Friday, March 14, 2014

A Few Suggested articles for Essay #2--More to Come


Here are just a few persuasive articles, any of which would fit the criteria for the Essay #2 assignment.  The first article is from 1977 and contains one of the examples in our rhetorical appeals handout.  The rest are from the opinion pages of the websites I've suggested. Skim through the articles and see if they spark your interest; if not, let the articles lead you to other articles on their pages. At the end if this post I've also included websites for you to search.

"The Satisfactions of Housewifery and Motherhood" by Terry Martin Hekker

"Why I am Pro-Life" by Thomas L. Friedman

"Mugging Our Descendants" by George F. Will

"It's Time to Allow Doping in Sport" by Ellis Cashmore

"Should Doping Be Allowed?" Room for Debate Forum

"Who Says There Is No Solution to Bullying?" by Becky Cohn-Vargas

"Don't Blame the Eater" by David Zinczenko

"Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood"

"The Scary New Evidence on BPA-Free Plastics"

cnn.com
nytimes.com
washingtonpost.com
motherjones.com
huffingtonpost.com
salon.com
sltrib.com
deseretnews.com
standard.net
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13 comments:

  1. Trevor WilliamsApril 9, 2014 at 10:43 PM

    I really enjoyed cashmeres article about doping in sport. He brings about an appropriate solution to a pathetic problem that is devastating the sports world. Let it all be legal he says. At first I was offended then after reading the article his persuasion and convincing ways sold me.

    Trevor Williams

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    1. AnonymousApril 21, 2014 at 5:30 PM

      I agree with cashmore article as well. it up to the athlete to choose if the drug or sport will be their focus. Their choice will reflect their performance.
      Evan C.

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  2. AnonymousApril 10, 2014 at 10:38 PM

    I love Thomas Friedman's writing voice. Most things he writes make a lot of since to me.

    Amber B.

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    1. AnonymousApril 10, 2014 at 11:39 PM

      I mean sense... Sorry professor.

      Amber B.

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  3. AnonymousApril 14, 2014 at 3:26 AM

    I find it a lot easier to write the papers if you are actually interested in the subject. Sadly I was not interesting in any of these, so I chose my own source.
    Stephen Knotek

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    1. UnknownApril 16, 2014 at 6:18 AM

      I chose my own source as well for the exact same reasoning. I wrote my article on performance enhancing drugs. What did you write your article on?

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    2. AnonymousApril 20, 2014 at 8:22 PM

      I also wrote my own source since I was not into any of these.
      Omar Cuevas

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    3. AnonymousApril 21, 2014 at 9:35 AM

      I can't say I was extremely interested in any of these topics either, but I also had a hard time figuring out what I did want to write about. After struggling to find my own topic, I finally decided that these topics weren't so bad. :)
      - Maddie Walters

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    4. Taylor KingApril 21, 2014 at 5:31 PM

      I agree! I write a lot better when I have interest in what I am Writting About!

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  4. AnonymousApril 14, 2014 at 9:13 AM

    "Should Doping Be Allowed?" Room for Debate Forum would be an interesting debate.
    -Tanner Adams

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  5. AnonymousApril 14, 2014 at 11:05 AM

    I did my essay on the article about motherhood. I thought it was very interesting how the article had students from Yale talking about their points of view.
    Sydney Medsker

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  6. AnonymousApril 21, 2014 at 9:32 AM

    I didn't realize that there was any question on whether or not 'doping' should be allowed in sports. Why is that even a question? I guess one of the articles made a point of what exactly is the definition of doping, but that seems to be stretching it a bit. I don't think certain painkillers should count as doping if used as it's meant to be used.
    - Maddie Walters

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  7. Taylor KingApril 21, 2014 at 5:29 PM

    I enjoyed the bullying article! That's what I did my final paper on!

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