...In today’s worlds health is a big issue. One of the issues that is being faced in today’s America Michael Fumento makes this case in his article “The Feds’ Fib about Low-Fat,’ which was published in the New York Post on July 23, 2002. He is a syndicated column and he appeared in newspapers all over the country. This article is important to those who read and who are concerned about their health. Obesity can lead to other health issues, however, Fumento states that the government and food companies are accidentally misleading people about what works to stop the problem. In the article Fumento argues that the government is saying that having a low fat diet will reduce weight but this is false because people are eating less fat but gaining more weight instead of losing. Fumento’s extrinsic ethos is not very strong. Fumento is not famous enough that his reputation will affect readers. However, in different newspapers in which Fumento’s article appears, there will usually be a byline providing extrinsic ethos. For example, the byline in The Washington Times indicates that Fumento “is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.” Many readers will not know much about the Hudson Institute, but it sounds impressive. It makes the readers want to know more about this article. Overall, Fumento’s extrinsic ethos is not an important factor. Intrinsic ethos is another important rhetorical appeal in Fumento’s argument as he witness obesity in different country. He travels in many different countries...
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...Critical Argument Analysis July 8, 2013 ENG/215 Think about what would happen if there was no Eminem? Then there would be one less rapper that is in the music industry today. But more than likely what you are thinking right? Well it would not just be one less rapper. It would also be one less of a role model for anyone who cares about him. Eminem is an influence to the young life and even the adults. His songs are stories are on his life and things that he would have wanted to change or make different. Most of them are based on each and every subject that happened to him through his life. At first some of the children and growing ups in this time and some adults face some of the same problems he faced. Therefore, Eminem is an influence who expresses himself in his own different style or it is his character. His music is an influence because of its rhythmical story behind it. Let`s look at the song “Mockingbird” for example; it is a song of how Eminem’s daughter Hailie was growing up with her mom and her father was always on the news (Eminem) was always on the move. If u think about it, not everyone gets to see their father and mother every day of the week. Some of the children’s parents may work different shifts at their job and that would...
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...Should America Legalize and Decriminalize Marijuana? Marijuana is one of the most versatile plants on this planet and we are not utilizing it to its full potential. The plant has many uses and the most controversial one is recreational use. Cannabis has gotten a bad reputation through many slander campaigns and dubbed the gateway drug. GUTWILLIG: “The overwhelming evidence shows that the enormous majority of people who try marijuana or who even smoke marijuana regularly never consume any other illicit substance. It’s actually what’s referred to as a terminus drug. It is the only illicit substance that most people ever try” (PBS, Religion and Ethics, October-22-2010, legalizing-marijuana). For over 75 years people have fought to keep it illegal and to make it legal. The war on cannabis has cost Americans tons in tax money, and forged a shady black market. Lucky Severson: “national studies indicate that enforcing marijuana laws costs American taxpayers over $8 billion annually. The cost of pot arrests in California is over a billion a year.” In a time where we are stressed over the economy wouldn’t it make sense to save us this kind of change? Ethics How can we as a society endorse alcohol, a substance that has proven to take lives if they drink too much, and then shun marijuana, which in extreme cases of smoking to much can cause severe munchies not death. Now we have to ask ourselves is it illegal because of its recreational use or the potential uses that can replace other...
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...Writing an Argument Decision to Pursue an MBA Damita Jackson-Owens MGT 521 September 7th, 2011 Glenn Perry Writing an Argument Deciding to pursue a master’s degree in Business Administration is a decision worth sincerely contemplating. Not only may it boost in your self-esteem but you will obtain satisfaction for your ability to get recognized professionally. It can be an effective tool to enhance or advance one's career if carefully researched career goals are considered. It is an enormous commitment of time, personal sacrifice and financial investment and those who consider pursing it need to consider its value prior to pursing it. This brings me to discuss why I want to pursue my MBA degree. As the old saying goes, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste” and someone has at least heard this phrase told to them, “Knowledge is power” so therefore education is a lifelong process and you could never have too much knowledge. I will discuss my reasons for pursuing my MBA, share my personality traits and look at the pros and cons on obtain an MBA. My decision to pursue my MBA After obtaining my degree in Business Administration in April 2011, furthering my education immediately became an option in efforts to broaden my career opportunities. I am currently employed by the City of Tucson as a Housing Services Agent working with low-income families who are in need of housing under the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) public housing sector and have been with the...
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...1) Before I started to read Chapter 1, I thought that the word argument had to do with a discussion two or more people; whether calm or severe to argue the difference in their opinions. After reading the chapter, I found that there are various types and forms of arguments. 2) Arguments are everywhere! If doesn’t matter whether there is a child/teenager arguing with their parents over being disciplined, to friendly conversation on two or more sports fans and their favorite team, and/or a returning military member/veteran coming from war and finding that there is no government support or jobs for them as they come home from war. 3) A Traditional argument is a person or persons that are making an argument with the means of persuading to convince an audience to change positions and agree with the arguer. An example of a (n) traditional argument is public debates (i.e.: presidential debates) or court hearing. A Consensual argument emphasizes an agreement. An example of a consensual argument are two team members that dialogue all their ideas to try and discover what will be their best position to on any issue or idea. 4) Conditions which are necessary for an argument to work best are: * An issue: An argument needs as its central focus an issue that has not yet been settled, or has become unsettled. * An arguer: Ideally every argument requires a person who is motivated to initiate the argument, to take a position on the issue, to obtain and consider information, and to...
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...The Pursuit of an Anderson Sport Coat Joseph Edelen Phoenix University My quest for the holy grail of graduate study, a Doctorate of Philosophy, began in the early eighties. I had just enrolled in the Computer Science program at the New York Institute of Technology and during the summer session, my round trip commute (home, work, school, and home again) was completed on my two-wheeled racing machine; a Schwinn Varsity bicycle. One evening after school, I was watching television and one commercial caught my attention and it has impacted me to this very day. It began with a cyclist commuting to work while the announcer was selling the idea that an athletic person works hard to stay fit, and can wear stylish clothes exercising as well as at work. At that moment, the cyclist reached his destination which was a university campus. That rider could have been me as my health and education are two important facets of my life. About sixteen years ago while working for Sharp Corporation, I was on a fast track to Management, however there was one major roadblock in my way; no degree. I was informed by the senior staff that a degree is required to enter the ranks of management. I was not going to idly stand by and let the “brass ring” slip through my fingers. So I returned to school and began the most aggressive curriculum possible. I took on a full course load while traveling to and from Fukuyama Japan to work at our wafer fabrication facility. While in Japan, I completed homework...
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...Examine the arguments against the teleological argument for the existence of God? (30) The design argument is also known as The teleological argument; it is an argument for the existence of God or for a higher more intelligent creator. The earliest version of the argument is associated with Socrates in ancient Greece. One argument which disagrees with the teleological is an argument from the famous philosopher David Hume, who said that even though the universe shows features which imply there is design meaning there is a God, the world is also imperfect and full of suffering. This could suggest to us that there isn’t an all loving and omnibenevolent God, Hume also argued that there is no evidence that the universe needs a designer meaning that it could have just come about naturally, this would link back the teleological argument because in the teleological argument it states that the universe has order meaning that there must be a creator who provided this order, so Hume could suggest that order came about naturally without a God. Hume also stated that no one has any evidence to prove that the Universe is not just the result of pure chance or luck, this would go against the teleological argument because he is saying there was no God to design the world and it was a natural occurrence which wasn’t planned or designed. Hume argued for the early forms of the theory of natural selection, he said that animals can adapt to respond to their surrounding and that the large amounts...
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...Across America there is a debate about weather embarrassment should be used as an punishment or not be used as a punishment.Their kids are being bad.Some people believe that it's okay to punish their kids with embarrassment and some don't. Considering both sides of the debate embreessent should not be used as a punishment because it can hurt the child mentally and emotionally. However some unfortunately believe that embarrassment should be used as a punishment. According to “BAD BOYS GET BAD CUTS .” “ Jefferson told the post that the threat of the public humiliation was so effective,his son's is still on good behavior several months after he was given an old-man haircut.” This quote shows that a father decided to cut his son hair off...
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...Scott Czaja English 112 Dr. Margaret Dunn October 24, 2012 Is Capital Punishment Justifiable Is capital punishment really worth it. Is the planning of taking human life really that cost effective that we as humans can break our own morals and laws. Passions in the US are sharply divided and are equally strong on both sides of the argument. Since colonial times, roughly about 13,000 people have been executed under capital punishment, but what makes it right? Many people argue that capital punishment is well deserved to some of the criminals we see in the old today. "There are some defendants who have earned the ultimate punishment our society has to offer by committing murder with aggravating circumstances present. I believe life is sacred. It cheapens the life of an innocent murder victim to say that society has no right to keep the murderer from ever killing again. In my view, society has not only the right, but the duty to act in self defense to protect the innocent" says a New York Attorney. Many people agree with him as well. They feel that if someone feels like its ok to take anthers life then their life can be taken as well for punishment. People also feel that they pay for what these criminals do. To hold an inmate in prison, on death row or not, its about $30,600 per year that comes straight out of our taxes. So in reality people feel that we pay for the mistakes of these criminals when some of them should be held to capital punishment for the crimes...
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...Joy Lawlor 02/09/2012 HUMN 210 Miriam Abbott Assignment 6-1 Assignment 6-1: Validity of an Argument Part 1: Cartoon stock. (n.d). Retrieved February 9, 2012 from http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/a/articles.asp This article has too many errors in it, right? If you are smart, you are Greek. And if you are Greek, you will write grammatically correct articles. But you cannot write grammatically correct articles. If you write grammatically correct articles, you are not Greek. Contradiction: You can write grammatically correct articles and you cannot write grammatically correct articles. Part 2: Form: If it is a cat, then it has four legs. It has four legs. ---------------------------------------------- Thus, it is a cat. A. What is the conclusion? The conclusion is it is a cat. B. What is the premise? There are two premises. If it is a cat, then it has four legs and it has four legs. C. Translating the argument. C → F F ------------ C D. Inductive or deductive argument? The argument uses premise and conclusions to provide an explanation. The use of two premises is another clue to determine whether the argument is inductive or deductive. Also, the premises in the above arguments are intended to prove the conclusion. This argument is a deductive argument. More specifically, the argument is fashioned in the form of modus ponens. The basic form of this is: If p, then q. p. --------------- Thus, q. E. Can the conclusion...
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...Weaver Clayton Professor Mindy Duffner English 1030-11CN 3 March 2016 The Chance to Live Again Therapeutic cloning has the potential to treat several degenerative diseases, thereby defective genes could be replaced and help improve the lives of millions. However, cloning in the human sense has had a difficult start. DNA cloning has permitted the development of modern biology, in particular within the last forty years. In this time frame the world has passed from theories to actually cloning genes. Subsequently, The University of Utah Health Sciences did a study on the history of cloning: Mitalipov and colleagues were the first to use somatic cell nuclear transfer to create a human embryo. …In this experiment, researchers took a skin cell from a patient and fused it with a donated egg cell. Key to the success of the experiment was the modification to the culture liquid in which the procedure was done and to the series of electrical pulses used to stimulate the egg to begin its division. Following the cloning controversy of 2004–2005, in which South Korean scientists falsely claimed to have used somatic cell nuclear transfer to create embryonic stem cell lines, the scientific community demanded much stronger evidence that the procedure had actually been successful. (Learn. Genetics) Subsequently, many states in the US began to prohibit the use of therapeutic and reproductive cloning. Regardless, cloning should be decriminalized, with the stipulation that serious regulations...
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...Title Examining Different Arguments Related to the Choice of a Career Assessment Part A: Critically Evaluating an Argument Build your mindmap. Arts and Sciences (Advantage): Lots of flexibility in career choices: Overgeneralization Arts and Sciences (Disadvantage): Leads to a career in food service - 'Do you want fries with that?': Irrational Appeal Education (Advantage): The best way to make a difference in the world: Overgeneralization Education (Disadvantage): Guaranteed low paying job: Either/Or Thinking Nursing (Advantage): People always will need nurses: Logically Sound Nursing (Disadvantage): Too much schooling (according to Theo, the Law student): Double Standard Information Systems and Technology (Advantage): No other degree concentration is as innovative (according to Grace): Irrational Appeal Information Systems and Technology (Disadvantage): Too limited in scope for much advancement in business situation (according to Ritesh): Logically Sound Business (Advantage): Infinite career options (according to Ritesh): Logically Sound Business (Disadvantage): Boring work, stuck behind a desk all day: Oversimplifying Health and Human Services (Advantage): All the benefits of Arts and Sciences, but vastly more focused and relevant: Logically Sound Health and Human Services (Disadvantage): Job options are all in very un-creative fields.: Irrational Appeal Assessment Part B: Articulating the Steps Involved in Evaluating...
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...Proposition and Opposition Arguments Worksheet Cari M. Stephens, Greer Cimbalik, Tawni Brown, and Yolanda Martinez HUM/114 June 5, 2012 Mac Wrigley Proposition and Opposition Arguments Worksheet Proposition and Opposition Arguments Worksheet Detailed Initial Argument Preparation: For each of the 10 general arguments that you defined as supporting your stance on the problem or issue being debated in your Week Two Debate Plan Worksheet, research and list at least two facts that support each of the supporting arguments. Be sure to cite your source. Finally, determine how and what you are going to focus on for your debate by ranking the strength or importance of your arguments with 1 being the best or most important argument, and 10 being the weakest or least important argument. General arguments that support your stance on the problem or issue being debated“Proposition” | Two facts that support the argument | Rank of Argument Importance / Strength | Footprints have not been able to be disproven as credible evidence that Bigfoot does exist. | * Size of foot and distance between strides justifies that the footprint cannot be human. Footprints cannot be faked of staged due to size, (Big Foot And Yeti, ). * These footprints are bigger and are different shapes than any other animal on record, (Big Foot And Yeti, ). | 6 | Eyewitness sightings of the North American Bigfoot date back to the 1830’s. | * The fact that there are still eyewitness sightings...
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...Outline Thesis Statement: Vegetarian diets, when done right, provide more sustenance, health benefits, and nutrition than diets including meat. I. People who take a vegetarian diet live longer and healthier than those who undergo a diet including meat. A. Vegetarian diets reduce chances of cancer developing in many parts of the body. B. The diet provides all basic nutrients and vitamins the body needs as long as you know what foods to purchase. C. Foods rich in protein such as poultry, fish, and meat are found to be more involved in food-borne related illnesses. D. You gain better, lower cholesterol levels. II. Going on a vegetarian diet helps reduce overall weight and the harmful effects of obesity. A. The vegetarian diet is low in saturated fats, and these fats contribute greatly to weight gain. B. Studies have shown those who switch to a vegetarianism diet put on less weight as they age. C. Vegetarian foods are much higher in fiber than animal-based foods. III. Going vegan can be challenging or hard to keep up with, but the results make it worth the time and energy invested. A. While most vegan foods are cheap to buy, you need a very wide variety of them in order to obtain a balanced and nutritional diet. B. It’s very easy to find good vegan foods and alternatives. ...
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...Obesity is a growing epidemic in America and around the world. Many people see obesity as a disease, but to others it comes down to something as simple as a life choice. However obesity is something much more serious than a decision to open the fridge and eat until you’re stuffed all day. Obesity should be classified as a dual-disease because it affects both physical and mental aspects of a person’s life. This disease should be embraced and treated just like other eating and compulsive disorders are today. In the past alcoholism was seen as a life choice, but today it is medically classified as a disease. More specifically it is considered a neurological disorder also referred to as alcohol dependence or abuse. Alcoholism is sometimes undiagnosed because people suffering from it fear embarrassment or social ridicule for seeking treatment. This can be very dangerous for individuals that need help with this disease. It can cause life-long damage to multiple organs including the liver, kidneys, and even your brain. Similarly obesity at this time is seen as a life choice and it often looked at by others as disgusting. Many people see people who are obese and wonder why they would let their bodies get to that point. People who are obese have a high risk of developing diabetes due to poor diet. They also have a higher risk for things such as heart disease, cancer, and sleep apnea. In the United States obesity it estimated to cause almost 400,000 deaths a year. Obesity can be caused...
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