In “An Open Letter to Bill Bennet”, the author, Milton Friedman, argues in support of decriminalizing drugs. By utilizing rhetorical devices such as pathos, logos, and ethos, Friedman successfully strengthens the effectiveness of his argument to his readers. He is Continue reading
For decades, drugs have posed as a prevalent problem in society, inviting discussion and even debate as to how the issue should be solved. Many argue for a war on drugs while others believe that this will only heighten the Continue reading
In Milton Friedman’s “An Open Letter to Bill Bennet”, Milton asks Bennet to refrain from taking on the ‘war on drugs’. He uses deliberative rhetoric in order to make a case against criminalizing drugs and how it negatively impacts our Continue reading
The war on drugs is threatening America’s society now more than ever. People have been struggling to find solutions to this daunting problem. In 1989, Bill Bennett, the current drug czar of the United States, wanted to enforce harsher penalties for drug users Continue reading
In Milton Friedman’s “An Open Letter to Bill Bennett, he begs Bennett to reconsider the fight against drugs that him as well as President Bush are pushing for. He hopes that his appeal through emotions, diction, and reference to historical Continue reading
Are drugs a plague to society or is it the way that the government treats drugs and users? Milton Friedman, in “An Open Letter to Bill Bennett”, argues that drugs may be an issue for society, but the war on Continue reading
Should drugs be illegal? To some people drugs are evil and cause people to do bad things as well as cause terror and chaos. However, to Milton Friedman, he stands by the opinion that decriminalizing drugs will lead to a Continue reading
E.B. White’s work, “Education” tells a story about his son’s experience in both public and private elementary school. Both White and his wife had their own biases on public school versus private school. White’s bias comes from his past experience Continue reading
Milton Friedman begins his argumentative essay by quoting the words of Oliver Cromwell, “I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.” (Friedman 306) Oliver Cromwell was an infamous ruler of Great Britain during Continue reading
In E.B. White’s essay on education, he explains how he put his son into both private and public school. He shows how the differences in both ways of education can develop a bias on which is better. It also shows Continue reading
