Persuasive Writing Prompts

As much as I regret to admit it, I’m attached to my phone. I’m constantly reaching into my pocket to check the time, make sure I haven’t gotten a new update, or to send a message. I do this even when I’m not talking to anyone! It’s become an addiction, having to make sure I’m not missing anything, and I'm not the only one who has this problem. Seventy-five percent of the world population has a cell phone, and that number will only increase. With the creation of new technology portions of life have become easier. Technology has changed the way we go through life. It’s made talking to people easier, as well as keeping up with the lives of others. However, the effects have affected the aspects of our lives that don’t include technology.

Are you always on your phone? Either Snapchatting, on Instagram, scrolling through your twitter feed? It can be pretty temping to pick up your phone and do this stuff in class but you can use them in good ways in school. George Washington Middle School currently has cell phones banned in class. Although most teachers think that cell phones are a distraction, cell phones should be allowed in class because students feel anxious without their phones, there are many educational uses, and allowing phones is more convenient.

Can you imagine life without your cell phone? Does the thought give you anxiety? These days, technology plays a huge role in our everyday lives. You can do just about anything on the web and a smart phone provides instant access. In her article “Growing up Tethered,” author and founder of MIT Initiative on Technology and the Self Sherry Turkle discusses the attachments people have with their cell phones, the web, social media, and technology all together. Turkle speaks with numerous high school students about the relationship they have with their phone and the issues that arise from being tethered to it. We learn that communicating through mobile devices and the web takes the personal emotion out of the conversation, and real life interactions

Ever wondered if that computer your using right now is causing you to be an outsider?Most people don’t want to admit they’re addicted are just denying what is true. It is said that if you spend more than 5 hours on a computer you must get off it. It could cause your vision to get worse, loneliness to kick in, etc. Sometimes it’s good to be on technology when your bored, but for a few hours. Do something outside and leave your phone for a few hours and come back to it just to check things, not stay on it forever.

1a. A trip to the ocean can be a relaxing escape from the everyday pressures of life.

Able to complete first two items of the checklist accurately and it clearly states their view in their opening sentence.

During my undergraduate and work experience the method that was mostly utilized was the persuasive writing style. Using this writing style allowed me to present my work in a manner that gave the readers the necessary information to better comprehend what was written.

They tell you that cell phones are not allowed, and I thought that this was going to be the death of me. It was hard for even the first hour without my phone. I was so used to checking Facebook or responding to text messages, so to even last a week, was pretty incredible. You may think that this is easy, but when technology is a main part in every aspect of your life, it can be very challenging. The first two days were hard because I always thought that my phone was vibrating in my pocket. “He says he felt phantom vibrations from his empty pocket for weeks. "I'd like think I got a text and I'd like look around in my pockets, like, 'Where's my phone?’.” Once I had gotten past those first two or three days, it was so much easier. Do you ever feel the stress when you scroll through your feed on Facebook or Instagram, and you see all of your friends having the time of their lives, while you are stuck at home, watching movies and eating all day? “What first felt onerous and restrictive, now feels liberating. And it's completely cured her "FOMO," or "Fear Of Missing Out," that she feels when she scrolls through everyone else's smiling, laughing posts.” When I had gotten home from camp, I had over 50 notifications and it didn’t bother me. I had so much fun while I was at camp, teaching kids about God, that I didn’t really care if I had missed my friends meeting for coffee, or if there was a birthday party that I

The purpose of a persuasive text is made to be evident, clear, and easy to identify. Fulfilling the purpose is not as straight forward. When writing a persuasive text, it is the author's job to argue a position and to change a reader's opinion of that position. The writer must be able to serve a clear, concise argument with persuasive techniques.

Persuasive Writing Prompt November 2017 “People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.” This quote was from Paulo Coelho, a lyricist, and novelist. This quote explains why I want to experience Sano Japan. I want to know what Sano Japan is like, I want to experience its culture, atmosphere and more. I want to go because things like books and YouTube videos, just don’t show what it is really like there. The only way you can actually experience it is by being there in person like the quote says. I have grown up in Lancaster for all my life, I grew up in a family that wasn’t as great as others. My parents both were people who really wanted to go to college, but the cost was just too great for them. This however

I didn’t realize how attached I was to my phone and social media. My morning class kept my mind occupied so I didn’t really think of checking my phone. However, after class, I picked up my phone and realized I wasn’t supposed to use it. My friends usually text, Instagram, and Snapchat me when we get out of class to get together before we have to go to a different class. I felt like I was isolated and lonely without me being on my phone because everyone around me were literally glued to their phones. It was hard for me to socially interact with others and the feeling of not being connected to the world made me sad. I was unable to make plans for the next day with my friends unless they happened to run into me. I used my phone by accident that day after I woke up from my nap I didn’t remember that I was doing the

Going a day without my phone made realize that I don’t need my phone as much as I think I do. Throughout the day I was constantly worrying that a situation would arise in which I would need to use my phone, but I was able to complete most of my tasks without it. I usually make sure to keep my phone around in case I get an important message, for GPS when driving, or when I have to look up certain information. I was not able to go the whole day without cheating. I checked my phone two times to see if I received any messages, and did not receive any messages. I usually spend a lot of time using phone, and feel like I need to use it a lot. This assignment made me realize that most of the time when I am using my phone

Over the past two years, my persuasive writing skills have remained stagnant and have not grown much since I graduated from high school. The coursework of my chemical engineering classes has focused more on technical writing to convey data and facts to evaluate a hypothesis rather than to persuade a reader to think differently. However, I recognize that persuasive writing has a place in my education, and I am eager to grow my abilities over the course of the semester. In this self-assessment, I will talk about the skills I want to develop and the strategies I will use along the way.

Often I find myself with friends or family and realize that I’m the only person not using their phone. Devices with unlimited capabilities can limit us individually and diminish our ability to form relationships. Last summer I spent a month without technology and I was more emotionally and physically present.

If I were to ask each of you if you were able to go an entire day without your mobile device, very few can say they`d be able to do so. In fact, in a recent TIME Magazine Mobility Poll, 84% out of 5000 people surveyed in 8 different countires, admitted that they couldn’t go a single day without their phones and a third of respondents admitted that being without their mobile device for even short periods of time leaves them feeling anxious. It is clear that whenever we`re waiting for those last five minutes before the bell rings to every class, our automatic impulse is to reach for our phone. Do you really need to check anything that important? The sad truth is that we have become far too dependent on our phones. The fear that we might miss the latest gossip, or the most recent updates on all of our social webesites seems more like an addiction than anything else. We`ve clouded our vision as to what is really important, and that is-quality human interaction.