Counterargument

Time has passed really fast, the semester is over, and I am a better writer. As an international student with English as my second language, every time I take an English course I tend to get anxious about my performance. In this circumstance, walking into Rhetorical and Composition II has not been an easy journey for me. Looking back on past English classes that I have taken, and comparing my work, I am impressed on how my writing skills have improved. This class in particular has been a…

Have you ever heard anyone say “We need to get rid of the welfare state”? In America the minimum wage is not sufficient enough for people to actually survive, because of this problem facing the American people, the government decided to introduce a social program called welfare, Welfare is a program where the government helps people in poverty make ends meet, and If Welfare benefits were immediately abolished it would cause Social unrest/Chaos to ensue. The American welfare system has been…

Vaccinations: Yea or Nay? In the article “8 Reasons Parents Don’t Vaccinate (And Why They Should),” Tara Haelle, a writer for Parents Magazine, counters arguments that children should not be given vaccines. Haelle addresses and refutes all common reasons for parents opposing vaccinations. By presenting evidence in support of each of her stances, Haelle creates a strong argument, convincing parents and guardians of the benefits of vaccines. Haelle begins her article by describing the role…

Independence’s true purpose was to declare the colonies a free nation and break ties with Great Britain. After this was completed, it had no longer truly had an affect on the nation and its principles than the Constitution did. Though several counterarguments can be made against, the Declaration was still mostly substantial to the formation and the Constitution is relevant to the United States…

If a captivating story is told but its validity is questioned, will it be held to prove its legitimacy? In the case of Tim O’Brien’s novel The Things They Carried, the answer is yes. O’Brien’s story is based on his experiences as a soldier and the stories he was told. Towards the beginning of the piece, O’Brien provides his own circumstances of what a war story must encompass to be ‘true’. Each chapter of the book holds a war story told by a various character or the author himself. As a focus,…

I still remember the aroma of food as I walked into Dunkin Donuts with my mom and brother on an icy winter night. After paying for food, I had a penny leftover. As soon as we went outside, acting like an idiot, I chucked the penny as far as I could. My mom became infuriated and yelled “You will find the penny or you will not go home!” As her and my brother waited in the warm car, I walked around in the freezing cold looking for a small penny that got lost in the taunting snow (Personification).…

be taken as an absolute truth that is being diluted by irrational opinions of others. Freeman presents the republican government as an obviously benevolent improvement, and instead of proving the reasons for the constitution, he disproves all counterarguments against the constitution. Freeman states that the fear of the constitution leading to slavery is ironically a ploy that will “end either in a corrupt aristocracy or absolute monarchy.” Freeman also criticizes this fear by stating that any…

Strengths: Mike Biddle presents many strengths in his presentation such as how he captivates the audience in the beginning by helping them visualize how younger children perceive things around them and how they always want more. He adds a humoristic tone in his introductory statements but quickly gears the audience to a more serious outlook about recycling. He goes into depth about how 90 percent of the stuff that we recycle is reused for other purposes which makes the audience agree with him…

If we live in a world where free will existed we would always be morally responsible for our actions because we always have options to do otherwise, this is known as the principle of alternate possibilities. For now let us assume that we live in a determinist world where our life events are predetermined would we be responsible for our actions even though we have no control over them? It is very hard to imagine how someone could possibly be responsible for actions they had no control over but…

Writing is a very complex form of communication, grammar and punctuation can convert a message and determine the meaning of a sentence, much like intonation in speech. But does that necessarily mean that grammar ultimately defines the overall meaning of a text? In this article Stanley Fish the author of “Say it ain't so”states that the ultimate purpose of writing is to communicate or persuade an audience. Additionally, Fish also firmly believes that language in not mainly about self expression…