Begin by explaining to the reader exactly what you are arguing in a clear, concise way. Remember to be assertive, not aggressive.
Example: In our efforts to preserve the environment, the time has come to take drastic measures to prevent waste. We must all agree to ban plastic water bottles.
Using your own sample argument, clearly explain the issue by commenting below.
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ReplyDeleteIn order to prevent avoidable and unfair health issues, the time has come to take a more radical step and ban smoking in all public places across the nation.
ReplyDeleteIn our efforts to prevent more car-accident related deaths, the time has come to take measures against texting while driving. We must take all effort to make this ban pass.
ReplyDeleteIn order for people to keep save from swine flu, it is important for us to be hygienic and keep clean. We must all agree to wash our hands often.
ReplyDeleteEven though the current economy is drastically plunging downhill, we need to make sure that all people have health care, whether or not they can afford it.
ReplyDeleteIn order to preserve the environment, every bit of our effort counts. We must start taking small steps towards this goal and stop using plastic bags.
ReplyDeleteIt is a waste of time and effort to focus our energy on how many "Asians" at our school are too academic-oriented. We should live our own lives and realize that Monta Vista is much more than a competitive, GPA centered environment.
ReplyDeleteAP testing is a taxing time for students and drains them of energy. In order to lower stress levels that are already soaring miles high, a special schedule that allows students to take the tests without missing classes should be enforced.
ReplyDeleteIn an effort to prevent swine flu from becoming an epidemic, people have been taking many precautions. We must all agree that the psychological effects of swine flu have gone too far.
ReplyDeleteAs the news start to flourish about the Swine flu being a deadly epidemic that will in fact kill everyone in the near future if we don't take action, we must say--we agree. Everyone that is panicking has the right to panic because the virus (A(H1N1)) acts like a regular flu, but is actually deadly.
ReplyDeleteTeachers should limit the amount and quality of gifts they receive from students. When no limits are placed, sometimes gift-giving can get carried away and lead to unnecessary subjectivity.
ReplyDeleteAs technology advances everyday, schools are expecting students to do homework and other sorts of work on the computer. Teachers shouldn't rely on computers for students to work on unreliable machines which provoke procrastination.
ReplyDeleteTo keep from going even deeper into this economic crisis, we must all take a stand against bad investments and corrupt stockholders.
ReplyDeleteIn our efforts to protect everybody from the swine flu, people are starting to become unhealthily obsessed with protecting everybody from it. Schools do not need to shut down if this happens.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing better than the convenience. The iPhone is mastering the ability to be the all-in-one device. But as the people continue to cram more and more into something for convenience, they are only rushing. Life is short enough as it is, and there's no need to speed it up by rushing.
ReplyDeleteTo make the school a more comfortable environment for all students, something must be done to allow students to display affection towards others, but in a respectful manner for all the other surrounding students. We must agree to take action and limit the amount of public displays of affection (PDA) on campus.
ReplyDeleteIn order for Monta Vista students to be able to use the school library's facilities, the library must be available to students both before and after school.
ReplyDeleteAs technology-based communication has become increasingly intertwined with teenagers' lives, teachers need to begin using these tools as teaching resources to give students a foothold in a media-charged world.
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ReplyDeleteIn efforts to ensure domestic safety, we must secure our borders and and prevent potential attacks against our nation. We must invest time, energy, and money into tracking and capturing terrorists rather than channeling our energy and sending troops to Iraq to maintain civilization.
Lowering health insurance and health care will make the society stay health and happy.
ReplyDeleteAs a society led by leaders, we must remember that leadership is a skill not taught, but practiced.
ReplyDeleteAs time progresses and each generation embraces the uniqueness of their youth, parents must learn to let go of outdated customs and traditions in order to allow both them and their children to move forward
ReplyDeleteIn efforts to prevent students from constantly being tardy, action must be taken to reduce "Late-Start Wednesday" traffic, by changing the schedule of both Kennedy Middle and Monta Vista High.
ReplyDeleteIn our efforts to prevent diabetes, we must have good sleeping habits and have a balanced diet.
ReplyDeleteIn order to stray far away from the selfish act of hypocrisy, we must first acknowledge that modesty is not an act of virtue.
ReplyDeleteTo make themselves seem "prettier" girls go to extremes such as dieting and wear excessive make-up. We must all agree to not overreact and understand that we are all beautiful in our own way.
ReplyDeleteIn light of the recent rise of global temperatures around the world, it is imperative that we identify and diagnose the main cause of this human-created crisis: our negligence of effective solutions.
ReplyDeleteIn order to lose weight and be healthy one must not only watch their diet, the must find time for phisical activity.
ReplyDeleteAs the every single freshman gets to the end of the year in biology class, fetal pig dissection is presented as the end oft he year project. While some people enjoy cutting the piggy open, other would not like to see the pig, for personal issues, of course. Students who have a problem with seeing the fetal pig should not be forced to see the pig openly and not take the pig practicals.
ReplyDeleteA minute of our life is wasted when we tell a telemarketer to go away, and in our frustration we don't even realize that we're talking to a recorded voice. It is about time for us to take a stand and eliminate these calls from our lives completely.
ReplyDeleteAs crime rates are increasing, everyone must get the ferocious Hello Kitty to protect their household.
ReplyDeleteWhen success is not an outcome for students at MV, the word "rigged" is often used to characterize this inability to reach one's own prior expectations. However, we must remember that it is only human to not be able to achieve certain goals in life, and handling these situations in a mature manner is the bottom line.
ReplyDeleteIn our efforts to reduce stress in high schools, students should have a balanced amount of work each day. We must make sure that teachers together know how much schoolwork is being given on each day.
ReplyDeleteIn order to prevent global warming, we must realize that every action counts. We must all push ourselves to recycle and save energy.
ReplyDeleteIn order to save the pigs from swine flu, we must act out as a community to take action and cover our mouths when we cough. We must all agree to wear doctor masks until further notice.
ReplyDeleteRecently, Evergreen High School of East San Jose took extreme measures of budget cuts to eliminate afterschool sports and activities. Even in the midst of the disruptive economy, we must take a stand a protect the rights of students to have provisions of sports and activities.
ReplyDeleteIn November of 2008 the right for homosexuals to marry was revoked. Instead they were given civil unions. This is a form of segregation, and so homosexuals need to have their right to marry returned
ReplyDeleteMany of our A.M.s are filled with snooze buttons, early morning showers, homework, late carpools, and buzzing electronic tooth brushes, but in all of the rush of the morning, we often find ourselves stuffing down a premade sweet or nothing at all.
ReplyDeleteGroup tests, if continually used, will cause more students' grades to suffer because of the irresponsibility of their partners.
ReplyDeleteIf students are asked to get up so early each day, it will affect their focus in class, and end up affecting their grades. It's not a hard problem to solve, all Monta Vista has to do is ring the first period bell and hour later. Just an hour. That is all. An extra hour in the morning would result in a better, stronger school overall.
ReplyDeleteOur generation at Monta Vista needs to be controlled so we won't be labeled any more. We can stop the title we get as a school and a generation, we just have to stop it our selves.
ReplyDeleteDue do the increasing temperatures as summer approaches, people's sweat glad will begin to work more often. In order to protect the noses of peers, Monta Vista High School students should all be required to wear deodorant.
ReplyDeleteIn the United States, voter turnout among the 18 to 21 year old demographic is extremely low. In order to increase the number of youth that vote, educational programs should be created to encourage and raise awareness of the importance of government participation.
ReplyDeleteIn order to decrease the chances of child abuse as the results of drugs and alcohol, depression, and marital abuse of the PARENTS, all expecting parents should be required to take parenting classes before birth.
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