Persuasive essay

“Simplest Terms”

(Simplify things and everything becomes clear)

A Persuasive Essay By:

James “Jimmy Ripp” Saling

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        1*2+2*1÷2*(5*2*2)-(4*2*2)*(3*2)÷(2*2*2)=4 . A very simple math equation displayed in very complicated method. 2+2=4 . Those taking a math quiz would more likely prefer the second version of the math problem . With less of a chance for error , confusion and with far quicker and accurate results makes it seem like if everything were simplified in this fashion in life in general the world would be much better off.

       If you have been in a relationship then it is likely that you have heard your partner say “we need to talk”. When hearing this certainly there is a great percentage of outcomes where by the end of said talk the one being told this still had no idea what the talk was about. As reported by Lifehacker  media feed a study by the university of Chicago shows that 30% higher success rate amongst men and women who had more positive behavior and better communication skills held jobs longer , maintained more meaningful friendships and had less intimate relationships end badly. Communication is thought to be a key element in anything like relationships,work places and most life situations. So if that communication was simplified it would be so much easier to resolve disputes . If a person had an issue with dental hygiene and

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and we're bluntly told “ your breath is foul”. Odds are they would be clear on whst had become an issue and could act accordingly. Now if the communication became complicated the message could easily get lost in translation . “ There is a need to discuss the inferior efforts being made on your part when it pertains to your inability to see and face an issue in regards to your dental hygiene practices and recognize your shortcomings that suggest you have no regard or respect those around you.” It is clear the intent to soften the blow so to speak of the addressing the issue however it weakens the immediate need of the issue to be resolved.  

      Patrick Spencer of the Harvard business review reported a study that involved 7000 + participants regarding consumers shopping for a product. The easier to gather info on the product weighed heavy in the decision to purchase . 86% of products that made the purchase journey simple were more likely the chosen ones when time to check out came. A test done by PSYBLOG produced simple results. Hnefripitrom or Magnalroxate, which sounds to be a more dangerous and unhealthy food additive?  Magnalroxate , which is more pronounceable made the 67% average of the participants equate simple with safer. Well to curb your enquiring minds , neither is a real word or a food additive whatsoever .

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Collegiate behavior studies  performed a survey asking those  who assisted to read college essays . when those readers  came across papers with fancy language , convoluted sentences and gratuitous use of words they concluded that those were thought  to have a lower level of intelligence as opposed to the writers who kept their essay simple direct and to the point.

       Society is so concerned with being politically correct and careful of others feelings. According to webMD in 1977 the term post traumatic stress disorder was adopted to name what soldiers were going through after returning from war. Its original medical term was shell shock . A Twitter survey had shown out of 833 people 76.4% suggested that P.T.S.D. sounded like less of a serious condition  and could be handled with simple medication whereas shell shock seemed to have more seriousness sound to it. Now p.d.s.d. is used in so many forms that it has completely thinned out and lost its luster entirely. It's all gratuitous linguistic verbal diarrhea.  

Keeping it simple , blunt and to the point is really …..Um …...Simple to do. Society has always done this.  Take people of different races.  I mean when slavery was over black people were called black people. We all originally came from different countries. To reference everyone by the nation in which their origin is would just be too much to remember for me.  If your Chinese be that. I'd you're black be black if you're Mexican be Mexican.  America is a country that began with more diversity than anywhere in the world and over time just became more

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diverse.  Being Americans is a patriotic idea that never has proved to be worth committing to and if it had then we are not being diverse and employing individualism. We as a nation can be united Americans while not being forced into commitment to patriotic idealism we may not agree with.

Now let's take another less global example to play with.  A simple task that occurs in our everyday lives. “Hey are you going to the store !? I'd love something to snack on . I don't know if I want chocolate or chips or what. Well how bout you surprise me with something to snack on .” So after a while the person you asked the favor of returns with a can of pedigree dog food . Since you have been to a liquor store you are aware of what they have in stock . So when you want to snack on something but are not simple and to the point can it be argued that you didn't say you would not want to snack on dog food?  Now say it simple and direct .”hey , I'd like a bag of cheese Doritos a Caramel snicker bar and a 20oz coke in a bottle.  Being the receipt and I will reimburse you.  If they don't have my item I picked just leave it out and don't substitute.” Wasn't that so much easier to deal with if you were the one going to store ?

To test my own claims I put all my theories to the test . From 8 am yesterday morning until 11pm that late evening I held a pen and more pad and logged every single time I encountered anything that was done, said or explained in a way that could have been so much better, efficient and easier if it had just been simplified. 97 times . That is right 97 times I logged

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where things could have been done said or other in a simple more easy way.97 times where things simplified could have left so much free time for other things and lowered the possibility for misunderstanding or errors .

Think about it.  Still not convinced ? Try it yourself . Take just a thirty minute part of your day where you interact with people the most.  Log on a piece of paper how often what you heard or saw done could have been simplified in some form. When you do you will see #1- how much easier all aspects of life can be . And number #2- you will realize how you could have stopped me along time ago and asked me to simplify this . If had simplified it you would have already been done hearing my theory and onto other things . See ? Told you I was right.  You cannot argue logic ….especially if you simply don't want to.  

         

Written by ‘ Jimmy Ripp (Saling)

Sources :

Harvard business Review

PSYBLOG  

Oppenheimer

WebMD

Scholarship essay (bs2)

     Volunteer work is so enriching and fulfilling.  So working with disabled and autistic adults is really not my way of reference to it. I won't call it working with for I prefer to call it hanging out with autistic and disabled adults.

I chose to volunteer in the realm of this from how it has affected my life personally. When I was 14 my brother 20 was in a violent car accident and nearly lost his life. He was confined to a wheelchair ever since.

I try to make as much time available as I can for the volunteer thing but with 12 units and a 30 hour a week job at times it becomes hard to do .

When I am with the group we do activities and play games and so forth making the disabled ones really feel empowered is the goal and with the autistic ones we try to keep them learning all the time with repetition to develop good habits .

My biggest challenge of course is having time to do the volunteering and my main gift I get from it is seeing their smiles and how much fun we always have. I hope I make a positive improvement on their lives.  

Looking forward is not what I live by as a Creed. Having most lost my brother s d losing my mother and grandma we are never promised tomorrow so I don't look forward in the sense of living but more so loving the moment I'm getting to live in .

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How has my family contributed to making me who i am today .   

There is an age old title of the one kid in a family that is called the black sheep. Now if you reverse the meaning of that it would really sum up what describes me in my family.

The youngest of four and a different dad than my sister and brothers had . Two brothers one sister and their dad died before I was conceived  

So the opposite of the black sheep in my family my brothers,my brother in law ,my sister my two step dads and even my mother have all done time in prison . Never less than six month periods . My family helped make me into the person I am today because of their example they set. Which had nothing what so ever appealing to me that I would even consider making any of the mistakes they did.

From theft and assault to drugs and robbery I was shown not only a horrid example to follow but the direct negative consequences that type of behavior held.

So seeing my niece grow up without her father due to him being locked up for the first 14 years of her life on a bank robbery sentence.  The unimaginable pain my mother suffered as she buried her first husband when he killed himself in a car crash . Then buried her second husband when he overdosed on heroin . The. Her fiance killed under suspicious circumstances. Then my oldest brother loving the fast lane selling drugs and living life on the edge then at 22 years old lost control of his trans am stock car on an interstate at 135 mph and when the crash smoke cleared my brother was paralyzed and his best friend lost his life . Then my other brother becoming addicted to smoking PCP and now Is a paranoid skitzo with delusion hallucinations and is unable to be able to live independently .

My mother herself ended up in prison at one point when she embezzled over $3000 thou it was for a beloved friend of hers who was diagnosed with aids when aids was first being discovered it's still a crime .

So I have never done time in jail EVER. I indulged or experimented with drug use. I am no thief . I love to do volunteer work.  I am an athlete.  I am the first to graduate high school in my family dating back to the late 1800s.  I most certainly be the dist to graduate from college and I a big believer that things like pure pressure, shoe shining and posturing.

I am a hard worker . I live alone and work full whole .I am taking 16 units in school and I find a way to enjoy my life as much as possible.  

Water wasting future

         Water scarcity solution

       The issue of water becoming so scarce in the next 10 to 15 years is a serious reality. The solutions are as clear as the water we drink.

       The areas that face draught issues more often than others need to make more strict penalties on over useage. By doing so this would make more home owners likely to refrain from over watering and so forth but those laws need to be applied to all water customers.

     So often it's seen that large apartment complexes are consistently over watering theie landscapes even when it is in fact raining. There is also the unattended sprinklers that are automated which have broken parts and so forth causing major water wasting . That taking place in one small part of one small town speaks volumes as to what impact places with neglectful use of the water all over the entire world alone can cause .

     So it's time to start listening and stop believing the b.s. that everything is fine with the planet and start realizing that soon there won't be a plane to take care of.  

Rita Dove

Short bio of Rita Dove

      Rita Dove , an essayist and poet, served as the poet laureate of the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995 as well as for the commonwealth of Virginia from 2004 to 2006.  

      An African American woman who serves as a great role model for all women , Rita won a Pulitzer prize as well in 1987. Her resume is somewhat of a who's who in literary awards and one would be hard pressed not to say perhaps she is one of the most decorated writers in modern times if not history .

     Miss Dove is also a wife and mother of a daughter.  She was born in 1970 and currently resides in Virginia where she holds a chair on the board of the university where she is an English professor.  

Fictional product company

                                                    OneTouch Reality

“The Reality Check Mobile Device”

(One Touch and you'll be hooked)

By : James Saling & Elijah

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Company name : One Touch Reality

Product : “The Reality Check”  a new virtual reality portable v.r.unit that has the function of laptop an Android cell phone and tablet combine.  

Target audience : all ages 8 and up .

Achieve everything in reality virtually not achieved before.

2% of all profit go to support everyone getting to go to college free.

Benefits : medical field use . Video gaming . School work . Traveling ( such as in history class) . Cell phone and video calling. Social media. Online virtual grocery shopping . Online shopping etc.

We are one touch reality . Developers and inventors of the “The reality check “ . A portable virtual reality unit that combines the functions of a tablet , laptop mp4 player, Android phone and so much more.  We have revolutionized the virtual reality experience and transformed it into a

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voice operated mobile device you can just simply clip onto any pair of your favorite glasses or prescription eyewear  band have everything at you voice command.  This device is so simply it is suitable for ages 8 and above.  Our device gives the opportunity to provide endless possibilities and usages with the p.v.r. unit the staff at o.t.r. are working toward the advancement of technology for the greater good. Also with a 5% of the gross profit going toward funding to ensure college be free for all qualified students wishing to go to college. We believe also that out fun exciting work environment at our factory or at our corporate offices and our noone is better or more important than the next open door policy we don't have the keys to success but we designed the lock the keys are used for if you get our analogy. Which means success for our product our employees and every great mind we help receive a college degree that may not have otherwise . That all adds up to virtually a great reality to see for the future.  One touch reality and the reality check. One Touch…….and you'll be hooked !

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The unit which adopts the Bluetooth earpiece design along with a sporty style of eyewear has dual ear pieces along with duel mini microphones . The sound that has a full surround sound to it along with the mics leaves the “can you hear me now ?” Feeling a thing of the distant past.

The bar across the top is where the micro processors and terrabyte harddrive along with all the working functions of its motherboard are stored which is very slim and small and light as a feather to avoid any bulk eyeglasses feeling.  The lens that rests easily over any set of eyeglasses or can standalone is a clear translucent screen and when activated can take you anywhere. Whether is a Skype type video call , the roman ruins to study Western Civilization history or a real time like k to satellite views of traffic and so on . Our p.v.r. unit can truly do it all. Imagine a history class that was taught virtually in the land and ruins in which it actually took

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place. .How bout a brain expert surgeon halfway around the world is needed in an emergency surgery with the p.v.r. is able to coincide with other surgeons on hand to perform the surgery perfectly to save a life. With our p.v.r.unit the reality check the possibilities are truly endless.

We intend to go to electronic expos and conventions to begin our marketing . With hands on demonstrations with varied ages of our specified 8 years old and up doing amazing things with the p.v.r.making it undeniable it's value worth and future.  With the introductory programs standard and the basic personal design need installation the service retail price will be $499.99 with $100 add o. Specialty packages. We have three different contracts with the banks to enable financing to nearly any credit type with the policy…..If you do pay you don't play . Making it easy for all those who love the device to be able to own their very own . So along with the 5% toward ensuring college for everyone we will also be donating an entire set needed to any schools across the world who wish to

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implement the p.v.r. into teaching any course or curriculum completely free of charge with the school needing only required to pay the monthly service fee for that package. After the initial sales boom we will not waste useful money on dumb ads that do not make people decide to buy things. We will instead invest in the furthering of education. And promote the sales of our unit that way while giving back to every community in the process. One Touch Reality making dreams a reality for everyone ! 

Jus another blog entry

Over the past few years I've rekindled a love affair with the written arts . Not having to be a master of words or rhyming anyone can express themselves thru the written word.  

This next poem was always one I valued for it's deep meaning and heart that clearly went into it. Thou I'm unsure if the author I cannot help but share it with anyone reading .

My love if I die before you do .

I will go to heaven and wait for you .

Writing your name on the golden stair.

In the hope that one day you will be right there.  

If you don't arrive on judgement day.

I will know you have been sent the other way.  

I will give the angels back their wings .

Golden harps .

And eternal dreams .

My love you must know what I'm willing to do .

I'd accept burning in hell .

Just to be close to you .

I will forever love that poem. One can only dream of having a love that beautiful and true.

Though it turns out this was written for the wrong woman it is still an original​ I am somewhat proud of. So here is something I wrote just a few years ago.

What you are to me.

Amazingly you're my everything
Everything you’re amazing to see.

Everything you’re make me feel is amazing .

Amazingly what I feel is truly meant to be.

Amazingly everything you say you do so with love .

Everything that your amazing words say are messages by an angel sent from above.  

Amazing are your eyes with everything in your glare .

Everything from your amazing heart shows in eyes you care.

Amazingly you are everything I will ever want to have.

Everything I feel amazingly it's love I never thought I could have.

Amazingly you feel the same and everything seems so true.

Everything that I have - my heart - my mind  - my body & my soul amazingly belong to you.

Now since most have experienced love in some form and a lot of people relate poetry to romance. The surprising thing is original poets were not love story tellers . Instead they were wrote laws and mythical storytelling .

So poetry can sometimes mean different things to different people but to me it's always meant an outlet that gives me hope of inspiring people or perhaps touch them in some way.  There are times when I ramble poetry that may not seem to make much sense .So here is that example…..

Wize to avoid demize

ALL THE TIES THAT TIES MY TIES

EYES TO DESPISE CRIES

THAT MAKE ALL TEARS THAT FLIES

AND TELLS LIES

TO UNITE THE ONE THAT TRIES

TO PREVENT ALL OUR PLANS DESIGNS

INTO THE SKIES

MAKING US MORE WIZE

TO THOSE WE ENTICE

WHILE OTHERS WAIT AROUND TO DIES

WHEN THEIR SOULS BURNS AND FRIES

WHEN WINGS GATHER AIR AND ON IT GLIDES

MANY FIND NO SPOTS TO HIDES

UNABLE TO DISGUISE

THEIR OWN SURPRISE

THE MONSTER INSIDE THEM GROWS IN SIZE

AN EVIL THAT FAITHS CAN'T AFFORD TO BUYS

WANDERING ETERNITY  OF DAYS AND NIGHTS

IN A COLD DARKNESS WITH NO LIGHTS IN SIGHTS .

I finish this blog with you trying to understand that last excerpt and I will tell you this much …..Like life itself…..make it whatever you want to make it. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed .