Good Argumentative Essay

English 101SRP

Children Food Education

With obesity on a high rise and people are taking a stand from being blind of the mediocracy in the food industry, people are starting to take matters in their own hand to start cooking home made fresh produce meals again, as the front runner in the fight against obesity and food educations Jamie Oliver agrees that parents should educate their children of how to cook and make recipes for future endeavors and understand that the prepackage food even though it is easy to make it is actually really unhealthy. This argument of the food revolution to eat better affects many people, the people advocating to stop bad eating like Jamie Oliver, the parents who are showing unhealthy habits to...show more content... His mission is to mold the health for generations to come contributing a healthier way of living, wanting people to have better access to food education. That could help families healthy lifestyle and keep health risk down for future generations to come. His platform has reached millions going to houses schools and even the White House of America to show the effect of eating horribly. Oliver passionately believes that by educating children about food in a fun and engaging way, can equip them with the basic skills they need to lead healthier, happier lives, for themselves and their future families It affect Oliver platform more open to the public and getting him closer to better eating food, it will help kids on the education of food and ensure the adults their the kids are preparing themselves of the

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To many students standardized testing has become another part of schooling that is dreaded. Standardized testing has been a part of school since the nineteen–thirties; in those days it was used as a way to measure students that had special needs. Since the time that standardized test have been in American schools there has been many programs that have placed an importance on the idea of standardized testing such as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Evans 1). Over the years the importance of standardized testing has increased tremendously and so has the stakes, not only for teachers but also students. All states in the United States of America have state test in order to measure how much students learn, and help tell how well the...show more content...

Most standardized test do not measure emotional or mechanical intelligence, actually a lot of educators argue that standardized test do not measure comprehension or actual intelligence but rather memorization. While others may believe that standardized testing just needs a few improvements, others believe that it is impossible to have a test that measures accurately the capability of a diverse student population. Today's schooling depends heavily on the test scores from standardized test. Standardized testing should not have so much weight put on them because they have a negative impact on effective education, students' self–concept, and learning styles. Although standardized testing has been a major part of schooling it has also had a negative impact on effective education. Standardized has made a huge impact on public schooling so much that not only does it affect the students but also the teachers. With the teachers now beginning to get raises or having their jobs on the line if their students fail the test, many students have not been getting the fullest education process that they could get. Students may not realize the impact that it has had on the type of teaching style that they receive because they are so used to it. With so many teachers not having a lot of time to teach what is on the test and the other things that they feel are important to students to know, a lot of

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Fasting Today information is more available than ever before. It is easy to access information through different sources. The most difficult part is to know the reliability of the source that information provided from. It is also difficult to accept the information, since so many different opinions out there. One of the trending topic of information searched by many people is about health and beauty. It seems people are more caring about their health and beauty, and open to try anything to fit in to society. It also makes them feel safe and comfortable to do homemade remedies for those things. That is why many people are tends to try many things if it is looking natural or organic. The thing is not everything is safe and healthy to try on. People use different methods to keep their health and to look good. Some information claims that fasting is beneficial for health, but there are so many negative consequences associated with fasting like health risks, eating disorder, and decreased metabolism. First the human body needs different nutrient and ions to achieve its daily task. Fasting mainly associated with religious obligation. Even though fasting is compulsory in many religions, none of the religion say fasting has physical benefits. Many people choose to fast with the belief that it benefits health. Intermittent fasting is one of the methods of fasting technique practiced by some people for the intension of losing weight and for other health benefits. According to the Get more

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The debate whether human is naturally good or bad has been argued for centuries. The debate started hundreds of years ago and still is a big argument today. When the argument is really dissected and looked at thoroughly correct answer is rather clear. Humans are naturally evil and the evidence to support this claim is strong. People are greedy and perform evil acts to benefit themselves. Laws are created to attempt to keep people in check, but they only work so well. Are humans really as thoughtful and kind hearted as some people think? Mencius lived in a time where Confucians were split on the question of human nature (Mencius 78). Some believed that people were supposed to study their ancestors and take up their practices. Mencius comprehended this as people were naturally good. On the other hand Tzu believed that people were inherently evil because they needed rites to keep the people in check. Tzu believed that the rites restricted people from going toward their natural disposition to be evil (Tzu 84). Much later in history Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were still on opposing sides of this subject. Hobbes believed, like Mencius, that humans naturally want power and that...show more content...

John Locke believes that most people keep their promises and are mostly good. Some people do keep promises and do good in the world but it isn't natural. Yes, people do sometimes help others, but there is a deeper reason for helping than helping just for the sake of helping. People that help others benefit in some way. An example of my people would do good is for attention or to seem like something they aren't. People want to appear like they are kind hearted but they always benefit from getting some type of fame or praise for doing good. When people do god they have to sit back and think about it first, it doesn't come first nature. Locke is correct in believing people do good, but it isn't human's natural nature to do so and they don't do it just to do

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For centuries many philosophers, as well as most individuals, have pondered on the question what is good and what is evil. More–so philosophers of all ages have also stumbled upon a more in depth question which is if the intuitive knowledge of man's nature is good, or if it is evil. Many have claimed to have an answer to these puzzling questions yet most of their answers were found to be incomplete and inadequate at a later date. Religion also tried to provide a solution but to my understanding only caused more of an entanglement if anything. According to the current definition from Webster, good is defined as morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious; where as evil is defined as morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked. One could...show more content... Would these people be considered evil and if so how did they become this way? Were they born this was or was it some sort of external forces that led them to become evil? Well according to Hsun Tao, another Chinese philosopher, humans were born of an evil nature and with some sort of guidance from a teacher could learn to become good. He believed that what is natural to human beings is desire and desire inevitably leads to conflict; since this is evil then so is the nature the results within. Yet referring back to the young child and well example, why would most people do the right thing? Is it because they are taught to be good again is it something that is deeper? However, another Chinese philosopher, Kao Tzu, beleived that human nature is neither inherently good nor inherently evil but rather a "blank slate" that could be conditioned in both directions. When an individual is born he/she has no ideas or preexisting behaviors but that through life experiences and external forces, such as family and friends, that influence ones human nature. Or according to John Locke "the mind at birth is a blank white sheet of paper on which experience writes." Religion also claims to provide a solution for whether human nature is initially good or evil but this of course varies upon the religion. According to Catholicism everyone who has been born is tainted with original sin which according to the bible is an inclination to evil caused

Many people and organizations use writing and visual methods to persuade readers to their view. In such pieces, the author will use many different tricks and appeals in order to draw the reader to his or her train of thought. According to Andrea Lunsford in her instructional book The Everyday Writer, these appeals can be broken down into three main types– logical, emotional and ethical. A logicalargument uses facts, statistics and surveys to back up what the author is saying and is commonly referred to as logos. An ethical argument is one that tries to build up the authors characters and prove to the reader that the author is qualified to give his or her views on the topic at hand. Ethical arguments are commonly called ethos. Finally,...show more content... Overall, the argument uses pathos to play on the human fear of torture and sway the reader with no real logical backing. She uses quotes and phrases like "[torture] endangers our soldiers on the battlefield" and "damage[s] our country's image," calling on the sense of patriotism throughout America to turn the people against torture. Applebaum even goes so far as to throw out the baseless conjecture "the use of 'special methods' might help explain why the war is going so badly (Applebaum 37)." This appeal to emotion tries to sway the reader against torture by making the assumption that there is some connection between the use of torture and the effectiveness of enemy soldiers – a great example of the use of pathos to mislead readers. Just as "The Torture Myth" relied mainly on pathos and scattered logos, the "2011 Louisiana Life March Promo Video (Louisiana March for Life,)" a promotional video for an anti–abortion march on the Louisiana State Capitol building, relies on the same argumentative appeals. The list of sponsors appearing at the end of the promotional video provides the only ethical appeal for the argument. This appeal, though taking up just a fraction of the runtime, can be the difference between gathering just hundreds of supporters for a cause and gathering tens of thousands of supporters. The video provided one logical appeal in the statement, "Since 1973, nearly 500,000 Louisiana children

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As a student in a beginning English class some elements may seem difficult at the beginning but with practice they become long lasting skills. Writing an argumentative is not an easy task there is a lot of elements that have to come together to create a successful essay but as many other things, it requires constant practice and effort. At the start of this course I wasn't a very good writer myself, and I can see the huge improvement this course made by looking at my first argumentative essay. I was able to identify and apply the requisites of a good argument essay. A well thought structure, reliable evidence, and a counterargument are three essential components of argumentative writing. The structure of an essay is the foundation to a good argumentative paper. Throughout this course I learned the importance of having an essay structure, before I started this class I didn't have a very clear vision of how to correctly format my essay. In my diagnostic essay, which was the first one I wrote for English 1302, had five paragraphs. That is considered a standard structure of many essays but it is more of a skeleton. Looking back at that essay I see how poor my introduction was, I did not even have a clear thesis. One only thing even close to one that I could spot was, "The "millennials," people born in the last two decades of the 20th century, are failing to reflect Rich's model for a good education." It merely addresses the topic in a simple way. It did not serve the purpose a

In order to have a good argumentative essay, there are a few important standards of critical thinking that is needed to be found in the essay such as the clearness, accuracy, importance or relevance, sufficiency, depth, breath and precision that is stated by Nosich. The strength of this argumentative essay is consider weak because it does not capture the interest of the reader and was not persuasive enough; even though from the introduction of the argumentative essay includes full sentences and a good opinion, the argumentative essay is all objective. The introduction includes too much of the emotional appeals, such as when it wrote " Day after day the number of people worshipping this icon has been growing since the birth of this creature. well to many it may seem harmless idol but in my opinion, Mickey Mouse is an 'devil in disguise' influencing the minds of young and old people to adopt the culture of the 'devil' which doesn't blend will with the moral values of society and should be banned". To improve the introduction, the writer should include of all objectives statements relative facts and appeals to the mind of people who agree or disagree with the topic.

Argumentative Essay Quotes

Cabute, Jeanette Anne H. BSIE–HE 4A

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1."Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." –Maria Robinson

Explanation: Our lives are full of ups and downs. Often we get so caught up with the downs in our lives that we fall into depression. We feel that everything in life is falling apart. You regret the choices you've made in the past and feel that you have failed in life. Understand that you cannot go back in time and undo choices you've made but that you can stop yourself from repeating the past by making smarter decisions so that you can have a better future.

Reaction: Yes, our life is full of up and downs. We also cannot change the past, but we can make better things or choices...show more content... If we try new things we're going to make a few mistakes but we are learning from that mistake. If you don't make any mistakes, you're in a rut and not trying anything new. Mistakes are part of our lives, we cannot change it, and we just have to take the risk. Nothing is impossible if we try new things and nothing will lose if you try right.

4."The heart has its reasons which reason knows not." –Blaise Pascal

Explanation: The heart, the organ capable of storing love can also reason. Its reasoning makes all the sense in the world to the heart and to the heart's owner when the owner first hears it. It's the reasoning that makes you fall in love at first sight. It's the reasoning that somehow makes it so hard to let somebody go even though you have no logical reason to want that person to stay.

Reaction: The quote means that you have to listen to your heart. Just like in love, you just only knew that you love that person but you don't know why. We fall in love in a mutual weirdness and called it love.

5."When love is not madness it is not love." –Pedro CalderГіn de la Barca

Explanation: The actual quote is when love is not madness, it is not love, and it is by Pedro Calderon. Love in its self is madness. Love brings to life so many different emotions that it is like a chaos in your

Oftentimes, the definition of social justice can be misinterpreted or misunderstood. The true definition of social justice is often structured by governmental implications but is the fair and proper administration of laws to each individual conforming to the natural law. Equality is supposed to be equally distributed amongst individuals nationally, but can sometimes be taken advantage of and be taken away from people who deserve it the most. Generally, those who view social justices as a right, also value people above profits. Socialjustice describes the concept of society where justice is achieved in every aspect of society, rather than just the administration of the law. Overall,social justice gives society the ability to have a voice of laws that may be broken but give a sufficient argument to be heard by the supreme court. Equality is a major issue that has been demanded by society for centuries. In Victor Fleming's film The Way of All Flesh, released in October of 1927, the story describes the life of Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman from Baltimore who eventually died of cervicalcancer in 1951. Before she died some of her cancerous cells were taken without her permission and the cells have been reproducing in laboratories around the world ever since. The question is, does taking the cells of a woman who was eventually going to die break the laws of social justice, or was this a necessary action to take in hopes of eventually finding a

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Sarah Arms Professor Hawk English Comp II 15 April, 2013 The Positive Effect of Social Media Since the birth of social media people have argued whether it has a positive or negative effect on society. Social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram give people a chance to stay connected. Although, with the power of social media comes the possibility of cyber bullying. While there are some negatives associated with social media, the positives in communication all around, has made the world stronger and a better place to live in. Social networking can benefit businesses greatly. These sites allow businesses to advertise and market services to a large audience, and since a profile is free to set up, the advertisement is...show more content...

Social media also allowed students to work with new technologies. Because of this students are becoming more familiar with computers and other electronic devices. (Dunn) However, there are some negative effects that come with social media. Research has shown that social networking sites can be very addictive. People who use social networking sites for their daily communication are hooked to a point that they neglect health responsibilities, especially their diet. The addictive nature of social media can lead to eating disorders, obesity, heart problems, sleep disorders, and other pertinent health issues. ("Social Networking: Advantages vs. Addictions.") Another downside to social media is that the user could share too much information which may pose threats to them. (Ali, Imtiaz) People using social media need to know the risks that come with social networking. Users can help protect themselves by not sharing personal information with others they do not know and by having their social networking profiles on a private setting. Social media has both positive and negative effects. However, I feel as though the positive outweigh the negative. So many people benefit from social media including businesses, students, and distant friends. Although, when not used intelligently social media can be a destructive thing. Social media users should know the risks of social media and educate themselves. Overall social media is a positive thing that has made

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Othello: An Argumentative Essay

Inside each of us, there is a seed of good and evil since it is a constant struggle for us to determine as to which one will win, so that is why one cannot exist without the other. However, there are some whose emotions are unbalanced, which causes them to near towards one side more than the other one ВВ and many times the side a lot of people prefer to lean on is evil. Shakespeare's play O thello is set in 16thВcentury Venice and Cyprus. Othello, a noble black general from the Venetian army has secretly married Desdemona, daughter of Venice senator Brabantio. Othello chooses inexperienced Cassio to be his lieutenant, while he decides to give the ensign position to Iago, a malicious but very experienced man who, with his stealth and knavery, will ultimately ruin almost everyone's life since for a long time, he was desiring the position of lieutenant just like Cassio. At the end of the play, Othello, Desdemona, Iago's wife Emilia, and his sidekick Roderigo die due to his revenge against Cassio, for obtaining the position he wanted and Othello, for being the man who he hates the most. The play ends with Iago being told that he will be punished and tortured for his actions. However, despite the fact that Iago is punished at the end of the play for doing all of the malicious things he did, he still manages to wear down Othello's relationship with Desdemona, get Cassio demoted from his lieutenancy, and cause Othello to show his cowardness by

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Accounts of fasting can be traced back thousands of years. The primary purpose of fasting in those days was to flee from the distraction of eating, to give your full attention to something else, often through the form of prayer. However, fasting is becoming increasingly popular in a different kind of way. Today many scientists and doctors are studying fasting as a type of healing process, not just mentally, but also physically. These beneficial effects have been seen in the treatment of weight loss, mental health, cancer, skin disease, and a host of other ailments. While fasting may not be safe for a select few, the possibility of life changing benefits warrants everyone's consideration. Many people refer to the problem of overweight Americans as an epidemic, and rightfully so. "The National Center for Health Statistics (2002) estimated that in 1999, 61% of U.S. adults were overweight" (Dean 303). The main reason so many Americans are overweight is that food is everywhere. We see advertisements for food constantly, such as commercials, billboards, food trucks, restaurants, and grocery stores. With so much food around us, it can be hard not to want to eat all the time. This reality of food everywhere is a very new concept. People have not had access to food in the way they do today ever before in history. Fasting has been shown to quickly and effectively get weight off.

Dr. Rex Russell describes a three week fast conducted by Dr. George Thampy, a biochemist at the

As an international student, I needed to take both the TOEFL and SAT in order to apply for universities in the United States. The writing parts of these two tests both involve argumentative essays. However, I had no prior experience of writing argumentative essays. Back in middle school, I was always dealing with narratives, which mainly focus on the experience of people and the development of events. In contrast, argumentative writing is very different. Its way of expression is to speak of truth and to directly express personal perspectives. In order to write good argumentative, I had to learn from the very beginning. Fortunately, my school offered courses on argumentativeessay writing. I took part in that course and found it to be the mostly

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Should I Stay or Should I Go

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Should I Stay or Should I Go

It is time to make a decision regarding what to do after high school. The most popular decision is to go right into college. Some students say they would like to take a year off before going to college. This is called a Gap Year, meaning they have a gap in betweeneducation. Some do well, and prepare themselves for college, while others do not. Those that do take a year off have time to explore what life has to offer, and takes advantage of the deferment application, become a better person.

Should I Stay or Should I Go Decisions

In order to be successful in life, many young adults feel as if they need to go to school and complete ...show more content...

By taking this time off to explore what life has to offer, this decision has made several students feel more mature as young adults. They were able to understand who they have become, and able to handle pressures in life that came along such as basic stereotyping, patience with others, and feeling more mature than their peers when they return to college. With using a year in between school and college, one can defer their application to college and go figure out what type of person they will become. Some get upset with going to college that first year and by taking the year off, most students come back with some life changing skills that enable them to have the traits, skillset and firsthand knowledge to deal with the first year of college situations such as parties, ethics, and alcohol. Most students feel that by taking this time off, it helps in their growth and not just mentally, but spiritually. One female even lost faith during her first year as a result of her experience. After hearing of the rape of one of the orphans, she recalled her religious doubts: "How can God let this happen?" (Shea, J. pg. 570). Many colleges are allowing more students to apply for a gap year. "In 2009, PrincetonUniversity launched a fully subsidized international volunteering gap year option for incoming undergraduates to encourage an international perspective and

It's time to get rid of the idea of the "American Dream" we once cherished. The "American Dream" has strayed so far from the true, original meaning and has instead become a convoluted, argumentative point for politicians to use in their speeches. No one can openly oppose it because it captures our faith in advancement as a nation. Opposing it would be unpatriotic no matter how unrealistic it truly is. That is the exact reason this phrase has survived all odds, it provides hope for those without. It is what drives us all, whether we know it or not, even though its nothing but an unreachable dream. The "American Dream" is what drives the entire decade of the roaring twenties, living fast and living large, even what drives Jay Gatsby, formerly...show more content...

You can have money, tons, but if you don't have family or anyone to give and receive love from, it means nothing. This is how Gatsby felt, you can sense it throughout the entire novel. "He hadn't once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well–loved eyes. Sometimes, too, he stared around at his possessions in a dazed way, as though in her actual and astounding presence none of it was any longer real. Once he nearly toppled down a flight of stairs." (Fitzgerald 112) The lavish lifestyle and silk shirts of every fathomable color meant nothing to him, he only did it all for Daisy. Just like in The Grapes of Wrath, if any of the Joad's had been on their own then they probably would have settled for something less than great, like the job on the side of the road picking peaches for five cents a bushel. However, because they had family, and wanted the best for their family like most people do, they went through all the obstacles thrown their way to get closer to their

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Writing An Argumentative Essay

During this course I have learned there is in fact a great deal to writing. Throughout my lifetime I have had to write numerous amounts of essays and papers for various subjects, all requiring different styles and techniques. Before engulfing myself into the writing process I would try and think of whom I am writing to and what I am writing about. I always just assumed I was writing for my audience, that being my teacher. Writing an argumentative research paper is something I had yet to accomplish in my college career. Not only was it thought provoking but this paper challenged me in many ways, such as, knowing who I should be directing throughout the essay to as well as the simple steps of organizing my thoughts and ideas. Also, simply reflecting on what information needs to be apart of the essay and what doesn't. While writing for academic reasons I would always write for the grade, not for the purpose to write and truly convince the reader that what I am writing about is in fact important. I have learned that when writing an argumentative research paper you are writing for an audience of people not just to one person. You are writing to convince the reader why they should care about the topic, and the reader should be able to feel that passion in your writing. You are writing to broaden the thoughts regarding this topic to whom ever chooses to read your paper not just for that grade. Thinking of who I should direct my paper to is something I still struggle with, however, Get more content

Imagine going to the zoo and not see your beloved picture book animals. When people think of problems in the environment they think of global warming and pollution. Well, Poaching is also one of those problems.As years go on poaching has only gotten worse and as a result, animales have been paying the price. As many nations have gotten on board to try to stop the illegal trafficking animals, poachers have not yet stopped.Therefore penalties for poaching should be severe.Poaching is the cause of many species extinction, drug dealing, and weapon smuggling.

Poaching is one of the causes for the extinction of many animals, such as rhinos, tigers, elephants and much more. According to The World Book Web Encyclopedia animals which are being hunted...show more content...

By depending on the black market to help sell animal parts, it gives out an idea that this is illegal. In fact, The World Book Web claims that Poachers use animal remains in the trading for weapons and narcotics. Furthermore, this shows how poachers don't just sell but buy illegally. Doubtless, poachers are not alone on this there are people helping, which if we want to get rid of it, it will take time.

Our society thinks it's a bad thing, but people who do it are doing it for a reason. They will say they are doing it for profit and/or for food. People have the right to think that it is causing animals go extinct, but there will always be a counter claim from another person arguing that it's not true. For every argument, there is a counter claim and in this case, the topic is poaching.Poaching is very severe and harmful to the environment while others might say that poaching is great because it sells for a lot of profit. What they don't realize is how much damage they are actually Get more content

Examples Of Argumentative Essay

Argumentative essay presents a point of view about something and explains the reasons in order to win readers' agreement. It is built around a specific statement (or main premise) that is debatable within the field in which students are studying. In other words, at the center of an argumentative essay is a statement with which readers may disagree. The argumentative essay will need to support that statement in a manner that convinces the readers of its truth. It mainly strives to convince the reader of the writer's point of view, using reasonable and ethical methods .The process of argument composition varies from writer to writer, most writers follow these three stages: forming an argument, which can consist of discovering a motive for writing and identifying an audience to address, discovering and sharpening a position, and developing an appropriate style; supporting the argument; and reviewing the argument, which can include considering the image projected by argument, making substantial additions or deletions to a first draft, and adding an introduction and conclusion (Cheng and Chen 2009, Day,1997, Liu,2005,Mayberry,2009). ...show more content...

The first feature is superstructure which refers to the organizational plan of any text and the linear progression of the text. The second feature is the quality of logical reasoning which is assessed by analyzing the interrelationships of writers' assertions and the associated support or data provided to substantiate those claims. The third feature is identified as persuasive appeal, including affective appeal and establishment of writer credibility. Finally, she notes that audience awareness is an important characteristic of successful argumentative writing. The writer must observe an awareness of the reader's perspective by dealing implicitly or explicitly with possible

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This spring semester while enrolled in Professor Hazleton course I was able to have a much better writing experience than the one I had in the fall semester. During the fall semester I struggled deeply with essays, making no higher than a C at times. I was a new incoming freshmen with no experience in college once at all and by coming from a school that never really required me to write any type of essays I was sure to have a rough start. Yet, this semester was different I felt more confident whilewriting my papers. Argumentative type essays are actually pretty fun to write because you are able to pick the topic of your choice and that really helps one feel like he actually knows what he is talking about. I have written 4 argumentative type essays throughout the course and have noticed my writing still needs work. Although I still have a long while to go I have developed a few strengthens during the course. I am now good at working with syllogism in order to make a good enthymeme thesis and now have good skills in providing evidence, but even though I have made process I still need work in areas like avoid first person and backing up my claims all the way through. Although, I have more weaknesses than strengths my effectiveness towards using a syllogism to create an enthymeme thesis has really came a long way for me. It came in handy in my "More Than Just One Language" paper where my professor made a comment stating that I had a very good thesis in substance. To develop Get