Dependence on Computers
Dependence on Computers
Argument/Persuasive Paper
Writing Assignment #4
Directions: Choose and respond to one of the following writing prompts. You must focus on one side of the issue (pro/con, negative/positive, advantages/disadvantages etc.) Be sure that your composition includes the following items.
Structure:
- A strong topic sentence (Topic + Author’s Message = Strong Topic Sentence) that clearly identifies the topic and your opinion of the topic
- Three major details that support the topic sentence
- 3 minor supporting detail sentences that give specific reasons/examples to support the three major details and topic sentence
- A strong conclusion (restates main idea or summarizes major details)
- Unity
- All of the ideas relate to the topic sentence
- supporting details are relevant
Technical:
- Grammatically correct writing
- Correct spelling
- Format
- Typed and double-spaced
- 12 point font (please use Times New Roman or Arial as a guideline for size)
- Name and class information in upper left corner
- At least 1 and 1/2 pages in length
- 5 paragraphs
- Avoid 1st and 2nd person (I, you & me)
Writing Assignment #4
- We are becoming overwhelmingly dependent on computers/internet. Many people choose to work at home in front of a computer screen, take internet classes, shop, and do all of their social networking on the computer. Is this dependence on computers/internet a good thing or a bad thing? Explain
(I chose this topic. I believe computers makes our lives easier especially if we’re always busy. But I also believe that it’s bad for the younger generation.)
Argument/Persuasive Paper Outline
(main topic has to have a good lead.)
- Main Idea/topic sentence (Topic + Authors point=topic sentence)
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- First Major Detail
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- Minor Supporting Details
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- Second Major Detail
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- Minor Supporting Details
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- Third Major Detail
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- Minor Supporting Details
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- Conclusion
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EXAMPLE essay
Helen Reddy
English 58
July 1, 2010
WA #4
Throughout history, men and women have been arguing about which gender has it easier. Men argue that women have a lot of power and that makes their life easier. Women argue that men have less responsibility than women, and that is why they have it easier. History has proven, however, that it is much more difficult to be a woman in today’s society than it is to be a man.
To start, women are expected to be physically perfect. Women are constantly being reminded of their imperfections by the media. They are expected to be thin, pretty, and ageless. The amount of money that women spend on cosmetics, diets, plastic surgery and clothes would cut the national deficit in half. Unfortunately, more and more young girls are going under the knife to look more like the models and famous people they admire. It is not only costly, but it is sending the wrong message to our young women. Reality T.V. star, Heidi Montag, is a perfect example of a young woman who has taken the desire to be perfect too far. She endured ten plastic surgery procedures to achieve perfection, and she is no longer recognizable. She underwent more plastic surgery than most women twice her age have had. Men are not held to the same standard. Donald Trump is a very unattractive man, but he manages to attract beautiful women.
Another reason that women have it more difficult is because they are not valued in the work place. Most women today are paid considerably less than men for the same job. A man and woman can have the same responsibilities, but they are not paid equally. Studies show that if an employer has to pick between two potential employees with identical qualifications, the employer will pick the male applicant over the female applicant.
Finally, women have a more challenging life because they are expected to juggle a career and motherhood. Women who work full time jobs come home to a family that needs to be taken care of. She has to make dinner, do laundry, help with homework and clean the house. A working mother does not have the opportunity to stop working once she gets home. In fact, a working mother really never stops working.
Clearly, it is much more difficult to be a woman in today’s society than it is to be a man
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