English 100 ‘ ‘.., ‘ 1

English 100 ‘ ‘.., ‘ 1
Your third assignment is to write an argument or persuasive essay, an essay in f.
to convince the reader of your position on a particular issue. The essay should be , , A, it “ft-r
spaced, and 750-1000 words in length. It is due on March 13. .. m 7 g
For this essay you can choose your own topic, but make sure that the issue that you chooser
debatable. There is no reason, for example, to argue that parents should love their children
because no one will disagree with you.
Read the following newspaper article. What is the writer’s argument? How has the writer chosen
to make it?
Dangerous trees: Terminate with extreme prejudice
Earlier this year, a child fell out ofa tree in Regina Beach and broke a leg. In response, the
provincial Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport is planning to cut the tree down, lest other
children suffer similar accidents.
This is the correct step. Not only will it prevent this leafy monster from hurting any more
children, it will serve as a warning to other trees in the Last Mountain Lake recreational area.
The message is clear: Hurt a child. face the chainsaw.
ln response to the move. a group of naive tree-hugging locals is effectively blaming the
victim-arguing that the occasional accident is no reason to destroy trees that provide shade and
natural beauty to the local community This? hysterical people clearly hate children.
“They’re trees that we sit on.“ declared local resident Janey Davies. “Trees that the kids have
climbed for five generatiims than l t‘umv i because
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