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Outline for essay 4, Argumentative Paper

Outline how essay should look intro, thesis what others say about the topic (mention what you agree with, what you disagree with) your opinion – your central claims central claim 1 central claim 2 central claim 3 the other side/plant a naysayer and refute some of their claims conclusion Thesis: Although dentists have hailed the benefits of fluoride for years, fluoride is actually extremely toxic and hazardous to humans, causing both cancer and birth defects, therefore counties should discontinue the accepted practice of adding fluoride to county drinking water supplies. They Say: What conversation is currently taking place? Dentists argue that fluoride is beneficial, some scientists argue that fluoride has been purposefully added to our water supply to “dumb down” society overtime, while others simply argue that fluoride, while strengthening our teeth, is inadvertently killing millions of Americans each year. I Say: While I agree that fluoride benefits our teeth, the harm

Essay 4 - Argumentative Research Paper

Essay 4 asks that you make a claim (an argument, which will be initially presented in your thesis statement and later explicated) and support it with significant evidence (research, in the form of facts, figures, quotes, statistics, examples, etc.). This research and writing project challenges you to explore and respond to a topic that is up for debate, which means that you need to enter into a conversation that is taking place and argue a side. What are other people saying about this subject? In what ways do you agree and disagree? Consider topics that are up for debate currently (for example, look at our class collection of opinion articles for ideas). You will be doing significant independent research prior to writing. You should then organize your argument in an outline before writing a well-organized essay of at least 5 pages. Your essay should be between 5 and 8 pages, double-spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font. It must be focused, specific, and organized, and it needs

Mekong Delta

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The Mekong river that takes its rise in China, when reach to Vietnam is divided in to 2 streams and then pour into the Pacific Ocean by 9 estuaries. We call it Cuu Long Giang. Cuu = 9, Long = dragon and Giang = river. There are 2 float marets that are held in Cuu Long river: Cai Be and Cai Rang float markets. Does everbody ever hear about "float market"? Cai Be float market, belong to Tien Giang Province, just about a hundred kms or a bit more from Saigon (Hochiminh city) where I am living. Last summer I took my little ducks and their grandmother for a boat cruise through part of Mekong Delta. From Saigon drove to My Tho, which is about 70 kms (about 66 miles) to the South West of my city. As we drove along, we passed many local industries such as the rice husker, the tofu maker and small business that made floor tiles and bricks. After reaching My Tho we boarded a large river boat which took us upon the waters of the Mekong river and its some tributaries to experien

Letter to Sen. Bejamin Cardin - essay 3 (Persuasive Paper)

Benjamin L. Cardin 509 Hart Office Building Washington DC 20510 Dear Mr. Benjamin Cardin, I am ...., a new resident of the United States and I am lucky to be a legal immigrant in this nation while many others are illegal. Illegal immigration has always been a divisive topic, and a complicated problem in the United States for years now and its consequences are obvious. Why do we have illegal immigrants? It is because of our nation has such a restricted border policy? As a law maker, do you think an open border policy would reduce the number of illegal immigrants? I would appreciate if you could take time to consider this issue and to push for a change to our current restricted border policy. Imagine you were not American and had to apply for visa to enter the United States for some reasons. Then at the visa interview, you would be considered to stay unless you proved that you would return after the visit. How would your feeling be if you were treated as if you attempted