...life. In the world of science, god is like a joke, because it is against every pieces of the information that they study since no evidences can prove that god exist. On the other hand, a religious person believes the existence of god. It really is not important who is right or wrong in this case. They are all human and living together. Science and religions are both telling the truth of life, but in a different form. Science is direct, it tells one the lesson right away, but religion helps people to believe in themselves. Science and religions share a same principle, both of them are essential to our daily life. Although science contradict religions, but the existence of both together is not mutually exclusive and better for the future generation. Over centuries, the relationship between science and religion is like fire to water, incompatible, yet there...
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...John Staine Heinrich Critical Book Review 2/13/14 LSTU 261 Rhetoric in its most simplistic form is language; more specifically rhetoric is persuasive language. Rhetoric is something that we use every day whether we know it or not, we are always using it. In Jay Heinrich’s strong argumentative book, “Thank you for Arguing,” he stresses the importance of rhetoric heavily. Heinrich argues that rhetoric is the key component to arguing and everyone can benefit from knowing how exactly to use rhetoric. His main intent is to show how rhetoric has shaped this country and how history is formed from its critical use. My view on this importance of rhetoric is at the same levels of Heinrich’s. I do believe that rhetoric is key to arguing and even beyond arguing, with getting by in the society in which we live in. I also agree with Heinrich’s idea on not arguing for a win but for a purpose, for a goal. Argument in the future tense will help bring strength to the situation itself. In the book Heinrich uses real life examples, ranging from his personal life, to television, to music, all the way through our history as a country. I noticed that Heinrich doesn’t really state the opposition of his argument, one could assume that if you do not use rhetoric effectively then you will not succeed in our society and that is it. I would also have like to see examples of rhetoric stripped down in a less complex form, for example someone using it that doesn’t really know the depth of it...
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...This past week in Honors University Perspective, we discussed the not-so-secret weapon called office hours, how to argue for a grade, and approaches to studying. The topics we discussed are heavily prevalent in students’ lives, especially freshmen. What this class teaches me is valuable information that will stick with me for the rest of my life; it can be applied not only in an educational setting, but a professional setting as well. I had previously been weary of office hours, mostly because professors seemed too sophisticated and busy for me. The points presented arguing why office hours are crucial to a student’s success convinced me that I was the only one in control of my learning, and the only thing stopping me from forming personal...
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...the resource, many have said, could greatly decrease U.S. dependence on foreign oil and possibly drive energy prices down." In order to access the natural gas in the U.S. shale formations, energy companies have employed a controversial procedure called hydraulic fracturing—also known as "hydrofracking" or simply "fracking." Hydrofracking is a technique that releases natural gas by pumping millions of gallons of water, laced with sand and chemicals, thousands of feet underground to blast open, or fracture, shale formations, freeing the gas. [See Today's Science: Natural Gas—Bridge to the Future?] This process has raised numerous questions and uncertainty in minds of many critics and supporters. Supporters of hydrofracking are arguing that there is no proven case of hydrofracking contaminating drinking water, and the process is perfectly safe. On the other hand, Critics of hydrofracking arguing that the chemicals used in fracking fluid are toxic and pose a danger to public health if they contaminate drinking water reserves or leak out of wells. Oil and gas companies are not being honest with the public about the dangers of hydrofracking, and the federal government should apply much stricter, nationwide regulations to ensure that hydrofracking does not cause widespread health problems that could plague the public for...
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...Thank You for Allowing me to Write this Amazing Essay Thank You For Arguing by Jay Heinrichs is an informational book about argument types and strategies. Many of his literary techniques are chosen thoughtfully to explain his research in detail to the reader. His book is also structured strategically as to give the reader topics to build off of which are introduced in the beginning of the book. For these reasons, This book makes a suitable summer reading assignment. Throughout Heinrichs book he uses examples from his life and from other people's experiences to make points and teach the reader about arguments. One example of Heinrichs strategies is from his opening chapter where he argues with his son about the absence of toothpaste. He uses...
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...In Chapter 15, the Student Writer suggests that an argumentative is something that you want the reader to believe. The act of arguing your point about oneself is to make the reader believe that what you are trying to convey, is truth. The point that I am arguing is the reason why pursuing my MBA degree is important to me. My goal is important because no one in my family made a decision to go this far with their personal goals. My brother went to college, but he stopped at a BA in Economics, and he is now trying to go to law school to become a lawyer. Which makes the trek of obtaining my Master’s even more important to me. The recognition that I hope to receive when I complete this degree, is important to my personal goal. I want to show my children the importance of diligence and hard work. Diligence to me is the thoroughness that comes with completing your goal from start to finish and receiving that much needed appreciation for the sacrifices that you made while getting there. Pursuing my MBA to me is an accomplishment that I have wanted for quite sometime. One of the first things that I need my MBA for is to start a new career. My second reasoning for wanting my MBA is for the obvious reasons, like stature, better compensation and of course advancement in my future career. Stature in relation to a career is the ability to make lots of money, support my family and to just have enhanced opportunities within my chosen company. How many times as children have we looked up...
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...while others are lacking in that department. The following will be a list of 9 different types of argument styles that could take place in one’s argument scenario. We have all been in an argument and more than likely used one or more of these in arguments that we have had in the past. The first logical fallacy to discuss will be Mere Assertion. By definition mere assertion means while arguing one’s point no matter what the opposing party may have to say their argument is right because that person believes it to be the truth. To further explain will an example P1- Mermaids are real and have inhabited the sea since the beginning of time. P2- Mermaids are in fact real and inhabit the sea because I believe they do. C- Mermaids are real and have inhabited the sea since the beginning of time because I believe they do. Therefore due to the fact that I believe that mermaids are real and that they inhabit the sea because I believe this to be true this must be in fact the truth nobody can tell me otherwise. The second logical fallacy to discuss is Circular Reasoning. This occurs when the person arguing their point has matching premise and the conclusions are identical. To give a real life example of this P1- A person with the desire to quit smoking cigarettes has a long road ahead of them. P2- This person...
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...scholars and historians have offered competing descriptions of Jesus as a self-described Messiah, as the leader of an apocalyptic movement, as an itinerant sage, as a charismatic healer, and as the founder of an independent religious movement. Most contemporary scholars of the Historical Jesus consider him to have been an independent, charismatic founder of a Jewish restoration movement, anticipating an imminent apocalypse.[19] Other prominent scholars, however, contend that Jesus' "Kingdom of God" meant radical personal and social transformation instead of a future apocalypse.[19] Christians traditionally believe that Jesus was born of a virgin,[10]:529–32 performed miracles,[10]:358–59 founded the Church, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven,[10]:616–20 from which he will return.[10]:1091–109 Most Christian scholars today present Jesus as the awaited Messiah promised in the Old Testament and as God,[20] arguing that he fulfilled many...
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...Reading Response: “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” Q1: What is Amy Chua arguing? Chua is arguing the differences between the Chinese “eastern” mentality on raising children and importance on being the best at everything versus American “western” mentality where we stress that everything that we try to accomplish should be fun. Chu quotes a study where 50 “western” and 48 “eastern” mothers were polled. 70% of western women stated that stressing academic success in not good for their children and that learning should be fun. Conversely 0% of the “eastern” mothers felt the same way, and that most Chinese mother’s feel that it is only through hard work, complete dedication, and being perfect is when children realize what fun is. She states that most Chinese parents sacrifice everything for their children, and it is through these sacrifices that they justify the reasoning for pushing their children. She believes, for an unknown reason, that Chinese parents believe that their children owe them everything due to these sacrifices and this is why their children should be the best, uncompromisingly. Q2: How do I feel about this article Being a father I tend to ride the fence on this subject. A part of me thinks that my son is too much of a treasure to force him through life trying to be something that he may not be, and I don’t want him to miss out on the joys and experiences that this life has to offer by stressing him to be absolutely perfect in all that he does. On the other...
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...Understanding Rhetorical Structures A Look at Arguing The Case For Carbon Capture And Storage, by Peter J. Cook for rhetorical analysis. We will take a look at who the target audience is, what the purpose for the argument is, as well as the overall context. Hopefully, we will have a better understanding of not only the article but how it is structured. The main reason this article was written is to address the excessive carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Stating within, the author realizes this is a global problem, therefore the audience, is everyone, though is might be limited only to those who choose to look it up online, or come across is in the online. So from that perspective, he may have limited his audience to a very small group who may or may not pass the information along. Looking at the actual argument, the author is stating that there is a great need to capture carbon emissions, specifically from coal burning power plants. Of course, the other side of this argument would be that the cost of building these units to capture the carbon would raise the cost of energy generated from theses power plants. Reinforcing his side, the cost would rise from what they currently are but the cost will still be lower than any of the other alternatives, green or not. The context of this argument is really the future of mankind. This argument is looking over green alternatives, seeing as how they are not efficient enough or cost effective. The currently majority of systems producing...
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...Classic Model for an Argument No one structure fits all written arguments. However, most college courses require arguments that consist of the following elements. Below is a basic outline for an argumentative or persuasive essay. This is only one possible outline or organization. Always refer to your handbook for specifics. I. Introductory Paragraph o Your introductory paragraph sets the stage or the context for the position you are arguing for. o This introduction should end with a thesis statement that provides your claim (what you are arguing for) and the reasons for your position on an issue. A. Your thesis: o states what your position on an issue is o usually appears at the end of the introduction in a short essay o should be clearly stated and often contains emphatic language (should, ought, must) B. Sample Argumentative Thesis o The production, sale, and possession of assault weapons for private citizens should be banned in the U.S. II. Body of your Argument A. Background Information o This section of your paper gives the reader the basic information he or she needs to understand your position. This could be part of the introduction, but may work as its own section. B. Reasons or Evidence to Support your Claim o All evidence you present in this section should support your position. This is the heart of your essay. Generally, you begin with a general statement that you back up with specific details or examples. Depending on how long your argument is, you will need to devote...
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...Assess the contribution of Functionalism and New Right theories and research to our understanding of society today. (33 marks) Functionalism, devised by Durkheim and Parsons, is a structural theory focusing on the needs of the whole social system and how these shape society’s main features (e.g. social institutions, humans’ behavioural patterns). It is a consensus theory, seeing society as based on value consensus (agreement) between its inhabitants about their values, goals and rules. The New Right is a conservative, political perspective that shares similarities with Functionalism (e.g. believing some people are more naturally talented than others) but contradicts it in arguing that the state should have less involvement in society (e.g. by cutting welfare). Durkheim saw modern industrial society as based on a complex division of labour which promotes differences between groups, weakening social solidarity. He argued that the resultant freedom to the individual must be regulated by society to prevent extreme egoism from destroying all social bonds. Resultantly, he saw society as external and independent to individuals, being made up of ‘social facts’ that constrain and shape people’s behaviour to meet society’s functional prerequisites (needs). Durkheim further believed that if any one thing (‘social fact’) exists, it has a function which will help meet society’s needs, the key ones of which are goals (met through political institutions, e.g. parliament), adaptation (meeting...
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...Case #2 Offences and Facts * An 18 year old sexual sadist has been charged and convicted of threatening bodily harm. * He had also been expelled from another school for sexual assault. * Judge De Filippis has forbidden the teen from accessing websites containing any bondage, necrophilia, sadism and masochism. * The judge also includes a prohibition against any websites wherein content’s “dominant characteristic is undue exploitation if sex, or sex and crime or cruelty and violence * Teen previously sought help through similar program for sexual offenders. The sadist was deemed ineligible because he hadn’t committed an offence. * The conviction of threatening bodily injury carries a sentence of a 3 year probationary period. He also will be required to receive 18 months of counseling, via an Intensive Support and Supervision program. * History of attempted suicide * Described as depressed, lonely, and harboring sick tendencies * Unhealthy obsessions that put both him and the public at risk Actus Reus and Mens Rea * The Mens Rea began when the teenager, wrote and drew images of sexual sadism into his notebook (defecated faces, broken limbs, dead bodies) these images suggest the intent and knowledge to commit such an act * Mens Rea is also found throughout his personal webpage, and throughout the various smut websites the teen visited. * The Actus Reus of threatening bodily injury happened when the teen went to Facebook...
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...Adriana Lezama English 9 March20, 2014 6th HR. Many students in universities are arguing weather video games effect people. Some are arguing that they do affect peoples everyday lives and their future; while others argue the opposite. Students at universities are trying to look for more statistics to prove what they believe for video games. Students against video games also say risk failing games, and withdrawal of financial support from tuition- paying parents. Students at different universities have proven that people who play video games get aggressive and have different mood behaviors. Others that argue that they don’t affect, say it gives a positive lesson, is a proper interaction, and doesn’t affect at all. There has been enough proven research that video games do hurt people mentally, therefore I am against video games. Video games aren’t taken into consideration as parts as addictions while many believe it just isn’t. People believe that addictions have to be drugs, physical fitness, alcohol, or disorders when really there’s more. There’s many things that people don’t consider an addiction like video games, people consider this as an entertainment that doesn’t affect you whatsoever but if you think about it and take a look at how people react to them you can start seeing that there is something wrong. There is enough evidence that video...
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...Research this topic and you are faced with multiple sites giving you multiple ideas on how businesses can become more environmentally friendly such as passive solar heating and cooling, bio-diversity, waste management, water management and energy management. The Australian Government offers subsidies to businesses to be more environmentally friendly. The Queensland Government also offers support to business to be more efficient through several programs such as the Smart Energy Program, ecoBiz Queensland, and The Clean Energy Future Plan. But how do we as individuals to encourage companies to make some effort in making business activities more environmentally friendly? The University of Chicago Press release “Want to Encourage Eco-Friendly Behavior? Give Consumers a Nudge (Don’t Tell Them What to Do)” suggests by asking people to commit to being eco-friendly, offering something which symbolizes that commitment is more sustainable than just telling them what to do. Similar to The Leadership Challenge, “Ways to Encourage employees to go Green” shares six practices to encourage eco-friendly behavior: 1. Share the vision 2. Start a Green Team 3. Educate Employees 4. Provide Incentives 5. Make it fun 6. Be an example This could be the start of one way to “nudge” others to be eco-friendly. The more individuals that are aware of the importance of environmental responsibility, the more weight we will carry as a group. As consumers there are ways we can demand organizations...
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