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VE ESSAY
Characteristics of a Persuasive
Essay
The purpose is to persuade readers to accept a
certain view or to undertake a certain action.
Hypothesis may be based on a value or a policy
o Approval/disapproval of certain value or
standards (ex: Conducting stem cell research is
unethical.)
o A call for adoption or change in a policy (ex:
The US immigration policy must be changed in
order to improve the economy.)
Writer debates an issue
Information is arranged by defining the issue,
showing both sides of the argument, and taking a
clear stand on the issue
Written in 3rd person (using it, he, she, they),
uses formal language to discuss someone or
something.
The Importance of Postgraduate Education
For many young people, college is mostly a way to get the
education they need for further professional activity. Some students study
eagerly, others drudge through it, but all of them understand that without
graduating from a college or university, future perspectives are rather
dim. Anyways, many students after completing higher education and
getting employed in a company or starting their own business tend to
think that attending an educational institution was the last time they had
to study. What such people do not realize is that studying is, in fact, one of
the biggest services one can do for oneself.
The death penalty has been used for over 5,000 years, yet it has
taken us this long to realize how wrong it really is. In the wake of a death
sentence follow costly fees for the government, which spend the
taxpayers money which could be otherwise used more proficiently; and in
some cases fatal errors can occur. Implementation of the death penalty
has denied the people workers who did not have to be payed and could
help improve the overall appearance and conditions of a place. Capital
punishment has also helped criminals cut their punishment short for their
unforgivable crimes. While using the death penalty ensures that very bad
people never return, a life sentence can serve as the better alternative
fanatically, ethically, and as a punishment. Think about your taxpayer
money, do you really want it to go to this outdated, illogical, so called
punishment? I urge you, take action today and dont let your money go
to waste. When comparing the benefits of abolishing capital punishment
with the death penaltys singe benefit, it is easy to see why it must be
removed.
Global Warming
Global warming is one of the most challenging environmental
problems in existence today. It threatens the health of the earths
inhabitants and the worlds economies every day. With global warming
comes longer and more intense heat waves and storms. Along with those
climate changes, come more pests which in turn can carry devastating
diseases. Forestry and farming are feeling the negative impact of global
warming and were also seeing traces of a devastated ecosystem. To
prevent further damage and begin repairing the damaging effects of
global warming, policies must be implemented and diligently enforced.
Energy conservation is the only policy that I would put into effect.
This policy would be very broad; encompassing as many aspects of energy
use as possible.
Some headway is being made in this area, but not enough and not
nearly fast enough. We see most progress being made in the residential
areas: examples are Energy Star appliances and compact, fluorescent
light bulbs. However, everything coming onto the market needs to be
required to be energy efficient according to pre-determined standards and
we cant continue to bypass the industrial aspect of this.
Those against gay and lesbian marriages often use the argument
that homosexual couples are unfit parents and cannot produce a child
without help from a 3rd party. So, therefore, they should not be allowed to
marry, since the sole reason for a marriage is to produce a child. You will
see that the arguer has already contradicted themselves. If the main
reason for a marriage is to produce a child, then why are sterile couples
allowed to marry? And why does the arguer call gays and lesbians unfit
parents when no credible study has ever found that to be true? A study
done by the AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics, shows that children
raised in homes with two parents of the same-sex develop just as
normally as their peers. Also, research done by Nanette Gartrell (a
professor of psychiatry at the University of California) and Henry Bos (a
behavioral scientist at the University of Amsterdam) showed that children
with lesbian parents may be doing even better than their peers. On
average, children raised in lesbian homes had higher grades, more self-
esteem, and were less likely to develop behavioral problems.
Besides, you probably knew that when you smoke you tend to smell
bad, but there's plenty of other reasons why it's so unattractive. Your skin
tends to turn pale because when you smoke, your blood cells are being
restricted. Just think of what it would feel like to try and get tan in the
summer, and not being able to because of smoking. Sadly, smoking also
causes halitosis, also known as having bad breath. If you haven't realized
yet, bad breath isn't very attractive, and will make people not want to be
near you because of your bad breath. Mints and gum can't help you now.
You also tend to develop yellow teeth and wrinkled skin. Yellow teeth isn't
the worst of your problems; many people already have yellow teeth
without smoking. But having wrinkles when your 20 years old? How
horrible that could be. You'd be only 20 years old and look like your 50.