1.
Definition
a. According to Writing Academic English, an argumentative essay is an essay in which you agree or
disagree with an issue, using reasons to support your opinion.
b. 2006 Bogazici University SFL States that In argumentative
essay, we not only give information but also present an argument with the PROS
(supporting ideas) and CONS (opposing ideas) of an argumentative issue.
2. Purpose
a.
The
purpose of an argumentative essay is to organize and present your well-reasoned
conclusions in order to persuade the audience to accept—or at least seriously
consider—your point of view.
3.
Example
HEALTH AND
HEALING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Throw out the bottles and boxes of drugs
in your house. A new theory suggests that medicine could be bad for your
health, which should at least come as good news to people who cannot afford to
buy expensive medicine. However, it is a blow to the medicine industry, and an
even bigger blow to our confidence in the progress of science. This new theory
argues that healing is at our fingertips: we can be healthy by doing Reiki on a
regular basis.
Supporters of medical treatment argue
that medicine should be trusted since it is effective and scientifically
proven. They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Reiki,
Yoga, Tai Chi. These waste our time, something which is quite precious in our
material world. There is medicine that can kill our pain, x-rays that show us
our fractured bones or MRI that scans our brain for tumors. We must admit that
these methods are very effective in the examples that they provide. However,
there are some “every day complaints” such as back pains, headaches, insomnia,
which are treated currently with medicine. When you have a headache, you take
an Aspirin, or Vermidon, when you cannot sleep; you take Xanax without thinking
of the side effects of these. When you use these pills for a long period, you
become addicted to them; you cannot sleep without them. We pay huge amounts of
money and become addicted instead of getting better. How about a safer and more
economical way of healing? When doing Reiki to yourself, you do not need
anything except your energy so it is very economical. As for its history, it
was discovered in Japan in the early 1900s and its popularity has spread
particularly throughout America and Western Europe. In quantum physics, energy
is recognized as the fundamental substance of which the universe is composed.
Reiki depends on the energy within our bodies. It is a simple and effective way
of restoring the energy flow. There are no side effects and it is
scientifically explained.
Opponents of alternative healing methods
also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated
without drugs. They think so because these patients spend the rest of their
lives in the hospital taking medicine. How can Reiki make these people healthy
again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the hospital
losing their hair because of chemotherapy, losing weight because of the side
effects of the medicine they take. Actually, it is common knowledge that except
for when the cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, drugs also cannot treat
AIDS or cancer. Most of the medicine these patients use are to ease their pain
and their sufferings because of the medical treatment they undergo. Instead of
drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, you can use your energy
to overcome the hardships of life, find an emotional balance, leave the stress
of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries. Most of the chronic
conditions such as eczema or migraine are known to have causes such as poor
diet and stress. Deeprooted anger or other strong emotions can contribute to
viral infections as well. Since balancing our emotions and controlling our
thoughts are very important for our well-being, we should definitely start
learning Reiki and avoid illnesses before it is too late.
Some people may still maintain that in
our material world, everything depends on time. It is even “lacking time” that
causes much of the stress that leads to the illnesses we mentioned. How would
it be possible to find time to do Reiki to ourselves and the people around us
when we cannot even find time to go to the theater? This is one good thing
about Reiki; it does not require more than 15 minutes of our time. There is no
need for changing clothes or special equipment. It is a wonderfully simple
healing art, an effective method of relaxation and stress-relief. Most
important of all, it is less time consuming than medicine if we think of all
the time we spend taking medicine for some complaints and taking some more for
the side effects as well.
Having said these, resistance to Reiki
would be quite illogical. Reiki is natural and drug-free. What is more, it is
easy to learn by anyone, regardless of age and experience. It can be used
anywhere, anytime. It also enhances physical, mental, emotional and spiritual
well-being and the benefits last a lifetime. It is definitely high time to get
away from the drug boxes we store in our drug cabinet!
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