Persuasive Essay

If someone asks you what literacy is, you would probably answer it by saying: reading, writing, and some form of communication. Instead, think about it this way, what does literacy mean to you. As people introduced to the concept of literacy, it becomes obvious that literacy has expanded beyond the ability to read and write. We are living in a world where literacy has developed into more insight than the average definition. Society has proven repeatedly, it will reward those people who can…

The Demon Behind the Pen Plagiarism exists at the highest level of our academic careers. Plagiarism doesn’t just tarnish one 's own academic integrity, it also affects the colleges or universities reputation as a whole. It seems completely irrational that students and writers alike, gamble away their own integrity for a chance at attaining glory. Writers often have their own style and the addition another author’s writing causes a feeling of alienation between texts. People who plagiarize…

Dailee danielson once said, “Diabetes is like a roller coaster. It has it’s ups and downs, but it’s your choice to scream or enjoy the ride.” So many teens had to deal with not having sweets during their childhood and still are. Imagine that! Juvenile diabetes is when your pancreas produces little or no insulin and you can’t get glucose from your bloodstream into your cells. You become thirsty and hungry. You lose weight and become weaker. To treat this you have to take insulin in an injection.…

Introduction Cybersecurity should have always been important to anyone using technological devices. Now it is not only important but rather essential to maintain quality performance of technology. The cyber world will never be completely free of cyber attacks, cyber espionage or cyber threats same as how the physical world will never be completely free of crime. However we must seek to limit the amount of cyber security violations as well as the severity of any violations. This can only be done…

Jamestown: a land of opportunity and fortune for a newly created society, dependent on the revenue generated from a miracle crop known as Tobacco. Highly addictive and easy to grow and sell amongst the market, Tobacco products spread the influence of the drug “nicotine” throughout society in a market still growing strong today. The industries involving nicotine are ever changing, and new forms of delivery are being implemented throughout a larger degree of ages in the United States as technology…

If you 're on social media then I 'm sure you 've recently witnessed the controversy surrounding the death of A 17-year-old gorilla named Harambe. He was shot and killed after a 3-year-old boy fell in his enclosure. This supposedly happened when the mother was snapping a picture for a split second; he got away, ran in, and fell in the enclosure. Though the gorilla appeared to be gentle at first, it was reported that the gorilla became agitated by the onlookers who were screaming; consequently,…

Vaccines are an easy way to prevent diseases. Vaccinations have gotten rid of many diseases including measles, diphtheria, rubella, and polio. They have also significantly reduced the rate of many other diseases such as chicken pox and pertussis in the United States. The Center Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) has a list of every preventable disease everybody living in the United States should take to ensure their health and safety. Everybody in the United States should be vaccinated against…

Many thoughts come to mind when the word police is said aloud. When asked, one person provided the words “protection, and law”, while another simply stated “pigs”. We’ve all formed opinions on the police whether it be positive or negative based off of what we see in the news, hear from others, and from our own personal experiences. The politically correct definition of police is “the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the…

“Othello” In Shakespeare amazing movie “Othello” we see how believing others and not trusting your intuition can cause death not just upon you but others you love. The start of the movie we saw how Othello proved his love for his wife by standing up to his wife Desmonada father when he was told by Cassio and Lago that she was forced into marrying Othello. We not only saw how much he loved Desmonada, but also how courageous he was by standing up to his father in law and…

Correspondingly, Islamophobia increased drastically after 9/11, thousands of innocent Muslims have been victim to hate crimes, and hundreds have been killed. The term "Islamophobia" reflects the largely unexamined and deeply ingrained anxiety many Americans experience when considering Islam and Muslim cultures (Varisco, 2009). Many have associated the religion of Islam with terrorism and have target and profile those who follow the religion. In recent months, incidents of Islamophobia have…