments,wellawareoftheroleandpowerofthenewsmediatoinfluencethepopulace,placea highpremiumon,andwillgotogreatlengthstoaligntheavailablenewsmediatoservetheir purpose.Thisgoesforthewholespectrumongovernance,fromdemocratictoautocratic.Observing theoriginsofconflictgloballyoveryears,especiallycivilwarswhichisagreatthreattohuman security,informationavailablefromnewsmediahasbeenakeymotivationordriver

The1994Rwandangenocideisanexampleofhowinformationaccessinterphaseswithnational securitynegativelytocreatechaos.Thegovernmentofthedayusedstateownedmediatopitchthe Tutsi'sandHutu'sagainsteachother,whiletheworldwatched.Democraticgovernmentsdonot necessarilyguaranteepressfreedomandhumanrights,andautocraciesstiflethesameaswemay wanttothink,iftakenatfacevalueManydemocraticgovernmentsbasicallyrunthestateowned newsmediaanddictatetheiroutput,whichbegsthequestionwhatistheminimumlevelof democracyandwhatexactlymakesmedia"free".(Hutchinson,SalvatoreandWhitten–Woodring). Sometimesthereseemstobeamismatchbetweengovernmenttypeandthe

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Cabute,JeanetteAnneH. BSIE–HE4A

Quotation:

1."Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,butanyonecanstarttodayandmakeanew ending"–MariaRobinson

Explanation:Ourlivesarefullofupsanddowns.Oftenwegetsocaughtupwiththedownsinour livesthatwefallintodepression.Wefeelthateverythinginlifeisfallingapart.Youregretthe choicesyou'vemadeinthepastandfeelthatyouhavefailedinlifeUnderstandthatyoucannotgo backintimeandundochoicesyou'vemadebutthatyoucanstopyourselffromrepeatingthepastby makingsmarterdecisionssothatyoucanhaveabetterfuture.

Reaction:Yes,ourlifeisfullofupanddowns.Wealsocannotchangethepast,butwecanmake betterthingsorchoices...showmorecontent...

Ifwetrynewthingswe'regoingtomakeafewmistakesbutwearelearningfromthatmistakeIf youdon'tmakeanymistakes,you'reinarutandnottryinganythingnew.Mistakesarepartofour lives,wecannotchangeit,andwejusthavetotaketherisk.Nothingisimpossibleifwetrynew thingsandnothingwillloseifyoutryright.

4."Thehearthasitsreasonswhichreasonknowsnot."–BlaisePascal

Explanation:Theheart,theorgancapableofstoringlovecanalsoreasonItsreasoningmakesallthe senseintheworldtotheheartandtotheheart'sownerwhentheownerfirsthearsit.It'sthe reasoningthatmakesyoufallinloveatfirstsight.It'sthereasoningthatsomehowmakesitsohard toletsomebodygoeventhoughyouhavenologicalreasontowantthatpersontostay Reaction:Thequotemeansthatyouhavetolistentoyourheart.Justlikeinlove,youjustonlyknew thatyoulovethatpersonbutyoudon'tknowwhy.Wefallinloveinamutualweirdnessandcalled itlove.

5."Whenloveisnotmadnessitisnotlove."–PedroCalderóndelaBarca

Explanation:Theactualquoteiswhenloveisnotmadness,itisnotlove,anditisbyPedro Calderon.Loveinitsselfismadness.Lovebringstolifesomanydifferentemotionsthatitislikea chaosinyour

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ThisspringsemesterwhileenrolledinProfessorHazletoncourseIwasabletohaveamuchbetter writingexperiencethantheoneIhadinthefallsemester.DuringthefallsemesterIstruggleddeeply withessays,makingnohigherthanaCattimes.Iwasanewincomingfreshmenwithnoexperience incollegeonceatallandbycomingfromaschoolthatneverreallyrequiredmetowriteanytypeof essaysIwassuretohavearoughstartYet,thissemesterwasdifferentIfeltmoreconfidentwhile writingmypapers.Argumentativetypeessaysareactuallyprettyfuntowritebecauseyouareable topickthetopicofyourchoiceandthatreallyhelpsonefeellikeheactuallyknowswhatheis talkingaboutIhavewritten4argumentativetypeessaysthroughoutthecourseandhavenoticedmy writingstillneedswork.AlthoughIstillhavealongwhiletogoIhavedevelopedafewstrengthens duringthecourse.Iamnowgoodatworkingwithsyllogisminordertomakeagoodenthymeme thesisandnowhavegoodskillsinprovidingevidence,buteventhoughIhavemadeprocessIstill needworkinareaslikeavoidfirstpersonandbackingupmyclaimsallthewaythrough. Although,Ihavemoreweaknessesthanstrengthsmyeffectivenesstowardsusingasyllogismto createanenthymemethesishasreallycamealongwayforme.Itcameinhandyinmy"MoreThan JustOneLanguage"paperwheremyprofessormadeacommentstatingthatIhadaverygoodthesis insubstance.Todevelop

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ArgumentativeEssays:ThePointlessArgumentHerbaggyeyesstruggletostayopenasshetypes eachdreadedletter.Shehasnotsleptandthesuncomesouttotellherthatshecannotanyways. Classstartsinanhourandhermorningroutinetakeshalfofthattimethatsheshouldusetofinish herwork.Ittakeshertenminutestowalktoclassbutsheisrunningonnosleep;sheneedstwenty minutestomakeitthereontimeThatgiveshertenminutestocompleteherargumentativeessayfor CollegeWriting,enoughtimetopullallofherideastogether.However,sheslowlygivesup,and whilerubbinghereyesandclosingherlaptop,shethinkstoherself,"What'sthepoint?"Teachers andprofessorswhocannotfindbetterthingstoassignhaveassignedargumentativeessaysforyears Theseessaysarenotonlyanuisance,butalsouseless.Theassigningofthisessayispointlessand mayactuallyharmthestudentmorethanhelphim.Theincreaseinstressandthedecreaseinsleep hoursandfoodconsumedaregreaterthantheincreaseinknowledgeonecangainfromwritingan argumentativeessay.Argumentativeessaysareparagraphspulledtogetherbystudentstryingtopull themselvestogetherTowriteanargumentativeessay,onemustgatherevidenceandpresentan organizedargumentoveradebatabletopic,makingsuretoarguehissidemore.Howcanonedoso whenthepointofdoingtheessayisdebatableitself?Professorsandteachersshouldnotassign argumentative

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