Meditation 17 Persuasive Essay

If Iowa was the only state in the United States, what city would you live in

Having escaped rule from a tyrannical British government, the United States was founded on ideals of freedom and equality for all people. These fantasies of universal egalitarianism turned out to be merely that: fantasies. American history is full of stories of the oppressed struggling to get the rights they deserve and of the controversy over these issues that consequently ensues. “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery” by Frederick Douglass and “We Shall Overcome” by Lyndon B. Johnson are two speeches made confronting two of these issues. Douglass’s speech, delivered in 1852, condemns the institution of slavery and maintains that slaves are men and are therefore entitled to freedom. Johnson’s speech, on the other hand, was written in 1965 and discussed the civil rights movement. In it, he implored local governments to allow all American citizens, regardless of race, to vote. Despite the significant gap in time between these two addresses, both speakers use similar persuasive techniques, including ethos, pathos, and parallelism, to convince their audience that change needs to be implemented in America.

There is no doubt that song lyrics possess the potential to be powerful. The meaning of the lyrics can be used in any way the listener feels it applies. The underlying meaning to a song often determines if I will listen to it or not. Words such as “lonely” and “change” are repeatedly used in “Go Your Own Way”. Change and loneliness are arduous for many people, myself included, and listening to this song alleviates the pain of heartbreak. Many people experience this pain but cannot put it into words. Fleetwood Mac, however, successfully accomplished this. This song helped me to get through some tough times, and it

The negative side of uncleanliness at Magic Mountain develops into unhappy guests who may not ever return. If the guests do not return, there is a decline in profits. Magic Mountain is already experiencing this situation and there has been discussion about going out of business.

Why spend money that is really needed for other things? Why live uncomfortably? Why be trapped in this hole called a home that belongs to another person? Why not live free and peacefully? When a person rents he or she usually throws away money that could be used to purchase something that belongs to them. Money is not easy to come by so why pay out hundreds toward something that is not benefit to the person paying it out. There is no good explanation for making a decision like this. The best option in a situation like this is to buy a house. Buying a house is a better option than renting an apartment.

Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Health, United States, 2002. Flegal et. al. JAMA. 2002;288:1723-7. NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, 1998.

Madam Glowden gestured me back into the house. I walked with her and Asha followed. She stopped him, asking him to wait outside the house. He paced up and down on the icy dried grass. His knuckles whitened as he repeatedly opened and folded his fists. She closed the door behind her. She sat with me and started.

A lesson that cannot be voiced enough is that no matter the experiences you have had in your life, you always deserve to be happy. This past year, I could not seem to convince myself of this fact because I was bullied. If you were like me in thinking of bullying as something from an early 2000s cartoon, and having thought that bullies were hoodie, cargo shorts, and Osiris sneaker wearing middle schoolers who were just “misunderstood,” I am here to tell you that it is not at all like that. Bullies are actually the worst portrayment of us as human beings. It seems as if the moment I stepped through the doors of high school, I lost all of the girls who were my so-called “friends.” They are the kind of people who come up to you after making no

Paul Sheldon: Decides to kill off the main character (Misery Chastain) from his most popular series in pursuit of writing new stories

Terry awoke to the loud pounding on the broken door of his cave. He swam outside to find nothing but the darkness of the sea at night. He slowly floated back into the safety of his small, frugal cave.

The terms lunatic and insane are thrown around too lightly. Former citizen of Canton, Massachusetts, Rod Matthews, is the person who should be described by both of these terms. The grown man was only a young, scrawny child when he killed the innocent Shaun Ouillette. Prior to this incident, young Matthews abused wild animals, blew up fish, and lit several fires. However, this was just the start of his mental stability fading away. One Christmas, he was extremely bored, so he decided to light his couch on fire. Eventually, he wanted to set a whole mall on fire, knowing that his mother was working inside of that mall. Matthews was also taken to a psychiatrist to be tested for ADHD, but wasn't treated with anything except Ritalin (a medicine commonly used for children with ADHD). The average child with ADHD doesn't have these murderous and torturous behaviors. Disguised by his middle school’s best smile, Rod Matthews should have been permanently placed in a psychiatric hospital, rather than being sentenced in prison.

On February 9, 2007, Chris Williams’s life changed forever. As Williams was driving home with his wife and three youngest kids, a car “moving at an unbelievably high speed” T-boned their car “with a force so violent and tremendous that the impact stopped [their] car from going downhill and pushed it back uphill.” In an instant, two of his children, his wife, and their unborn child were killed in the horrific accident. In his own words, “I was ready for death. I tried to will myself to pass out; I wanted to succumb to the process of having my spirit leave my body. From deep inside my body came a sound of excruciating anguish and pain, of body and spirit being crushed.” However, Williams simply faced the overturned car that had crashed into his and chose to “let it go” (“Just Let Go”). Within moments of the accident, he forgave the drunk driver that had killed the majority of his family. Although this is an extreme example, I believe offering forgiveness to those who have wronged me is an important principle in my life. Forgiveness relieves me of holding grudges, seeking revenge, and despising those who use me.

A mammal, completely covered in scales sits in the grasslands at night. At only about 5 pounds, these creatures roam alone and are ready to protect themselves from any danger by spewing a noxious acid into the air. They roll completely into a ball, covering their faces, and use the scales on their tails to attack predators who approach. Completely harmless, the animal eats ants with only their sticky tongues that extend further than their body length. Although one probably couldn’t guess what animal this is, these eight species across Asia and Africa are considered ‘vulnerable to critically endangered.’ This animal can protect itself from its expected predators, but humans have become the unstoppable surprise. Thrown into bags and taken from protected lands, the animal mentioned is the pangolin.

When it comes down to the United States of America, are we really as patriotic as we say, when it comes to pledging for our country ? Explaining, that we pledge our self for this country everyday, so why are we going against the very foundation of our country? “ Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives “ - John Adams, letter to Benjamin Rush, 18 April 1808 ( US diplomat and politician 1735-1826 ). John Adams, our 2nd president of the United States, stated we should never question our loyalty to the homeland ( United States Of America ). This raises the question “ Should players be allowed protest, during the National Anthem ? “ Currently, many U.S. citizens are very angered by the protest of NFL players protesting the United States anthem. Which enraged both non-protesters and protesters, but shouldn’t we be united as one, not individually and not pinned each other.

Flying has never been an issue with me in the past. On the contrary, I enjoy flying for various reasons. During the summer, I was flying constantly. I was flying from New York to Portland every weekend, if not every other weekend because of work. I was always told to leave early to the airport incase its busy, or there's traffic on the way. There was times where I was pushing my luck on how close I could get without arriving late. As I learned the hard way, it is vital to be on time to flights to prevent missing them and having to reschedule plans.