Persuasive Essay

Being an athletes is one of the best-paid jobs on Earth. Being that they are paid so much the cost for the consumer is very high. The prices of tickets and sports memorabilia have been steadily rising over the years. The average ticket prices for the NHL, MLB, NBA and NFL all rose 5% to 10% this year, according to Jon Greenberg, executive editor of Team Marketing Report. (Mihoces).

With NFL Players kneeling everywhere and soldiers feeling unappreciated, our country is in shock. It all started by a player named Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, in 2016. This event persuaded numerous NFL players to continue this process. One by one, players all over the league began to protest to call attention to the issues of "racial inequalities and police brutality". With mixed reviews of this protest, I believe that kneeling during the National Anthem of the United States of America is disrespectful because it is abrasive, selfish, and hurtful. Also, I am not sure that all of those protesting in this manner know the true meaning of our national anthem or the flag that represents our freedom.

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“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.

When you have a dream, what are your dreams made of? In my opinion, dreams are just like treasures of life. Each dream is owned by a different person, and no one can criticism it. “Never let anyone lower your goals” (Alexander 66). Dream just likes spiritual support to a person. Having a dream will give people hopes to think that they have the abilities to do variety of businesses in the world. In this case, dreams encourage people to learn persevere because during the process of approaching goals, there will be enormous mount of difficulties. Thus, people will be persist by convincing themselves that they have the ability to overcome. In the book, The Crossover, Josh Bell who is the main character wants to be one of the best basketball player in the world, and this is his goal. However, during the process of becoming the best player, he met lots of difficulties, so he practiced harder to “Hustle dig/ grind push/ run fast/ change pivot/ chase pull/ aim shoot/ work smart/ live smarter/ play harder/ practice harder” (Alexander 57).

Dreaming about a seemingly unachievable goal is easy, but there are people who persevere no matter the odds to achieve their goal and make their dream come true. President John F. Kennedy and Susan B. Anthony fought against seemingly impossible odds and made their dreams come true for the greater good of humanity. They both overcame all the challenges that were thrown on them, regardless of the difficulty. President John F. Kennedy and Susan B. Anthony likely encountered the most overwhelmingly difficult challenges of their lives and they were both filled with determination to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and people abroad.

As a young child you always thought it would be amazing to be a ballerina or an astronaut, your goals were to shoot for the stars and to become a millionaire. You became more logical, and those huge ambitions started to fade. In early high-school, you were asked by many where you wanted to go, what you wanted to do. Your answer was the same clueless thought of, “I don’t know”. By your sophomore year of high-school there is still nothing that seems to suit your interests. Soon on you begin to find your people, your drive, the holy grail of a fresh start. The gears in your brain start to revive, and you’ve finally began to pave your path in life.

About 15 years ago in Maracay, Venezuela there lived this young boy named Jose Carlos Altuve. He dreamed of playing in the major league baseball. He tried joining his high school team but he didn't make it. But one day his parents needed to do something in USA. So that meant Jose was going to have to go to school in USA. He was so happy he told his mother “ mom where would i be attending school.” his mother told him “ i don't know we can't afford a good school so we are going to have to put you in a public school.” “Okay fine with me just as long as i get a better chance to make it into the MLB” said Jose.

This watermelon cake looks delicious – well, at least the top one does. We’re not 100% sure what happened with the one on the bottom, but we would suggest a cake decorating class.

Once I stepped foot inside my house after coming home a couple minutes late of my curfew from a night out to eat with my cousins, my mother immediately yells at me for going out too much with them. She yelled in my language and in broken English, “Molly Ann, you never do anything in this house! Why you keep on going out with your cousins when you never do anything to help around in this house!”

To many people I’m always smiling, bringing people in. I welcome everyone into my life. Yet, I get betrayed and pressured into wrong things. Useless opinions cloud me like what people think the color of my room should be, the friends I choose, the places I go. This might be why I’m always in my pink rosy room, wasting away the days I should be happy but, I can’t smile forever, right? There is this girl named tiffany. We played every weekend. We played barbies all night. But then one day she left me. Completely. I miss her. I think that I can never be happy again like how I was with her.

The purpose of the American flag is to be able to recognize the freedom we have as Americans. All Americans have the right to protest in America, but they shouldn’t allow the flag to be the item that is protested against. Americans stand and salute the flag for the ability to be alive and have the freedom to protest. People today are not standing for the flag and national anthem. This is to protest for some that do not feel equal in our society. However, this is unfortunate when people in the military die for our freedom and our ability to protest. Another problem our country has is that Americans wear the flag. Meaning the shirts they wear look like the flag. This goes against our flag codes that are put in place to protect the flag. Americans should not wear the flag, and protest against the flag. Americans should show respect and stand proud to be alive and proud of the men and women in the military giving them the ability to have life, liberty, and the freedom to pursue happiness.

Hunting is an important part of our legacy and over the years has become a controversial topic of many people, but it remains prominent in our society. The debate about hunting in America has been in controversy for years it has even began to split the country in two because just about everyone has their opinion on the issue. Hunting antagonists argue that hunting is unsafe, ineffective, nonessential and unfair to taxpayers. On the other hand, hunting advocates state that hunting is a necessary component to modern wildlife management; management helps maintain a healthy population within the environment, hunting is safe; compared to other recreational sports, hunting is necessary for conservation of our wildlife, and lastly hunting is inexpensive to taxpayers; in fact it actually brings in income especially in retail.

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.