source came from a News website. Listed within the article were many random facts about the war and the cartels involved, as well a timeline of events up until March 9th, 2014 was also listed. I am not entirely sure if the article is bias or not. However, since it did come from a news website I would guess that it was indeed bias. Since I could not really detect any or at least very little bias and the fact that it was clearly up-to-date, this article would be a good source of simple facts about the
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answer the “so what?” question. *A thesis statement is usually, but can be more than, one sentence long. Examples of Literary Thesis Statements: * “Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn is a great American novel.” *What’s wrong with this thesis statement? *An opinion about the book, not an argument. * “In Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain develops a contrast between life on the river and life on the shore.” *Better? How so? What is still missing? *Doesn’t answer the “so what?” question—what is the point of the contrast
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reporter at the ‘Rolling Stone Magazine’, is the writer of the article. In the article we follow a marine platoon during the first period of the Iraqi invasion, we follow them through first enemy contact and hear their own private thoughts, about why they think they’re here, and why they’ve chosen to come here. The article is part reflection and part reenactment of events. The article is very informally written and is merely based of why he thinks these soldiers went to war, and the forces behind
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environmental extremist groups; he claims that there are “authoritarian environmental political agendas” (Wollstein, Sept 1998) occurring with cunning schemes to take over. Wollsetin argues that we should reject the environmental movement based on the arguments given in this article. We will discuss the various types of Wollsteins’ arguments and dissect them and critic them. There are quite a few premises in this paper, which follow as; industry is good, primitive societies are bad, authoritarianism is bad
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moderate income news article fails to discuss the socioeconomic disadvantaged lower class populations face and focus on the politics” (Snell). The quote quantifies the people affected by Planned Parenthood cuts and acknowledges its significance in women’s lives. By incorporating the population affected, the article begins discussing the deeper problems beyond Planned Parenthood, such as the disadvantages faced by the lower socioeconomic status, which the politically-based articles never recognize.
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1. According to these articles, how important has the influx of foreign-born workers been to the U.S. workforce? In your opinion, will this change in the future? It is interesting that there are so many varied opinions on immigration and the basic reality is that immigration is very important for the U.S. economy. Any time there are declining birth rates, immigration is important to keep the economy moving and ensure there is enough activity to ensure stability and growth. Without an influx in
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Justice: a Journal Article Analysis Merlyn Arostegui Prof. Sigal CRJU 443 | Forensic Pathology and Miscarriages of Justice: a Journal Article Analysis The article chosen for analysis is titled “Forensic Pathology and the Miscarriage of Justice” written by Michael S. Pollanen of the Centre of Forensic Science and Medicine, University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. The article was published in Forensic, Science, Medicine, and Pathology in 2012. The main purpose of the article was to present
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Institutional Economics: Why things fail Summary: The article is about the book “Why Nations Fall” and feedback from professor James Robinson and economist Daron Acemoglu. The book mentions about the diversion between rich and poor countries. Although many serious things are mentioned, not many people are aware of its happening. Based on the book, Acemoglu believes that extractive institutions have backed an elite class in order to prevent inclusive governments to generate economic growth even
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dialog box that pops up Choose Points of View Click on View All Topics and browse to your topic Click #4 – Your Topic: Guide to Critical Analysis and read 2. Based on your reading, what is a FACT? A fact is something that can be proven true. 3. Based on your reading, what is an OPINION? An opinion is one’s belief. Go back to your results list and read Your Topic: An Overview 4. What are some of the key terms that you must understand
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Summary Leigh Dayton argues about the risk of using cannabis in her article “Dope Head” which was published in The Weekend Australia on November 5-6, 2005. She states that cannabis leads to an increased risk of mental health problems and provides some research and evidence to proof her points of view. First, the author supports her argument by referring two academic experts’ opinions to blame cannabis. Second, the author outlines some research findings which support more evidence and concludes
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