Jacob Turner Professor White PAR 101-003 12 February 2015 Argument Paper #1 There has been a long-standing question in the world of philosophy on what determines one’s personal identity. Out of all the attributes that make up the individual‚ it seems difficult to decipher what actually makes up the personal identity. The most common choices to this question are the mind‚ the brain‚ the spirit‚ or the body. There has yet been no proof on which of these choices are actually correct but many individuals
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Define an art issue and describe different points of view. “The more frightening the world becomes...the more art becomes abstract.” Wassily Kandinsky believed that creativity is constantly changing and evolving according to political and social climate. He thought that the more obscure and complex reality becomes‚ so too does art - Art reflects the restlessness of the times. During Kandinsky’s lifetime‚ modernity everywhere was advancing constantly. Unresolved problems emerged as reality failed
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Collin Brozek Scott Harber Comp. I April 14th‚ 2013 Argument Essay There are a plethora of reasons why pop and soft-drinks are bad for personal health as well as the environment. Never the less there have been an increase of obesity cases and children with diabetes caused solely by the consumption of sugar filled beverages. The consumption of soft-drinks and other carbonated beverages have multiple negative effects‚ and I want to briefly cover ten or so reason as to why soda is hazardous to
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play is stated clearly. The tasks that human have back in ancient times are simple‚ all the activities they do are mainly for the sake of survival. Males at that time would hunt in the forest so that the prey that they get will be able to feed their families and the skin can be their clothes. As for females‚ their tasks are to gather fruits‚ edible weed and also take care of their little ones. However as the time goes‚ evolution occurs both to human race and also to the society. Human nowadays no matter
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John Doe 11/25/12 Causal Argument “I can purchase that now and pay for it later?”- (The rising effects of credit cards causing more and more student debt) The cycle always seem to begin when you are least expecting it‚ I know that’s how it started for me. I was browsing in my favorite store H&M not planning on buying anything when I came across a pair of pants plus shoes that were on sale for 25% off‚ I could not leave the store without purchasing these items. Once I made my way to
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Counter-Argument Essay “If you want to get ahead‚ have a lie-in” How many hours of sleep does the average person need? ‚ According to National Sleep Foundation Magazine showed that teenagers need 9 hours on average a day to be attentive and alert while an adult need from 6 to 8 hours per day. In the article “If you want to get ahead‚ have a lie-in” by the British writer Tom Hodgkinson that was published in October 9‚ 2014‚ the author purpose
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Causal Argument: Video games may make children fat. Children have been gaining weight excessively over the last 20 years. In 1980 6.5% of the children aged 6 to 11 were obese‚ but by 1994 that number had climbed to 11.3%. Currently over 30% of children are overweight‚ while 17% are considered obese (Parker-Pope‚ 2008). What has caused this epidemic like increase in child obesity? There are many proposed causes that have been linked to child obesity. However‚ if we examine children’s lifestyles
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In many works of literature‚ the writer makes an argument for how people are supposed to behave. In the article‚ “Primal Scream”‚ the author is saying that families are no longer families‚ they are audiences. Kids are zoned in on T.V. and dads are zoned in on sportscenter. The author is saying we should behave like a “normal” family‚ talk to each other and not watch so much television. In the article it says “We can’t help but be aware of what happens when we spend more time facing the screen than
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Abstract The constant conflict over abortion in America has been a major social problem that started as an issue in our nation over two centuries ago. In the 1960 ’s and 70 ’s with the coinciding civil rights movement and women’s rights movement‚ abortion became the new national issue we still see today between two opposing sides. It is this struggle over whose deep rooted morals and beliefs are appropriate for our society that make the abortion issue such so controversial. First it is important
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increased‚ it is not significant enough to indicate a paradigm shift. The focus upon studies and research data increase the credibility of his assertion although his scope is confined to students and youth performing bands. However‚ there is a similar argument from
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