Persuasive Essay

American Airlines Flight 1420 tragically crashed on June 1, 1999. The flight crew attempted to land the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 in Little Rock, Arkansas during a thunderstorm. The aircraft overran the runway, crashing through several obstacles before coming to rest 800 feet from the end of the runway. Eleven people were killed and over 100 injured. This preventable accident was the result of human error, miscommunication, and poor decision making. After investigating the Flight 1420 crash, the NTSB made several recommendations to the FFA addressing the issues that led to the accident in an attempt to prevent such errors in the future.

The last time I saw Charlie outside prison walls we were on the run. Charlie was on the run, not I, I just went along for the ride because he was my husband. Charlie was on parole, but he loved to drink his booze. In our state it's a violation to drink while on parole.

No one ever thought the Titanic would sink, but it did. No one ever thought the Argistan 447 would crash, but somehow it did. It started out as a normal day. Little did I know that this ordinary day would turn out to be one of America's most memorable plane crashes. It was Thursday, normally I would be heading to work, but today the President had called 12 of us in to meet him. We boarded the plane, and I got seated next to the media director. Her job was to censor all of the media that gets broadcasted throughout America. Liftoff was like the definition of perfect, but about halfway through we turned off course.

On June 1st, 1999 American Airlines flight 1420 experienced a tragic accident that claimed many lives and made an impact on aviation worldwide. The event and it subsequent investigation shed

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Is it really worth going to college, owing hundreds of dollars in order to get a degree in a profession to become successful and experienced in the real world? Today, as tuition costs increase students are questioning whether college is fit for them or not. For one, college can be really expensive, for example at the University of Minnesota for an undergraduate during the academic year of 2011-2012, the cost for one credit was $448.08 and $5,825 for a total of thirteen or more credits (“Undergraduate tuition”). A high school graduate that does not have a job may not necessarily have money so the only way to pay would be to take out loans and apply for financial aid. So is it not

The YouTube advertisement video entitled “Android: Friends Furever” was one of the most shared videos of 2015 with 6 million shares on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media. After reviewing this video, it will be determined if the advertisement is emotional or rational. Next, the target audience for the advertisement will be disclosed. Finally, an explanation for the viral status of the video will be provided.

Should you wait to have sex with your partner until you are married? This is probably one of the most controversial questions asked by humans today. Some people argue that you should wait and others say you shouldn’t. They both have their arguments but in the end you should do what you want because it’s your life.

Read Write Discover (RWD) is a free literacy tutoring program that targets students with the greatest need. In San Jose, these students have language barriers; they speak Vietnamese, Spanish, and Mandarin. As coordinator, I recruited bilingual tutors to fill these needs and assumed that my role in day-to-day tutoring ended there. I was wrong.

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your destiny; and the procedure; the process is its own reward.” (Amelia Earhart) When we obtain of what is right, we must be prepared to face resilient opposition when we select to pursue what is right. Additionally, we must collectively make sure we are constructing correct decisions for the appropriate causes. Consequently, we must build the right choice in order to glorify God, rather than ourselves. General James Longstreet was unequivocally unsuccessful in manufacturing the right moral option. He did, however, follow his commander’s orders, in turn, abandoning his men in the meantime. Longstreet dreamed of capturing the altitude advantage and end the war swiftly. “I wish we could take the hill. Could flood right on over it and end the war, wipe them all away in one great motion. But we can't. No matter how much I wish...or trust in God…” (Page 201) Likewise, this brings us to my first point.

Thousands of rescuers di per year because they are trying to save a person from a dangerous situation that they got themselves into. They try to save people that get themselves stuck in a burning building, people that are drowning because they got themselves stuck in the current of the ocean, or even people that are being reckless on and fall into the crevice of a mountain. Shouldn’t rescuers save themselves instead of paying the price of a careless act of a person? Rescuers put their lives in crisis to save people from dangerous situations when there isn’t even a 100% possibility of them being saved. Services should not be provided to people because climbers are old enough and responsible enough to know what they are getting into, rescue equipment isn’t alway reliable, and because innocent rescuers are putting their lives at risk to save other people.

George Orwell wrote in his novel, 1984, that ‘Big Brother is Watching You’ to warn the generations of the future of what their world could become. Orwell warned people of the threat that a totalitarian government with mass surveillance could place on people and their rights. Even 67 years later, the message still rings true as the American public is constantly watched through surveillance, either by internet companies or by the government themselves. The “Big Brother” of modern times is our government, watching over the public and taking away our privacy rights under the guise of safety. The surveillance of the status quo should be decreased to limit the rights violations that are becoming increasingly common.

If I could choose any three people to eat dinner and spend an evening with in U.S. history they would be Maria Tallchief, Sojourner Truth, and Thomas Jefferson.

Parents always put their children first, most of the things parents do are for the sakes of their children. Whether to flee and cross the border into another country, it is for their children; and in this case we’ll use Mexico and the border between the United States as an example. Women are almost always put in charge of children no matter the situation. The struggles of immigrant parents suffer and are willing to do anything for their children to live; as well as being children willing to do anything to see and live with their parents if they crossed the border leaving them behind for example. Continuing with that example the parents will leave their country to make more than they would, in their home so it's enough to support their family. No one wants to volunteeringly leave their home, unless it is made almost impossible to live even live there. Children need their parents and as that desire grows, so does the chance of those children crossing the border too, to see their parents.

Courage and curiosity often lead a man to success. At age seventeen, a young man was driven by a vision to thrive in a foreign country with little money, a big heart and ambition to become the difference in his family. In Mexican culture, the United States is often idolized and “little Benjy,” was raised believing that he had no other option for survival other than earning dollars instead of pesos. Due to poverty, youth and no high status, Benjamin was not eligible for a VISA in the United States. He sold the only valuable possessions he had to be crossed in the Sonoran desert. Twenty four years later, Benjamin is the owner of a construction company, homeowner of a middle class property, owner of 5 vehicles, and a proud father of five. Despite, his illegal status Benjamin is an honorable worker, he pays his taxes, and is currently in the process of becoming a resident.