Academic Decathlon Argumentative Analysis

In arguing that anti-Confederate southerners played a central role in Confederate defeat, Freehling shifts historical debate to ground that is at once familiar and novel. Historians such as Drew Gilpin Faust and Paul Escott have identified internal disaffection as the primary cause of Confederate defeat while Gary Gallagher has suggested that whites in the Confederacy maintained their support for the government even as military losses ended the war.[1] The South vs. the South expands the scope of inquiry, looking beyond internal fissures within the Confederacy to the divisions in broader southern society. In Freehling's telling, anti-Confederate whites undermined the Confederacy by remaining outside the nation while slaves sapped Confederate

Mr Campbell Newman was a popular lord mayor as a member of the Liberal Party, who served the Queensland government for three years from 2012 – 2015 (Lewis, 2015). In the recent 2015 Queensland state election, Newman was heavily punished by the public voters of Queensland as a result of treating the public servants unfairly by cutting jobs in contrast to his promises. He also claimed that there would be no forced redundancies and that he would try to lower the unemployment rate, yet these promises were never met. In support of this, the following essay argues that Campbell Newman didn’t interfere with the free market economy of Queensland, which can be beneficial for consumers in many ways because there is no government intervention. Instead,

Treason is a political crime committed against a state or government to which the person charged with treason owes a duty of allegiance. The dictionary defines treason as a violation of allegiance toward one’s country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of ones country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies. The men signing the declaration of independence were aware of the risk they ran of committing treason against the British king. The value that defense remained to be determined in a civil war. In civil wars, every man chooses his party, but generally that side with prevails arrogates the right of treating those who are vanquished as rebels. In the weeks preceding the Declaration of Independence,

Many people think of the big picture - but only that. They dream of a grandiose fantasy where change takes place globally and all at once. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Significant change begins on a local level and can take years of development. However, with continued support, these changes, such as the United Nations's Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, can grow to monumental proportions that are integral to our future survival. Developments in quality of education, gender equality, renewable energy, and climate change reversal all lead to this ideal future that we all aim to achieve - a future that is bright, just, and sparkling.

Would you or someone you care bout want to die a slow painful death. Well I would hope not. There are many harmful chemicals such as nicotine which is a highly addictive drug in cigarettes. As soon as you stick the cigarette in your mouth you have nicotine in your system and it can reach the brain in under 6 seconds and cause brain damage. This is only one reason out of thousands why smoking should be illegal.

Although the principles at a higher and prestigious college such as Cornell may appear to hold different values, the fundamental morals of academic integrity remains the same across America. To explain, the criteria for forging one´s work is still the same as students who forge another´s signatures for documents such as report cards. Similarly, in Cornell, forging another´s signature for similar causes or to signify the a class completed is also prohibited. Also, the Tech students are also given the opportunity ¨to appeal¨ to the principal if feelings of injustice is expressed by the student. Likewise in Cornell, a convicted student may appeal to the Hearing Board if the individual is not satisfied. However, the discipline is where the two

Research has revealed that majority of Australian children are getting more than the recommended amount of screen time. A decade long study tracked 4000 pre-schoolers throughout their growth the teenagers. Genevieve Alison published the article ‘Most Australian children spend too much time glued to screens, research reveals’ in the Herald Sun on the 20th September 2016. Alison argues that Australian children spend too much time glued to screens. She expresses a logical and rational tone which swings to a more sophisticated and calm tone later in the article. These tones position the reader to keep reading as it is very informative and has evidence to back her claims. Using persuasive techniques, Alison explains and suggests that screen time

On the day of May 10, 1996 a total of eight people died during the storm of Everest. Rob Hall and Scott Fischer were the main leaders of two different groups; Rob Hall being the leader of the group “Adventure Consultants” and Scott Fischer “Mountain Madness”. These leaders had an impressive reputation of being skilled and being an experienced high-altitude climbers. Each expedition included the team leaders, guides, clients, and assisting sherpas. Some question the cause of the fatal disaster. There are many theories and disagreements concerning the 1996 Everest disaster; some blame the powerful blizzard-like conditions, others put the blame human errors such as lack of communication, inexperience, and wanting a positive reputation. It is argued

In 2014, the average percent of students returning from freshman to sophomore year for a bachelor's degree was 64% (National). This means that over one third of college freshman do not return. Many factors hurt a student's chance of returning because the change of college life from high school is drastic. To ease the transition from high school to college, students need to learn how sleep, independent learning, and their mindset affect their success. With a better understanding of how these things can improve their lives, there will be a higher retention rate.

So often in today’s media can stories wrapped in “controversy” be found plastered on screens and print. These stories can range from legitimate issues such as personal rights to non-issues of people losing their minds over a coffee cup, or so is reported. The fact of the matter is that people will find just about any reason to be upset regardless of whether or not the concern is even minutely worth considering and the groups and anti-groups surrounding the topic will snowball out of control in size, misinformation, and irrationality.

A positive spotlight shines on the GMC Canyon and the Chevrolet Colorado, a pair of midsize pickup trucks with an available turbo-diesel engine.

Scholarly evidence supports and opposes the traditional belief that Luke, Paul’s traveling partner, wrote the Gospel connected to his name. To begin, the opposing evidence shows that Luke or Paul was not a witness to the events he tells about, and Luke did not mention Paul, Paul’s letters, or thoughts during his writings of the Book of Acts (Harris, 2014, p.198). In addition, Luke did not reveal himself in the Gospels or in Acts. Therefore, scholars believe that is doubtful that Luke is the author and Luke-Acts is anonymous. In comparison, the supportive evidence that Luke was the author of works bearing his name includes a note in the Muratorian list of New Testament books identifies the author of the Gospel of Luke, who is known as a

It has been documented that certain committee members felt extensions were not priority when it came to fixing economic issues and recipients were taking advantage of the program. Some members say that other issues surpassed the issue to extend them. Even some have accused unemployed workers of being unproductive and using the program. Mitch McConnell, who is the senator of Kentucky touches on the urgency for there to be more jobs created. He felt as though that would have been more beneficial to unemployed workers versus adding another extension. “It is time to get away from “temporary government programs” and give the American people the tools they need to drive an economy that truly works for them and their families.” (McConnell 17) McConnell

I think the argument does effectively persuade its intended audience. The article is relevant and current. Even though there was not a lot of cited data the points that are brought up are convincing, like how Stanford has designed a curriculum to teach students how to evaluate the information they are looking at. The writer addresses the idea that many people who do not know how to find credible information believe things on the internet that could be very fake. This information causes them to look at issues and make decisions based of off these fake news articles. This idea is very relevant and even affects me when I question if something is real or not. I agree with the writer. All ages need to learn how to find credible information on the

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your historical argument this week, and because our posts were so similar, I thought you might be interested in hearing about how the government tried to streamline another expensive federal program.