Part 1: Nick Franze

The use of guns in this country has gotten out of control, which has allowed a number of school shootings to occur over the past year.  Many argue that restricting guns all together is the proper way to go about this but it will be nearly impossible to accomplish and will only cause more problems.  In the New York Times, the most recent school shooting in an Community College up in Oregon has people asking not mainly for gun control, but many others are stating: 'I want to have a gun.'  One student that attends the community college told reporters that “It’s opened my eyes, I want to have a gun in the house to protect myself, to protect the people I’m with."(Vicari).  If a stricter gun control law is enforced, then this country will fall apart. 

Healy, Jack, et at "Common Response After Killings in Oregon: ‘I Want to Have a Gun’." The New York Times. The New York Times, 07 Oct. 2015. Web. 08 Oct. 2015.

Chapter 14 review: Nick Franze

Argumentation essays is basically like having a debate, but in an essay format.  It has your main idea, followed by supporting facts, and usually uses a persuasive tone when being written.  To help readers understand your appeal, writers connect a the statements being used in their paragraphs.  When choosing a thesis statement, keep in mind that it doesn't have to only be your experience's with the topic.  Using examples of other peoples experiences can bring in a new perspective as well as additional information.  Being well informed on the topic your writing about is key and can help you write a better paper.  You main focus is your own, and the paper should be written based on your position with the argument but keep it in mind that the paper should spark up a debatable position with your readers.  Different types of information that can be written in the exemplification essay's could be expert opinions, your personal opinions, other relatives or friends, or maybe even facts.  It seems that plagiarism is very difficult to do unless you choose a subject that you have had zero experiences with, but why choose something you never had an experience with.