Group 1:

Why Students Should Eat Breakfast Every Day

A lot of people, especially young people, go through the day without having breakfast. Many people believe that
it is not necessary, or they say that they don’t have time for that and begin their day with no meal. I believe that everyone
should eat breakfast before going to their activities. The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of breakfast,
especially for students.

The first reason why you should eat breakfast before going to school is for your health. When you skip breakfast
and go to school, you are looking for a disease because it’s not healthy to have an empty stomach all day long. It’s very
important to have a meal and not let your stomach work empty. All you are going to get is gastritis and a lot of problems
with your health if you don’t eat breakfast.

Another reason for eating breakfast is because you need food for to do well in your classes. Your body and your
brain are not going to function as good as they could because you have no energy and no strength. When you try to learn
something and have nothing in your stomach, you are going to have a lot of trouble succeeding. A lot of people think that
they should not eat because they are going to feel tired, but that’s not true. Breakfast is not a very big meal, and on the
contrary, you’re going to feel tired if you don’t have breakfast because you have spent the entire previous night without
food.

The last reason to have breakfast every day is because you can avoid diseases if you eat some breakfast in the
morning. If you don’t eat, you are going to get sick, and these diseases will have a stronger effect on you because you’re
going to get sick easier than people who have breakfast every day. You must realize that breakfast is the most important
meal of the day, and you cannot skip it without consequences for your health, your school and your defense mechanism. It
is better to wake up earlier and have a good breakfast that run to school without eating anything. It is time for you to do
something for your health, and eating breakfast is the better way to start your day.

Questions:

1. What is the thesis statement?

2. What is the persuasive technique used by the writer?
3. What are the evidences presented?
4. What is the topic?

Group 2:

The Importance of Reading and Writing

 Today science and technology has come to pervade every aspect of our lives. Computer, television and radio have
almost replaced the newspaper and letter once dominated our lives. Accordingly, the issue about whether the ability to
read and write is more important today may attract our attentions. It is clear that classified views have converged into two:
some think reading and writing ability is more important today than in the past, while others deny its importance. As I see
it, I agree with the former view without any hesitation and my choice is based on a careful consideration of the following
reasons.

The main reason which may win most of people's support is that if lack the reading and writing ability, one would
be considered as illiterate who has been deprived of the most basic right of human beings in the 21st century. It will be
hard for us to imagine how somebody who can't read and write communicates with other people. A case in point is that
one of my neighbors who is an old man and cannot read and write may only talk with others face to face. As for making
friends by email and search information in newspaper, it is absolutely impossible.

The second reason I would like to point out is that people today who cannot read and write cannot even make a
living. Good jobs are difficult to find because of economic depression. Nearly all the jobs require people who can read
and write very well. Even if one just plans to be a driver, he must read the road sign and know where he is and where he
will go.

Furthermore, the ability to read and write could bring us lots of advantages. Suppose that people who have tired
out with a hard week's sweat and effort may get lots of benefits and relief from reading a short novel and broaden his
horizon by appreciating a nice poem. Many friends around me would believe reading and writing some effective ways to
relax themselves.

People today especially those children may find it easier for them to manipulate the mouse of the computer than
to write things down by hand. Watching TV instead of reading may still occupy someone's most leisure time. Yet if all the
factors I discussed above are contemplated and we are to minimize the losses and maximize the gains, it will not be hard
for us to realize that the ability to read and write is more important today than in the past.

Questions:

1. What is the thesis statement?

2. What is the persuasive technique used by the writer?
3. What are the evidences presented?
4. What is the topic?

Group 3:

The Importance of Reading and Writing

Is the ability to read and write more important today than in the past? Everyone has his answer depending on his
experience and lifestyle. Some people think it is true because people need not read and write in past. On the contrary,
other people believe there is not big difference between today and yesterday. As far as I am concerned, I would like to say
that reading and writing are getting more important for our life day by day. In the following discussion, I will provide
some reasons and examples to support my viewpoints.
 The main reason for my propensity is that knowledge is very important for us today. Without education, it is very
hard to find a good job and you will have a hard time to do the work. There is too much new knowledge today. In the past
days, people can teach each other by oral, therefore, reading and writing is not as important as now. However, if you enter
a company today, your supervisor will only give you an instruction book and tell you begin to study it. Nobody has time
to teach you by oral. If you can read and write well, you will get more smoothly at work.

Communication is another head and chief reason I have chosen to put here. Many professions require people to
work in team to solve problems and make decisions. Reading and writing can help you to know other colleague are doing,
on the other hand, it can also help you to tell other people what you have done and your plan for next step.

To be honest, I cannot deny that some people who cannot read or write also have a nice life today. Nevertheless,
for the normal people, the benefits of reading and writing carry much more weight than illiterate, so the conclusion is
obvious.

For all factors presented above, we can safely draw the conclusion that reading and writing are more important
today than in the past. Furthermore, we should pay more attention to improve our ability of reading and writing.

Questions:

1. What is the thesis statement?

2. What is the persuasive technique used by the writer?
3. What are the evidences presented?
4. What is the topic?

Group 4:

Why Women Should Not Have an Abortion

Many women in the entire world have abortions. Women believe there are many reasons to abort such as fear of
having or raising a child, rape, or not having enough money. But whatever the situation, there is never an acceptable
reason to get an abortion. Some important reasons why women should not abort have to do with human values, religious
values, and values of conscience.

The first reason why women should not have an abortion is related to basic human values. Women need to think
about their unborn babies who are not responsible for this situation. These unborn babies should have the privilege to live
and grow into a normal person. Women need to be more humanitarian and less egoistic with these babies. On the other
hand, the baby doesn’t know how or why he is here. It is not necessary to kill a life; there are many other solutions to
resolve this problem short of abortion.

The second reason why women should not abort has to do with religious values. In almost all religions, a woman
is not permitted to have an abortion. If they do, their religions will punish them. In some religions, for example, a woman
cannot take communion after having an abortion, and before taking communion again, she must do many things as a form
of penitence. In whatever religion, abortion is punished and for this reason, women should not abort.

Finally, the third and most important reason why women should not abort is the related to her conscience. When a
woman has an abortion, she will always think about the baby she might have had. She will always think about the future
that could have happened with her baby which will always remind her that she killed it. Because she has had an abortion,
she will never have a good life, and her conscience will remind her of what she had done. Because a woman who has an
abortion can’t forget about what she has done, these thoughts will always be with her, and the results can be calamitous.

There are many reasons why women should not have an abortion. The truth is that women need to think about the
consequences that can occur before having sexual relations. I think that the effects of an abortion can be very sad for
everyone involved, both for the woman who has the abortion and for the family who lives with her.

Questions:

1. What is the thesis statement?

2. What is the persuasive technique used by the writer?
3. What are the evidences presented?
4. What is the topic?

Group 5

Why You Should Not Smoke

I am sure that you know that smoking harms your body. Then why do you continue smoking? Maybe you
do it because you haven’t really become conscious about all the effects that smoking has. There are a lot of
reasons why you shouldn’t smoke. Some of them are that smoking affects your health, that you spend a lot of
money on cigarettes, and that when you smoke you are not respecting people around you.

The first reason why you shouldn’t smoke is that smoking affects your health. If you smoke, your
physical condition will be negatively affected, so it will be very difficult for you to succeed in sports. Also,
smoking produces lethal diseases like cancer and reduces the length and quality of your life. Maybe you don’t
notice all the physical effects of smoking immediately, but you surely will be sorry one day.

The second reason why you shouldn’t smoke is because of all the money that you spend on it. Maybe you
start smoking only when someone offers you a cigarette, but there will be a day when you will feel the need of a
cigarette. By this time, you will pay whatever to smoke, and each time you will smoke more, so you will spend
more money. All the money you would spend on cigars could have been spent in something better, don’t you
think?

The last reason why you shouldn’t smoke is out of respect for the people around you. When you smoke,
you not only harm yourself, but you also harm all the people around you. So you mustn’t be selfish; you should at
 least avoid smoking in front of people who don’t smoke. Also, many people don’t like the cigarette’s smell, so
they won’t enjoy your company. Would you like that?

I have said just some reasons of why you shouldn’t smoke, so I hope that now those of you who smoke
are able to think a little and try to make a smart decision. In addition to all the reasons I’ve said, I would like you
to think about how much you love yourself and then whether you want to continue harming yourself. Think also
about all the people who love you, like your family who doesn’t want to see you suffering or sick. If you decide to
continue smoking, what a pity. But if you decide to stop smoking, congratulations! Remember that "If you can
dream it, you can do it."

Questions:

1. What is the thesis statement?

2. What is the persuasive technique used by the writer?
3. What are the evidences presented?
4. What is the topic?

Group 6:

Why People Should Read for Pleasure

In the past years the use of the television and the internet has increased; this situation has caused many
people to change their likes and the way that they enjoy their free time. Because of television and the internet,
many people spend less time reading, so the purpose for this essay is to present reasons why people should read
just for pleasure. The reasons that I give you are quite simple: to improve your knowledge, to expand your general
culture, to have more fun, to make your imagination fly, to find new ways to express your ideas, and finally to
expand your vocabulary.

The first reason that I give you to enjoy reading is that when you read, you can expand your knowledge
and your culture. There are a lot of good books in which you can find history, novels, tragedies, comedies, and a
variety of other themes. You can see that people who read more often frequently have a bigger knowledge of life
and also a bigger perspective of their environment. I think that fact gives them an advantage over all others who
do not read frequently.

The second reason to read more often is that through books you can have fun and even travel in your
imagination. Children have not yet lost the ability of getting into their dreams, and because of this, in their first
years the parents read a lot of tales in which they use their imagination. Adults should try to keep this ability, so
we do not forget the importance of the use of the imagination. The imagination also represents a tool that could
help you to develop your professional career in a creative way.

Finally, the third and the most important feature that reading offers you is that it does not matter the age
that you have, you always could expand your vocabulary and the ways to express your ideas to the others in a
simple and correct form. By the time you can improve the kind of books that you read, there are a lot of
categories, so you will never stop learning from the pleasure of reading. People who know how to choose a book
generally have the capability of choosing a formal book in which they can find formal grammatical structures and
obviously a formal vocabulary. All these things allow them to gain greater fluency in their communication.
 In conclusion, I recommend that you enjoy reading more often. There are excellent reasons for doing it;
you just must want to expand your knowledge and your culture, to improve your imagination and also your
vocabulary. I know that we should evolve with the technology; that is, it is good to know how to navigate in the
internet, but we must also not forget the books. Try to choose good books at the beginning, and then I ensure you
that you never will stop reading.

Questions:

1. What is the thesis statement?

2. What is the persuasive technique used by the writer?
3. What are the evidences presented?
4. What is the topic?

Group 7

Why We Should Not Compare Ourselves with Others

In our culture a lot of times people advise us to compare ourselves with others. "You should be like your father," "You
can win; the others aren’t as good as you," "You must be the best of your class," etc., and this is not always the best way of
thinking. There are many reasons to change this way of thinking and begin to compare ourselves only with us. This is the way it
should be, and in this paper, I will discuss some of the most important reasons for this.

The first reason to avoid comparing yourself with others is that there will be always someone better than you. It doesn’t
matter in which aspect, but it is always true. Therefore, you could feel inferior to others and maybe without a real reason. For
example, you can be an incredible architect and the best of your generation, and this can make you feel incredibly good, but if
someday someone is better than you are, you could feel sad although you are still the same incredible architect that you were
before.

The second reason to elude this kind of comparison is that you will always find someone worse than you, but as
opposed to the first reason, this can make you feel better than the others, and this feeling can turn into a horrible pride. For
example, if you are the second best student of your class, and one day the very best student leaves the school, you will then be
the best one although you are still only as good as you were before.

These two first reasons leads us to a third one: If you want to be better than the others, you don’t need to improve
yourself; you only have to make the others look bad. If I want to be the leader of the group, but you are the leader now, what I
need to do is to make you look like a traitor or stupid and then I can take your place. Then I will be better than you.

A fourth reason to stop comparing ourselves is that the one who compares him/herself with others is judging, and this
doesn’t help us develop as human beings. Nobody knows the internal reality of the other; nobody knows his/her story and
his/her most deep intentions, and when we judge it’s harder to accept the others.

The last but most important reason to avoid comparing ourselves with others is that when we do, we can be tempted to
copy them, to do the same things, and to act and think like them. The problem with this is that if we copy someone, we will
never know who we really are and what we really want, and then we will never grow spiritually.

For all these reasons and because we are unique, we should not compare ourselves with others, only with ourselves.
The only comparison pattern that we really have is our consciousness. So, if we use this pattern we will not feel less or more
than others; we will not try to make others look bad; we will not judge so much; and we will accept ourselves as we really are.
In other words, we will live happier.

Questions:

1. What is the thesis statement?

2. What is the persuasive technique used by the writer?
3. What are the evidences presented?
4. What is the topic?