The Persuasion essays below are all written by former students both in the US and Mexico.  I'd like to give a hearty "thanks" to these students for allowing me to publish their essays here.

Why People Should Not Watch Too Much Television
Why Mexican Families Should Practice Family Planning
Why Students Should Eat Breakfast Every Day
Why People Should Ride a Bicycle for Short Distance Trips
Why Women Should Not Have an Abortion
Why Street Sellers of Merchandise and Foods Should be Prohibited in Queretaro
Why You Should Not Smoke
Why People Should Read for Pleasure
Why We Should Not Compare Ourselves With Others
Why You Should Communicate Effectively
Why Mexico Should Sign a Trade Agreement With the European Union
Why Family and Friends Should Help People With Eating Disorders
Why Children Should Report Maltreatment by their Parents
Why People Should Exercise
Why Euthanasia Should be Permitted
Why We Should Complain About Bad Service
Why You Should Become a Vegetarian
Why Mexico Should Adopt the Silver Standard

Each essay above has been written and revised several times.  The first write is a personal rough draft.  The second write is a formal draft brought to class, a draft that must have been both typewritten and double spaced leaving room for editing.  Within the class period, students exchange papers and review each other's essays focusing first on organization (global) and then on local aspects of writing.  The paper is then rewritten and turned in for grading.  Papers are then graded, corrected (to an extent), and returned and revised again.  The final revisions are the essays you see here.
 

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