November 30th, 2012
Take-Home Assignment #2 (revised)
Mr. Garrioch / English Composition
11b4 111150 Ho InHee
Make a rational argument for a position you do not support personally. For clarity,
please state your true opinion
first and then argue the
opposite position. Consider an issue that has affected you personally.
We need to regulate our students’
computer usage.
(con)
Our school restricts students using computers.
Using computers for anything that can interfere with students’ studies is not
allowed. However, such regulation should be abolished.
Firstly, computer regulation is ineffective.
Students have other things to do than using computers and studying.
But even if the effectiveness of such
regulation is verified, it isn’t free from infringing human rights. No man is
to be stopped from using his property. Computers are undoubtedly students’ properties,
and unless students commit illegal acts with their computers, the school cannot
regulate their computer usage.
Above all, computer regulation is
very likely to be misapplied. The term ‘anything that can interfere with
students’ studies’ is ambiguous. Even reading e-news could be insisted to interfere
with students’ studies, and hence computer regulation can be applied at any
moment.
Computer regulation is ineffective,
violates human rights, and has big potential for misusage and thus should be
abolished.
1000 characters!
So what is your real opinion? As laid out in class, you should establish your real opinion clearly and give it some support before you counter argue the other side. Some good sentences mixed in with some wonky ones. In this very short assignment things could be a little more polished given quality over quantity.
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