Trouble Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

Recent findings indicate that many Americans have increasingly become distrustful of their government. In fact, only a quarter of all citizens have anything positive to say about the government (Volgy 27). The president’s office is usually held in high esteem but currently, it is facing increasing criticism, and this has been the trend for the last few decades. For instance, President Dwight D. Eisenhower who was an American darling when he first ascended to power found his approval ratings dwindle five years into his presidency. Things were even worse for President Clinton whose honeymoon with the American public ended ...

Dieting has become an urgent problem of nowadays for many people. Obesity, high cholesterol level, killing heart diseases, and diabetes are haunting people making them look for a way to prevent or cure them. Dieting is often a solution they seek. For more than thirty years a low-fat diet has been considered a panacea. But is it really as efficient as it is said?
The idea of limiting the amount of fat intake to avoid cholesterol level increase and resultant heart diseases was first introduced as early as in the mid-1979s by Marshal Matz and Alan Stone, members of Senator McGovern’s ...

Introduction

This essay considers and discusses the potentially positive effects of curfews for teenagers; i.e. do they keep teenagers out of trouble? Whilst it is not possible to keep teens under observation 24/7, hence it could be said that they will get into trouble at other times of the day, even at school or college for example, is there a special benefit in restricting their movements late at night?

The Arguments

A positive view of the need for teen curfews was offered by Rabbi Shmuley (2010). In his opinion curfews can help engender a sense of responsibility in teenagers by imposing discipline and supervisory ...

Introduction

How much do you love your son or daughter? It’s pretty sure that you won’t allow anyone or anything to harm them. You would give out everything under the sun just to give them the best of everything. These are the ideal treatment that a parent does to their son or daughter. Provide everything that they need or even sometimes, more than what it requires growing a good citizen of the country. But as they grow old, you would then realize that though they came from you, you don’t own them at all. You would really fight for ...

I have always prided myself for knowing my values, for being comfortable with who I am, and for knowing what my philosophy in life is. I have always believed that honesty is the best policy. Although I know that I have many faults and imperfections, the one thing I try to always ensure is that I stay true to myself and to others.
This honesty, and indeed, my entire value system, was put to the test in my last job. It was a job that I really liked and the company was also a very good one. They offered great ...

Introduction

Around the world, the United States is seen as the leader amongst all nations. Many of our own politicians love to say how it is the greatest country in the world. Since childhood, we have been taught that the American Dream is something that causes everyone from other countries in the world to move here. We have so much hype around us and sadly we don’t live up to it. Studies show that even though we are second in the industrialized nations, behind Switzerland, in amount spent for student we are ninth in terms of education. Why is ...

Drug abuse is a serious issue that plagues our society. Every age group has a fair share of drug users. However, according to the survey conducted by U.S Department of Health and Human Services, teenagers and young adults are two of the biggest culprits - 15.8% of people aged 16-17 and 22.6% of people aged 18-20 use drugs. The use of illicit substances by teenagers is caused by the fact that there’s no regulation of drugs like marijuana. A drug dealer isn’t going to check a person’s ID when he conducts a deal. Additionally, teenagers who ...

Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin (1957)
“Sonny's Blues” by James Baldwin is a popular story, in which are metaphorically emphasized musical elements. Closer consideration of blues and jazz forms application and use of musicians such as Creole, Charlie Parker and Louis Armstrong by Baldwin shows that the basic motives of the story are supported by these themes. The blues, as music and state of being, can be considered as basic to story’s structure. Richard N. Albert says, “In this story, content (message) of the blues is all important,” because by a number of blacks they are considered to ...

Dystopian literature is well evident in the book “The hunger games” by Suzanne Collins. The book defines various social contracts that are usually expressed through dystopian literature. Different social contracts have been identified in the book and they represent extensive range on the bases of the Panem districts. Through exclusive analysis of the capitol various tools were used to indicate the social contract defined in the book. The elements are uniquely portrayed through the tools used by the author of the book.
Through excellent presentation in the book, Suzanne Collins has been able to delineate unique elements that ...

- Introduction
Euthanasia, sometimes called assisted suicide, is the practice of allowing an individual suffering from a significant, terminal illness or injury to end their life before the injury or illness takes them. The idea of euthanasia is to allow the individual freedom from pain and suffering; proponents of the practice suggest that euthanasia allows people to avoid the pain and humiliation that can come from long-term palliative care.
Euthanasia is a process through which medical personnel or families help the patient to end his or her life. There are certain situations that are not considered euthanasia-- such as “ ...

Obesity

We have all heard about the growing epidemic of obesity from our parents, teachers, and even our government. According to a recent study, about a quarter of two to five year olds and one-third of children are overweight or obese in the U.S. (Ogden et al., 2014). There is a wide array of factors which play a role in children becoming overweight or obese. Genetics, along with behavioral, social, cultural, environmental influences, can create an environment conducive for obesity. Environmental factors include great amount of exposure to advertising that encourages food consumption and promotes unhealthy foods, technological advances or increase in media use, ...

For many years the working class has implored the government to make welfare recipients subject to drug tests. Often thought as abusers of the system, welfare recipients have resisted this idea, insisted that they are not criminals. They are simply people who are down on their luck. However, with the Census Bureau reporting that more people were on welfare than were working full time in the fourth quarter of 2011, it was time for something to be done . States began to pass legislation enforcing that all welfare recipients would be subject to random drug screenings, as well as an ...

In the fictional text, AphraBehn portrays the colonial views in the negative, majorly opposing the existing vice among many of the nations. The author depicts Surinam as living in perfect peace yet the colonial extension spread throughout the land. In some way, the colonial masters and the slaves justified colonialism by making people believe that they lived in peace and understanding. However, the author notes that slavery was the most unfavorable idea among most of the people including the slaves and the masters. However, the text is not fully antislavery as the author gives a good account of Oroonoko in ...

Determining whether or not technology use in the classroom is positive for the children in the classroom has been subject of debate for many years. Since technology has become more available and much cheaper to install and use in the classroom, many teachers have been utilizing different technologies as teaching tools in their classrooms. Whether or not the use of technology in the college classroom does more harm than good is debatable, and both sides have excellent arguments for and against the use of technology in the classroom. While technology has been a central factor in many sectors including business ...

Introduction

During the medieval times, people led different kinds of lives. Most people were peasants and this explains why martin Guerre was also a peasant. Martin flees from his wife after being accused of stealing grain from his father. After fleeing, he joins an army in Spain where after fighting for some time he gets his leg injured. His leg undergoes amputation so that he begins to live with a wooden leg. Due to the nature of life during this particular time, people flee from their societies in order to avoid sentences against their mistakes. Under the Roman Catholic requirements, it is ...

Determining whether or not technology use in the classroom is positive for the children in the classroom has been subject of debate for many years. Since technology has become more and more available and much cheaper to install and use in the classroom, many teachers have been utilizing different technologies as teaching tools in their classrooms. Whether or not the use of technology in the college classroom brings more harm than good is debatable. While technology has been a central factor in many sectors including business and education, this debate has taken center stage with the growth of new and ...

Chinese Politics - Will China's Rise to Economic Global Dominance be Peaceful?

Introduction
Political stability correlates with the economic development in the country. In most cases, the countries that have high levels of development economically experience challenges in terms of political stability. China is a rising economic hub not only in Europe but also in the world as a whole. The developments in China have taken storm over the world as all the sectors have risen to compete at the world’s highest economic level. However, China will sustain the economic growth and maintain peace in the country at the same time. This paper argues on the possibility of challenges in maintaining ...

- Introduction
The dramatic rise of China as a political and global trading force presents a set of matters and concerns for the highly developed countries and particularly to the Asia-Pacific region. While China only poses a lesser security precaution at this juncture, its global intentions and developing capabilities warrant some serious considerations. This is due to the military, economic and political impact of any of its actions or moves.
- China’s Security Alignments and Oppositions
Of the other stable nations in the Asia Pacific region, only Russia takes China as its vital partner. The western democracies are ...

KURDISH SECONDARY STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN

LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Degree
Acronyms
CF Corrective Feedback
EFL English as a Foreign Language
ESL English as a Second Language
FLC Foreign Language Correction
ICEEP International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology
LPLA Logical Problem of Language Acquisition
SLA Second Language Acquisition
TEFL Teaching English as a Second Language
TESOL Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages
The Role of Oral Self Correction to Enhance Kurdish Secondary Students Performance in Learning English as a Foreign Language
1. Introduction
The motivation for choosing oral self-correction as ...

This is to you little Angles out there who feel that you have everything going for you in this world. So far, life must have been quite soft on you simply because you have been under the wings of your parents receiving maximum protection. You have grown used to a peck on the cheeks as a sign of goodnight, being tucked in bed by daddy and having him read a story for you as you slip into slumber land. Seeing that you have been so pampered, you tend to think that the world is a perfect place to live in. I am not a ...