Persuasive Writing Prompt #10- Volunteering

Many people volunteer their time to help others, either through non-profit organizations, churches, or other charitable venues. Write an essay convincing readers to find a charity and volunteer their time.

There are many people that take time out of their life to volunteer and help out others in need. It is a very good gesture and not many people do this. I encourage people to help volunteer in their community. Not only will they be helping the community out, but it will also make that person feel joy and pride of what they did. Volunteering will be a great activity to practice and you will find that it will be fun.

For those that do not know, charity is the practice of giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver. Many of the best known charities are set up by people who feel passionate about a situation that they believe is wrong or preventable. Most forms of charity are concerned with providing food, water, clothing, and shelter, and tending the ill, but other actions may be performed as charity. The activities and purposes provided by charities are a tangible benefit to the public.

You can volunteer in many different places, such as in churches, non-profit organizations, or other charitable venues. If you are ready and decided to volunteer at a place, it is best that you go find out and look at the place yourself. Get information and get familiar with the place. After you have done so, you are now ready to take part in volunteering and giving your help to those in needs. In the long run, those that you are helping will really appreciate it and you will then know that your job was done well.

Giving your time to help other people will be very generous. Not many people like to do that because they only care about themselves. I understand that some people may not even have time because they are so busy with work or their life in general. There are places close to your home you can go to help volunteer. You do not have to go far, it will be convenient for you and the charity you chose to help out.

Find a charity close to home and go out there and volunteer! Volunteering will be a great activity to practice and you will find that it will be fun. Help out the people in need and be productive in this world. What are you waiting for, go chose a charity to help volunteer. Many people will be thankful of this gesture.

Persuasive Writing Prompt #9- Reality Shows On Television

Today, there are more and more reality shows on television. Do these shows make good television? Why or why not? Explain your answer using specific reasons and examples.

Nowadays, there are more and more reality shows on television. Reality shows have had a terrible effect on our society. I believe that it is a bad influence for children of young ages and teenagers. These shows do not make good television because in the future those kids will want to have the life of the people in the reality shows. It is best that we expose good things to younger children and teens.

What effect has television had on my society? This is something that I ask myself and other people. This has become a major concern of many parents, grandparents, and educators. Many of these reality shows contain inappropriate things such as vulgarity, violence, and hyper sexuality that children should not be exposed to. There are many aspects to the effect that television, films, and advertising have on our society and on our children. These are related and often overlap, but in many cases they have separate and distinct issues.

For example, in the reality shows Keeping up with the Kardashians, Jersey Shore, and Bad Girls Club they display a lot of this inappropriate things that are bad influences to children. They are reality shows that are shown on famous T.V. programs. These shows were made to entertain us and show their “supposedly” everyday lifes. All they are trying to do is "entertain us". The truth behind reality shows is that it is all business. By them making their life crazy and wild they grab people's attention. This is when the cursing and vulgar acts come in place. The more views the program has the more money they make.

I strongly disagree that reality shows make good television. Sometimes shows expose too much. A small kid might be watching them and get examples from them, and in the future their path might end up going a whole different direction just because of that television show. Their life will become a disaster. When people sit at home watching shows they do not realize that they are just making them rich. They could be making money or finding a job instead of being at home and wasting their time. Good television shows that would be appropriate to watch are: national geograhics, history channel, or animal planet. Informs us about real life and we are able to learn stuff about everyday life.

Shows that do not teach us anything are not worth watching. We have to watch shows that would give us knowledge and be ready to answer any question in the real world. We have to watch shows that would teach us morals. Jersey shore definitely doesn’t do that. It just deals with alcohol, sex, fights, money, cars, tanning, and partying. Many would say that is “living life” which it is not because it just leads you to the wrong path. Real life is nothing compared to that, you have to make the right decisions. Reality shows has had a terrible effect on our society. So overall I really think that all these reality shows are bad television.

Setting As The World

The house I live in has been my home forever. There are many memories I have lived for the past seventeen years. The living room plays an important part in my childhood memories, as well as present memories. I remember this one day when it was getting dark, and it happened to be a rainy day. My family and I were all in the living room covered in our blankets and watching a television show on channel 34. Usually when we watch TV all together we joke around and talk about things that happened that we need to discuss among us. I remember seeing lightning and hearing thunderstorms while we were watching TV. I love the sound of lightning because it is something that we do not get often. My brother was scared so he got closer to my mom. We were all making fun of him, but like always my mom was telling us to leave him alone. I was craving something good to eat so I told my sister if she wanted to eat popcorn with me and she said," Yes, I want some too baby girl. How did you know I wanted some?" I was laughing so hard, and I just made that I do not know face. I went to the kitchen and then looked under the sink cabinet to see if we had popcorn. Fortunately, there was only one left. Like always, I started singing corridos out loud as I usually do at home. I made my way to the microwave and quickly put the popcorn bag inside and put four minutes and thirty seconds. Still singing, I went back to sit down on the couch. They were all telling me to shut up because I was annoying. I was just laughing like always. I was looking around the house and I was just thinking of all the people who must be homeless do not have a roof over them. I was lucky and I felt safe in my house. I thought to myself," I never want to leave this house." I then started to hear the popping of the popcorn. The aroma was so delicious. I almost tasted the popcorn in my mouth. That day my sister and I were just out of it. My parents, sister and brother would just be looking at us while we both were talking and laughing till we dropped the floor and could not breath anymore. The popcorn was done, so I went to go prepare it. I made sure they had a lot of tapatio salsa. We ate our popcorn, and when we finished were both full and satisfied. After a while, I went to brush my teeth and I came back with my sister. The rest had gone to sleep already. The VCR clock under the plasma TV read eleven thirty-three. I was laying down peacefully in the soft side of the couch. I do not know how, but I fell asleep. I woke up and it was twelve forty-one. The lights were off. My sister had gone to sleep too, but in the room. I got up and made my way to the room. I laid down on my bed and I fell asleep like a baby right away. That night was ironic.

Persuasive Writing Prompt #8- Family Size

A few decades ago, many families had half a dozen or more children. Nowadays, more and more families are choosing to have only one or two children. Are smaller families better that larger ones? Why or why not? State your position and support it with specific reasons and examples.

Decades ago families used to have half a dozen or more children. Everything changed, now the ideal family count in America includes four members. I understand that with big families comes great responsibility. I believe that smaller families are more convenient nowadays. It is up to the parents they are the ones who will take the responsibility and the burden, but I believe a smaller family is better to take care.

It is more convenient to have a smaller family because that way the parents will spend less money and have more money to save up for the things they need. In some cases parents do not have enough money to buy things that their children might need or want, so imagine if you had a big family. It would be hard for the parents to get the money to get each of their children something. That money that the parents can save up can be used for when they attend college in the future, bills they have to pay or anything else important that they need to pay. Your wallet will never go empty and you will be able to provide what you family needs.

The economic crisis had hit many Americans hard. Many people have lost their jobs and they are now homeless. Imagine if you were in these people's shoes with a family of six children or more? What would you do? It would be terrible to be in that situation. People are barely surviving with whatever they make at their job. They mostly only have enough to pay for the bills and maybe rent and food. Think of all the things your children might need, then multiply them by the number of kids you have. I do not even want to figure it out because I know it is going to cost you a lot of money from your wallet. It is better to think it twice before you decide to have a lot of children.

Having fewer kids will also help the parents have less problems. Parents will be able to keep track of all of their children easier if they only have like one or two children. This also means that if they need to go somewhere it will not be hard because you only have a few children and you will get the job done faster. Everything will be more quickly done and parents will be able to keep track of where their kids are at. The fewer the children, the less problems for the parents.

Parents should think about having a lot of children twice. It is best that they have a smaller family because it will be more convenient for them in many ways. Big families come with great responsibility, so it is up to the parents if they want to have a larger family. Everyone is different and prefer to have different things. But for me smaller families are a better choice over larger families.

Cats And Dogs

The cat, also known as the domestic cat or housecat[5] to distinguish it from other felines and felids, is a small furry domesticated carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years, and are currently the most popular pet in the world. Owing to their close association with humans, cats are now found almost everywhere on Earth. Cats hear sounds too faint for human ears, they can also hear sounds higher in frequency than humans can perceive. This is because cats' usual prey make high frequency noises, so cats' hearing has evolved to pinpoint these faint high-pitched sounds. Cats rely more on smell than taste, and have a vastly better sense of smell than humans. The dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The domestic dog has been the most widely kept working, hunting and companion animal in human history. The word "dog" may also mean the male of a canine species, as opposed to the word "bitch" for the female of the species. Over the 15,000 year span that the dog had been domesticated, it diverged into only a handful of landraces, groups of similar animals whose morphology and behavior have been shaped by environmental factors and functional roles. As the modern understanding of genetics developed, humans began to intentionally breed dogs for a wide range of specific traits.

Dressing Formally And Informally

Formal wear is the general terms for clothing suitable for formal social events, such as a wedding, formal garden party or dinner, débutante cotillion, dance, or race. The Western style of formal evening dress, characterized by black and white garments, has spread through many countries; it is almost always the standard formal social dress in countries without a formal national costume. A dress code is a set of rules governing a certain combination of clothing; some examples are black tie and morning dress. Formal dress is the grouping of all the dress codes which govern clothes worn to formal events. The traditional rules that govern men's formal dress are strictly observed from these derive the evening dress variants worn on many occasions, such as high school prom dances, formal dances, and entertainment industry award programs. Informal attire, also called International business attire or Western business attire is a dress code, typified by a suit and necktie, for men. On the scale of formality, informal attire is more formal than casual but less formal than semi-formal. It is more presentational than semi-casual, but offers more room for personal expression than semi-formal dress. Informal should not be confused with casual, not even smart casual in loose common usage, many people refer to informal dress as semi-formal or formal and formal dress as very formal; this usage is not accepted by authorities on dress codes.

Raw And Cooked Foods

Raw foodism, or also known as rawism, is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of uncooked, unprocessed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. Raw foodists typically believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits. Raw foodism or a raw diet is usually equated with raw veganism in which only raw plant foods are eaten. Depending on the type of lifestyle and results desired, raw food diets may include a selection of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds (including sprouted whole grains such as gaba rice), eggs, fish (such as sashimi), meat (such as carpaccio), and non-pasteurized and non-homogenized dairy products (such as raw milk, raw milk cheese, and raw milk yogurt). Cooking is the process of preparing food with heat. Cooks select and combine ingredients using a wide range of tools and methods. In the process, the flavor, texture, appearance, and chemical properties of the ingredients can change. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training.

Spicy And Sweet Foods

A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for flavor, color, or as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth. In the kitchen, spices are distinguished from herbs, which are leafy, green plant parts used for flavoring. Piquance or piquancy is a type of pungence specific to the sense of taste. Piquance is often quantized in scales that range from mild to hot. The Scoville scale measures the piquance of chili peppers, as defined by the amount of capsaicin they contain. It is not considered a taste in the technical sense, because it is carried to the brain by a different set of nerves. While taste nerves are activated when consuming foods like chili peppers, the sensation commonly interpreted as "hot" results from the stimulation of somatosensory fibers in the mouth. Many parts of the body with exposed membranes that lack taste receptors produce a similar sensation of heat when exposed to pungent agents. Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well. Confectionery items include sweets, lollipops, candy bars, chocolate, candy floss, and other sweet items of snack food. The term does not generally apply to cakes, biscuits, or puddings which require cutlery to consume, although exceptions such as petit fours or meringues exist. Speakers of American English do not refer to these items as "candy".

How Weather Affects Your Mood

Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather refers, generally, to day to day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate is the term for the average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time. Mood is a relatively long lasting emotional state. Moods differ from simple emotions in that they are less specific, less intense, and less likely to be triggered by a particular stimulus or event. Moods generally have either a positive or negative valence. In other words, people typically speak of being in a good mood or a bad mood. I do believe that when the weather is cold or rainy, most people feel mad, sad, or depressed. When the weather is good, such as warm or no too cold, people tend to be more in a good mood because they get to do more things and they can enjoy the outdoors.

Public Schooling and Homechooling

State schools, also known in the United States and Canada as public schools, are schools mandated for or offered to all children by the government, whether national, regional, or local, provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for, in whole or in part, by State taxes. Homeschooling or homeschool, also called home education or home learning, is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school. Although prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood education occurred within the family or community, homeschooling in the modern sense is an alternative in developed countries to private schools outside the home or educational institutions operated by civil governments. Homeschooling is a legal option for parents in all 50 United States and some countries to provide their children with a learning environment as an alternative to public or private schools outside the home. Parents cite numerous reasons as motivations to homeschool, including better academic test results, poor public school environment, improved character and morality development, the expense of private education, and objections to what is taught locally in public school. It may be a factor in the choice of parenting style. Homeschooling is also an alternative for families living in isolated rural locations or living temporarily abroad.

Understanding And Knowledge

Understanding, also called intellection, is a psychological process related to an abstract or physical object, such as a person, situation, or message whereby one is able to think about it and use concepts to deal adequately with that object. An understanding is the limit of a conceptualization. To understand something is to have conceptualized it to a given measure. Knowledge is defined as expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education, the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information; or also the awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. Knowledge acquisition involves complex cognitive processes: perception, learning, communication, association and reasoning. When you understand something is when you have been taught and you get it. Knowledge has already been with you and you can apply it to something.

An Interesting Person

The most interesting person I know is my Uncle Yocundo. To me he is the best uncle in the world. I do not get to see him often because he lives in Mexico. When we are around him he is filled with joy because he likes it when we go with him up to the mountains to milk the cows. After he finished milking the cows, he gathers all of us around and he tells us stories. We all stay alert and not one word comes out of our mouths. His stories are so interesting. To bad he only tells us a few, but we always end up wanting to listen to more stories. I find it so interesting that he has the patience for all of us. I am one of the oldest because the rest are younger and happen to be his grandchildren. On our way back home he lets us all drive. I drove the farthest because I am the the oldest. I have learned to drive because of him. I cannot wait until I see him again this December so that I can hear more of his interesting stories.

Most Effective Teacher

The most effective teacher I have had was in the second grade. She was a very helpful teacher and I learned alot form her. I was about to get flunked in the first grade because I did not know how to read. My mom begged to the teacher and she told her that she will make me learn how to read. She gave me a chance and she did not flunk me. My second grade teacher taught me how to read. At the end of the school year, I was able to read chapter books all by myself. My mom and my teacher were very proud of me. I also learned how to multiply up to three digit numbers. She would help any student that had problems with anything. She took her time. If a student did not get it right away she would set time before or after school just to help you out so that you can get what you did not understood. She was also a very creative teacher and she would assign us projects that were fun and also helped us learn more. I had her for two years, and those two years were incredible!

Not Enough Sleep

Many people nowadays do not get the proper amount of sleep they should be getting. They get so caught up with their favorite late night talk shows or just because they are talking on the phone, texting, or using the computer. If you are a student, it will affect you greatly. When a student goes to sleep late, the next day in class they feel sleepy and they do not pay attention in class. This affect them academically because since they do not listen to the teacher as they are giving their lecture, they will do poorly on their assignments and tests. Having a good night sleep will help them have a fresh start in the morning and they will be able to absorb all the information the teacher is ready to lecture on. It goes the same for those that go to work early in the morning. They will not be alert on their work and it is possible that if they keep that up they might get fired and then they will start to have economic problems in the future. This is why it is important to get a good night's sleep so that the next day you can be fresh and ready to start a new day.

My Favorite Movie

My favorite movie is The Hangover, which came out in 2009. It is an American comedy film starring Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis as the four main characters. There is a couple that is getting married and the groom and his two friends and soon to be brother-in-law decide to go to Las Vegas for his bachelor's party. They get to Las Vegas and they go on the roof of their hotel room and they decide to cheer for the groom and have some alcohol. Little did they know that the groom's brother-in-law put in roofies, also known as Rohypnol, so that made them forget all the crazy things they did that night. The next morning they find that the groom is missing so the rest of the three go out to find him. As they are looking for him, they discover all the crazy things they do and every clue helps to find the groom. There adventure is fun-filled. They go from finding a baby in their hotel closet, to having a tiger in the bathroom. At the end they discover that the groom is in the roof. The wedding is taking place that same day. They drive back to their home and they make it just in time for the wedding. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

Learning A New Language

I will be spending a year abroad and I was told that I need to learn a new language to be able to communicate with he people there. They happen to be French, so now I have to learn how to speak French fluently. I only know how to say hello, thank you and please in French. I most definetely need to learn this language fast! I will start searching for a French teacher who can teach me how to speak French. Hopefully this will help me out. If the teacher is not helpful, I will take French courses in a school. I was also thinking of buying those DVD's and audio tapes that help you learn how to speak a language, but I do not know if that will help me out. I will try all three methods. I would make sure to spend most of my time learning to speak French. That will mean that I have to make up a schedule for everyday so that I can be organized. These would be my plans to accomplish my goal of learning how to speak fluent French.

My Favorite Music Video

My favorite music video is "Y Que Quede Claro" by La Arrolladora Banda El Limon. I like this song because it is a love song. It is a really cute video. The video starts off with two couples in bed. The alarm clock goes on, and it is now time for them to get up. They get in the bills and they barely have money to pay for the bills. The girl is washing clothes and the guy is next to her drinking a cup of coffee thinking about something that is bothering him, perhaps the fact that they need money to survive. They go eat to this taco place, and later that night he cannot sleep because he is thinking too much about their economic problems. The next morning he finds out that his wife is pregnant. He immediately has a huge smile on his face. They start saving money and everyday they put in money into a jar. Later on he decides to go ask for a job at the taco place where he and his wife had gone to that one night. That same day his wife goes into labor, and the neighbor immediately tell him that she went to the hospital. He quickly goes into the house to get the jar of money and runs to the hospital. He finds that he does not have enough money to pay the hospital, so he goes and asks the owner of the taco stand if he can lend him some money. The man helps him out. The last part of the video is when the wife is in the hospital bed with the husband and the nurse brings in the baby. The husband kisses his wife in the forehead and they both look at the baby.

Teenage Fad

A teenage fad that is going on right now is the use of skinny jeans. It is used by both females and males. I recently stated using them. I find them to be stylish and they look nice when you wear them with dressy shoes, Vans, or Nikes. I believe they became popular because they all of a sudden came out in the store and someone bought them, then someone saw that person and they went to go buy some. After that everyone had at least one pair of skinny jeans in their closet. I also believe that woman and girls wear them because they look feminine, not like the regular jeans that are wide from the bottom. I still wear those because I believe they look nice. I tend not to get to involved with the trends because I feel that it is not me. I prefer to dress however I want to. Everywhere I go, I mostly see all girls with skinny jeans. I have only seen a couple guys with skinny jeans on, but I think that they should not wear them due to the fact that they are tight. I do not know that is just my opinion.

Relationships Between People and Animals

There are many people that spend a great time with animals. To some people, they consider animals to be like people or their best friends. Like they always say, a man's best friend is a dog. I have seen in some occasions that some people see their pets like if they were their sons or daughters. Others like to help animals because they have no shelter or home. The relationship between a person and an animal can be really great. Some people cannot live without their pets. They take them everywhere they go. One time when I was at the park I saw that this lady had her dog in a dog stroller. In my mind I was," That is crazy!" I had never seen nothing like that. I have only had a relationship with animals once. I had a goldfish once, but it died. I used to feed it when it was the proper time, clean its tank, and I would also pet it. I enjoyed having a goldfish, it was a nice experience. If you ever experience on having a relationship with an animal, you will enjoy it greatly.

Short- Short Story

Eighty-five years old, still young and fresh from the inside. My grandmother may be old but she can still move around pretty good. I have seen her at parties. She has the face of a seventeen year old. My cousin usually takes her out to dance, and let me tell you she knows how move her feet. She seems to be young now. Her worries are not much common anymore. Back in her days she had to do many things, such as take care of her children and my grandfather, and do the house chores. Her whole life she has worked hard and she has never given up. Now, I believe she is relaxing and enjoying the last few years of her life. During her life time, she has suffered various falls that have caused her injuries in her hips and pelvic bone, but she remains standing strong. She might look old from the outside, but the child, teenager, and young woman in her are still in the inside waiting to be released once more.