My experience with writing WP3 was not an exciting one. Like WPI and WP2, I tried to take a particular side of the issue: (Yes, medical personnel should participate in state execution, or no, they shouldn’t). From there, I decided to make a fact-idea list of the compelling ideas on both sides. After doing that, I realized it was still very difficult to decide which side to take (the AMA or the court ). I felt like I did not address the question that asks for “to what extent” had I choose one side over another. I was missing a precursor argument. I had to somehow introduce an argument that was not black or white.
In WP1 and WP2, I was a very biased writer and only choose to answer weak counter arguments in my paper. This bias made me really passionate about my arguments even though it might not appeal to the reader or answer the question completely. Having to address “the extend part” in WP3, I
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Honestly, I had no idea that state executions actually existed, which makes it even harder to imagine how it works. I always thought criminals would just be sentenced to jail for life. Gawande pretty much enlighten me of this social and political issue. After reading Gawande’s work, I strongly felt doctors should not participate in state executions. It doesn’t seem right for doctors to become label as killers. Surprisingly, I did not choose to write my essay based on this gut feeling. I decided to argue that doctors should participate in state executions, if state executioners can not carry out the lethal injection procedure properly. I believe treating unnecessary suffering is more humane than ignoring the inmates. I don’t believe the AMA more right than the courts, or vice versa. It’s just there is an absence of necessary change in execution system that will minimize the potential for inmates to suffering
Writing Argument's promotes fair and objective points of view. It's important to stay within bounds of fairness and avoid bias. The writer can stand their grounds in their argument but, in order for your argument to be credible, it is important to acknowledge others points of view. There’s no apparent strategy to measure your unfair summary, but it can be avoided by following a few guidelines, don’t distort a position or expertise and don’t oversimplify someone’s argument point of view. Other ways to make sure your writing a fair summary is to make sure the support of the argument is not misleading or distorted, the writer should avoid misleading evidence or misrepresent the evidence in the presenting. Avoid quotes out of context to change the meaning of the quotes. Avoid using unfair appeals. Normally, in an argumentative essay there are three types of appeals to your audience (1) logical appeals, appeals to the reasonable side of your audience, (2) emotional appeals,
1. I wrote arguments in my persuasive and literary analysis to fulfill standard one. I used my research as evidence and combined that with my prior knowledge to make educated arguments to support my claims. I spent time going through information and analyzing the information to find sufficient evidence.
The second thing I will be talking about today is that, do corporations have a legal right to track your car? If you think that is a purely academic question, think again. Vigilants website notes that, “DRN fuels a nation network of more than 550 affiliates,” and it also “captures data over 50 million vehicles each month.” For example, the article gives some phrases like when Crump says, “This is the same argument that the NSA made in the face of public.” Now this is a prime example of an essay that I’m writing because the language appeals to negativity in this article. Beyond just rhetorical appeals, another style choice of the author is the use of questions they had put us to thought. Well following that, in a lawsuit against the state of Utah, Digital Recognition Network and Viligant solutions are arguing that a recent Utah law banning them from using automated cameras to collect images and locations which is a violation of their own free speech rights. By using words like "one could argue" and "this is a complicated area", the author is attempting to make the reader think harder of what the critics could argue to this point in time. This language is powerful to a certain because if you guys are critics to this argumentized essay then you would agree, if not, you would think about words like one could argue. Overall, this article
Although lethal injections and juvenile criminals seem unrelated topics, they both deal with problems in the criminal justice system. The titles are “Should Juvenile Criminals Be Sentenced Like Adults?” by Abigail Pesta. Pesta is an award-winning journalist and an author; she was also a graduate from the University of Notre Dame. “Lethal Injection for Execution: Chemical Asphyxiation?” by Teresa A. Zimmerman, Jonathan Sheldon, David A. Lubarsky, Francisco Lopez-Munoz, Linda Waterman, Richard Weisman, and Leonidas G. Koniaris. These writers graduated from the University of Miami. However, all were medical majors, but in different areas. In Pesta’s article she tells the story about a young man named Sean, who spent time behind bars in Riker’s Island, NY. In this article the authors gave specific information about the effects of lethal injections and whether if they act as intended or not. The audience for both is the public, justice system, and people in the medical field. The purpose of the first article is to inform the audience on someone’s perspective behind bars and how it affected them. Also, this article was thesis driven. Then the second article’s purpose is to show how unreliable lethal injections. The format of this article is IMRAD. These two articles show us how the justice system is flawed.
In English 1302, I was instructed on how to write a literature review and a researched argument. While I found literature reviews to be easier than researched arguments, I still learned how to synthesize sources and their respective information. I realized that I did not need to put in much of my own commentary compared to an argumentative paper. Initially, I could not see how subtopics and themes could connect several pieces of writing just as much as the subject of the paper could. I also used to focus on the authors of sources rather than the connected information written by the authors, but now I focus on the latter. Taking this course made me realize that I had never used common ground while writing an argument, but it is very critical for persuasion. For example, in my researched argument I wrote: “… you, as a consumer, have been affected by robotics in more ways than you know; robots aid humans in many
What all is a demonstrated when an argument essay is being written? A writer, when discussing a good argument, will use four important sections. They are the introduction, the presentation of the writer’s position, the summary and critique of alternative views, and finally the conclusion (Ramage, Bean, & Johnson, 2012). Argumentative essays are in a form of the writer’s way to either have their audiences be in agreement with the topic or being in a disagreement. Creating a rhetorical triangle argument, a template or order of structure in an argument can be the best form of question development to begin an argumentative paper. (Ramage, Bean, & Johnson, 2012). The different appeals that are called persuasive
Texas was the first state to use lethal injection for execution in 1982. Fast forward 33 years, the topic of medical professions participating is an intense debatable topic. There have been multiple attempts of execution that have failed terribly; however not all of the mishandled executions were due to the lethal injection, but also electrocution and asphyxiation. The moral question here is though, as a role in the medical profession who is dedicated in preserving life when there is hope, should they or should they not participate in an execution? Although it is necessary for doctors to check on people physically and mentally, it is not necessary for them to carry out the execution.
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting a combination of poisons into a person with a fatal dose of drugs, for the fundamental express purpose of causing immediate death. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in an ample sense to euthanasia and suicide. It kills the person by first putting the person to sleep, and then stopping the breathing and heart, in that exact order. Physicians should participate in execution, under all circumstances. Thirty-six states in the United States of America allow the death penalty, out of those thirty-six, twenty-eight states require a doctor to be present at
Death penalty, or capital punishment, is the execution of a person as a punishment for a crime. Throughout history, the death penalty has been a prominent part of society. In ancient Mesopotamia, the death penalty was seen as retribution for certain crimes, and to this day, is now a common practice in the United States. Before, when the United States were still colonies, the death penalty had been carried out by hanging and other various methods but today in the modern age, the Unites States’ method of execution in most states is lethal injection (Issitt). Unlike previous methods, such as electrocution and the firing squad, the lethal injection is virtually painlessly due to certain drugs being injected into the patient that put the patient to sleep during the process. Due to its medical nature, medical personnel, such as anesthesiologists are needed to administer the drugs, but is it ethical for them to participate in the execution of people?
Stolley, K., & Weida, S. (2016) Organizing Your Argument Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/03/. The purpose of this writing lab is to help with the organization of an argument using the Toulmin Method. The Toulmin method is the most common and logical way of organizing an argument. Its divided into the claim, data, warrant or the bridge, backing or the foundation, the counterclaim, and the rebuttal. The claim is the writer’s thesis for the argument. Data is the evidence to use to support the claim. Warrant explains in what way the claim is supported by the data and the hypothesis that relates the data the claim. Backing provides reasoning and more logical evidence to support the claim. The counterclaim is a claim that opposes the thesis.
Never did I think in a writing class that I would have to stick to the sidelines of an argument in every paper. Consistently throughout my academic career this niche I felt so accustomed to as a writer was certainly argumentative essays. This was certainly relevant being that much of my dialogue over the semester would veer to assumptions due to a large focus on rhetoric in previous classes. I was itching to answer the big questions where a continuation to the overall conversation was the goal in mind. This comfort zone I landed myself in prior to the class over time can be seen less throughout the semester. I like to see this as a journey away from a bias stance certainly due to the relevant focus on the writing and reflecting learning outcomes
An argument must always have a statement on which it stands, and an effective argument provides support for this stance. An argument is similar to a recipe, when provided with the correct materials it comes out strong and good, and when not provided with the correct materials it comes out lacking impact. McMahan provides an in depth analysis of each ingredient needed to make a proper argument. She begins by looking at the literature as a whole and finding the main issues in the writing. She suggest that this should be done because it helps come up with the reader’s opinion and stance on the material. In essence, it acts as a gate way to the rest of the paper. After, McMahan continues by looking at the claim. The claim is the thesis statement,
The main reason that this author thinks that doctors should be allowed to participate in executions is because there is a lot that can go wrong with injections. In his own words, he says “Participating in executions does not make the doctor the executioner, just as providing comfort care to a terminally ill patient does not make the doctor the bearer of the disease.” This on its own would not make his argument very strong. It is simply his own opinion. However, then he adds evidence that a lot can go wrong. He explains “The execution procedure, therefore, requires the insertion of catheters, controlled injection of lethal drugs and monitoring of a prisoner’s vital signs to confirm death. This makes it important that a doctor be present to assist in some capacity with the killing.” He also gives an example of an instance where an injection procedure went wrong. “A lot can go wrong during lethal injections. In 2014 in Oklahoma, to cite just one gruesome example, a 38-year-old convicted murderer named Clayton Lockett writhed in pain at his execution, clenching his teeth and straining to lift his head off the pillow, according to witnesses, after a botched injection.” In this instance, there was a doctor present, but it shows that many things can go wrong. It also shows that if there were no doctors present, a lot of things would go wrong more often. While I believe the author did a good job of
When considering whether or not physicians should participate in capital punishment we have to identify and recognize what the duties of the physician are. Dworkin would argue that the duties of a physician is to reduce pain and look out for the best interests of the patient all while providing comfort. Anytime a physician is interacting with another individual these responsibilities become a significant factor because of the physician’s use of their medical knowledge.
It was a privilege to watch Ms. Benner’s videos and listen to her. Through these videos, she had shared her wisdom about various topics. She had addressed many issues. She gave practical solutions to the nurses about how their failures can change to make them successful. She provided good advice to the novice and all nurses.