Discursive Essay Plan Paragraph 1 – Introduction Your first paragraph should: • be a general introduction. Don’t include specific points from the main body of the argument • include a response to the title. You may need to identify the issues that lie behind the title‚ to give historical or topical background • be interesting and relevant Paragraph 2 – Background Provide some of the history of the topic you are writing about. Paragraph 3 – Your argument (at least 6/7 reasons
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A subject which always arouses strong feelings on both sides of the argument is abortion. The English Dictionary defines this as: "An operation or other procedure to terminate pregnancy before the foetus is viable." The topic of Abortion causes much conflict between people and I will be examining both sides of the argument before reaching my own conclusion. Abortion became illegal in the nineteenth century in the UK the penalty for carrying out an abortion was life imprisonment . Woman still
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Animal Testing: The Destruction of Animals Animal testing‚ also known as animal experimentation‚ is the use of non-human animals in experiments and development project‚ usually to determine toxicity‚ dosing and efficacy of drugs before proceeding to human clinical trials (Biology online). These tests are to examine new products‚ such as vaccines‚ shampoos‚ household products‚ cosmetics‚ foods‚ and personal care products on the animals so they are “safer” for the consumer‚ which never is an absolute
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spends $14 billion out of their $31 billion annual budget on animal researching(Humane Society International; Conlee; US National Institutes of Health). Animal testing has become a very controversial topic to discuss. Experimenting on animals is cruel because even though there are alternative ways to test people still believe that testing on the animals is a better way to do things. Acts of cruelty against the animals‚ and the fact that animals are different from humans seem to be big issues in the controversy
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100 million animals are used in animal testing every single year to further the understanding of species and the impact of different modern medicines. There are many organizations that are extremely against the use of these animals in medicine‚ saying that it is “cruel and inhumane”. Compare these 100 million to the 56 billion animals slaughtered for food for humans. Those 100 million almost seem like a small amount‚ don’t they? The animals used in scientific testing have contributed to many life-saving
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Animal Testing Controversy When shopping at a store‚ no one ever thinks when he or she buys makeup‚ cleaning products‚ deodorant or lotion‚ that it has potentially hurt an innocent animal. In fact‚ millions of animals die every year due to a chemical drug. Those animals harmed never got a chance to live a normal‚ animal life; instead‚ they were put into cages and locked up for years at a time. While animal testing can be used to ensure the safety of certain drugs for humans‚ potentially
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themselves more and more unprepared for a higher education or the work force. Although educators think that state standardized tests improve education‚ they instead decrease the quality of education.
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Ethics essay Introduction According to Home office (2017) animal testing “remains a vital tool” especially when carrying out research into diseases and in developing “new medicines‚ treatments and technologies”. Scientists state that animal testing is effective as animals are biologically similar to humans and so can provide scientists with ‘important clues about diseases’ Animal testing also means new drugs can be tested for possible side effects‚ before the drug is given to humans in clinical
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Discursive Essay A discursive essay is an article that talks about a topic that is controversial in nature. This type of essay intends to present the issues both sides of the argument. However‚ it is important that the writer also explain why he has chosen to side with one argument and provide the logic behind it. Writing a discursive essay is a good way to develop the logical skills of the writer while maintaining a sound skill to anticipate the arguments of the other side and possibly counter
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