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Exercise 1

Lacrosse players tend to be synonymous with "druggies" in many people's minds.  They see lacrosse players as unruly teenagers who don't abide by the rules.  However, many lacrosse players refuse to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol.  For the truth is that many lacrosse players around the nation are leaders in their communities and are very accomplished young people who don't associate themselves with illegal substances.  In this essay, then, closely examining the morals of a teenage lacrosse player as compared to a teenager who doesn't play sports at all will show their unlikeliness to use drugs.

Exercise 2

In the Introduction to "They Say/ I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to help your writing skills.  Specifically, Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer will enhance your arguing ability as well.  As the authors themselves put it, "It will help your writing skills."  Although some people believe otherwise, Graff and Birkenstein insist that those people should change their outlook.  In sum, then, their view is that using their arguments will help you write arguments.  In my views, the types of templates that the authors recommend will do this.  Some might object, of course, on the grounds that it won't.  Overall, then, I believe that arguing is an important point to make given.