Showing posts with label Argumentative essay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Argumentative essay. Show all posts
ABORTION IS ILLEGAL
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Having a child is one of the most beautiful God gift in this world. Many couples want to have a child after they get married, they often do some efforts that believed could increase the possibility to have child. However, there are some couples or mothers who want to “terminate” her pregnancy. The reasons may vary, from being the victim of rape, extramarital sexual, until they already have many children. For me, even though they have strong reason to have an abortion, I do not think that they can be excused to kill their own child. I believe that abortion should not be legalized.

Abortion is immoral. An unborn child is still human after all and every human have the right to life. Abortion is a crime against life. No one has the right to kill another human, even the unborn one. It has to be illegal just like murder does. Furthermore, Abortion is also a threat to the mother's health. A woman can suffer an infection or internal bleeding. She could also become sterilized, the permanent inability to bear a child. Abortion not only kills the baby but may kill the mother too. During an abortion, despite the use of local anesthesia, most of the women who have an abortion report severe pain, and if a more powerful drug is used she could suffer dangerous side effects. Many complications are common after an abortion, like inflammation of the reproductive organs.

None of the methods women use to abort are completely safe, both legal and illegal abortion. If there is a person says that legal abortion is safe, it is completely wrong. In fact, legal abortion is not safe abortion; legal abortion is just as unsafe as illegal abortion. Both of legal and illegal abortion has the same risk to affect the mother’s health, such as infection and hemorrhage. Moreover, the baby's mother not only has to deal with physical consequences, but also psychological problems that could last for a lifetime. Women that abort usually suffer severe traumas after it, especially if the abortion is not completely success.

Some people say that abortion should be excused for victim of rape and incest. However, for me it is not an exception. The father of the child should take a responsible of it. If they do not want to have a child then just do not do it. It is a fool for do such a thing but do not want to take the responsibility. If they can't support the baby then they could give it up for adoption but not kill him.

For me, the conclusion is obvious; abortion should be illegal for all case as it is violating someone’s right to life, and the risk of abortion is cannot be avoided even though the mother have a legal abortion, because both illegal and legal abortion do not have a completely safe methods.
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SPEAK ENGLISH ALL THE TIME: MUST WE?
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Language is a bridge for human to understand each other. Without language, it is so hard to communicate and make other people understand what we mean. There are many kind of language in this world. Nowadays, a language that has been determined as the universal language is English. This universal language is very helpful, because with a universal language we don’t have to learn all languages in the world just to understand what other people, especially foreign people talk about. At least there are only two languages that have to be learned, English and our own national language. However, even English is very important; it doesn’t mean we have to speak English all the time.
English is necessary. Without English, our friendship will be restricted to domestic societies. One of the ways to master English is practicing, both speaking and writing. But for me, it does not have to be done all the time, because if we do that, we will slowly forget about our native language. Using English is good, but not all the time, because English is not our national language. There is a time that we should use English, for example in a business meeting, to speak with foreigner, etc.
It is not good to only have one language in this world. Language is one of one country’s identities. If all of world society using English all the time, even though it is not their national language, then people will slowly forget their national language. The new generation also will never heard of their national language as all people in their country are using English. Other languages existence will be gone and it will be only one language in this world, English. It is not good at all, because language is one of many things that make one country different with another country, if it disappears, then all country will be the same.
Some people claim that English is important to face globalization era. I admit it is true. English is something that must be mastered in today’s society as we face the globalization era, which everything is written and spoken with English in international world. But, if we have to speak English all the time, it is possible that we will forget our Indonesian language. If in the end we can master English very well, but we forget about our mother language, then it will be meaningless. I mean, if we have mastered it, just use it whenever you need. Speak your mother language to interact with Indonesian people in informal situation. Make the use of those balanced, so that none of those will be forgotten.
In conclusion, I agree if English is important as today’s society is facing the globalization era, but for me, just use it whenever you need, so that our mother language will not be forgotten.
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EUTHANASIA: NOT A SOLUTION TO HUMAN SUFFERING
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Euthanasia is one of the most controversial issues in today’s society. Also known as assisted suicide, physician-assisted suicide (dying), doctor-assisted dying (suicide), and more loosely termed “mercy killing”, Euthanasia basically means to take a deliberate action with the express intention of ending a life to relieve intractable suffering. Some interpret euthanasia as the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. Some others say that Euthanasia is immoral. For me, Euthanasia should not be legalized, just like murder does.
Doctors are people who we trust to save and cure us, we regard them as the people who have been trained to save our lives, but euthanasia gives doctors the opportunity to play the role of God. Killing someone is only the God’s right; none of the humans can be allowed to do this. That is why murder someone determined as a crime. A perfect example of an opportunist would be Dr. Jack Kevorkian, better known as "Dr. Death" who took advantage of his patients' sorrows and tragedies and murdered them. In fact, Kevorkian has helped more than 100 people commit suicide and not all of his patients were terminally ill. In addition, in the late 1980s the lunatic created a machine for murder, it was a "suicide machine" that allowed a person by pressing a button, to dispense a lethal dose of medication to himself or herself. Later, Dr. Kevorkian was sentenced to ten to twenty-five years in prison for second-degree murder for providing lethal injection to a seriously ill patient. Dr. Jack Kevorkian, however, is not the only example of a doctor who tried to "play God’s role". 
Moreover, most religions teach their followers to believe that God must have a plan behind everything. If God did not kill the patient even though his suffering was severe and unbearable, God must have God’s own reason. Maybe God wanted him to be more patient and not easily give up or maybe God have a plan to make him recover although not in a short time. None of the humans knows when the death will come, except God.


Euthanasia is also violating someone's right to life. A human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being. Doctor is also a human, and it is obvious that he do not have the right to kill someone, especially when the main job of a doctor is to cure someone, not to kill him. Legalized Euthanasia is a slippery slope to legalized murder. If Euthanasia legalized, then many doctors would easily to give up curing the patient, while they have another choice to kill him with reason to end the suffering of the patient, just as a student who do not want to bother counting by himself and prefer to use calculator with reason he do not waste technology.
People who agree with Euthanasia argued that let someone who is suffering from severe disease is only creating an economic burden. This is just wasting time and money on a situation that won’t get better. They also cannot endure to see the one they loved is suffering too long. I do not agree with this idea, because if they really love him, they will provide everything that he need to keep him alive, or even to cure him. Those reasons are not only vain; as a matter of fact those are very selfish.
For me, Euthanasia is something that should not be legalized. Legalizing it is just the same as legalizing murder. Life is a gift, not a choice. Practices such as Euthanasia violate this vital concept of human society.
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CURFEWS ARE NECESSARY
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It is obvious that nightlife is dangerous for those whose age is still not mature enough. There are a lot of crime that occur in the night, such as rape, robbery, homicide, and many more. Teenagers often become the victim of those crimes, especially being raped, robbed, even kidnapped. As a result, curfew imposed by the parents to protect them from the dangerous of nightlife, like the crimes mentioned above. Many people do not agree with curfew. However, I believe that curfews keep teens out of trouble.
It is generally not very safe for teens to be out at night on their own. Parents can prevent many problems by requiring their children to return home early, especially if they are too young. Midnight life is full of something bad for teenagers especially girl. In many cases, teenagers, become the victims of several crimes, even doing the crime itself. Moreover, teens are sitting ducks for the criminals. As it is dark and there are not many people around, they become more vulnerable and look so weak and also easy to be attack. That is why the criminal often use teenagers as targets of their crimes. With curfew, it is expected to protect adolescent from crime at night.
Curfew also helps parents to protect their children from unwanted things, as it is very dangerous to be outside at night for children. With curfew, parents will sure where their children are and they do not have to be worry about their children getting in trouble at night. Most people who support curfew believe that parents can prevent many problems by requiring their children to return home early, especially if they are too young. Furthermore, there are no places where teenagers under 18 years old can go after midnight. Some places only allow people aged above 18 years old or even more to enter, for example night club. So there is no reason for them to be out, unless there is an important and rare event or thing to do, like prom, or something that held at night.
Even so, many people do not agree with this idea. One of their reason is there are some teenagers that can behave and understand what is right and what is wrong. I cannot accept this as a reason to let the children outside at night. Why? Because the dangerous from nightlife is not only come from the teenagers itself, but most come from other people who have a negative purposed on them. Teenagers mostly become the victim, even though some cases prove that there are some teenagers that become the agent of the crime itself. As I said above, kids, even teenagers are sitting ducks for the criminals.
In my conclusion, parents need to set a time limit for the kids to return home based on their age. Otherwise, if the parents over-punish them, they will be deprived too much of social activity, or they will try to rebel and be a bad kid because they feel depressed about the law and curious about what will happen if they break it.
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GAY MARRIAGE SHOULD NOT BE LEGALIZED
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Love is a natural thing that happens to everyone in this world. Most of them decide to married. However, there is a kind of marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender that known as same-sex marriage or gay marriage. This is become one of the most controversial issues around today. Some people say that marriage is the right of every people, gay or lesbian is no exception, while some others say that this thing should not be legalized in all country. I prefer the second opinion, because I think gay marriage there is no reason that could be used to legalize it.
Being gay is not natural. Homosexuality is no way related to a nature or genes but a learned habit. If they were natural, then this would not be a debated issue, because something natural will be accepted easily, just like heterosexual does. Moreover, heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. Since gay marriage will not produce child, their happiness will be incomplete. Even though the can adopt child, since this issue is still debated and taboo, the fact that his parents are gay will only burdened this child. When their child grows older, he will be bullied by other child because of his parents are different. Besides, likely those gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
Gay marriage is not supported by religion. Homosexuality is not an acceptable activity in God’s sight. It would no way be condemned in the Quran or Bible. I actually do not know of any religious book, as old as the two above, that promotes this activity. In addition, Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around diligent people will make you diligent. If this thing happened, then it was possible the whole world would be gay and there will be no child produced anymore.
Those who agree of this issue say that same-sex couples deserve the right to marry each other just like heterosexual couples do. For me, this idea is illogical. Even though our country adheres to the principle of democracy that really respects human rights, it does not mean that people are free to do anything that they want. Moreover, every country which law is affected by religions would not legalized homosexuality, because none of the scripture of religions support this activity.
In conclusion, I think same-sex couples should not be allowed to indulge in a matrimonial alliance, because it is unnatural and no child could be produced with that marriage. Mankind will be destroyed if all people in this world are gay and legalizing same sex marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior.
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SMOKE IS A TIME BOMB
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Smoking is like turning on a time bomb.  Once you try to smoking, it will be so hard to stop it. It has become fashionable in the world today to smoking. The number of smokers is increases day by day. No one can deny the fact that smoking is harmful, yet used widely. I do not know what is in the smoker’s mind to keep smoking even though it was proven that smoking is harmful. I do not smoke and I still do not get the reason to change my mind, because I still think that there is no advantage of it.
There are many reasons why smoking should be banned, at least in all public places. The most obvious is that it is unhealthy for the smoker. It is known to cause some health problem, as written on the cigarette pack, such as cancer, coronary heart disease, pregnancy and fetal disorders, and also some other respiratory problems. Moreover, all smokers think that by smoking they are only damaging their health. They are ignorant about the fact that their smoking is indirectly affecting others health. Undisputed scientific studies emphasize that secondhand smoke is almost as medically hazardous to exposed non-smokers as it is to the smoker. There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. As tobacco contains more than 400 toxic substances and 400 chemical compounds, it is considered a major killer all over the world.
Smoking is also one of the biggest polluter. Smokers should be aware that they not only endanger they health and other people’s health, they are also one of the direct contributors to the environmental pollution. Cigarettes contain over 4000 chemicals which are exhaled and released into the air and the atmosphere, then polluting it. Furthermore, pollution caused due to smoking is not confined only to the air but to some extent it is also responsible in polluting the land and the water. Every day millions of cigarette butts are left on the ground. Maximum of the cigarette butts finally end up in lakes and rivers. By mistake fishes and other water animals eat these butts resulting in death of these water bodies. The remaining butts left on the ground will approximately take 25-26 years to decompose. The various additives and chemicals are leached into the soil, polluting the soil as well as plants. During dry seasons cigarette butts can even cause major fire, which is even harmful for the environment.
Some smokers stated that smoking undoubtedly helps many people to relax. However, I do not think that we should smoking while there is some other ways to relax. Listening to the music or go to someplace that not too crowded may really help. Non smokers can do some other ways to relax in their own way. It is proven that we can be relaxed without smoking.
In conclusion, I think the world would be a better place without cigarettes. Smokers should be aware that smoking is bad for many reasons. Smoking is more than a habit. It is an addiction. For those who addicted, they need to force themselves to stop, or get into a program that helps them quit. Wake up, Smokers!
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ENGLISH COURSE: NOT THE ONLY WAY TO IMPROVE OUR ENGLISH
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Nowadays, there are so many English courses spread around the world, from the expensive English course to the cheap one. English course become popular since English was considered as universal language and it is become very important to learn English. Some people say that we must take English course to improve our English skill, while some others say that it is not important. I agree with the second opinion, because for me, we do not have to take English course while there are some other cheaper ways to improve it.
English course is expensive. There are some English course that pricing their fee more than one million rupiahs per 3 months. There is an English course that set their fee up to seventeen million rupiahs per year instead. That is crazy, even though it has a good quality. Moreover, most of the cheaper English courses which the fee is reasonable and reachable for the middle class people, do not offer a good quality of its curriculum. These two things prove that only the rich people who can get a good quality education, while the middle class people only can get an education which quality is not too good. Even the poor people sometimes really cannot get an education at all because they do not have enough money to pay it. This condition also a contrary to the government statement, that all of the societies have their rights to get the same education.

Most importantly, English course also not effective. I ever take English course for 6 months, and I do not feel that I get something useful from it. The curriculum is the same with the school has. It just like I take two schools at the same time. Some other even only set the curriculum not seriously, because they only want the money, without thinking about the student English skill improved or not. Furthermore, we have to follow the time that the English course provides. If we take a course at 6 to 8 pm, we have to come at that time. If we missed the class, than we cannot have the materials that explained at that day. The next day, we will have another curriculum we cannot understand it, because oftentimes the next curriculum is related to the previous one.
Some people claim that English course is the best way to improve our English skills. However, there is another way which is better to improve it. It is practicing. Practicing is more effective to improve our English skills, because if we only know the theory without practicing, it is become useless. English course sometimes only give us the theory, without makes us practicing. Whereas, theory can be found anywhere, like in books in the library, or even internet. Yet, practicing is can be done anywhere, like chatting with foreigner, speaking with foreigner in a tourist area, or maybe just speaking with your friend in English. Those things can be done without have to spend some money. If we practicing a lot, our English skills will be improved, without have to take English course.
In conclusion, for me English course is not necessary while there are some other effective and cheaper ways to improve our English skill, like practicing. English course is good, as long as it give some useful thing for us. If it is not, it is better to learn English autodidact, by go to the library and practicing it with our friend.
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LEFT-HANDEDNESS
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The hand that we mostly used to do something is different each others. It is more common in today's society to see a person pick up a pen or pencil with a right handed. However, there are some other people that mostly use their left hand to do something. This Left-handedness (also known as cack-handedness, sinister-handedness, sinistrality, sinistromanuality, or mancinism) is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing. A variety of studies suggest that 10% of the world populations are left-handed. Historically, the left side, and subsequently left-handedness, was considered negative in many cultures. However, I do not mind it. I am left-handed and I am proud of being it.

Left-handed people have always had a reputation for thinking quicker than those, who are right handed. While this does not necessarily mean that left handed people are smarter than their right handed counterparts, what it does mean is that when it comes to tasks such as playing video games and sports, they generally respond faster. The reason for this, according to researchers, is that the connection between the two hemispheres is stronger in left handed persons than it is the other way around.
Another matter which left handed people better than right handed individuals is in the overall percentage of the brain that is used. Researchers have established that multi-tasking just comes easier for these persons. Because their brains are organised differently, left-handers see and think differently and can get some very different results from various "brain tests", usually doing very well on tests that involve creative thinking or unraveling complex images and manipulating 3D images.
Some people say that left-handers have a significantly shorter life expectancy than right-handers. However, it is not true. This got big headlines when some researchers did a study that they claimed showed this. But later, when the mistakes in the study were revealed, the big headlines did not happen, because of course the correction is never as sensational as the original wild claim. So all most people remember is the original claim, not the retraction.
In conclusion, even though left-handedness was considered negative in many cultures, there is no reason I have to be shame of this. There are some facts that proof that left-handed is better from right-handed in some ways. Four of the last seven American presidents are leftie, and they did not change this habit. So do I. I do not want to convert it to the right hand. I am a left-handed and I have to be proud of it.
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