Persuasive Essay Monologue

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

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).

The cost of college tuition is continually on the rise and has placed many burdens on high school students as well as their families. Some of the burdens that are placed are a result of parents putting pressure on their children to earn scholarships. Some of the burden is a result of students putting pressure on themselves to earn scholarships. Then, there is the burden of high college debt once the student graduates. Is this pressure really helping our students or is it hurting them? The bottom line is college tuition is skyrocketing out of control and something must be done before it destroys our families and our children.

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.

I stood at the gates of Magcon.... so many people were screaming like dying seals.

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.

Lately, the negative behavior at school and home has increased and the consequences do not seem to be enough to deter his behaviors. Daniel received another write from the bus and now is suspended from the bus for a week. Daniel continues to engage in negative peer interactions which have him placed in a behavioral modification program at school. Where he is in a classroom all day by himself and he eats lunch by himself for three days. Natalie explained to MSTT while she is home Daniel does not engage in the negative behavior because he knows there will be consequences. Meaning she will take his phone. The behaviors like leaving home without permission and not informing anymore his whereabouts, talking back occur when she is not around. MSTT ask mom to bring in grandma and Tee when they joined the session. They expressed how Daniel behaviors have them at a place where they would rather leave him alone until Natalie comes home to deal with the issues. Natalie expressed this is an issue for her because she gets a lot of phone calls while she is at work because no one in the home wants to address Daniel's behavior because of his push

Mom told me that she has no idea how to deal with this situation no more and she's frustrated at the fact that Matthew would even say that. She stated that she wanted to take him to the hospital and have him evaluated by a psychiatrist but that she did not want them to give Matthew any medication. I told mom that I was not licensed to speak to her about psychiatric and psychological concerns but that I will loop in leadership and/or the school psychologist because they might be able to help. She told me to talk to everyone in the school that can address the situation and help amend the situation and that she will also tell Mr. Mikulka about the things that Matthew says are happening in class.

Personally, I would like to thank you for giving me an update on Blake from Mrs. Vaughan, however, Mrs. Vaughan and I talk frequently, therefore, I was already filled in on how she felt Blake has been doing since he has been back to school. Nevertheless, I requested a meeting with you, the school social worker, Molly (Gallahue's Youth Care Coordinator), and myself for different behavioral reasons that I feel should be addressed with the four individuals requested. Nevertheless, I must state how I was disappointed in the lack of communication you have had with me, as I called and left you a voicemail last Monday and Tuesday but didn't receive a phone call back but rather an email with an update from Mrs. Vaughan and that

I just wanted outline this rollercoaster weekend for you so you can review this with Michael and hopefully we can make some real head away. Saturday I planed a simple day not involving a lot of triggers or high stress activities. First we went to Stone MT. on the way there he we started to talk about discharge and do you think you ready and he stated "no". I said ok I understand that you feel that way but what else do you need to work on. His reply "a lot of things". Some how he changed the subject and got on to blaming another person for getting him kicked out of school. I asked him why are you blaming someone for this? they stole something and I got search if I never got search this would have never happened. I replied you shouldn't had the

I was nine years old and in the backseat of my father’s car when music died. He was flipping through radio stations, aimlessly, when his phone rang. He answered the call and, in doing so, left my perception of music defenseless to the arsenal of crap it was about to be exposed to. The radio was left on some station hosted by a man who, by the sound of his voice, one could only imagine perpetually wore backwards hats. His name was probably Steve-o. At first, I sat transfixed by the odd nature of this station. It seemed that every sentence was punctuated by a crude sound bite of a blow-horn or cash register. After about a minute or so of these antics, I lost interest with Steve-o and wanted nothing more than to return to the mundane channel surfing my father had started. I waited anxiously for him to finish his call and, while doing so, listened as music died a slow, painful, bass heavy death.

Constant controversy, immaturity at its finest, an American flag, a little blue birdy logo, a verified checkmark, more than 44 million followers, little elementary school arguments with Kim-Jong-un; the list goes on. If you are still unaware of what I am referring to, it is the twitter account of the current President of the United States (POTUS), Donald J. Trump. This man is one of the largest and most active gatekeepers in the realm of social media. Generally, one would assume information posted in a tweet from the POTUS would undoubtedly be accurate. How could that ever not be a reputable source? Why even bother to do some of your own research? Unfortunately, this is not the reality we live in; not everything presented to us through news, government or media is true and thus, everything you hear today requires a conduction of your own research prior to accepting anything as true. To be completely honest, if you did not know I was referring to the POTUS, you are probably in a much better position than his 44 million followers, as you have successfully managed to avoid one of the many gatekeepers/media outlets whose employed methods entail the plaguing that come with the concept post-truth politics. Though, you must keep in mind that is just one of the many outlets, as this concept is currently taking place all over the world. You, along with the rest of the population are essentially forcibly subjected to fake news every single day of your waking life whether you choose to believe it or not. On September 10, 2016, The Economist published an article titled “The Post Truth World: Yes, I’d lie to you.” The article claims the reality of the current political world; a reality The Economist suggests the general population is ignorant of. The article is severely opinionated and due to the multitude of reasons provided in support of their argument, many of which substantiated with an abundance of factual evidence, the authors were very convincing in their contention that post-truth politics are to be with us for many years to come unless changes are made immediately.

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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.

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.