Alan Dershowitz Argumentative Analysis

“If you want a good education, you need to have good teachers,” states William Deresiewicz, author of Spirit Guides (1). His article, published in Slate Magazine, was written with the purpose of redefining what college teaching is and the elements that constitute a good teacher. In order to promote his ideas and fulfill his purpose, Deresiewicz supports an enthymeme founded on the claim that teachers should challenge and care about their students, because that is what their students truly want and need (2,3).

You are correct in stating that this was a very sad yet true account for many slave women during this time period. Daniel, let’s not forget about the millions other accounts which haven’t been written down or that we will never hear. I agree about the sick men as well; the world was a tough place and men during this time period saw themselves as rulers of the world and over everything in sight. You are also correct with the statement about the wife’s and that they would rather place blame then to face insult, leave which was almost impossible or confront their husbands. I know that these were during a different time and thing but because no stood up they did become the norm.

A constructive national debate is something that is quite important to the functioning of the American system of democracy. A simple definition of democracy offered by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is that democracy is “a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting” (Merriam-Webster). Now, at a time of heightened awareness from many American people, the political debates in this country don’t seem to be providing them with good cogent arguments. Instead they are filled with fallacies and many falsehoods. In this essay I argue that the presidential debate system is currently not living up to its potential, and I will focus specifically on Republican primary debate that took place at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California. In doing so, I will argue that the main flaws in this cycle’s presidential primary debates were the amount of fallacies used, as structure used as well as provide some counter-arguments to my claims.

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Not really, but times were getting tough. The year is 1858, and sectionalism is on the rise. States trying to determine what they can do and what the Federal government can't do is causing a small amount of friction. Alright, a lot of friction. States rights was a huge issue, causing disagreements in areas such as slavery, tariffs, nullification, even things as seemingly small as road maintenance. It seemed everything was falling apart.

There had always been differences between the northern states and southern states before nullification and secession. This came down to differences in the core drivers of their economies. The south was more oriented towards Agriculture while the north was driven by industrialization. What this meant was that the south was more reserved on the consistent calls by abolitionists in the north. Abolition of slave trade would mean an almost complete collapse of the economy in the South.

Mr Campbell Newman was a popular lord mayor as a member of the Liberal Party, who served the Queensland government for three years from 2012 – 2015 (Lewis, 2015). In the recent 2015 Queensland state election, Newman was heavily punished by the public voters of Queensland as a result of treating the public servants unfairly by cutting jobs in contrast to his promises. He also claimed that there would be no forced redundancies and that he would try to lower the unemployment rate, yet these promises were never met. In support of this, the following essay argues that Campbell Newman didn’t interfere with the free market economy of Queensland, which can be beneficial for consumers in many ways because there is no government intervention. Instead,

My argument is about a family show on television called “The Fosters,” people assume this tv show is not appropriate for all ages.

Liberals base their positions on emotions, not facts and logic and then they work backwards to shore up their position. This is why it’s a waste of time to try to convince a liberal of anything based on logic. You don’t “logic” someone out of a position that he didn’t use “logic” to come up with in the first

The book, Religion in the Public Square: The Place of Religious Convictions Political Debate (1997), is a presentation of a debate between two foremost thinkers who argue about the place that religion should have in the public forum, more specifically in politics.

You are born into this world to a society already sure of what they want. You are taught the ways of your family and they learn from their community. If your family doesn’t like a certain type of person, chances are you’re going to grow up with the same dislike of that person. Leaders of a community get their votes by doing, saying, or promising things to the community that they will enjoy to win the votes. These leaders may never agree with what they're saying but they’ll do whatever it takes to make the nation happy. Segregation, a time where people actually believed it was okay to separate people from a community because of their skin color. But the time of segregation was more than just separating minorities from the white community. People took it upon themselves to put the law in their own hands and treat minorities very poorly. Public lynchings, brutal beatings, and vulgar words could be spit at a colored person and nobody would bat an eye. That was then though, and this is now. We don’t separate anymore, we don’t treat people unjustly, nor judge someone based upon

On the seventh day of the Scopes trial, the argument between Darrow and Bryan began to shake the people’s belief in creationism. Darrow asked Bryan a variety of questions regarding miracles such as the creation of Earth in six days, the exact time that God had created Earth, or the time period and the logic of the Flood. Instead of answering those questions with biblical contexts and clear explanations, Bryan repeatedly said “I don’t know,” or “I think there maybe” in between his answers. Despite of his assertion of the fact that human should not further doubt the validation of the Word of God, his answers for Darrow made him appeared as an unsure and flustered person. This image of Bryan, though unintentional, altered the public view of Christianity.

The wind was whipping fiercely when Nikki Maratea, her younger sister Alex, and Nikki's 3-week-old son Derrian went to catch an elevated train in Philadelphia near the home they shared with their mother. Thinking she had put the brake on the stroller, Nikki, 20, let it go to argue with the cashier, who insisted she pay the $2 fare before moving to the platform. A moment later Alex, then 10, looked toward her nephew—but he and his stroller were gone. "I said, 'Nikki,'" Alex recalls, "'where's the baby?'" They could hear Derrian's cries, but saw no sign of him. "Then," Alex says, "I looked down." What she saw was a nightmare: The stroller, blown by the wind, was lying on the tracks, about four

My son has started applying to colleges and would appreciate if you can provide a short letter of recommendation for him on a google lettehead.

Tierney provides a metaphor, ‘Is syndrome, the geek villain trying to kill superheroes, an angry Marxist determined to quash individuality?’ (Tierney 497). Science has enabled potential mothers to tell whether they're to be baby will have a physical defect or syndrome. There are many defects and syndromes related to old age factor and lifestyles of parents, but it is profound that most people do not know of these attributing factors. The only solution resorted to, most times, is to consider aborting the baby with reasons of avoiding embarrassment and easing the speedy demise of the baby being cited.

Mr. Fowler and I spoke about being back in Syracuse and how he is enjoying California weather. Apart from the weather, I inquired about foods that are popular that he doesn’t have access to in New York. He mentioned that he really enjoys the Mexican food, specifically the Taco Truck. I shared my experience there and we then spoke about sushi and Korean barbeque. Mr. Fowler, also told me that he will miss the El Salvadorian dishes his aunt and mother prepares. He asked about my favorite food place in Los Angeles and I told him The Grove. Lastly, we spoke about the fact that Syracuse does not have any options after 12, other than Dominos.