...Running head: WRITING AN ARGUMENT PAPER Writing an Argument Paper University of Phoenix Management – MGT521 Instructor: Diane Hunt-Wagner August 20, 2012 Writing an Argument Paper The purpose of this paper is to raise and counter objectives regarding the decision to obtain a Masters of Business Administration (MBA). The impact of education on earning potential, job security, and becoming an entrepreneur will be examined. This paper will also discuss how raising and countering objections has been an aid in my own decision to get an MBA and how I embraced my decision to go back to school. Objections will be raised for reasons not to pursue a graduate degree and referenced information will be sited to support the raising and countering of the content. Why an MBA Raising Objections Business schools have long sold the promise that, like an F1 driver zipping into the pits for fresh tires, it just takes a short hiatus on an MBA program and you will come roaring back into the career race primed to win. After all, it signals to companies that you were good enough to be accepted by a decent business school (so must be good enough for them); it plugs you into a network of fellow MBAs; and, to a much lesser extent, there's the actual classroom education. Why not just pay the bill, sign here and reap the rewards? The problem is that these days it doesn't work like that. Rather, more and more students are finding the promise of business schools to be hollow. The return...
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...The problem with our food industry today is that companies have the images of happy and healthy livestock on the cover of their products, but the reality could not be any further from the truth. Chickens are being injected with drugs, hormones, antibiotics, corn, and other types of harmful things in order to have them grow faster and sell quicker. I believe that the food industry should not be injecting hormones or antibiotics into our animal product in order to satisfy their needs. It is an absolutely wrong way to harvest food and can bring harm not only to the animals but to us. The food industry is very well aware that if people knew what they were eating, they wouldn’t want to eat it in the first place. The faster farmers can raise their animals the more easily their supply can be sold.These chickens are raised in filthy cages their whole lives while being mistreated. They are fed corn, drugs, hormones, GMOs, and others to grow faster and become larger and because of their heavy weight they get crippled or suffer from all kinds of diseases like bronchitis, ammonia, weakened immune system, respiratory problems or organ failures. These chickens are also fed all kinds of drugs that have arsenic and antibiotics, but what the food industry doesn’t want us to know is that two thirds of chickens in the grocery stores are contaminated with arsenic, dangerous bacteria or salmonella. All these diseases that are in these chickens are a serious health concern for us. One of...
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...The current gun control laws should be strictly enforced to avoid creating new laws. News laws make it harder on law abiding citizens to purchase firearms, ammunition, and magazines/clips. Some feel it would decrease gun violence by creating new laws. This is unfair to thousands of people who are gun advocates, including myself. Hundreds of thousands of people own a gun, if not more than one gun. In order to become a gun owner, there are legal steps to be followed in order to earn a permit. These steps are created due to laws that have been put into place, and have to be followed in order to be a valid owner. At eighteen you can legally purchase certain firearms. You can also earn your concealed carrying permit. This permit allows you to carry a firearm. At twenty-one you are allowed to purchase a handgun, and as long as you have your permit you can carry your handgun on your person. There are several more laws than these simple, common sense laws. Although gun laws help keep this nation safer, the laws can be unfair to many responsible citizens who have earned their right to carry their firearm. An example of a group of people who are against gun control laws is the National Rifle Association. (Scalia, 2011) They are against these laws because they feel the laws violate the second amendment right. (Reassessing, 1991) The second amendment right was created in the seventeen-hundreds, when our country was first being founded. William Lambert created the amendment...
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...Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 180 |Assignment 5: Critical Thinking Paper — Draft | | |Criteria |Unacceptable |Meets Minimum |Fair |Proficient |Exemplary | | |Below 60% F |Expectations |70-79% C |80-89% B |90-100% A | | | |60-69% D | | | | |1. Argument follows |Did not submit or |Insufficiently |Partially followed the|Satisfactorily |Thoroughly followed | |the five steps of |incompletely followed |followed the five |five steps of |followed the five |the five steps of | |persuasion: |the five steps of |steps of persuasion: |persuasion: |steps of persuasion: |persuasion: | |establishing |persuasion: |establishing |establishing |establishing |establishing | |credibility, |establishing |credibility, |credibility, |credibility, |credibility, | |acknowledging the |credibility, |acknowledging the |acknowledging the |acknowledging the |acknowledging the | |audience‘s...
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...The impact of personality traits of the project leaders in project success * Managing change management * Communication skills and project success * Network security and social networking * The role of effective IT management strategies in organisations * Assessing risks in home and public access wireless networks * Ethics in the design of business applications You may find the Q5 technique useful to map out the structure of each paper before you do the review. The task You will select a topic then find two or more academic papers that address the topic. You are required to write a comparative review of the topic from the perspective of these papers. This may require you to examine several schools of thought, issues, or the positions taken by different sets of authors. You may create a hierarchy of issues and sub-issues to compare and contrast, as suggested by the following general plan (adapted from http://www4.caes.hku.hk/acadgrammar/litrev/section2/part2.htm). You may find it useful to analyse the papers first by using the Q5 technique on each one. Q5 Questions | Suggestions | 1 a Title...
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...Gurdon and Alexi Summary Opinion Paper – W 130 The objective of this paper is to practice introducing a conversation/debate, briefly summarizing two article’s main points in your own words, and offering your position in regards to the debate by responding to the arguments in an academic way. -Utilize the templates provided to structure your paper. -Avoid quoting any text. Use your own words and sentence structure, not the author’s. Summary Critique Layout: 1) Begin your summary by setting up the debate for the paper. Then begin your brief summary of either Gurdon or Alexi. Utilize this template: * In recent discussions of _____, a controversial issue has been whether _____. On the one hand, some argue that ______. From this perspective, ________. (EXPLAIN What are they ultimately saying) On the other hand, however, others argue that _______. To take a case in point, In "Title of the Essay," (Author1) (argues/asserts/claims/suggests) that______ (thesis /central idea of the piece). (Author1) (asserts/argues/claims/insists) _______ (this is where you include the author’s evidence/proof/support for their main argument (include at least 2 specific points that support the author’s position). In other words, what specific information does author1 use to emphasize or clarify their point? 2) Switch to Author2. * Unlike (Author1), In "Title of the Essay," (Author2) (argues/asserts/claims/suggests) that___ (thesis /central idea of the piece). (Author2)...
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...by addressing despite the controversy, cursing can help us express our emotions, improve mental health, improve communication, and add creditably to our stories. Although, she makes a strong argument, and her paper is well written she fails to add statistics, lacks in pathos appeals, and uses a lot of redundancy throughout the essay. Alexis Sacarese is successful in getting her argument across in her essay because of the structure of her paper. Sacarese begins by grabbing in the reader with a hook in the introduction. She says, “Fucking Bastard!” My eyes grew wide and my muscles tightened as I heard my dad utter these words for the first time.” Immediately we are tied in and want to continue reading what she has to say. After getting the reader's attention she sets up her essay in a way that flows well. Sacarese first addresses where cursing came from and how it originated. Giving the reader background information about the topic helps us understand whether or not cursing really is a “bad” thing. Throughout the essay, Sacarese continuously links her ideas with facts to back them up and puts complex ideas into simpler terms, which helps the essay flow and also helps the reader better understand her arguments. Throughout her essay, Sacarese uses numerous sources that build her argument and appeals to ethos, as well strengthens her credibility. These sources include, Wiley, David A., and Don C. Locke. "Profanity...
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...wary of participating in potentially life saving medical studies. A recent study in the American Journal of Law and Medicine estimated that only 1 percent of the nearly 20 million Americans enrolled in biomedical studies are black. This reluctance, though justified, has meant that blacks often miss out on the latest treatments and breakthroughs.” – Amara Rivera Given the History of Medical Apartheid in the U.S., African-Americans have tended to be iatrophobic. Should African-Americans continue to participate in medical research and trust their doctors today? Would Harriet Washington and Tim Wise be in support of your argument? QUESTION 2: Ebola Watch this Press TV video: The Debate: Ebola Man-made (pt1) (11 mins) Based on his arguments, is Dr. Short a conspiracy theorist? Comment on the validity of Dr. Short’s arguments and examples given the arguments provided by Washington in Medical Apartheid in the Epilogue of the book and in the rest of the text. Use the relevant examples and ideas Washington uses to draw connections between medical apartheid practiced on Blacks in the U.S and Blacks in Africa from her book. QUESTION 3: Scientific Racism and Eugenics The "science" of eugenics proposed that human perfection could be developed through selective breeding and sterilization. It claimed to improve the genetic features of human populations based on the idea that it is possible to distinguish between superior and inferior elements of society. How has the eugenics movement...
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...A Guide to Writing Answers to the Assignment Questions Introduction Students may be concerned that writing and referencing a law academic paper is ‘different’ to other types of academic papers. This is not correct except that perhaps the level of analysis required may be greater and more reliance on primary sources (e.g. precedent cases and legislation) and secondary sources (textbooks, articles) may be required. But the basic fundamentals are still the same: a well-structured piece of work that leads the reader through a discussion of a particular problem or issue. There should be an introduction, a body and a conclusion. Inevitably, either you will be required to put up arguments for hypothetical parties dealing with a hypothetical business problem or you may be asked for your view about a particular legal issue. It is essential that you base your arguments and views on legal principles and cases and thus reliance on what others have written is necessary. This guide attempts to provide you with some assistance in writing and referencing law academic papers. Some basic resource materials are also noted. [NB: This guide is a starting point only.] There are two types of Law Academic Papers Students who take the Business Law Major will inevitably be expected, at some stage, to answer at least two different styles of legal questions: legal case studies and essays. Legal case studies These are questions based on a set of hypothetical facts. The purpose...
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... MATTER AND MEANING Paper 1 – Final Version Prompt 2: A crucial thought behind Van Inwagen’s Consequence Argument is that we lack the ability either to change the past or change the laws. If determinism is true, he argues, our present actions are a direct combination of the past and the laws. And on that basis, he concludes that if determinism is true then what we in fact do is all that we can do. David Lewis rejects this reasoning. He claims that while there is sense in which we cannot break the laws of nature, there is also a sense in which we can break the laws of nature. Moreover, he claims that once we appreciate this distinction, Van Inwagen’s argument for the incompatibility of freedom and determinism collapses. Who has the better of this dispute? Write a paper which answers that...
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...Outcome 3 is creating a complex argument that creates a claim for you paper. That claim needs to have stakes. Stakes are basically risks you paper takes in arguing your point. The argument should persuade the reader your way. The claim is essentially what gives your paper direction. It is the main point you are trying to make. The claim is like the heart in the body, without it you can’t survive. It pumps blood through the whole body just like the claim gives direction to every paragraph. This is important because you need to be able to create an argument which sets the basis for your entire paper. It is what gives the paper direction. One basically needs this skill when writing any paper. It can be used in almost every class you have to...
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...the media and small group discussion). The writing of the four page minimum paper is not captured by the five hour online aspect of the online portion. Each debate review and discussion is broken down into four phases: watching/reading the media, small group discussion, large group discussion board and your individual work through the four page paper. The Focus for the business-related debate The focus for the second debate assignment is to continue to pay attention to any definite arguments – the V and T argument structures (identify at least two), but this time pay more attention to the conditional types of arguments that may arise within the documentary. These are statements are include things like, “If this, then this.” Or “Either this or this” – or any of the valid forms we looked at in class. Once you have identified at least 4 throughout the movie, diagram them either through a sentential structure or a symbolic one and briefly describe how they are used in the documentary. For a bonus, see if you can find an invalid argument – one that either denies the antecedent or affirms the consequent. Please be sure to also spend some time in the online small group discussion board set up for you to talk through the various arguments you have identified within the documentary. Finally, give comment to your views on a comparison between the more definite argument structures and the conditional argument structures as you have found them in the documentary. As part of this discussion...
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...poverty i. On paper, the sheer amount of capital expended on social programs since their inception is a testament to their success – we wouldn’t be spending if they weren’t working I. Once these programs are taken into account, the data show a significant decline in poverty, and a much larger decline in extreme poverty II. Explanation of relevance b. The battle for economic equality between the have and the have-nots has been fought ever since animals started having connections to possessions. c. Because of this, groups of people have always been fighting to level the playing field using either violent or peaceful means III. Thesis statement d. America’s war on domestic and international poverty has not only been successful but has exceeded expectations in how successful it would be. ii. Expanded thesis statement II. Capital expended III. Wide range of successful programs IV. Unsuccessful programs have been culled or overhauled V. Statistical decrease in poverty level as qualifications for “poverty” have remained consistent IV. Arguments: Each of your main arguments can either argue a point that supports your position, or argue against something you believe is wrong. e. iii. iv. f. v. vi. g. vii. viii. V. Conclusion: This section of your paper should summarize and...
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...Rhetorical choices play an important role in writing. They’re the “key ingredients” in a paper in order to capture readers’ attention and achieve writers’ purposes. When I was in Human Resource Organization Behaviors 101 class, professor Thomas Shirley assigned an ethics case for each group. I joined a group of five people and we got together for several group meetings. Finally, I was assigned to compose the “Ethical Analysis” section. Toward to the paper deadline, we produced the paper called “Starbucks: Friend or Foe.” The purpose of the assignment was to argue that whether the company’s decision was ethical when Starbucks fired employees for supporting unions and applied the four-component model of ethical decision making to this case. Discourse community is an essential factor when composing a paper. According to “Students Writing Handbook”, discourse community is a unique communication tool which people use to communicate with their readers within their fields (30). Since the paper was written for a required upper division major core course, the discourse community is all business majors. The genre was a general business paper with three sections: case summary, ethical analysis, and recommendations. We are college students are trained to become more professional in our careers. As a result, my group paper’s intended audiences were only Professor Thomas Shirley and classmates. My purpose of the paper was to convince my readers that Starbucks company was unethical when it fired employees...
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...He states that the climate-change theory is facing a sudden collapse, because of two recent arguments: The first argument being the observations that Monnett and fellow researcher Jeffrey Gleason made in 2004 - of four polar bears drowning after being forced to swim long distances in the open sea, because of the climate changes - are now being questioned and investigated. Monnett has now been put on “leave” due to integrity issues. The other argument being a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal ‘Remote Sensing’ by Drs. Roy Spencer and Danny Braswell. The two scientists had compared the predictions about what the atmosphere ‘should’ do and what satellite data actually showed during the 18 months before and after warming event. They found that the computer models vastly overestimated the greenhouse effect. According to the two scientists the Earth is far more capable of equalizing its own temperature than people might think. Matt Patterson closes the article saying that there is a huge discrepancy between global-warming theory and actual, observable reality. Therefore, he claims that the climate-change theory is facing a sudden collapse. Jerrald Hayes, the author of “Matt Patterson & The New York Post Clueless About The Climate” writes his personal perspectives on various topics in his blog. In the blog he is very critical towards Matt Pattersons article and his arguments...
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