Argumentative Essay

One public issue facing citizens of the United States today is whether children should be vaccinated. Both sides of this issue feel very strongly about their position, and feel they have evidence to support why they feel the way they do. There are also those that fall in the middle of those two sides where they see and understand points on both sides of the argument. The one view point on this issue is that vaccinations are safe and necessary for children. It has been pointed out that…

In 2013 the average 13 year old gamer spent about 6.3 hours playing video games weekly. My sources were CNN, Futurism, SheppardMullin, and the American Psychological Association. You should care because you or someone you know most likely loves to play video games. They could be a really nice person but their gamer nature might contradict it. The reason I’m doing this topic is because I am a huge fan of gaming and I want to show that all gamers aren’t bad or a terrible person. First I’ll be…

Competition is Key Playing sports competitively at a young age is good for a child’s progression in development and physical shape, as well as, their social and psychological health. Teaching self discipline, building confidence, strengthening commitment and learning the art of teamwork makes competition a necessary step in a child’s growth. Aside from the of the character traits that are acquired from competition, there are also many obvious health benefits of starting children at a younger…

In recent discussions of animals being killed in the fashion industry, a controversial issue has been whether it’s morally correct or not. On one hand, some argue that there are so many animals and we use them for meat so why not use them for fashion. On the other hand, however, others argue that animals should still have rights and killing them is an inhumane thing to do. In summary, the issue is whether to use animal skin in the fashion world to please the consumers. Americans spent…

Electric cars has been a very interesting development of these past few decades, because of its impact on the technology, business and environmental aspects of our society. Traditionally, we have always been using gasoline to power our cars, but then the development of electric cars and hybrid cars allows us to power cars with not only gasoline, but also electricity. Electric car went from a period of time when they were only considered as an add on to the traditional gasoline cars because they…

As discussed in class, we looked into Tolkien's mind to observe his ideas on how fantasy stories should function in order to create a successful “world” for a reader to dive into. In an essay “On Fairy Stories,” written by Tolkien, he describes to us what he believes makes a “fairy story,” a “fairy story.” One of these rules he describes is Escape and the ways a story can connect, not only within itself but, with the reader in order to create a total immersion between the reader and book. When I…

Picture this it is early in the morning and as soon as you get out the bed it hits you. The pleasant smell of the sizzling bacon and the warm stack of pancakes with just a slight hint of maple syrup and the fresh eggs that mom just got from the chickens. She calls you down stairs to come eat, you excitedly ready to eat There are over 323 million citizens in the United States. Over 46 million of those citizens are immigrants, many immigrants have come to the United States looking for jobs to…

Over the years immigration has continued to be a discussion of intense national debate. The effect of immigration has been looked at as positive and negative. The economy and government have been affected in a multitude of ways. The immigrants are offered sources for work and also economic support for them and their families, yet many American citizens are without jobs and struggle to keep a household. Also, many Americans do feel as if they are being pushed to the side when it comes to…

Introduction The debate whether or not violent video games cultivate violent behavior has been an issue since there has been a rise in school shootings in North America. This article will be providing a summary of an empirical study conducted by Christopher J. Ferguson and Stephanie M. Rueda regarding developmental issues arisen from violent video games. The article The Hitman Study: Violent Video Game Exposure Effects of Aggressive focuses on the concept of the social learning theory and the…

Videogames, they have had many controversies in the past years as having negative influences on the brain. Sure the effects of Grand Theft Auto, and Mario Kart might be completely different, but if so can either of them improve memory and problem solving skills? There have been many studies regarding the topic, yet there have been many different conclusions regarding the topic which has since sent the topic into controversy. Still the bigger question might be what genre of videogames improve…