Essays on Rebuttal

Castore v Tutto Bene Rest. Inc. (2010 NY Slip Op 07695 [77 AD3d 599]).

Plaintiff: Emmy Castore, Appellant Defendant: Tutto Bene Restaurant Inc., dba Chelsea Restaurant, Respondent.

Procedural History:

Castore brought suit in the Civil Branch of the Supreme Court, New York County. The plaintiff sought damages for injuries she sustained as the result of a slip and fall that occurred on Defendant’s premises. The defendant moved for summary judgment to dismiss the complaint. The motion was granted unanimously by the Supreme Court. The case was then brought before the Appellate Court, First Division.

Facts:

The plaintiff contended that the defendant ...

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Let’s analyze the positions held among Group 1 arguments and Group 2 arguments using the Toulmin methodology.

Group 1: The Halifax Convention Centre Developer should be responsible for businesses losses of neighboring businesses. Group 1 begins its argument with a good introduction of the subject at hand. According to Toulmin’s methodology, an introduction to the subject provides a good hook to the reader – as to the content of the argument and enhances interest levels for further introspection. The introduction gives a good overview and context as to the reasons for developing the new Halifax Convention Centre.

Group 2: The Halifax Convention Centre Developer should NOT be responsible for businesses losses of neighboring businesses.

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Policy topic: Vaccines for Children

Circle or highlight your position. (Keep in mind that you cannot be “pro” or “con” for all three topics) I am “Pro” I am “Con”

Summary of most important points for your side of the issue. This must include 5 distinct points stated in complete sentences:

Vaccines ensure individual and community protection against most of diseases Vaccination forces immune system to work, recognize the disease germs and produce antibodies to destroy them. A childhood vaccination is a constitutional requirement due to a need of state to protect children from infectious diseases Deadly diseases kill people and vaccines make disease rates very low Childhood vaccination results in increased cognitive ability in children that links to higher productivity and earnings Summary of ...

The student who wrote the essay “Violent Video Games Create More Violence” developed a well – argued manifest to disallow teenagers playing video games. The writing is persuasive because the writer followed the guidelines of sound argumentation, referring to nationwide events that ended in shooting for credibility (ethos) purpose, presenting the facts in a logical manner, hence integrating the logos, and finally, appealing to the readers in an emotional manner (pathos). This essay’s thesis is “Violent video games are desensitizing players from violence and reward them for it, while also teaching them that it is an acceptable way to ...

Pets and other animals are treated in a variety of different ways. In some cases, the cultural perspective has an impact on the way that a specific species are treated, and sometimes there are issues with violence against pets and animals. There are also issues in terms of animal testing, which is another area in which people disagree about the treatment of animals. The purpose of this paper is to explore the different approaches to the care and treatment of pets and other animals by assessing the argument for treating animals as well as possible and the argument that ...

Introduction

Social networking technologies are computer mediated technologies that provide social networking services. As such, people who share similar interest, backgrounds, or activities are able to access a platform where they can build social networks so that they create real –life connections. The 21st century has witnessed numerous developments in the social networking technologies. Social media sites such as Facebook have grown tremendously and can connect up to over 1.5 billion people around the world. The ability of such a huge number of people to find a platform where they can connect with each other and share information implies that ...

The advent and use of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, amongst others has resulted in drastic change in the society. In this case, these sites are widely adopted for the main purpose of communication. As opposed to the past where spatial barriers obstructed communication, social media sites have broken these barriers and have resulted in a more connected world, leading to the inference of the world being a global village. The impact of the use of social media on individuals and the government has been tremendous with some, understandably, having negative effects on society.

My Claim

Social media ...

Individual Reaction to the Advent of Artificial Intelligence

Introduction Through advancements in science and technology, human beings have managed to create machines that work more or less in the same way as the human brain, performing tasks like mathematical calculations and language translations. This is what has come to be known as Artificial intelligence (AI) which is the kind of intelligence that machines exhibit when certain manipulations and programming is done to them. Some of these machines like the IBM computer, Watson, are capable of mimicking or performing certain cognitive functions that are normally associated with the human brain only. Artificial intelligence research thus deals with problems ...

Innocence

Introduction The Innocence Project is a nonprofit organization which operates with the sole goal of freeing the wrongfully convicted in the United States. It was the result of a study in the late 1980s which revealed that a vast majority of eyewitness testimonies were inaccurate and identification by eyewitnesses resulted in seventy percent of the wrongfully convicted population. In the United States, one out of every seven convicts is innocent. Hence, with the advent of DNA technology in the early 1990s, the Innocence Project came into existence with Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld heading the initiative from the Benjamin ...

If one considers the article penned by Susan Jacoby titled, “A First Amendment Junkie” posits an exposition right at the very inception of the writing so as to make the readers get acquainted with the topic of discussion. The argument of this essay comes across to be very convincing as the author uses appeal to precedent to establish her point. The presentation of the evidences in the course of the article substantiates the argument in the best manner possible. It needs to be noted that the article shows a perfect mesh of the persuasive techniques so as to influence ...

Introduction

For those people who have the knack to improve their diets and the surrounding, a shift from eating chicken and beef to consuming crickets, caterpillars and termites is a necessity. Insects are numerous, nutritious and ecologically bearable. In the contemporary world, persons have shunned the notion of including insects as part of their balanced daily diet, giving preference to the less nutritious and environmental unbearable food choices such as beef. The international organizations have been at the forefront addressing the need for the citizens of various nations to simulate the benefit of consuming insects. Additionally, this paper will argue ...

Introduction (can be more than one paragraph if you want, but the thesis should still come towards the end of the introduction)

Hook

Global warming has been affecting the lives of the people in all areas around the world regardless of the country’s geographical location. The effects of Global Warming are consequences of man’s activities and decisions that are governed by their personal interests and gains. Therefore, as the population in different areas continue to increase, the competition in obtaining life necessities also heightens, and the number and intensity of destructive activities of man continue to worsen the ...

In the Economist debate over the presence and legitimacy of the ‘global elite,’ Jamie Whyte and Daniel Ben-Ami argued both for and against, respectively, the right of the global elite to have the majority of wealth in the world. They also discussed whether or not they subjectively ‘deserved’ to be there, and whether their status on the top was beneficial for the whole of humanity – whether they ‘served the masses’. Jamie Whyte argued for the legitimacy of the elite, as they are providing services and purposes that are proportional in importance to their income ...

In Christopher Marlowe’s poem “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” a humble shepherd waxes philosophical about all of the things that he would like to do to and for the woman that he loves. Given all the time in the world, he would certainly make good on all of these proclamations of offerings and activities. However, Sir Walter Raleigh’s rebuttal poem “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” gives a far more realistic and critical view of the shepherd’s promises, declaring that there is simply not enough time in life to do all of these things. Between these ...

In the case of the request for a second meeting between Shirley and Jeannie, with Kelly supervising, I believe it is quite necessary to do this, especially after the events of the first meeting. Despite the fact that it would be quite tense to go through for all parties involved, it would foster a much better work relationship between everybody if another meeting was attempted, this time with a greater attempt at fostering amity with Shirley and Jeannie. Obviously, there are some incredible discrepancies between how Shirley should be doing her job and how Jeannie feels she should be doing her job, ...