...Final Throughout the world there are many schools that believe that school should be about learning not about sports. But I believe that school should be about more than just learning. It should be a place where you can socialize, have fun, and play sports. But most importantly I do agree that it should be about learning. In the article “High School Athletes Gain Lifetime Benefits” there are many good points on why sports are a good thing to have in high schools. A research was conducted by Kevin Kniffin, a teacher of leadership and management in sports at Cornell University. Kniffin’s research showed that people who play high school sports get better jobs, with better pay. Sports is not just a time to have fun, sports can teach a person to have more self-confidence, self-respect, and leadership. I6t is also said that former student-athletes donate more time and money more frequently than people who weren’t part of a sports team....
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...Persuasive Essay Robyn Ralston COMM/215 January 26th, 2015 Paul Korzeniowski Persuasive Essay Even though adding a Turf Field would cause higher taxes, adding a turf field to a school al-lows all area schools in the district to have a field to play on and other clubs can play weekend sports on the field which will generate more crowds. Many school districts have annual votes to have many items voted on to have added to their school district. Greece Central in Rochester, NY has always played around with the thought of adding a turf field to one of the area’s high schools. With four Middle/High Schools, the ques-tion becomes where do we add it? On January 13th, Greece’s school board meeting was held, and the board approved on going forward with a vote on the stadium. The district decided they will have a vote on March 24th, 2015 to have a turf field added to local high school Greece Ar-cadia (McDermott, 2015). Adding the turf field to Greece Central would allow for all the high school teams to have a place to play a home game at night. At this current time, the only time any of the high schools in Greece plays the night game is at another district where they already have a tuft field under the lights. Adding this new stadium with the lights will be able to host these games. Many parents have stated having a Friday night game under the lights would make it so they would be able to attend more games. According to "13 Wham" (2015), ““It's a culture I think we've...
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... December 11, 2015 Period: 6 AP English 3 Persuasive Essay #10 College is that step into adulthood. You live on your own, make decisions by yourself, and etc. Many college students have the burden of student loans. On top of that they want to work hard for good grades. Making one mistake in college can honestly affect you for the rest of your life. Classes and teachers are way tougher than they are in high school. So do you think it is really necessary to have them do extra community service? College students should not be required to do community service. First, college students shouldn’t be allowed to do community service because of keeping up with a good academic record. Grades are an important factor in college. You honestly can’t afford to slack off. Statistics states,” 75% of college students suffer from major anxiety”. Focusing is a major priority for all your classes if you want to strive for good grades. You need to work consistently on reports or essays and study so that the material is a known thing to you. As a matter of fact, college students shouldn't be allowed to do community service because of limit of time with students who do sports. Most people don’t go to college just for education but to pursuit of a sport with a scholarship. A NYU student stated, “I have a scholarship for crew and practices are at least 5 hours, I have barely have no time for school work let alone do anything else”. “I also have to maintain a 3.6 GPA or...
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...Christina Clarke Period 8 English Honors Persuasive Essay Students attend school everyday of the week and stay there for many hours. School should start later on in the morning. It should start later because kids would be more awake and willing to learn, students in Paramus Catholic have to travel far distances every morning, and it allows kids to get a couple more hours of sleep. If school started later, mornings for students and parents would be less stressful because there wouldn’t be as much of a rush. Paramus Catholic starts at 7:45 A.M. That is very early in the morning. Most students are not fully woken up yet when they start learning. How are kids supposed to be asked to complete an algebra or history test that early in the morning when their brains aren’t fully functioning? Students would be more willing to learn because they won’t be in a grumpy mood. They’ll be awake and the teachers can get more accomplished. Paramus Catholic Regional High School consists of students from 120 different towns. Students who live a half hour or even an hour away have to wake up extremely early just to get to school on time. Some student’s have to take the public bus. The students at Paramus Catholic get dismissed very early. Instead of making the students arrive to school so early in the morning, the faculty can make school start later and the students will get dismissed later on in the after noon. Another good reason why getting dismissed later on in the afternoon...
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...Writing to Convince Argumentative and Persuasive Essays Sometimes we write to defend an opinion, to argue against somebody’s point of view, or to convince readers why and how we think a certain problem should be settled. The argument we develop should be a logical, properly thought-out presentation of ideas that makes a claim about an issue and supports that claim with evidence. Within this general frame, our argument consists of four basic components: (1) an issue, (2) a claim, (3) support, and (4) a recognition and refutation of the opposing view. A. The Issue. An argument is concerned with an issue – a case (like war, smoking, cloning, etc.) on which people hold opposite or different opinions. To build a convincing argument about an issue, it is essential that we be aware of the audience we are addressing: • Agreeing audience: When you write to people who already agree with your claim, the focus is usually to urge them to take a specific action and build emotional ties with them. • Neutral audience: In writing to a neutral audience, try to emphasize the importance of the issue and offer explanations that clear up your readers’ questions or misunderstandings about, or lack of interest in it. • Disagreeing audience: The most challenging audience combines people whose viewpoints contrast with yours; they may be hostile to your claim and have strong feelings about the issue. In writing to a disagreeing audience, your goal is to convince readers to consider...
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...incorporated the history of videogames into a dystopian society. In general, I tend to gravitate towards science fiction and fantasy novels due to their ability to draw the reader into the book. Contrarily, on some occasions I enjoy reading some news articles so that I can stay somewhat up to date with society. I tend to avoid persuasive writing because I prefer to avoid confrontation and choosing sides. Keeping with the idea of staying up to date in society, social media is the fastest and easiest way to do so. Personally I stay within the normal standards of application use: Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, and sometimes Facebook....
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...Intellectuals are looked down upon and seen as insignificant in today’s society and one might wonder why that is. Grant Penrod explores this claim in his article Anti – Intellectualism: Why We Hate the Smart Kids. In his article, he explains that there is a problem with degrading the smart kids and it needs to stop. Throughout his article, his argument is convincing due to his use of ethos, logos, and pathos. He introduces the topic by describing a personal experience of his from when he attended Mountain View High School. Because he starts off with a personal experience, he has just increased his credibility in the reader’s eyes. He points out that only athletes get recognized for their achievements and academic accomplishments are simply...
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...Persuasive communications The European commission have recently released there latest figures reviling UK women are the fattest in Europe. Obesity rates have been on a slow climb for the last 10 years which is why it has become one of the NHS main focuses. According BBC health, “Obesity is caused by two simple factors - an unhealthy diet (typically too rich in sugar and fats and not enough fibre and carbohydrate) and not doing enough exercise to burn off the calories consumed.” In 2009, 16% of boys aged 2 to 15, and 15% of girls were classed as obese between the ages of 2-15 The Health and Social Care Information Centre. This large percentage of obesity amongst children needs to be addressed before it become out of hand acceptable in society. David Cameron announced earlier this year that obesity costs the NHS £4 billion a year and that is looking to grow. This issue does need to be tackled to stop the growth of obesity not only to save money but lives too. This essay will be outline Tesco’s ‘great school run’ and the NHS ‘get fit with the Olympics’ campaigns to encourage people to become more active and analyse how they communicate with their publics differently in striving for the same result. It will also look at the similarities and differences applying different theories to each of the campaigns to come to the conclusions of their overall effectiveness. With participation in sport dropping between 2009 and 2010 (Mintel) and obesity levels growing, changes need to be...
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...world and being a part of a fast growing sector of our economy, such as banking. I would eventually like to run a business of my own. The other subjects I am studying at A Level provide a good grounding in skills and knowledge for this course. The knowledge gained in geography has sharpened my analytical skills as I have learnt to gather and evaluate data. This will be very important for my research skills. Politics is valuable as it helps me look at issues from different angles, improved my essay writing and most importantly, keeps me on top with contemporary world issues and offers insight into how/why political choices are made by governments around the world. My interest in the subject goes beyond the classroom, as I have recently become an avid reader of the economist and financial times. I also read the famous ‘the undercover economist’ which raises questions such as why the gap between rich and poor countries is so great, the economic principles behind daily events such as high coffee prices and how firms succeed in making us spend all our money. I believe by the end of my 3 years doing this course I would be able to answer these questions myself! In addition I recently attended a conference by the Institute of Economic Affairs(IEA) which raised important contemporary issues such as the market...
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...the exercise that they need to keep their bodies in shape and can lead to health problems (Bachtel, 2010). But also according to two visual sources, watching too much seems to be the main problem with childhood obesity because children eat bad foods as they watch television (Giany, 2010), (Perez, 2006). But if parents monitor more of their kids’ television time, maybe obesity would not be such a huge problem. In the text by Bachtel, it was an essay in which she describes that “times have changed” (Bachtel, 2010). Back when she was younger, and when most of us were also, we played outside most of the time. But today with so many types of entertainment, for example, TV, video games, and computers, kids do not want to go outside. Many kids today are considered latch key kids so when they get home from school they have to stay indoors. So of course they are going to watch television. Then as they are watching TV, they are going to want to eat a snack. This in turn is causing less exercise in children, which can cause obesity. The essay also states that if there were no televisions in the home, there would be no choice to get outside more and would not be able to just sit around and eat junk food (Bachtel, 2010). Another text article from the GCU library researchers say children who watch televisions for 2 to 4 hours are more likely to develop hypertension (Howe, 2008). But hypertension is not the only problem with too much television, but also obesity. The American...
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...section Vi essay forms Many people use the term “essay” to mean any paper written for a class. In actuality, there are many different types of essays, each of which has a unique purpose, form, and style. We call these different types of essays “modes of discourse,” and they include expository, persuasive, and comparecontrast essays to name just a few. This section of the Guide has a dual purpose. First, various types of essays are described and suggestions are included about how to approach each particular type of writing. Second, the sample essays are good tools for you to see how these different essays look in their final form. These are not templates (no essay can be a carbon copy of another even in form), but they will give you a good idea of what a final piece of writing for each mode of discourse looks like. It would be advantageous to critically analyze the form and content of each sample against the instruction for how to write each type of essay. chapter 21 expository essays Jennifer propp An expository essay explains something using facts rather than opinions. The purpose of this type of essay is to inform an audience about a subject. It is not intended to persuade or present an argument of any kind. Writing this type of essay is a good way to learn about all the different perspectives on a topic. Many students use the expository essay to explore a variety of topics, and do so in a wide range of formats, including “process” and “definition”...
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...Persuasive Essay: Equalization of Local, County, and State Funding Systems Siria Rivera Grand Canyon University: EDA 535 August 15, 2014 * * Students today face many challenges that we did not encounter in our adolescence. One of the biggest challenges they face is the need for them to evolve into capable civic members in a ever changing and far more complex world than the one we grew up in. Their futures and that of our communities depend on their education. Cutting things like smaller student to teacher ratios, full day kindergarten, and alternative programs for at risk high school students can only lead to 1st graders that are under prepared, overworked teachers, and lower high school graduate percentages for the state of New Jersey. Senator Donald Norcross, in the essay I urge you to consider an alternative sources for generating tax dollars in order to create a more equalized school district for Camden, New Jersey and avoid these cuts. An Equitable and Adequate Tax System. While there is no universal definition of what equitable school funding should look like, equity is a based on fairness. This does not necessary mean that fairness does require total equal per pupil expenditures. For example, we (New Jersey) provide more funding for school districts with greater needs. Equity at the school district level can be broken down by the following three criteria. First, every school district within a state should be guaranteed an adequate base line level of...
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...CHAP TER Rhetorical Modes 1. NARRATION L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S 10 1. Identify the purpose and structure of narrative writing. 2. Recognize how to write a narrative essay. Rhetorical modes simply mean the ways in which we can effectively communicate through language. This chapter covers nine common rhetorical modes. As you read about these nine modes, keep in mind that the rhetorical mode a writer chooses depends on his or her purpose for writing. Sometimes writers incorporate a variety of modes in one essay. In covering the nine rhetorical modes, this chapter also emphasizes these as a set of tools that will allow you greater flexibility and effectiveness in communicating with your audience and expressing your ideas. rhetorical modes The ways in which we effectively communicate through language. 1.1 The Purpose of Narrative Writing Narration means the art of storytelling, and the purpose of narrative writing is to tell stories. Any time you tell a story to a friend or family member about an event or incident in your day, you engage in a form of narration. In addition, a narrative can be factual or fictional. A factual story is one that is based on, and tries to be faithful to, actual events as they unfolded in real life. A fictional story is a made-up, or imagined, story; the writer of a fictional story can create characters and events as he or she sees fit. However, the big distinction between factual and fictional narratives is based on a writer’s purpose...
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...Red Bull is dominate in the United States and North America (Ukessays.com, 2015). Within the last 5 years the company has seen major international growth. Each country that Red Bull takes on as a possible new market presents their own individual challenges with individual economies to enter into. President and Congress Stimulation and Contraction of the Economy On September 8, 2011 U.S. President Barack Obama proposed the American Jobs Act on a nationally televised address to a joint session of Congress. This act is a measured approach that will boost job creation (Boushey, 2011). Inside the act includes a number of key proposals that in 2011 had bipartisan support, including infrastructure investments, putting teachers back in school, tax cuts for small businesses, and help for the unemployed (Boushey, 2011). While this may not directly impact Red Bull as a company initially, what this will do in turn is provide jobs and thus more money into the U.S. economy. The more jobs, the more money in workers pockets, and therefore the more money to spend. It is more likely that with this growth in the economic stability in the U.S. household the more likely that the individuals are to purchase products such as Red Bull. Another way in which Congress,...
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...Accounting 3230 Fall 2014 Part I: Leonard Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The following data relate to the operation of the plan for the years 20X2 and 20X3. | 20X2 | 20X3 | Projected benefit obligation, January 1 | $ 600,000 | | Plan Assets(fair value and market-related value), January 1 | 410,000 | | Pension Asset/Liability, January 1 | 190,000 CR. | | Prior Service Cost, January 1 | 160,000 | | Service cost | 40,000 | $ 59,000 | Settlement rate | 10% | 10% | Expected rate of return | 10% | 10% | Actual return on plan assets | 36,000 | 61,000 | Amortization of prior service cost | 70,000 | 50,000 | Annual Contributions | 97,000 | 81,000 | Benefits paid to retirees | 31,500 | 54,000 | Increase in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions | 87,000 | 0 | Accumulated benefit obligation at December 31 | 721,800 | 789,000 | Average service life of all employees | | 20 years | Vested benefit obligation at December 31 | | 464,000 | (a) Prepare a pension worksheet presenting both years 20X2 and 20X3 and accompanying computations and amortization of the loss (20X3) using the corridor approach. (b) Prepare the journal entries (from the worksheet) to reflect all pension plan transactions and events at December 31 of each year. (c) For 20X3, indicate the pension amounts reported in the financial statements. Part II: The accounting records of Scotty inc show the following data for 20X2....
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