STUDENT RESOURCES : CRITICAL THINKING & WRITING


EXERCISE W-2

Use the six-step method described in this section to work the following exercises. Each of the argumentative passages should be at least 400 words in length.

1. TV: Primary Carrier of Cultural Sickness
   by Ralph Georgy

2. Parental Consent Puts Teens in a Bind
   by Jennifer Coburn

3. How Computers Can Dull Children„s Creativity
   by Mark Slouka

4. Educating for Sexual Responsibility
   by Pamela DeCarlo

5. U.S. - Murder Capital of the World
   by George Bryjak

6. The Times Require Thoughtful Religion
   by Michael Gotlieb

7. Same-Sex Marriage:  Prohibiting Homosexual Union Serves No Useful Social Purpose
   by Benita Berkson and Ross Porter

8. The Children Condemned to Slavery
   by George Bryjak

9. Deadbeat Dads: Court's Custody Bias Is Partly to Blame
   by Armin A. Brott

10. Death Penalty Is Not a Deterrent to Murder--In Fact, It May Have the Opposite Effect
   by Jesse Gillies

11. Perspective On Evolution / Creation: Can 80% of Us be Dead Wrong?
   by Phillip E. Johnson

12. Perspective On Brazil: Suffer the Little Children
   by S. Gregory Jones

13. Loofah Is a Many Splendored Thing
   by Jenijoy La Belle

14. School Sports: Latest New Age Target
   by John Leo

15. The Mechanics Of A 41-Year Love Affair
   by Yaacov Luria

16. A Single-Issue Activist Reconsiders Her Obsession
   by Susan Carpenter McMillan

17. Perspective on Smoking: Bans Alone Won't Win The War
   by Jack Nicholl

18. Homeless Activists Miss the Point: The Undue Focus On Poverty Obscures Real Root Causes
   by Joseph Perkins

19. Imprisoning Free Speech On Campus
   by Anna Quindlen

20. High-Risk Recreation? - If This Is the Cure, It's Better to Keep the Ulcer
   by Susan Trausch



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