Argumentative Essay: Packing Lunches In Southern Middle School

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It was 5:30 pm and it was time for dinner, but I wasn’t hungry. After all the cafeteria fried food, my stomach hurt so bad bad that I had no appetite. I think that Southern Middle School should not serve lunch to the students. The kids should have to pack their own lunch from home. I think this because it teaches kids responsibility, it saves families money, and it is better for the kids health. It is time to close Southern Middle School’s cafeteria and start packing lunches.

Packing lunches teaches kids responsibility. I believe that it is extremely important for kids to learn responsibility when they are young because later in life they will have bigger life choices to make. Erin from, Suburban Simplicity, said, “Responsibility

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