Argument Essay: Is the death penalty effective? Why should someone who killed an innocent person deserve to keep his or her life and get the possibility of parole‚ and living‚ when that other person had to die for no reason? I believe the death penalty is very effective‚ and is a good way to make the criminal fear the consequences of his or her actions. Deserved punishment protects society morally by restoring order‚ and making the criminal pay a price equivalent to the harm that he or
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To what extent is the cosmological argument weak? Although the cosmological argument is a strong argument for the theory that the universe it is a weak argument for the existence of the classical theological God. Thomas Aquinas was a very important man to the cosmological argument; it was him who came up with some of the strongest theories to support the argument. He came up with his five proofs which to him proved the cosmological argument to be true. One of his proof was the ‘cause’ proof
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providing vital grounds on how it can ultimately be attained and by adopting the two different senses of knowing‚ the strong and weak sense. He then fortifies his argument by proving the incoherence of a doubter. This essay will look on his arguments against radical scepticism and finally to what extent it is successful. In his argument‚ he emphasises on the three main requirements for knowing‚ one is that the thing has to be true‚ secondly‚ one has to believe in that thing and lastly it requires
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Rachel Linzay English 101 8:00am MWF Argument Essay April 21‚ 2014 There has been a lot of controversy over whether or not there is life on other planets. An easy way to look at the Earth compared to the Universe is to compare it to fish in a pond. Fish have no knowledge of any other fish existing outside of their pond. How would they? Their minds are not complex enough to understand humans‚ fish‚ or any other things exist besides what is in their
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[pic] PCR0025 Critical Thinking All Foundation ONLINE NOTES Topic 3: Argumentation • Argument is a claim put forward and defended with reasons. • Arguments are composed of: 1. Premises 2. Conclusion • Statement: A sentence that can sensibly be regarded as either true or false. • 2 things about statements: 1. A sentence may be used to express more than one statement. 2. Not all sentences are statements
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Example Literary Essay: The Giver by Lois Lowry Example Introduction Paragraph: “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes‚ but in having new eyes.” This quote by Marcel Proust speaks of discovering what‟s right in front of you by seeing it differently‚ with “new eyes.” The main character‚ Jonas‚ in Lois Lowry‟s The Giver goes through a similar experience when he discovers his “Capacity to See Beyond.” Jonas begins to see his Community differently‚ with an awareness or
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Fallacies in an Argument The essay “ Death” written by an anonymous author; presented in the text Read‚ Reason‚ Write published in the year 2008‚ is an example of a fallacious argument. In “Death” the author endorses the death penalty as a viable option for New York. This essay was written as a rebuttal to the editorial titled “New York on the Brink” that was posted in the Washington post it suggested that New York should not advocate the death penalty as law. The author argues that
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to communicate with one another effectively. So‚ do you think the world should adopt one global language? If so‚ which language should be used? Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you defend your position. Be sure to include specific details and examples to support your argument. As you write‚ remember your essay will be scored based on how well you: hhiughhguh gg f gff j j j j j jj j jj m mm m m m mm m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
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Organ Sales Wouldn’t a person do anything to stay alive? The fastest way to get an organ is to buy it. As the person waits‚ the lesser chance for herself/himself to get better or stay alive. The government should legalize organ sales to increase the supply of organs in order to save more lives; there will not be a shortage of organs when needed. Since there were always been shortage and conflicts on organ donation‚ it would be better to legalize selling and buying organs because many
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Two Kinds Questions 1. Jing-Mei’s main dominant characteristic is that she wants to make it on her own independently regardless of her foundation of a Chinese-American. It is due to these circumstances and also the fact that her mother pushes her so hard that her characteristics are developed. She is very stubborn‚ rigid‚ and even harsh and cruel throughout the story. At times her stubbornness also led to her being very rebellious as well. 2. Due to the fact that her mother had a clear expectation
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