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read this outline for an argumentative speech.

1. introduction: consuming organic food.
a. it is better for your health to consume organic fruits and vegetables
instead of conventionally grown produce.

2. organic fruits and vegetables are free of chemicals.
a. farmers who raise organic produce do not use synthetic pesticides.
b. some say the pesticide residue on conventional produce is minimal, but
even minimal amounts of pesticide can have a harmful effect over time.
c. organic produce is safer due to the lack of chemicals.

3. organic fruits and vegetables are more nutritious.
a. organic produce is packed with vitamins and minerals.
b. conventionally grown foods are not lacking in nutrition, but the
concentration of vitamins and minerals is higher in organic foods.
c. organic produce is healthier due to the high concentration of vitamins
and minerals.

4. organic fruits and vegetables are less likely to carry diseases.
a. organic farming is cleaner than conventional farming.
b. organic farming does not include chemicals that kill organisms, however
incidences of harmful bacteria are lower in organic produce.
c. organic produce is safer due to the low incidence of harmful bacteria.

5. organic fruits and vegetables are better for your health for three reasons.
a. organic fruits and vegetables are grown without the use of synthetic
chemicals, are more nutritious, and are less likely to spread diseases.
b. the lack of chemicals, the high concentration of vitamins and minerals,
and the lower incidence of disease are all better for your health.

the underlined sentence in the outline is
the thesis statement.
the topic sentence.
a counterclaim.
the conclusion.

- free verse.

- " in poetry, one of the best ways to practice technique is to write in. i want all to be unstressed so that “all the clocks” and “in the night” are matching anapests. many forms that sharpen skills are useful in free verse."

the hunger games, written by  suzanne collins, is fiction in the young adult genre, which is not my age group, but i found myself unable to put it down. its combination of nerve-racking tension, thrilling action, and engaging love story kept me up until the wee hours. i was surprised at how completely engrossing the plot was. like  brave new world, this story is set in a future where the government oppresses its people, but the book also borrows ideas from the greek myth of theseus and the minotaur.

divided into 12 districts, ruled by an oppressive government located at the  capitol. katniss everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from district 12, takes her younger sister’s place as one of 24 “tributes” selected every year to participate in the hunger games at the capitol.

while i found this book absolutely enthralling, i was surprised it was aimed at an audience of young adults. it seems extremely intense for anyone younger than 16 or 17. for example, there is a scene where one young tribute is slowly eaten alive by wolf-like creatures all night long, and katniss has to finally throw a weapon at him to end his misery. i found this a little too disturbing when i considered the age of the character.

the intensity of the action was something one would find in a more mature book, but the age of the characters and the simplicity of the prose were aimed at a much younger audience. in addition, this book was written in present tense, which i found annoying, but that’s more of a personal preference than a stylistic fault. it was also edited somewhat poorly, but that rarely distracted from the plot. for example, the author often spoke in sentence fragments to describe how katniss felt, which might have been an attempt to reflect on her thought process, but i found it disorienting to read a lot of really short sentences all together. it would have been better to vary the sentence length on occasion, but the story was still coherently.

overall,  the hunger games  was an excellent, enthralling read that i highly recommend. if it was more clearly marked for older teens, it would have been better, but it was a fantastic book with a wonderfully creative plot.

happy to .

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