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vieboi

Jul 7, 2009

Essays / Would you risk fraud conviction... to feed your children? Essay [7]

Thank Simone and Sean,

After reading your comments, I think I should have changed my position in the opposite side. Now I got more ideas to depend Rebick's position. And I decide to focus on that position.

Simone: your example of saving people from fire convinces me. Thanks.
Sean: The poor woman in Rebick's essay committed to welfare fraud.

Could you please give me more ideas and example, as well as any statistics and links of sources.
Thanks and regards,

vieboi

Jul 6, 2009

Essays / Would you risk fraud conviction... to feed your children? Essay [7]

Hi Simone,

Thanks for your reply.
Honestly, I'm not sure what her position is. She asks a question and doesn't mention the real answer. I guess she says "yes". I found two sentences come after the question that may close to the answer:

"Poor women are becoming more desperate and when they get in trouble, they can't afford to defend themselves. And reductions to legal aid to the litany of cutbacks that hit poor people the hardest."

I have started writing the introduction, but I need a stronger thesis statement. Please help me to give more ideas for this essay to against or depend Rebick's position.

Poverty is a social violence capable of disabling individuals by destroying self-esteem, damaging health, and eliminating hope. Although poverty intersects all ages, races and both genders, women are overrepresented in the ranks of the poor. Unfortunately, poor women often have no recourse other than to access the resources provided by the welfare system. What if the welfare not enough to feed their family and there is no other legal resources to support them. In "The Poorhouse", Judy Rebick asks "If your children were going hungry, would you risk a fraud conviction to get the money to feed them?" Reading over the essay for many times and putting myself in the position of a poor woman, I found it is not necessary to risk a fraud conviction to get the money to feed my children. In my opinion, there are many reasons that a poor woman should not commit to crime as I am going to explain in this essay.

vieboi

Jul 5, 2009

Essays / Would you risk fraud conviction... to feed your children? Essay [7]

Hello,

I have to writing a persuasive essay about "the poorhouse". In the story, the author, Judy Rebick, asks "If your children were going hungry, would you risk a fraud conviction to get the money to feed them?".

So, I need to defend Rebick's position or argue against it. But I have now ideas where to start.
Please help me to start off. Make sure you provide your own arguments (statistics, examples, facts, personal stories...) to persuade your audience.
I'm very appreciated if someone could help me on this essay.