Escape Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

I chose my essay to be ‘an argument for making the death penalty mandatory for murders’ because it has been a dilemma in the society. There have been sections advocating for its abolishment and those for its reinforcement. However, statistics show that murder rates are increasing and break outs in prison increase due to advanced technology, hence there have been calls to make the death penalty for murder mandatory so as to rid offenders from the society and prevent the crime reoccurring.
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Should the death penalty be mandatory for people that kill other people?

The saying goes do unto others what you would have them do unto you. Therefore, the price for taking away life should cost the offender his or her life. Different kinds of punishment have been used to discourage criminals from unlawful actions, and the greater the criminal act the greater should be the punishment. The death penalty is a controversial issue and people base their arguments for or against death penalty on practical, emotional, religious or practical grounds. People in favor of the capital punishment argue that it improves peace in the society by ensuring that such people do not ...

In Samuel Beckett’s play Happy Days, he presents two characters who are married to each other. The wife, Winnie, chatters throughout the play, but the husband, Willie, generally speaks only in one-word answers. Their relationship seems to reflect a worn out marriage, in that neither of them seems to feel any passion for the other one. Their patterns of speech mirror their roles in the relationship. Winnie focuses on small, trivial things but unconvincingly claims that they are having happy times. Willie barely responds, and seems more of an object of Winnie’s attention than a real person.
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The physical environment, as described in a story, can take on different meanings and describe various physical sensations when perceived by the narrator, both in first and in third person. The quality of the descriptions relating to the physical, sensual feelings such as sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch are affected by an omnipotent narrator writing from a third person perspective, or when written from a ...

Burma (Myanmar) currently has the largest number of child soldiers in the world. This number is expected to increase exponentially, given the most recent unrest in that part of the world due to religious conflicts between Buddhists and Muslims. This fighting arose between the Rohingya Muslims and the Rakhine Buddhists in June 2012, and erupted once more after the reelection of the President on the 21st of October. Many of the rebel groups put to use child labor and child soldiers in carrying out their illegal activities.

Child Labor

For many societies, child labor was part of life. Many families viewed ...

Introduction

Summer is a novel by the esteemed writer Edith Wharton, who is mostly known for her books such as Ethan Frome. Summer is seen as a continuation of the theme that Edith delved in her previous book Ethan Frome. The plot similarities can be seen as both protagonists of the two books were ambitious and tired of living an average life. The story revolves around Charity, an eighteen-year-old, who craves for adventure from the bleakness of her situation. She is soon entangled in a love affair with the visiting Lucius Harney. The story is about the sexual awakening, naivety, ...

The image of the evil demon does not arouse the thoughts and use power over people to accept the things that are not true. Instead, the evil demon is a device which is a way by which Descartes thinks everything he used to think true to be false. It leads him to all his doubts he has acceptably raised regarding those things he regularly held to the truth. The acknowledgment that the understanding that he had gained on false grounds is at best uncertain and leads him to make up his mind to overturn all those things that he once thought ...

While using the language of the society during the communication in public, a person might find it hard to connect the words in a string that will truly convey the initially intended meaning; at the same time, the very same person might find no obstacles in socializing with close relatives, who belong to a small closed society called «family». For this reason, some people are inevitably forced to have two usually unbalanced identities: one for home and one for the society. As a consequence, one might face the necessity to loosen the family ties and primary identity and develop his or her new ...

The Drawn and the Saved is a book with stories focusing on the life in the extermination camps. It is written by an Italian-Jewish author Primo Levi who draws on his personal experiences as Auschwitz’s prisoner. He was imprisoned in a concentration camp belonging to Auschwits in 1944 where he survived the vicious experience. In his book Levi uses himself as an ideal example where he defines his concerns with concentrationnaire’s universe and all its inhabitants both the dead and the living, he survived the wrath (Levi 34). He begins illustrating the whole concept by defining the problem of ...

Insanity defense, as it is known in many jurisdictions refers to the assertion by a person accused of criminal prosecution that at the time of committing the criminal act(s) they were not in the right state of mind as to appreciate the wrongfulness of their acts. Insanity has been invoked in many jurisdictions to reverse legal decisions or acquit people accused of crimes and it comes forth as the perfect defense. Whenever it is applied, it permits a person who is factually guilty to escape punishment and incarceration. Canadian laws have numerous circumstances exempt individuals from criminal responsibility ...

Once Albert Einstein said, “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity” (Moffett et al. 175). Nowadays, his statement is more challenging than ever. We live in the age of technological progress that works both ways. On the one hand, it significantly eases our life and improves its level. On the other hand, almost uncontrolled development of technology makes people dependent and results in loosing humanity. Comparing with previous days, we have become less attentive and more indifferent to everything around us. The aim of this paper is to discuss the impact technology has on ...

Captive narratives form an important aspect of the history of colonial American literature as the writers are able to present stories that are rich in the suffering, thrill danger and adventure of relating real life experiences that are associated with Colonial America. The story of Hannah Emerson Duston brings the readers to a world where a woman as abducted from her home and faced the trauma of having to endure time with the Native Americans. Being from Massachusetts, Duston actions are surprising. She kills two women, two men and six children in their sleep so that she could escape ...

Introduction

Effective parenting is essential to the moral development of a child. In fact, lack thereof compromises the ethical beliefs maintained by the child, and this could result in the indulgence in unacceptable behaviors. According to the Journal of Family Violence, females are more vulnerable to the effects of distant parenthood than the male gender (Bowles, Dana and Jennifer 681). As a result, witnessing traumatizing events in their early developmental stages could negatively affect their social abilities and integration with other people. With this in mind, it is worth appreciating the fact that most of the female inmates had instances ...

David L. Smith states that Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the story of slavery and freedom, death and rebirth (to escape from his father, Huck cleverly faked his own death) has not only specific, but also a symbolic meaning. This novel is not only about the legalized slavery of black Americans, but also about the lack of freedom of the white man, enslaved by social conventions and prejudices of the environment, not only about the "revival" of the hero after his supposed death, but also about the actual birth of his personality, which gained emotional breadth. Huck’s and ...

The nature of what constitutes reality is a subject that has intrigued many philosophers in their time – the difference between reality and perception leaves a great deal of ambiguity as to whether or not the physical things we sense every day constitutes a true sense of the nature of the world. To that end, this paper seeks to explore the nature of reality, and whether we can truly know what is real. Works by Plato and George Berkeley will be used to cover these issues of reality and perception. Plato believes that life is made up of ideal Forms that we can ...

Is technology making us more alone?

The 21st century has seen an increase in the use of technology. Scenarios of individuals walking while listening to their iPods, people at restaurants using their iPads or mobile phones are common. Young children at homes are increasingly playing video games. In colleges and other institutions of higher learning, students are increasingly using technology devices such as the iPod, to listen to music between classes and also sometimes during lectures. Based on different literature, there are very differing views on whether technology does cause social isolation or whether it increases social interaction. How technology leads to social isolation or ...

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was more successful as a writer and traveler than he was as a conquisidator. He was an early explorer, exploring the New World hailing from Spain, as well as a protoanthropological author. He was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz in the year 1490 into a wealthy family. Orphaned at a very early age, Cabeza grew up under care of his maternal aunt. Pedro de Vera, his grandfather, had conquered the Canary Islands and would serve a large shadow in Cabeza de Vaca’s ambitions in ‘the new world’ America. His name cabeza means ‘head’ and de Vaca means ‘ ...

Argumentative essay

If in the "Apology," Socrates appeared before the court with a deep sense of his own dignity, and even more arrogant, Plato’s "Crito" drew us Socrates who fully reconciled with domestic laws and seeks at all costs to obey them, even if they are used incorrectly.
The old friend and student of Socrates, Crito, sneaked into prison to Socrates, long waited for his awakening not to disturb his rest. He reported the sad news about the expected arrival of the ship from Delos, after which the death penalty of Socrates should follow. Socrates smiled when he heard this ...

With its origin in the ancient times; hunting is still widely practiced all across the world. Some do it for fun, few do it for adventure and now the target is to reduce overpopulation of certain animal species by hunting. But, is this ethical? Hunting is one of those controversial topics that have no possible solution but continue to plague modern society. Human rights activists are totally against hunting. There are several pros and cons of hunting and having researched about all of them, I strongly condemn hunting to be a feasible way for eradication of overpopulated animal species. Humanity ...

“There is a way to be good again” ( Hosseini K. 2003) a line delivered by Rahim Khan to Amir in order to encourage him to help Hassan’s son escape Afghanistan and finally free him from the guilt of his past. The powerful quotation showing how personal salvation can be achieved through saving another person, but the case of Amir in the Kite Runner is complex because before he did something good, he once did something he regretted. In the case of Amir, the main character in the Kite Runner, did saving his nephew be enough to consider him a ‘good’ person ...

Famed basketball player Chris Herren endured a great deal of controversy and criticism over the course of his career – infamous for his drug addiction and abuse, his surprising candor about these issues make him unique among professional sports players. Chris Herren’s heroin and painkiller addictions made his journey an incredibly tragic one; despite his successes, notoriety and incredible heights with the Boston Celtics, his American Dream turned into a tragedy. The tale of Chris Herren is one of a young, talented upstart who was unable to handle the amorality of the professional sports world – as his fame increased, the temptation to ...

The Drowned and the Saved is a collection of stories which examines the Holocaust forty years later, where he is seen concerned with univers concentrationnaire, along with all the inhabitants who are the living and the deceased. Primo Levi in his discussion articulates controversial/analytical concepts such as shame, gray zone and useless violence. In his work, he uses different aspects of memory, truth and how these things are unearthed yet obscure. This is done through denial and mendacity of those who look back at the events during and after the Holocaust. Levi has a way of stylizing different memories, including his ...

Africa is a continental that hosts fifty four countries. Most of the countries in the continent are undeveloped where there exists a good deal of countries developing at an encouraging speed. Africa as the cradle for human being has not been able to escape the trap of excellent livelihood for human beings(Ndulo, 2006). Most of the countries have been exposed to absolute poverty for vehemently long time. It has not been clear on who is to blame for the alarming levels of poverty in Africa. It would be extremely difficult for Africans to completely deal with the level of poverty ...

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Analysis of Slumdog Millionaire as an Adaptation of Q&A

Uncommon to popular belief, the hit movie Slumdog Millionaire finds formidable basis from a book entitled Q&A, a novel roughly resembling the overall plot of the movie. Certainly, remarkable differences delineate the resemblance of Slumdog Millionaire to Q&A, although both received remarkable attention due to the central theme of the common plot – that of a young man from the slums winning a popular quiz game show. This analysis proves to explore Slumdog Millionaire in relation to the fact that it is a film adaptation of Q&A. Did the movie fare well as an adaptation of the ...

There are many negative aspects to Internet technology and the new social media like Facebook and Twitter that are not being dealt with very well in the present society and education system, particularly among young people. Social networks and the social media can be a real threat to personal privacy rights when governments and corporations obtain this information without the consent of the individual, which has been going on for quite some time with the National Security Agency (NSA) and other police and intelligence organizations because of the Patriot Act. All kinds of personal information can also be uploaded on ...

I intend to discuss the ethical implications of euthanasia throughout the course of this essay. Firstly I will be touching on the German philosopher Kant regarding his theories on personhood and consciousness in terms of people in vegetative states such as Terri Schiavo. I then will be moving on to broader issues of euthanasia such as the right to die and the legality of assisted suicide refusal of treatment the utilitarian perspective and the Nicomachean ethics of Aristotle. The purpose of which is to determine whether or not euthanasia is an ethical approach to incurable illnesses or disabilities which ...

Introduction

Socrates was a classical eccentric philosopher in the ancient Greek. He was born in Athens and lived between the years 469 B.C.E to 399 B.C.E. He was born in a humble family; his father was a mason and his mother a midwife. He lived during a period when the world was morally uninformed, and eternal truth was disregarded. He studied philosophy and used this knowledge to question people’s illogical reasoning and injustice during social gatherings. He was condemned of corrupting the young people and criticizing democracy in governance and authority given to the religious system.
Socrates formed a basis for today’s philosophy. ...

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The Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, in many of his works, tends to celebrate the idealized relationship between man and nature. He feels that nature is absolutely beautiful and powerful, and is connected to man through the divine spirit of God. In "Mont Blanc," he refers to God when talking about the titular mountain and the Arve River, and in "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty" he cites a "spirit of beauty" as something that us the source of all truth and joy (766). "Ode to the West Wind" utilizes a terza rima format for its five cantos of text - here, it ...

Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times is a hard-hitting and fascinating look at the state of England's working poor during his time; the depiction of these social problems, particularly in the first nine chapters of the book, is very telling of his attitudes toward the treatment of the poor in England. In the world of Coketown, a place filled with dark smoke and factories, fact is held up as the best and most prudent thing to have; imagination is downplayed as being useless to a modern society. Dickens uses vivid characters and extensive use of setting and tone to describe an England that ...

The musical drama Tristan und Isolde is Richard Wagner’s testament to his power to impart musical dominance. Regarded as one of the best musical dramas in history, Tristan und Isolde has imparted deep influence and inspiration due to its eclectic amalgamation of ideas circling on the realm of metaphysics. Musical aestheticism is the overriding force in the entire drama, the illustration of its overall poeticism being highly reliant on the way its musical scores are composed. The drama imparts its messages through Wagner’s emphasis on the drama’s entire musical agglomeration. Music strongly portrays various character emotions ...

The long debate about the moral objectivity of abortion divides the society in terms of opinion. Some individuals believe that abortion is permissible on several grounds depending on the consequences ahead of the situation. This is among the arguments presented by modern philosopher Judith Jarvis Thompson in her article “A Defense of Abortion” (ed. Munson, p. 69-80). However, the majority of the society are against the idea of abortion particularly for the christian community because of moral considerations. There are other arguments exploring the moral theories of abortion and further analysis through case example have to be done in ...

Certainly, the dialogue and the argument took place in Socrates prison, where he awaited his execution. Crito, his long time paid Socrates a visit in order to organize and arrange for his escape. In his arguments, Socrates seems to be remarkably comfortable with the execution. Hence, Crito persuaded him using different arguments. Socrates was in a death penalty row for what the state authorities saw to be a corruption of the young people by use of dialogue, which adds to a charge of impiety not in favor of the state1. Socrates based his argument on a moral issue; he argues that an individual in ...