Writing a persuasive essay of three to four paragraphs. In this essay, you will need to use transitions to connect the paragraphs. The following is a list of ways transitions can do this: A transition can be used to open a paragraph.
A transition can be used to contrast ideas.
A transition can be used when a line of reasoning changes.
A transition can be used when a line of reasoning or thinking continues.
A transition can be used when a comparison is made.

Here is a list of possible topics on which you can write:

persuading for or against a 55 mph speed limit
persuading for or against Daylight Saving Time (DST)
persuading for or against living away from home when a student enters college
persuading to have a certain songwriter be studied in high school

Read this excerpt from patrick henry's speech ''give me liberty or give me death.'' what is the main idea of the text

What evidence from the text supports the conclusion that gilgamesh demonstrates courage and takes risks?

Read the excerpts from “take the tortillas out of your poetry” and “speaking arabic.” my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom-pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, “i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so lonely for one.” and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head. which best states how the structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity? each incorporates non-english words. each incorporates academic words. each incorporates offensive words. each incorporates nonsense words.