Read the excerpt from Amir’s argumentative essay.Plants and hamsters require minimal caretaking skills. They both require food and water, which are easy to provide. Hamsters prefer not to be bothered by their owners. Though some people talk to them, plants grow just fine without this attention. If you have the capability of maintaining a plant, you can handle caring for a hamster.
Read the excerpt from Teagan’s essay about deforestation.Deforestation is a global catastrophe, with billions of trees being chopped down each year. The primary justification for the destruction of forests all over the world is an increased demand for agricultural products—especially cattle. People require food, and they must have a place to grow and raise it. Deforestation not only clears vegetation that removes carbon dioxide from the air, but the very act of clearing forests increases greenhouse gas emissions. This is why becoming vegan is the healthiest choice when determining lifestyle changes.
Read the excerpt from Jahiem’s argumentative essay.It is imperative that elementary school students have their nap times revoked. Children under ten do not have enough responsibility to require an established rest time. In contrast, teenagers participate in extracurricular activities that require their full focus and energy. Sure, both ages are growing rapidly, but which group really needs more sleep? High schools should implement built-in rest time for teenagers to ensure that they are successful in their endeavors. Schools must choose between having rested children or rested teenagers.
Read the excerpt.The benefits of conducting school year-round greatly outweigh giving students a summer break. With year-round schooling, students can remain active in their learning. A long summer break makes it easy for students to forget what they learned during the previous school year, making it harder to apply learned skills during the next year. Allowing students to have weeks of free time means that their skills will be dulled when they return. With shorter breaks, they will forget fewer skills and be able to start each new year performing at their maximum capability. Summer vacations are death to American education since students will forget everything they learn each year.
Read the excerpt.Kale is one of the most nutritious vegetables on Earth. However, its bitter taste and time-consuming processing prevented it from becoming a popular snack food until the kale chip was invented. Kale chips are just as nutritious as raw kale but are ready to eat and tastier. Their convenience and trendy marketing have made them one of the best-selling snack foods. A similar approach will easily work with any vegetable, thus making beets the guaranteed next wave in nutritious snacking.
Read the argument excerpt.Owning a saltwater aquarium is a popular hobby. The exotic beauty of fish for these miniature habitats attracts many people to the pastime. One unusual addition is the lionfish—a particularly striking species with red-and-white stripes, flowy fins, and a series of long spines down its back. Lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific region where they are a top predator in the coral reefs of tropical waters.Choosing a lionfish for a saltwater aquarium should be a careful decision, though. Some people purchase this unique fish, and then, when they grow tired of the work needed to maintain an aquarium, set the fish free. This action has been a notably distressing problem off Florida and up the Atlantic Coast. Lionfish are a novel species in this region and other animals are confused by their look and behavior. As a result, smaller fish and invertebrates become easy prey for the lionfish. The total irresponsibility of saltwater fish owners has disturbed the ecological balance in the Atlantic. Therefore, aquarium owners who decide to have lionfish or other saltwater fish species are a main cause for environmental damage in the region. There should be immediate and strict regulation on the aquarium fish industry.
Read the excerpt from Sora and Yuma’s debate.Sora: When shopping, using the self-checkout essentially qualifies customers as employees. The customer must scan items, bag products, and enter codes. These are the same basic tasks required of a cashier. So, why does a store need both of them? Yuma: The duties of a cashier are far more involved than self-checkout. Self-checkout is a luxury offered to busy customers in a hurry. However, this does not qualify a customer as an employee.
Read the excerpt from Martin’s essay.Dog owners are more mature than cat owners. Dogs are more reliant on their owners, while cats are more independent. Caring for a cat requires minimal skills on the part of the owner, whereas a dog owner must be mature and highly skilled. Dog owners must be knowledgeable about training, teaching tricks, and caring for their pet. If you can only handle the basic task of caring for a cat, then you shouldn’t become a pet owner.
Read the excerpt from Jamal’s argumentative essay.If fruit is an essential part of a balanced diet, then milkshakes should be considered a health food. Strawberries are the main ingredient in strawberry milkshakes. By incorporating fruit into the milkshake, it changes from an unhealthy snack to a nutritious treat. Vegetables can even be added to maximize health benefits. Adding milkshakes to the food pyramid would be an asset to all health-conscious individuals.
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