On May 5th, 1993 three eight year old boys were reported missing in West Memphis, Arkansas. The boys were found the next day, hog tied in a wooded area called “Robin Hood Hills”. After the case had been “thoroughly” investigated, the West Memphis Police announced on the news that they had found the murderers, pointing fingers at Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin, three teenagers who were different from the norm in West Memphis, making it easy for them to be accused. I believe the boys were wrongfully accused of this crime because there is a lack of evidence in the case pointing to the boys, and the crime just seems to convenient for these three to actually pull off.…
It was a regular day. Cleaning, cooking, caring for the young. Displaying and obeying the role of a women. I longed for some excitement. Alast, in September 1864 I thought I found the excitement I felt so deprived of. Confederation. The thought of being involved in something important was splendid. I thought of different ways I could intertwine my knowledge to support the idea of confederation. Although I was in favour of Confederation, I didn't have the political right to broadcast my opinion. Being a women had its cons. No matter how effective my words were, they didn't matter. Mens words would always overshadow mine.…
On the night of the Sunday April 11th 1812, around two hundred and fifty Luddites mustered in Blake’s Farm bottom field. Gledhill and his deputies arranged them in eight platoons of riflemen, three of pikemen, three companies with pistols, one of hammerers, another of hatchet men, and two companies that had only the stones making their deep pockets bulge. The company stood six deep under the trees against the hedge waiting for the command to ‘move off.’ The Luddite Army was prepared to fight and to die. Like the parting of Moses from the Children of Israel, Gledhill knew he might not enter the Promised Land, so his pre-attack oration had an element of farewell that was moving. He looked at his army, nodding his appreciation at the sea of faces.…
The more you look at something, the more you see; you see more, meaning you understand and take in more information or discoveries about the object.…
As of November 20, 2014, same –sex marriage has been legalized in 35 out of 50 U.S. states. Same-sex marriage is a hot topic which the Supreme Court is considering to legalize. Many people say a homosexual person is a sinner. The question is do homosexual people choose his or her gender? They were born that way and they are happy with their lives. Homosexual people are nothing unlike heterosexual people. They are living, they are working, and they contribute to society. Proponents state that same-sex couples should have access to the same marriage benefits and public acknowledgment enjoyed by heterosexual couples and that prohibiting gay marriage is unconstitutional discrimination. On the other side, opponents argue that altering the traditional definition of marriage as between a man and a woman will further weaken a threatened institution and that legalizing gay marriage is a slippery downhill way that may lead to polygamous and interspecies marriages (gaymarriage.procon.org). All people in the world should understand the meaning of marriage, whether a same-sex marriage or a traditional marriage. For that reason, same-sex marriage should be considered as a legal marriage because it is an equal right for humankind and beneficial for society as well as preventing youth suicide.…
“We Should Cherish Our Children’s Freedom to Think” is written by Kie Ho and expresses his belief of the education in the US. Throughout the article he argues that the American school system “is not perfect, but it is a great deal better than any other” (Ho, 2007, p. 114). His arguments are reflected through his thoughts and experiences but are weakened by vague evidence.…
Narrative, “Something that is narrated. The representation in art of an event or story; an example of such a representation”. (Miriam Webster's dictionary). This definition is simple and straight forward, but there more to a narrative than that. A Narrative isn't just a narrated event, it isn't just another essay, its a story told on a specific topic, for a specific purpose. To help explain the true concept of an essay, and the large amount of thought that goes into writing one, I will use two examples, Amy Tan's Mother tongue, and Maria Barrientos' Si habla espanol, both essays are well written and share a like-minded topic. The essay titled Mother tongue is about English, the way it's influenced by a culture, and the difficulties of growing up as an asian america who had to learn many different kinds of english. Si Habla Espanol is another essay about language. In this essay, Marria Barrientos talks about shame, the innitial shame of being a Hispanic living in America that slowly turned into a shame for not knowing the language of her people.…
Parents will always want what is best for their child. It is true that parents need help and rely on television as a babysitter, but it is taking it’s toll on the children’s learning capabilities. Parents need to take responsibility for their children and choose what their children are watching. Mary Chastain writes for Breitbart.com and as a concerned parent, she mostly covers semi-controversial subjects of the news that focus on mental health issues of children. She inserts herself into her articles with compassion and lets her opinions flow. Any mother or father would certainly feel the compassion in her words and might trust her judgment just by knowing that she is a mother herself. Not knowing this information could skew your view of her articles. If I did not know she was a parent, I don’t know if I would have felt the same compassion. She seems over opinionated and acerbic, but is in fact only being honest and true to her beliefs. A study was conducted with pre-school aged children and their goal was to see if watching nine minutes of a fast paced cartoon would dampen their brain power. The study concluded that Hollywood is to blame and the television shows that our children watch are responsible for low test scores. The article “Parents Need to Stop Blaming Hollywood and Take Responsibility” is a blunt rebuttal by Chastain to the study that was conducted by the University of Virginia’s psychology department. Chastain’s argument is convincing because she uses logical reasoning regarding the studies’ principals by noticing and explaining the key points in which why the study was performed improperly.…
When writing an argumentative essay, a student must first choose a topic. The topic must be one that has two sides to it, and ideally, will have supporters for both sides of the topic.…
A type of essay which the writer is asked about his or her opinion, whether he or she agrees or disagrees about an issue.…
Narrative Essays use story telling elements to make their points. They look like short stories rather than traditional academic essays. Narrative essays don't have to be fiction; often, they depict real life events. Authors of narrative essays often use them to explore and find the meanings of important events in their own lives.…
A narrative essay is about storytelling. A narrative story must capture and hold the audience’s attention; it must give a clear understanding of the story. A descriptive essay lets you describe, in detail, what the essay is all about. It can use words that appeal to your sense of smell, hearing, see, touch, and taste. For example, as I was walking in the park the smell of roses wafted through the air as a small breeze fell across my face, causing my scarf to blow off my shoulders. Compared to a narrative essay, as I walking through the park a small breeze blew and my scarf blew causing my scarf to blow off my shoulders. A descriptive essay lets you use words that describe a person, place, or object. When comparing the author’s narrative essay “Are the Rich Happy?” by Stephen Leacock and the author’s descriptive essay “Sister Flowers” by Maya Angelou it is clear that there are many similarities and differences between the two styles of writings. Not all connections are obvious or…
3. Essay: An essay is a piece of nonfiction writing that deals with one subject. Essays are often found in newspapers and magazines. The writer might share an opinion, try to entertain or persuade the reader, or simply describe an incident that has special significance. These essays that explain how the author feels about a subject are called informal, or personal essay.…
An essay can be called narrative when it tells a real story - an anecdote, or an incident in history - or where it mingles narration and discription to the preponderance of the former. It may conveniently fall into four sections.…
For many years, the importance of English has increased because it has became a very common language all over the world. Owing to this situation, there are lots of argumentative topics which are about the power of English. One of them is about the medium of instruction at Turkish universities whether it should be English or not. First of all, the definition of the English as a medium of instruction can be made. Haagen – Schützenhöfer & Mathelitsch (n.d.) explain that, “English as a Medium of Instruction is a … bilingual teaching – method. The main idea of EMI is to combine the conventional instruction of content – area subjects with … a foreign language is used as a ‘tool’ for communication in different subjects” (p.1). In addition to this explanation, this type of education at Turkish universities can be very beneficial for students. Therefore, the medium of instruction should be English at universities in Turkey.…