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Analysis Of The Essay 'What Should You?' By Peter Singer

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In the essay, “What Should a Billionaire Give- and What Should You?” by Peter Singer, he begins by asking, “What is a human life worth?” (Singer 338). He mentions that many people might not want to donate to charity. However, there are some people who agree that the value of a human life is precious. Singer mentions that many people are suffering from poverty. He also details Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, who donate millions away to charities. Throughout the essay, the author reveals his idea by questioning how much of our income we should be required to donate. I agree with his argument when he includes a breakdown of how much every person should donate at the end. First, Singer supports his stance by mentioning the amount that the top
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In Singer’s “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” he argues the importance of donation to poor people, which could mean the difference between life and death for children in need. He gives an example for Bob, who has an opportunity to save a child’s life, but he could lose his worthy car. He makes a comparison between people who are capable to donate money to save children lives and people who have no chance to help or donate under certain situation such as Bob. He also encourages people who are in the middle class to donate at a minimum of 200$; furthermore, he thinks that people should donate more like 200.000$ when they consider the level of sacrifice that they would demand of Bob’s situation. He gives some estimates for the amount of donations that people should give to overseas.

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By repeating this number multiple times, following with “to save a child’s life,” throughout his essay, Singer implies a rational yet urgent tone in order to convince the reader that if they donate, they will save a

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Peter Singer argues that prosperous people should donate their excess money to the overseas aid groups. When saying this, he believes Americans should stop spending their money on luxuries such as a TV, a computer, a car, and videogames. Instead of spending money on items such as that, he thought we should start sending money to those who are starving in other countries and need our help. There are pros and cons to Singer’s argument and both can be greatly supported.

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