Posted by: lovethink on: March 12, 2009
Although it is nearly impossible to think that same sex marriage could be legal one day, the truth is it could happen. Many of us do not wish to see this happen, but if we don’t put fourth a solid effort to stop this change in our legal system, we will be forever effected. In our country, same sex marriage should not be legalized, for it causes many more problems than just the one it would solve. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by: lovethink on: March 12, 2009
They way the issue on gay marriage is treated is sometimes jokingly, but this is a serious issue. Not allowing gay marriage can cause traumatic differences in the lives of many people in our country. American lawmakers should include gay marriage as an equal to heterosexual marriage.
Posted by: lovethink on: March 12, 2009
The issue of same sex marriage has become a widely debated topic among many Americans lately. Many don’t know what to think when they are asked about the issue because it is so foreign to them. I believe that same sex marriage is wrong and that it should not be legal in our country.
Posted by: lovethink on: March 12, 2009
Claim: Judges and politicians should never impose a system that purposely deprives children of a married mom and dad.
Evidence: De-defining marriage does this. Marriage de-definers insist, without supporting evidence, that all kids need is a “loving home” with two “parents.” But they continue to dodge the most obvious follow-up question in this debate: “Which parent is unimportant to a child: mom or dad?”
Warrant: We already know – through all non-partisan research and plain common sense – that kids need a mom and a dad. Kids who grow up in homes without a married mom and dad are far more likely to drop out of school, to abuse drugs and alcohol, to commit suicide and suffer from depression, to engage in early promiscuous sex, to become pregnant, to contract an STD, to suffer poverty, and to be incarcerated.
Backing: We also know that every time the government tampers with marriage, kids suffer the most.? Consider how disastrous no-fault divorce has been for children.? It’s mind-boggling that advocates of de-defining marriage frequently cite the divorce epidemic in support of their position.? They ask, “Since marriage is already broken, why shouldn’t same-sex couples be able to call their relationships ‘marriage’?”? The answer is that you don’t fix a flat by slashing the other tires.?? Marriage has already been devastated by divorce, welfare, abortion, tax penalties, and other anti-family government failures.? Kids have come out the losers every time.? So where is the wisdom in, once again, treating children like lab rats in yet another massive social experiment when every other one has failed?
Rebuttal: No one would support a policy that guarantees more kids would go without food, clothing, health care, and education. Growing up in a home with one’s own married mom and dad is the best guarantee that a child will not be deprived of those things and more.
Qualifier: Having both a mom and a dad is infinitely more important to a child than any of those material items. So how then can anyone support a system that, by design, guarantees that more kids will be denied their right to grow up with a married mom and dad? The only answer is that a small group of self-interested adult activists have put their agenda above the real needs of real kids.
Posted by: lovethink on: December 1, 2008
As we astute students grew up from the toddler stage and began to learn to read, the hunt was on for us youngsters to find some piece of literature that we could easily read. Dr. Seuss became a saviour to most teething tots. Green Eggs and Ham was a definite all time favorite by many. Sam’s hunt to find a place or a way to get his friend to try green eggs and ham was almost impossible. Much like this hunt, hunting for rhetorical devices can be extremely challenging. But, with the determination of Sam, anyone can find rhetorical devices. Rhetoric is everywhere, just ask Dr. Seuss.
Examples of Rhetoric (all from Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham):
Anaphora
I do not like them in a box.
I do not like them with a fox.
I do not like them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.
I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them anywhere.
I do not like green eggs and ham.
I do not like them, Sam-I-am.
Anadiplosis
I am Sam, Sam I am.
Ellipsis
And I would eat them with a goat…
Polysendeton
And I would eat them in a boat.
And I would eat them with a goat…
And I will eat them in the rain.
And in the dark. And on a train.
And in a car. And in a tree.
Rhetorical Question
Do you like green eggs and ham?
Who knew that Dr. Seuss was writing rhetoric in his children’s’ books? If we’ve gone all this time without really knowing what was in Green Eggs and Ham, I wonder what other books we’ve missed out on. There is so much rhetoric in the world, so the next time you see a children’s’ book think about what might be hiding in there.
Posted by: lovethink on: July 28, 2008
After reading the RSS feed called “Her Body” out of Newsweek, I was informed about many interesting topics. This feed wrote about problems we see everyday with our health. An article about flip-flops, a girl’s best friend on a hot summer day, showed how this everyday shoe has become the wearer’s worst nightmare. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by: lovethink on: July 28, 2008
Over the course of several weeks I read the RSS feed called “Peace” from People’s Weekly World. There where a bunch of articles, but all of them seemed to be about politics and war. So, I found some headings that looked the most readable and began reading. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by: lovethink on: July 28, 2008
Even though politics is the last topic I want to discuss, I found one feed about them that sparked my interest. The feed War for the White House had political feeds that weren’t entirely politics. They also weren’t solely democratic and about the war. Each piece, like Bill Clinton Sadly Folds First Lady Dress Back into Box, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by: lovethink on: June 27, 2008
Looking for blogs to write about seemed like a difficult challenge for someone like me who agrees with just about everyone. It turned out to be a lot easier than I thought to find inspiration in my peers’ blogs. My feeling that I would never get this done went away after I found three amazingly written blogs – Digging Deeper, Greater Omaha, and Got Words? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by: lovethink on: May 16, 2008
To prove global warming is real, anyone can look at our Earth today. Today, the affects of global warming are very prevalent. Any citizen of the world can see that. Every morning when I wake up and watch the news, I hear the meteorologist saying there is a new record high temperature for the day. This has happened increasingly more over the past ten years (Appenzeller & Dimick, n.d.). Read the rest of this entry »
