English Composition And Rhetoric Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Paper on Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (919 words, 2 pages)

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION CIVIL SUPPORT TEAMS "They stand ready to enter any dangerous situation to do their part defending the nation. They work with civilian agencies, but the Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams are..... The milatay's first responders." There are currently twenty seven Weapons of Mass Destruction ... Read More

The Meaning of War and Its Effects to People Should Be Explained to Everyone Thoroughly (635 words, 1 pages)

The Merriam - Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines war as a state of open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations. If you ask anybody that has served in any type of warfare, you'll get a variety of answers, albeit none as sweet and simple as the one given ... Read More

An Essay on Prison History (2541 words, 4 pages)

Since the 1700s, man has incorporated prisons with the objective of punishing individuals who had committed crimes against society. Follow us as we journey from past and present prison status, to what possibly might be the future that is prison. Imprisonment is a relatively new idea for punishing criminals. "Until ... Read More

A Paper on Capital Punishment in America (2251 words, 4 pages)

Unlike Canada the death penalty is still in place in America. Some people agree with it and some oppose it. It is hard to make a solid argument for either side, but one things for sure, as long as murders are being committed some people with want the death penalty, ... Read More

How Service Learning Influences Lives (1491 words, 2 pages)

The first agency I volunteered to work for is a program called Summer Quest. Summer Quest is designed to help students that are in the sixth through twelfth grade experience a 'positive summer experience.' What this actually means is that it provides students an opportunity to do fun and exciting ... Read More

An Argument against Violence as a Means to Resolve Conflict (611 words, 1 pages)

In most peoples opinion non- violence is the best way to solve a problem. The strange thing is that when the time comes to solve a certain problem, violence is used. Violence is not the best way to solve a problem. In this reflection the main topics are problems where ... Read More

A Paper on Changes Regarding Tools and Communications through History (485 words, 1 pages)

In 1988, when everybody thought the only people who would use computers to communicate were adolescent boys with complexion problems, I witnessed some heart-touching acts of spontaneous support and charitypeople raising tens of thousands of dollars to help parents struggling with a sick child, shifts organized to sit and read ... Read More

Utopia and Its Presence in Social and Cultural Discourse (2280 words, 3 pages)

UTOPIA BUBBLE - A utopia built within a distopian setting. In order to preserve its exclusivity and high standard of life, utopia bubbles sometimes revert to the oppression and exploitation of distopian people. A utopia ceases to become a bubble when its high standard of life is abundant enough to ... Read More

A Paper on Entertainment and Youth Violence (249 words, 1 pages)

Should entertainment be blamed for youth violence? This is a question that is being asked more and more. Sadly, it is a topic brought up only after a school shooting or a youth murder. To fully understand the question, we have to understand what violence is. Violence is the use ... Read More

A Paper on Conflicting Senses of Space (397 words, 1 pages)

The essay title above is asking me to show using examples how conflicts can happen when conflicting senses of place occur at different places all over the globe. The aim is to answer the above title and I am going to this by firstly defining the spatial scales, I am ... Read More

A Comparison of Vietnamese and Pakistani Cultures (938 words, 2 pages)

Vietnamese Vs. Pakistani What is culture? Culture is set of learned behaviors, beliefs, attitudes, values, and ideas that are characteristic of a particular society or population. In this paper, I will compare and contrast Pakistani and Vietnamese culture. Furthermore, I will discuss what I have learned from this exercise. In ... Read More

Raiders or Traders: A Paper on Vikings (1017 words, 2 pages)

Topic 10 - Raiders or traders? the Vikings The last great wave of invasions for western Europe came with the Vikings. Who were they, where did they go and what did they want? The term 'Viking' is as complex and ambiguous as trying to characterise 'the Vikings' themselves. According to ... Read More

A Discussion on the Counterculture of Gangs and Violence (553 words, 1 pages)

Gangs Gang violence is like a ritual bringing members closer together. They use violence to bring new members into the gang. Another words they beat the crap out of them and if they survive then they can join the gang. They share both the danger and excitement of being violent ... Read More

Influences of Entertainment on Society’s Attitude Towards Violent Behavior (1917 words, 5 pages)

Does entertainment influence society's attitude towards violent behavior? In order to fully answer this question we must first understand what violence is. Violence is the use of one's powers to inflict mental or physical injury upon another, examples of this would be rape or murder. Violence in entertainment reaches the ... Read More

A paper on Women Wearing Veils (1256 words, 2 pages)

When someone mentions the word Veil many people think of Bridal veils. But there are other types of veils around Islamic veils, Spanish mantillas and historical headwear. The tradition of women wearing veils dates back centuries and it crosses many cultures. In Islamic cultures where women have been subordinate to ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Wearing Uniforms in US Schools (889 words, 2 pages)

It happens every year. Parents spend hundreds of dollars buying school clothes they feel are appropriate for their children at the start of the new school year. But, sometime during the first couple of weeks of school, one or more of your children come home with a notice from their ... Read More

A Paper on the Conflict between the United States of America and Iraq (2503 words, 4 pages)

IRAQ VS. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HOW MUCH LONGER WILL INNOCENT PEOPLE CONTINUE TO DIE UNTIL SANCTIONS ARE LIFTED? In the year 1990 the Middle East was in a tense position after the attack of Kuwait by its Iraq neighbours and its President Sadaam Hussein. This was only to ... Read More

Dealing with School Violence without Stifling Creativity and Diversity (510 words, 1 pages)

When one is thinking about mandatory school uniforms, the first and main reason of safety and reducing violence at school comes to mind. But, the truth of the matter is the problem with safety and violence is a big issue, and one that should not be even considered solving by ... Read More

The Role of Underground Railroad in Lives of African American Slaves before the Civil War (1409 words, 2 pages)

Captured from their homes in Africa, then shipped to America under extremely poor conditions, and then sold to the highest bidder, this was part of the average slave's life. This was the sort of life slaves lead in their new foreign homeland. Put to work and forced to live with ... Read More

Failing to Teach Children Right from Wrong Is the Main Cause of Violence (1023 words, 2 pages)

Understanding the Problem "Video games are not the source of violence in our society", says the president of the Interactive Digital Software Association Doug Lowenstein, "That's like blaming illiteracy on television. It's time we look at availability of guns and dysfunctional families as the source of violence-not games (Goodstein)." Entertainment ... Read More

A Paper on Could Amsterdam’s Model Be Implemented in the United States (618 words, 1 pages)

Q. Would the Amsterdam model be a useful government response to hallucinogen and marijuana use in this country? Why or why not? Amsterdams coffee shops and cafes are notorious for the tolerated exchange of hashish and marijuana. This example goes completely against the moral principles underlying the United States drug ... Read More

A Report on Transportation within Urban Areas (1949 words, 3 pages)

Recently I went on an adventure around Europe and visited three major cities Paris Amsterdam and Berlin. Throughout my travels I used many different forms of transport to get around including trains, buses, cars, ferries, and my own two feet. It was such a central theme to my adventure that ... Read More

A Short Index of Problems That Occurred in Wars (454 words, 1 pages)

The Trenches Dug in to house men before the decisive battle. But they were stalemated and the trenches were around for years. German trenches were up to 12 metres deep and used concrete to reinforce. British were never as good - they preferred to be offensive and didn't expect the ... Read More

An Essay on the History of Middle Passage/Transatlantic Slave Trade (495 words, 1 pages)

The Transatlantic Slave Trade By Kenneth Bernard While there was slavery throughout World History, never has it reached such an epic proportion as during the Middle Passage transatlantic slave trade. Even today, historians do not know exactly how many Africans died at sea during the Middle Passage experience. Estimates for ... Read More

The Issue of Safety in Airplane Transportation (390 words, 1 pages)

Transportation has advanced over the years from ferries to railroads to automotives to airplanes. Man is constantly moving, and man tries to find faster ways to get from point A to point B. The problem that comes with using faster and cheaper transportation is that its most likely not as ... Read More

A Paper on the Tuskegee Airmen (2190 words, 4 pages)

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN 1999 Airmen Abstract The Tuskegee Airmen, the only African - American pilots to fight in World War II. In 1941, The pressure was put on President Franklin D. Roosevelt to take positive actions in the utilization of Negroes in the armed services. On March 7, 1942 the first ... Read More

The Subculture of Transvestitism (443 words, 1 pages)

There has been a lot of confusion and myths that surrounds the subculture of transvestitism. This confusion and stigma comes from the fact that it has received bad press and attracted an unsympathetic social reaction in the western part of the world. It has led transvestites to crawl away from ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Preserving Tradition (471 words, 2 pages)

Tracy Willing English 1301 9152000 Traditions May Come, But Should They Go? When the sixty foot tall, 2 million pound stack of logs came crashing down on Texas AM University students last November, it left 12 students dead, and 27 injured. Not only did the ninety year old tradition result ... Read More

Duscussion on Techniques for a Safer Driving Experience (933 words, 3 pages)

Traffic Safety Saves Lives Driving an automobile is a risky and dangerous activity. Every day, tragic accidents make the headlines in newspapers and on the evening TV news. Driving is an essential part of day-to-day living for most people, and yet this ordinary means of getting from one place to ... Read More

The True Victims of the Vietnam War Were the People of Vietnam (963 words, 2 pages)

Tragedy in Vietnam When many Americans think of the Vietnam War they think of the American lives that were lost as a result of this terrible tragedy. Americans tend to think of the 58,000 American lives lost and fail to realize that the Vietnamese people lost somewhere between three and ... Read More

English Composition and Rhetoric Essay Examples