After first reviewing the article, it came to the reader’s attention that Neltner was providing the stronger argument. Neltner believed that smarter investments and stricter oversight were the key to providing safe drinking water to the public. When speaking to the reader in the introduction, he used a first person point of view to attract the reader’s attention. For example, the word “we” was used to make the reader feel involved in the subject. A similar method was utilized in the conclusion to remind the reader that they were included in this discussion. In the body paragraphs, the same method was used in a similar way. The writer deviated to third person point of view instead of first. This was intended to cause the argument to …show more content…
He was not clear with his argument. Therefore, his redirect is lacking. Neltner leaves the reader guessing because the concession is incomplete in the text. He does not state what needs to be done to improve the drinking water. The redirect needs to be expressed in a better way to justify federal funding. It is also tied to the concession which makes it come off as an ambiguous phrase. The “why” from the concession is missing because of this. Neltner’s reasoning also comes off as a potential deceptive statistic which makes also makes it an ambiguous phrase. The reader is not sure whether there is a mean, median, or mode because the statement is not in depth making it appear to be deceptive. Of the two men debating this issue, Neltner is the more qualified individual. In this text he uses himself as an expert opinion because he is a qualified individual. This appears to exhibit a strength because he is knowledgeable in the subject. However, that is not the case. He uses himself as the expert opinion, which causes him to not express the value in this value assumption. Despite the fact that he knows what he is talking about, Neltner does not express what doing enough is in this article. He talks about how the government could do more, but he does not express what could be done. Moore’s argument has more weaknesses than strengths. He starts off by using first person point of view in the plural form to transition. But, he does not use them in the
When reading about safe drinking water, likenesses and differences in both authors’ points of view have been noted. In the pieces, After Pollution in Flint, Some Find Tap Water’s Benefits Hard to Swallow, and For the World’s Poor, Drinking Water Can Kill, there are many facts presented about how tap water causes issues. When comparing the texts, similarities and differences are noted.
“we are satisfied and at peace” (1) – happy to be alive and back at a base to recover before going back into the field
Scoville argues that their needs to be an implementation of governmental policies to allow Californians to reshape their relationship with nature to have sustainable water use. Stephanie Pincetl and Terri S. Hogue (2015) demonstrate that there is a dramatic difference in public perception of water and water use and that those who are the wealthiest are not as compelled to change their behaviors despite the fact that it is the wealthy who use up to three times more water. Pincetl and Hogue (2015) also show that it is a lack of strict policy that allows for inefficient use of water while allowing those who are already suffering to suffer further. Lewis Coser (1957) argues that conflict is essential to bringing about social change, and that it is stimulatory to the technological and economic realms of society as it pushes for innovation and prevents a stagnate state of being. Out of the conflict over water use in California can come technological and political innovation that can help to alleviate this conflict. The normal response for California is crisis-driven responses, but it has been shown that these policies increase vulnerability, and certain strategies in one sector have a negative impact on other
Johnson wanted to open our eyes, so that we can see that we are taking water for granted, since we use it every day and it has not run out for us, we do not comprehend that maybe others are not running with the same luck as we are. On the other hand, President Trump wants to review “Waters of the U.S.” to make business work more efficiently without wasting time and money trying to follow all the regulations (Trump 3). He wants businesses to be able to provide more jobs and the only way he sees that happening is by reviewing the law and making it easier for corporations to get things done more efficiently. The two YouTube videos, “Fracking Hell: The Untold” and “The Last Mountain” both show what Johnson was talking about, how we take what we have for granted. It seems like corporations don’t understand that they drink/need water too that they cannot try to follow regulations to avoid polluting the water and air. For this reason, Postel argues the current dominant view of water management because she truly believes that if people had a guideline of how we should preserve our water for all living creatures to survive, as she stated,
How does the structure of a middle paragraph differ from the structure of an introductory paragraph? From that of a concluding paragraph? While the conclusion is seen as having a structure to an upside-down triangle the introduction is formatted as a triangle. The middle paragraph is a block.
I didn’t make a lot of changes to the paragraph because I couldn’t think of what else to add, but I made slight changes to it. I added “Bottled Water Matters,” the title of the article, to the bridge so the reader would know where I got the quote and information from, and I also added the sixth and tenth sentence to prove that bottled water is healthier. By including the sixth and tenth sentence, I had more evidence as to why bottled water is a healthier beverage choice and healthy altogether. Adding those sentences, can give the reader an idea of what the consequences of choosing unhealthy drink choice to water, which can convince the reader more to pick bottled water. I wrote those sentences because on the
When engaging in rhetorical writing, it can be difficult for individuals to remain objective and grounded. Often times individuals will neglect to properly employ the rhetorical appeals in a manner that supports their claim. The author who wrote “A Letter to the Editor” failed to construct a compelling argument. The authors argument has numerous inadequacies that inevitably fail to persuade the desired audience to support his or hers point of view. The authors argument is devoid of objective analysis, proper rhetorical appeal, and fails to offer a concession.
There’s nothing more like it than a father and son relationship. Although it’s a different type of bond of friendship that you can ever have with anyone else; that helps you shape into the person that you are or becoming to be and you’ll never have to look up to anyone else but him. Although they’re some poor father and son relationships in our society that can affect anyone’s emotional heath, which can lead onto a major lead factor into their growth throughout the teenage years and so on. One of my favorite singers of all time is Demi Lovato, whom has experienced a poorly daughter and father relationship with her own father, in which she demonstrates it in her songwriting skills such as song as “Father” and “For the love of the daughter, in which she’s able to express herself throughout her music and her pitfalls of a rocky relationship with her father, who wasn’t the perfect father figure for her as she expected it to be. In the two short stories “Reunion” and “Powder” written by John Cheever and Tobias Wolff demonstrates the unique bonding between a father and son’s relationship, point of view and conflict to covey to the readers that every son and father’s relationship it’s like any unoriginal father and son relationship among with its pitfalls and ever lasting memories.
If you think about it, the life of every living thing practically revolves around water. Some animals may call it a resource, while others call it home. At first thought, we as humans might think of water as nothing more than the thing we drink or wash our cars with. True, these are very important uses for water that we have, but if you think about it more you will see that water even affects our economy. For instance, a beachside house is going to be more expensive than a house in the middle of the desert, or the fact that the more successful farms have the larger water supplies. To think of it, every aspect of a human’s life contains water in some shape or form. As a city grows, so does the demand for water. But what if the supply of water runs dry, what happens then? In the year 2011, the water supply in the state of California began to decrease. Today, California is in the midst of a record drought. Not knowing when the drought will end, Californians have been pointing their fingers to the government for a solution with which they are not providing. Little do the people know, but there are a number of ways in which they can help put this drought to an end while the government is trying to find a solid solution.
Vending Machines are useless because all kids are going to buy junk food only. Vending machines are going to be very expensive for the school to pay for and the food and drinks. Kids will break into the vending machine to get junk food and the parent will have to pay for it and the teachers will have to suspend the child for stealing food or drinks out of the vending machines. Vending machines are not good for schools to have.
For years, people have been debating whether schools should have extra sporting activities. Studies have shown that children who attend after school activities have an increasing downfall in their grades. Therefore, schools should eliminate sports to allow students more time for their homework, help districts save money for school renovations, and prevent students from getting overwhelmed with extra academic practice.
For as long as I can remember, “the five paragraph” essay has been enforced by my teachers to be the blueprint of my essay writing in order to achieve a successful and knowledgeable piece of work. All throughout my high school, Jr. high, and even elementary school career, I was expected to follow this structure in order to receive my desired grade.
A credit to the research article was adherence to the APA format. The writing style of the research article did not appear very concise. There were a minimal amount of misspelled words which could be attributed to typographical errors. An example of a misspelled word from the Introduction section was “skilful.” The overall organization was not clearly delineated. There was an ineffective use of headings. The research question and population sampling were embedded within the text which required the reader to search for these items. There was no Literature Review heading. The review of the literature was discussed within the Introduction section. References were listed throughout the research article. Terms or “jargon” used was defined and related to public internet social network programs. Definitions were also included in the Methodology section and throughout the article.
McCrea and Cheng have differing views on the role of identity within Joyce’s “The Dead.” McCrea argues that identity is incomplete because of the limitations of language whereas Cheng argues that the cultural atmosphere shapes identity. I, however, agree with certain aspects of both arguments. Firstly, I believe that McCrea’s focus on failed communication is needed to understand the nature of identity within “The Dead;” however, McCrea incorrectly blames everything on the failure of language, when the individual and society is also partly responsible. Therefore, I believe that Cheng’s argument, that the environment partly forms identity, is valid; however, he needlessly restricts the Conroys’ identities by directly comparing them to Britain and Ireland. I will use Cheng’s focus on a culturally formed identity in tandem with McCrea’s thematic focus on failed communication within “The Dead” to answer the question of why Gabriel Conroy’s identity fades at the end of “The Dead” (248). To answer this question, I will consider Gabriel’s personal thoughts about himself, others, and how he responds to each challenge he receives to his personhood.
The water crises revolving around privatization of municipalities, and bottled water needs to be addressed in a more comprehensive approach. A more integrated solution for water should account for an adequate supply of clean water and that water can be equitably accessed worldwide. In addition, the impacts of climate on the quality and quantity of fresh water needs to be factored in. There is uncertainty in what this might look like and who would be the best manager of this. As of right now it is almost certain the water policies of today will cause geopolitical conflict in the near future. To clarify, water wars have already begun, but more conflict on a larger scale is likely to happen if policies do not change. Therefore it is urgent that water policies adjust into a more ethical framework. An important question to ponder is, “Will social change concerning water use come through technological innovation or through cultural and value change, or some combination?” This question is imperative in how one should be constructing their viewpoint for creating difference in water policy and where one should go from here.