Introduction to Persuasive Essay Writing: Hook Statements An essay’s "hook" is something in the first paragraph--usually the first sentence or two--that draws the reader in and makes him want to continue to read. The hook’s tone should match that of your essay (serious‚ humorous‚ academic)‚ and it should support your central argument or main point. You might want to wait to write a hook until the rest of the essay has been written‚ so you will know what you want the hook to say and how you want
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Drinking Age Setting the minimum legal drinking age is important for every country because of the burden of responsibility that comes with alcoholic beverages. Worldwide‚ the minimum drinking age varies but most are between 18 and 21 years. In Canada‚ this age varies with the region. Alberta‚ Québec‚ and Manitoba have set the minimum age to 18 years whereas in Yukon‚ Ontario‚ New Brunswick‚ Nunavut‚ Saskatchewan‚ Nova Scotia‚ Prince Edward Island‚ Northwest Territories‚ and Newfoundland and Labrador
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Persuasive Essay Overpopulation Overpopulation is becoming one of the most preeminent problems facing human civilization. This complicated‚ pervasive issue will come to be a problem of the utmost importance for people of all races‚ religions‚ and nationalities. Our planet now provides for approximately 5.8 billion people‚ with projections of around 10 billion by the year 2050. Two billion of these are extremely poor‚ the poorest of which live in absolute poverty and misery. One very serious
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Quintin Anthony English 097 10-18-13 “Laws against Texting While Driving Are Ineffective” Do you text while driving? Ashley Halsey’s topic on “laws against texting while driving are ineffective” by: Ashley Halsey. Ashley Halsey discusses why laws and new laws for “texting while driving are ineffective” and fails to meet an impact. Ashley Halsey reminds us that “texting while driving” can lead up to fatal crashes and distractions in the U.S. (par.1). Laws and new laws failed to meet an agreement
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The most persuasive essay that we have read in class at the moment is From “Resistance to Civil Government” by Henry David Thoreau. It explains why the people have the right to resistance‚ the importance of majority opinion‚ and go against the government. Thoreau uses strong logical‚ emotional‚ and ethical appeals throughout the story to express his reasons for standing against the government. Thoreau uses logical appeal throughout the story to persuade the people about how the government
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Persuasive Essay An abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy by the removal of a fetus/embryo from the uterus resulting in death. I do not see how that cannot be considered as murder. When a life is purposefully taken by another person‚ it is murder. There are many other options for mothers that are not ready to be mothers. Having your baby aborted is not the answer; it is just the easiest way to deal with your problem. If a mother is considering having an abortion‚ she can put
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Dana Short Outsourcing Persuasive Essay Henry 6th Outsourcing is bad for America because it takes jobs away from tax paying citizens‚ decreases the National Gross of our country‚ and it encourages imports that aren’t made to American standards and quality. Outsourcing overall is bad for America because it takes away from U.S. resources‚ and lowers the need for our products since we import most of what we sell. American companies take a loss from outsourcing because now people in other countries
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KEEPING THE DRINKING AGE THE SAME I believe that the drinking age should remain at twenty-one. Underage drinking is dangerous to the drinker and the rest of society. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services analysis shows that frequent binge drinking causes young people to engage in risky behavior such as using other drugs like marijuana and shows that people tend to have sex with six or more partners. Alcohol is very unhealthy for the brain and drinking at a young age could cause many health
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Drinking Age The drinking age was moved from 18 to 21 for a reason. The higher drinking age of 21 has saved many lives‚ helped reduce the amount of underage drinking‚ and therefore should not be lowered. Many studies from a large variety of sources have proven higher drinking ages have a positive effect on society. Alcohol is harmful to the development of younger people. Research has shown that an adult is less likely to binge
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Binge drinking Binge drinking usually refers to drinking lots of alcohol in a short space of time or drinking with the intention to get drunk. Researchers define binge drinking as consuming eight or more units in a single session for men and six or more for women. Due to the long-term effects of alcohol misuse‚ binge drinking is considered to be a major public health issue. Binge drinking has become more popular in several countries worldwide‚ and overlaps somewhat with social drinking since it
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