Argumentative Essay

August 26, 2016. Do you know what happened on this day? Many of you probably do not know the significance of this day. On this day, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, refused to stand during "The Star-Spangled Banner." Mr. Kaepernick sat down behind his teammates, on the bench, while the National Anthem was playing. His actions sparked an outrage in the sports word and the regular world. In my opinion, his actions were one of the most disgraceful activities of protest I have ever

August 26, 2016, the first day Colin Kaepernick takes a knee during the National Anthem in a pre-season NFL game. Once people found out what he did, the country went crazy and people starting taking sides immediately. Some think he should never be seen again, while others truly supported him for the message he was trying to put out there. Once more players started taking a knee or raising their fist in the air, the question came about whether college athletes or even high school athletes should

Advocates play an important part of the encounter stage of conversion. Rambo defines an advocate as someone who “assesses the potential target audience and formulates persuasive tactics to bring converts into the religious community” (Rambo 66-67). Islam is one of the few religions that have clear and particular missionary enterprises. It is also important to examine the nature of the advocate. For example Rambo states that the following are important considerations: “Is conversion central to their

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

As the division of neighborhoods became more clear, children of each race did not get to see the other race on a daily basis because they are physically separated. The lack of interaction between the two races created a mental gap. Without the opportunity to see the other race, children were only able to know the other race through memories passed down through their neighborhoods. The cycle of negative images of the other race passed down through generations set up a mindset in each race that they

Do you think you learn at the same rate as your peers? Probably not, and that isn’t a bad thing. All schools are different, some big, some small, some in safe neighborhoods, some in dangerous. Do you think that affects the education that the students are receiving? It can, and it will if you don’t get the kind of education you need. Education is not equal throughout the country. One major reason is that every school is in a different area. Not all places are safe, there are many schools that are

To consider both the man before the war and after the war a patriot, we have to look at what a patriot is. The dictionary defines a patriot as, “a person who loves and strongly supports or fights for his or her country”. (Merriam-webster.com, 2014) Being a man who continues to serve the military, we are all patriots at some point. Ron Kovic raised his right hand as the process of enlistment goes, swore allegiance and service to the United States, knowing he might have to give his life in order

In this day and age, multiple things are open to teens that were not around in the past. Some of these things include television, newer age radio, and the Internet. Due to these things, several teens have been getting lower test scores and even lower social skills. Some people may ask if modern technology is making humans less intelligent. Regarding to an online article, "In a series of four experiments at Columbia and Harvard, Sparrow and her team found that students are more likely to recall a

Justice has been served for the family of Laquan McDonald as former Chicago policeman Jason Van Dyke was finally charged with first degree murder more than a year after shooting the 17-year-old 16 times, but this was not the first wrongdoing of a police officer as there has been hundreds of cases where the death of an innocent black man was caused by excessive force. Tamir Rice. Eric Garner. Walter Scott. Michael Brown. Each killing raises a disturbing question: Would any of these people have

In an article by the Portland Press Herald, the 9th Circuit of the Court of Appeals recently ruled that immigrants under the age of 18 in the country illegally do not have the right to free legal aid that is often provided by the US government. According to the article, judges cited their ruling on the basis that there are no laws of the federal government that mandates complimentary legal help to adolescents standing trial for crimes related to immigration. The article cites that the adolescent