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[water rat]

The Latest News Update. Note: Harriet Tubman, the conductor of the underground railroad, not only escaped slavery, but made more than a dozen trips BACK to help others along!

[nomad soul]

Thanks for the update, Rat.

That's cool, considering all but Lincoln ($5 bill), owned slaves at some point---some longer than others. Harriet Tubman was my top pick followed by Eleanor Roosevelt. If approved by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Tubman's image would replace controversial Andrew Jackson.

[Listerine]

Honey Boo Boo's mom?

[esl_prof]

Some compelling points to consider:

Keep Harriet Tubman – and all women – off the $20 bill
Harriet Tubman did not fight for capitalism, free trade, or competitive markets.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/05/14/keep-harriet-tubman-and-all-women-off-the-20-bill/?tid=pm_opinions_pop_b

After all, no argumentative essay is complete without a counterargument.

[johnslat]

Dear esl_prof,

Hmm, the way I teach it, it's the argumentative essay that always features counter claims:

Argumentative essay

Makes claims based on factual evidence.

Makes counter-claims. The author takes opposing views into account.

Neutralizes or "defeats" serious opposing ideas.

Convinces audience through the merit and reasonableness of the claims and proofs offered.

Often compares texts or ideas to establish a position.

Logic based.

Persuasive essay

May make claims based on opinion.

May not take opposing ideas into account.

Persuades by appealing to the audience’s emotion or by relying on the character or credentials of the writer – less on the merits of his or her reasons and evidence.

Emotion-based

Regards,
John

[esl_prof]

Dear John Slat,

At my school, the terms persuasive, argumentative, and opinion seem to be used interchangeably, depending on whose class we're talking about.

That being said, I've changed the term to argumentative as your definition is a better fit for what I had in mind.

Regards,

esl_prof

[johnslat]

Dear esl_prof,

Well, I certainly don't want to be argumentative about it, but I guess I was persuasive enough to cause the change.

Just my opinion.

Regards,
John

[nomad soul]

A woman will appear on redesigned $10 bill in 2020
By Ylan Q. Mui and Abby Ohlheiser, The Washington Post | 17 June 2015
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/woman-to-appear-on-10-bill-in-2020/2015/06/17/90f7c3ee-153c-11e5-89f3-61410da94eb1_story.html

Will it be Susan B. Anthony or Harriet Tubman? Eleanor Roosevelt or Rosa Parks? Or another important woman from American history? These will be among the names the nation ponders after the Obama administration’s announcement late Wednesday that a woman will be featured on the $10 bill, the first time in well over a century that a female portrait will grace the United States’ paper money.

The redesigned bill will be unveiled in 2020 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the right of women to vote. The Treasury Department is launching a massive public campaign to solicit suggestions through social media and town halls for what the bill should look like and who should be on it. The only requirements for candidacy are that the woman be deceased and embody the theme of the bill’s new look: 'Democracy.' “America’s currency makes a statement about who we are and what we stand for as a nation,” said Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who has the authority to make the decision.

The debate over who should be the face of the new $10 bill could become part of a wider conversation about the social and economic progress of women. Selecting just one person for such a symbolic role may involve trade-offs, forcing officials to decide which major milestone in American history to highlight. As it proceeds, the Treasury Department could also face backlash over its decision to replace or de-emphasize the current face of the $10 bill, Alexander Hamilton, the country’s first secretary of the treasury, who advocated for a national currency. (Officials said some bills could still portray Hamilton, perhaps in combina