Persuasive Essay Brainstorm

Brainstorm

• why prom is stupid
• why high school day should be shorten
• why the school day should be shorter
• why laptops help students
• why high school should only be 3 yrs. long

Quote Reaction

How Starbucks Saved My Life

Quote:

"Work is diginity. (pg.37)"

I have started to read How Starbucks Saved My Life by Michael Gates. This is a fascinating book and has really got me thinking about how I view work and how I view my life and what I believe is important. I chose this quote because it really ties up the chapter about how Michael comes to the realization that he never liked his job but he enjoyed the perks that came along with them. He was the vice president of large advertising firm before he was laid off and had to take a job as a barista at Starbucks at 62 yrs. old. This quote is very simple but describes how important work and finding a meaning is for humans. This reminds me of the reading we did in Humanities where Socrates describes work and how humans are empty without work ans we find a lot of our meaning as humans in what we do. This quote also shows Gates writing style. He is very clear and concise and doesn't take the long, convoluted route to explain how he is feeling and is still very vivid. I admire that and want to find a way to integrate that into my writing.

Cause and Effect Essay Prospectus

Thesis: The cause of our backwards thinking when it comes to healthcare and other social programs stems from the way our country was founded and the guiding principals in our society and what we believe America stands for.

Main Points I want to touch on:

• why do some Americans believe that being able to purchase a gun is a god given right but universal healthcare is not.
• discuss different times in history when 'social agendas' were hotly contested in America like, social security, welfare, etc. and how there opponents have the same criticism of healthcare.
• What exactly is a "socialist state', talk about the red scare and what is it about socialism the irks some Americans.
• How the creation of our country( Puritanism and breaking away from Britain) has impacted what we think are "fundamental rights"

I haven't done any research on this so these are just ideas off the top of my head. After researching I probably will have better, clearer ideas!