The evidence clearly indicates that this theropod had lung and respiratory mechanics similar to that of a crocodile—not a bird. There was evidence of a diaphragm-like muscle separating the lung from the liver, much as you see in modern crocodiles. These observations suggest that this theropod was similar to an ectothermic reptile, not an endothermic bird. Did feathered dinosaurs exist?
In the passage, the author claims that the Edmontosaurus migrated south in order to survive. However, the lecture refutes the view in the reading and argues that the arguments are not convincing. First of all, the passage establishes the view that Edmontosaurus diet drove them southward because there would have been no plants alive in the North Slope. By contrast, the professor in the lecture contends that Edmontosaur does not need to migrate to South to get food. Edmontosaur can get good quality of plants since it was 24 hours of sunshine during summer.
Title Researchers and scientists have constructed extensive research on dinosaur’s extinction. Speculation instead of real evidence seems common in most theories about the dinosaurs’ extinction. However, Jay Gould’s essay “Sex, Drugs, and the Extinction of Dinosaurs” is the complete opposite of speculation over evidence. Rather, Gould uses the mix of persuasive techniques, such as rhetorical questions, logos, along with profound evidence to not only disapprove of other theories but convince readers of his place on the dinosaur’s extinction.
In this memo I will be going over Higher Education Debates dealing with the fears of Asian quotas being imposed; as well as going over why there seems to be a trend of Asian-American parents who are more biased towards prestigious colleges. For the first article regarding Asian quotas, I will be summarizing and reflecting upon the six arguments whether it is believed that certain Ivy league schools impose a quota on the Asian-American population or not. As for the piece dealing with Asian American parent preferring Ivy League schools for their children, I will briefly summarize and discuss the cultural reasons why Asian-American parents are highly selective over their college choices for their children. In Ron Unz’s debate, he provides statistical evidence indicating that Ivy league schools place quotas on the Asian-American population
Elizabeth Kolbert brings about an argument about polarization, as well as how information is misleadingly presented and misinterpreted on the internet. Koblert explains about internet misinformation, explaining how different authors and researchers have supported the idea of the World Wide Web being a base for unreasoned ideas. I agree with Kolbert’s idea on current interne situation because, as a result of the internet and the propaganda in it, there have been several political upheavals and social status conflicts. World Wide Web is described to be a platform for rumors, misinformed and unreasoned opinions. Elizabeth Kolbert notes that, the information presented in the websites is enough reasons for someone to sit in a nice restaurant and
I strategically used a poll to survey the opinions of three citizens with varying relations to receive a small representative sample. I attempted to contact others, who did not reply back to my questions. I also worded my questions purposefully in order to create a positive connotation to having a city pool, and proposed the idea of placing a new pool by the Pickaway County YMCA as a possible idea, which I will further explain in my resolution. A social desirability bias was prevented, because all three of my interviews were in private, without letting either of the other participants know what results I had previously concluded. When I asked my three participants about the benefits of having a city pool in Circleville, I was given three similar
Patrick Stokes’ argument provides a brief example of how the belief that everyone is entitled to their own opinion creates problems within our society. In that, just because you are entitled to an opinion, does not mean you are entitled for your opinions to be treated as “serious candidates for the truth” (Stokes 2012). He specifically focuses on how a non-expert might coin the phrase, as a final objection against an ‘expert.’ As an example, he uses the debate surrounding vaccinations and autism. Here, Stokes argues that although this has been disproved by scientific experts, people who are completely uneducated on the topic will still shout back their opinion, because of the existing conflated sense of entitlement.
A Rogerian Argument takes a subject that two sides differ on and instead of arguing directly for one side without referring to the other, the author states the opposing view point. By taking a “your side is valid but my point is valid as well and here’s why” approach to the structuring of the essay or writing, the author takes a less aggressive approach and empathizes with the other side in order to reach a middle ground. This type of argument is a better approach to conflict resolution since the author sympathizes or recognizes the other side’s point of
Rind’s article was created to give readers an understanding of the Sun’s role in climate variations. The hypothesis suggested that there are multiple other climate forcing factors which work with the sun to create climate changes. Rind’s evidence presented in the paper focused on many important aspects, referring to not just modern factors which affected climate systems but also those that were present millions of years ago during the ice ages. While Rind presents information on both past and current events, she also addressed how our past ideas of how climate change worked were inaccurate. Furthermore, Rind backed up statements with several different collections of modern scientific data enabling her to compare and contrast what actually happened and what should have happened.
Goldberg, J. (2017, March 09). Today's Political Polarization Isn't as Striking as We Think. Retrieved March 24, 2017, from http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445607/polarization-politics-trump-not-cause-our-political-divisions In this article, Jonah Goldberg argues that our current political climate is not as striking as we think, it's rather it's a fight for power among the parties. This article looks at partisan politics and shows how the left and right are not as different as it may seem.
Fridman develops his argument by starting off with the background of the topic, taking everyday experiences and asking readers to think about certain senerios, also comparison with others. "How long can America remain a world-class power if we constantly emphasize social skills and physical prowess over academic achievement and intellectual ability?" Fridman ends with this question He has the readers thinking about what he has said, using his point of view to over look a serious question. He also uses realistic senerios liked what the average American parent is thinking. Fridman develops his argument by putting you in the shoes of how people think.
Beatty understands the way the world works in retrospect to the events leading up to the current situation of their government. As a fireman you must know what you are doing and how it benefits your society. Beatty explains the reason that books are banned to Montag, and doing so helps us understand the most important factor in the story. You must not offend anyone whatsoever. To maintain peace you must cease from reading or writing anything that could slightly be taken out of context.
This paper will discuss the problem of evil. In the first part, I will discuss Walter Sinnott-Armstrong’s atheist stance and William Lane Craig’s theist stance on the problem of evil. In the final part of this paper, I will argue that Walter Sinnott-Armstrong’s argument is stronger. The Problem of Evil
In the article, “The Indispensable Opposition,” author, Walter Lippmann, argues his claim that we must view the freedom of oppositions as a way to improve our decisions in a democratic society rather than just tolerating that freedom of speech. When freedom of speech is tolerated and only seen as a right to speak, Lippmann believes that the liberty of opinion becomes a luxury. Moving forward, Lippmann then states that we must understand that the freedom of speech for our opponents are a vital necessity since it provides our own opinions to grow in improvement. Through practical experience, we realize we need the freedom of opposition and is no longer just our opponent ’s right.
The rivalry between students who believe they should be able to use their cell phones in class and teachers who believe them to be disrespectful has caused a ripple effect that now bleeds through many classrooms roaring its controversial head. And here we are stuck in an ongoing battle seldom won by students. The position that students should not be able to misuse their cell phones in a classroom setting is one held by the author of “Today 's Lesson: Life in the Classroom Before Cellphones” Louise Katz, who believes that “those halcyon days” were over (Katz). Likewise, Zoya Kahn, the author of “Why Cell Phones Do Not Belong In The Classroom” has a similar stance on the topic, Kahn states that “it is in everyone’s interest for instructors to
