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

“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands- one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Audrey Hepburn.

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 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.

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.

Michael Jordan once stated, “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb over it, go through it, or walk around it.” This inspirational quote motivated many to overcome adversity when challenged by it. The texts, Speak by Laurie Anderson, “Third and Final Continent” by Lahiri Lahiri, and “The Art of Resilience” by Hara Marano, all have themes similar to Jordan’s quotation. All three articles support this through symbolism, foreshadowing, and character interactions. A common theme that one must stay resilient in order to overcome challenges while also staying level-headed during the positive and negatives is shown in Speak, “The Third and Final Continent,” and “The Art of Resilience.”

In conclusion gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today's cities. What has made these groups come about? Why do some kids feel that being in a gang is an acceptable and prestigious way to live? There are many different theories to these questions. On the surface, gangs may appear to be shallow and materialistic; a result of human beings' personal wants, but there are speculations that are more profound. In reference to the way humans are influenced in society, there is valid evidence to distribute blame at negative forces of economic disadvantages, capitalism, and the media.

In a world of many political, social and moral issues, I believe that people should back the president in his attempts to secure our border.  Without protection of our borders we are open to terrorist attacks.  I completely disagree with Henry David Thoreau’s motto that “that government is best which governs least”(Thoreau 369).  If Trump was not allowed to try to keep our country safe by protecting our borders, our nation could easily be attack and leaving people to feel unsafe.  While I believe that most muslims are not terrorist, I think that it is necessary to have travel bans for some countries in order to keep the American people safe.

“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.

When students are put into challenging classes it will encourage them to improve their math skills and the extra time tab will give students additional time to prepare for classes. If students are put into “easy” classes their knowledge will not expand. Just as mention in the excerpt “Marita’s Bargain”, those who attend school more are more successful “Asian math superiority became even more obvious--students in Asian schools don't have long summer vacation” (Gladwell 8). Due to the fact that Asian schools have a shorter summer, it gives students a possibility to keep the knowledge and not forget. Schools in United States on average have 180 school days while on the other hand, the schools in South Korea have 220 and Japan has 243. This data shows that by shortening the summer vacations, students have an advantage of preparing for the following school year just as the successful Asian schools do. Although several people might oppose to having students put into classes that are above their level, it will benefit students so when they’re out and ready for college they are prepared and might be ahead of

In the near future, the world may be filled with emotionally handicapped teens and adults that can’t accept defeat because their parents wanted them to feel good as a child. While that may be a slight exaggeration, the world is still headed down a watered down version of that path with the new cultural belief that children should receive awards just for participating in an activity or a sport. The emotional stunting that has come with the lack of real loss in competitions is discouraging kids from trying to do better and will ultimately do nothing more than disarm them with the social skills that they will need for the rest of their lives.

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.

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.

There are many problems in Anaheim High School that we can fix, but the most important one is to get students more intelligent and we can do that by having longer school days. In order to increase student success at Anaheim Schools, we need to have longer school days. “The school year in the United States is on average 180 days long. The Japanese school year is 243 days long.” This is a quote from the story Marita’s Bargain that shows that students from other countries have more and longer school days. This is one of the reasons students are doing better at school. “Saturdays they come in nine to one. In the summer, it’s eight to two.” This is another quote from the story Marita’s Bargain and it is also telling us that they even go to Saturday school. So this means that instead of going to school 5

When will one reach life's finish line is not an answerable question. Some do not think about the inevitable, but I do. I have wanted my life to end long ago, I have tried unsuccessfully uncountable times to bring my life to an end "She's just seeking attention," I have heard it said. No, wrong, I just did not take enough pills.