Friday, January 28, 2011

Pro-Pro Arguments

In your comment, please post each Pro's thesis statement followed by topic sentences supporting that side's position.
PRO 1
Thesis: Haiti's recovery efforts have been hampered by an corrupt and ineffective government.

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PRO 2
Thesis: Haiti's recovery efforts have been slowed due to inconsistent global assistance and a severe drop-off of media and medical attention.

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20 comments:

  1. Thesis: Providing African teens with protection from HIV and AIDS is one way to decrease the number of infected teens.
    Thesis: Educating teens about the risks of HIV and AIDS can decrease the amount of people affected greatly.

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  2. TS: Plastic Surgery has been the aid for getting jobs and reaching goals that could not have been possible without it.

    TS: Plastic Surgery is dangerous and risk taking because the results may not always be what was expected and wanted.

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  3. Thesis: Smoking is a bad in almost any country, so with the new law Spain will decrease the number of smoking related deaths each year.

    Thesis: The new smoking law is bad because it will decrease the sales of cigarettes so the manufactures will lose money.

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  4. Pro 1
    thesis:AIDS in pakistan is mainly caused by unsanitary habits.
    ts:Needle sharing is a major unsanitary habit.
    ts:Using unsterilised needles in medical phacilities is an awful unsanitary habit.
    ts:The unscreening of blood before tranfusions is a major unsanitary habit.
    pro 2
    thesis:AIDS in Pakistan is mainly caused by sex workers.
    ts:Many truck drivers seek out to sex workers while away from their wives.
    ts:Most sex workers have unprotected sex.
    ts:Many sex workers are uneducated about the disease.

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  5. Thesis: The strain of previously colonized African countries between tribes has escalated to violence and genocide.
    TS1: Many of the European countries that have governed this nation were known to favor one tribe over another.
    TS2: Even after the country gained independence the tensions did not ease.
    TS3: The tensions that were first brought to a head in these African countries are now coming together again.

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  6. TS:
    Haitian families still hospitalized and many suffering from cholera, the government argues that money should still be put towards heath care profits and rebuilding the city.

    TS:
    With homes collapsed to the ground, people of the rural parts of Haiti believe that citizens with crucial living conditions should be tended to before the city itself.

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  7. PRO 1
    Thesis: Parents helping educate their kids about acquiring healthy eating habits to decrease obesity.

    PRO2
    Thesis: School systems taking the lead role to educate kids about obesity by getting involved in physical activities.

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  8. Thesis: The People's Republic of China argues that the most logical first step in decreasing arms race in the United Nations is to prevent an arms race in space.
    TS: During a Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC) session, the representative from China reported that if the UN waits until the first armament is deployed into space, then "the development of science and technology could .. result in calamity" ("Outer Space Arms Race Now Credible Threat, New Legal Agreement Needed to Block any Possible Weapon Deployment, First Committee Told; Seven Draft Texts Introduce; Chemical and Biological Weapons, Ban on New Types of Weapons, Nuclear Disarmament Among Issues Addressed 2).
    TS: Egypt, agreeing with China, introduced a draft text resolution emphasizing the need to ensure that all usage in space remains peaceful for mankind.
    TS: They reported that they are sponsoring this resolution because they wished to warn against the dangers of an arms race in outer space.

    Thesis: The United States of America claims that the best way to end arms race in the United Nations is to start reducing nuclear armaments.
    TS: Since the Cuban Missile Crisis, nuclear deweaponization has been a goal of the US.
    TS: They feel as though the draft text resolution authored by the Russian Federation is accurate when it reports that the nuclear-weapon states should pursue responsibility.
    TS: The Russian Federation has said they will be implementing armament regulations within their country in order to adhere to their draft text resolution.

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  9. Thesis: Palestine should get the land, because it was originally theirs.
    Thesis: Israel should get the land, because it was given to them in a time of need as empty territory.

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  10. Thesis: The one-child policy in China is justified by the government.

    Thesis: The one-child policy has served its purpose and should be eradicated

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  12. Thesis:In today’s culture, the media plays a large part in body images and eating disorders because of the typical “Barbie” look is often associated with the people in the media, especially the fashion world.
    Thesis:Eating disorders are serious disorders caused certain glands in the brain, and is also caused by hormonal abnormalities, cultural pressures, genetic factors, and negative family influences, which makes eating disorders a psychological problem.

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  13. 1. Education is the key to preventing premature births and neonatal deaths in African and Asia.
    TS 1: First, scientists and doctors from industrialized countries need to be thoroughly educated.
    TS 2: The African and Asian women should then be educated on this topic.

    2. The most effective way to decrease premature births and save the lives of Africans and Asians is to build reputable medical centers throughout the countries.
    TS 1: The centers will provide women with the support and care they need throughout their pregnancy.
    TS 2: Doctors at the clinics will take care of the women, thus decreasing the death rate of mothers and their children.

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  14. Thesis 1: Honor killings are just one way to keep your family's reputation in line.

    Thesis 2: The perpetrators of these honor killings should receive the same punishment and a person who kills any random person on the street.

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  15. 1. The Kyoto Protocol is an effective way to involve the world to reduce harmful emissions by holding one another accountable for the set goal of reducing by 5%.

    2. The amount of emissions released is each countries personal affair and they should take their own measures to resolve this possible theory of global warming.

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  16. Thesis:Countries in Europe that are facing water stress are using modern infrastructure to supply their citizens with water.
    Thesis:Countries should consider the environment when they are thinking of ways to supply water to their citizens.

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  17. 1. The Kenyan government needs to further expand the limitations of free education

    2. The government needs to abolish the free education decree.

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  18. Thesis: A simple solution to the malnutrition issue in Africa is to supply all children with vitamins and minerals in their foods that are necessary for a healthy life.
    Thesis: A more difficult solution to the malnutrition problem in Africa is to get rid of the corrupted African government that is taking the many food donations from the people.

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  19. thesis 1. President Calderon needs to reconsider his militaristic approach in fighting the drug gangs and treat the issue with more delicacy.

    thesis 2. The Mexican government should persist in its aggressive methods of dismantling the drug cartels because without the established authority, the cartels would run rampant.

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  20. 1. the Haiti's cholera was caused by poor condition.
    2. the Haiti's cholera is spreading in a high speed because of the corrupt government.

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