Open Argument Project by NATALIE CASTELLANOS https://padlet.com/ncastellanos579/rgt6wl5kjk360vug en-us 2022-04-27 00:01:09 UTC 2022-04-27 01:45:15 UTC hello@padlet.com 2009-B: The passage below is from The Worst Years of Our Lives by Barbara Ehrenreich. Ehrenreich is writing about life in the 1980s. Read the passage carefully and then write an essay in which you support, refute, or qualify Ehrenreich's assertions about television. Support your argument with appropriate evidence. ncastellanos579 https://padlet.com/ncastellanos579/rgt6wl5kjk360vug/wish/2159446187 Thesis: Although movies and shows depict subjects doing a variety of tasks, they do lack the trend of watching TV for hours on end, being too realistic and monotonous to actively engage viewers.

Evidence 1: Grey's Anatomy 
Evidence 2: Hunter X Hunter
Evidence 3: Beauty and the Beast
Evidence 4: Saw
Evidence 5: Halloween

]]> 2022-04-27 00:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ncastellanos579/rgt6wl5kjk360vug/wish/2159446187 2005-A: In “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” an article that appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Peter Singer, a professor of bioethics, calls attention to the urgent need for food and medicine in many parts of the world. Singer argues that prosperous people should donate to overseas aid organizations such as UNICEF or Oxfam America all money not needed for the basic requirements of life: “The formula is simple: whatever money you’re spending on luxuries, not necessities, should be given away.” Write an essay in which you evaluate the pros and cons of Singer’s argument. Use appropriate evidence as you examine each side, and indicate which position you find more persuasive. ncastellanos579 https://padlet.com/ncastellanos579/rgt6wl5kjk360vug/wish/2159458671 Thesis: Although the wealthy and their money shouldn't be relied on to provide aide, it is morally correct to give a small amount of the money used for luxury to those in desperate need and helps those places economically.

Evidence 1: Marshall Plan
Evidence 2: Gates Foundation
Evidence 3: National Geographic
Evidence 4: Zelensky's speech to Congress]]> 2022-04-27 00:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ncastellanos579/rgt6wl5kjk360vug/wish/2159458671 2019: The term “overrated” is often used to diminish concepts, places, roles, etc. that the speaker believes do not deserve the prestige they commonly enjoy; for example, many writers have argued that success is overrated... Select a concept, place, role, etc. to which you believe that the term “overrated” should be applied. Then, write a well-developed essay in which you explain your judgment. Use appropriate evidence from your reading, experience, or observations to support your argument. ncastellanos579 https://padlet.com/ncastellanos579/rgt6wl5kjk360vug/wish/2159477006 Thesis: This fast paced society defines what is cool and popular from one month to another and things that were once revered and loved go out of style quickly, however the fame and fortune that comes from the rapid climb is overrated pointless. 

Evidence 1: K-Pop Industry
Evidence 2: Johnny Depp/ Amber Heard
Evidence 3: Olsen Twins
Evidence 4: Great Gatsby
Evidence 5: Cocaine Cowboys

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