Persuasive Essay

In 1983, Raymond Carver introduced his short story “Cathedral” to the public. The first-person narrative takes place within the narrator’s home, where his wife is waiting upon the arrival of her blind friend Robert. The narrator, however, becomes more concerned about how Robert’s visit will affect him rather than enjoy the situation. Once Robert arrives, the narrator tries to understand the blind man, but he is unaware of what tasks Robert is capable of performing due to the narrator’s inability to “see”. In time, Robert shows the narrator the difference between looking and seeing through illustrations of a cathedral, drawn by the narrator with his eyes closed. “Cathedral’s” narrator exposes readers to anti-heroic views

own choices to please themselves because all their success and strength lies within themselves, but they must make the choice to use it or not by speaking out about their beliefs. Therefore people can shape their own path when they chose to stand up. People usually say or do something when it pleases others, but they should do something because it cause them to be happy. This idea can impact the lives of others in a positive way, whether or not others are happy with their decisions. I am Malala and Fahrenheit 451 tells how much standing up for whatever they believe in, even though people may disagree, can create a positive difference in others lives.

Whether you believe it or not, what you do has the power to affect change. Take Christopher Columbus for example even though no one had done it before and no one really believed in him he didn’t give up, and without him America may have never became what we know it as today.

People that follow beliefs or desires go on to make the world a better place. Individuals that have changed the world took the courage to stand up for what they believe in. Voicing unpopular ideas makes a difference in the world because if nobody were to say anything, everything would stay the same even though wrong things are happening. People that have stood up for what they believe in have made an enormous impact in our daily lives, because they made their voices heard.

There is enough discrimination against us, and feeling alienated leads to recidivism. I served my sentence. I paid my debt to society. Why am I still doing time?" - Perry Hopkins, convicted felon and current community organizer for Communities United, talking about voting rights in Maryland.

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First of all, it is not always true that right actions are those which promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people. I strongly believe even though an action(s) that bring a little goodness to the minorities of group of

Everything you do in life requires a journey. You have been waiting on something for months, now it’s here and you realize you did not enjoy getting here because you were so wrapped up in one thing. Willa Cather, an experienced author, once said “ The end is nothing; the road is all.” This quote means don’t worry about the destination, enjoy the ride. Without enjoying the ride the destination means absolutely nothing. Although the destination is an important part of your journey, you have to learn to enjoy the little things, focus on what matters, and have fun when you can.

It does not matter how well made a product is, if nobody knows about it, then it will not sell. In order to make this well made product sell, one must advertise its usefulness and practicality to the correct audience. This targeted advertising is a very exact science, and if a company miscalculates on the smallest part of their market research and advertisement placement, then it will not succeed in selling the product or idea. One example of a well placed and persuasive ad can be found on the fifth page of the August 4th edition of Sports Illustrated.

Throughout history, the human race has encountered a myriad of circumstances where individuals not only changed their life dramatically but also converted the life of others. Some have fortuitously profited from fighting to alter their lives while others have detrimentally believed the notion that there is a limit to the extent of the improvements. Well observably it might seem that transforming one's life is extremely difficult, but aren't there times when individuals worked hard and made their life better? Therefore, clearly strengthens the presupposition that a person cannot really make a difference is false.

“Your assignment is to write a persuasive essay and present it to the class in a week. You will be graded based on how convincing it is. Today we will be choosing topics,” announced Mr. Bowerbank, my 7th grade English teacher and ruler of classroom 110. My class simultaneously groaned at the prospect of work. I simply lifted my head with intrigue as it was already May and about time we had our first essay. He then proceeded to give examples of topics we could choose and gave us some time to think before we had to tell him our topic. My classmates were already rushing to tell the teacher their idea lest someone else steal it. That meant the usual abortion, death penalty, or drug use topics were out. I really couldn't think of anything and the teacher was slowly making his way through the remaining students like an executioner beheading criminals in a line. I have always thought that he would make a marvelous supervillain if he had a curly mustache, a tophat, and a cape. Eventually my name was called. I slowly dragged myself over to his desk. Even sitting down, he still seemed to tower over me. “What is your topic Cindy?” As usual in such desperate times, my mind turned to food. “Waffles are better than pancakes.” I figured that a waffle was just a differently shaped pancake with a nicer texture. “Hmm. Excellent topic. I look forward to your essay!” I survived to live yet another day.

A person’s actions are more important than what they say because it shows their loyalty and trust. What a person does is much better than what they can say , it reveals their character more.

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.

Have you ever overcame an obstacle? If so, was it a challenge for you? Maybe you are

Our minds are wired to always protect ourselves all the time so when we get trapped up in something, we are quick to defend ourselves or give excuses for what we did or didn’t do. We all do wrong because we are humans and we will always judge others or things because they are not in our favor. However, the problem lies in judging others who do not support us or our decisions or beliefs. My mother always had this African saying “do no try to remove a stick from another person’s eye when u have one in your own eye.” And growing up, I realized all she meant was we can’t always recognize someone else’s misdeeds but if we did the same thing it will be “okay.” I will bet that for so many of us, we spend our time in a state of self-delusion trying to justify our good and bad actions. When we are wrong or do something that is wrong, we will do anything to not acknowledge that maybe what we did was our fault “deceit encompasses the self, others, the family and even international relations” (Jahme). For example, you are tired at work and your level of efficiency seriously drops. Your boss complains to you about it and you go grumbling about it but not realizing that it was your fault that you did not get enough rest at night because you were watching tv so instead of making sure you get enough rest to help not to be tired at work, you stay sleeping late and trying to chug some coffee before you get to work only to be found sleeping at your desk. Catching ourselves before we get