The Economic Dilemma

It is impossible to reduce poverty and increase wealth. In order to reduce poverty welfare must be increased, giving more people in poverty a chance to get themselves out of poverty. However, in order to raise money for welfare, taxes must be raised. If taxes are raised, money will be taken away from the wealthiest 1 percent who pay 37 percent of the income tax (Moore 1). This, in turn, will detract from the wealth of the nation and simply spread around the wealth. Spreading the wealth sounds a great deal like socialism, and any sign of socialism would be unacceptable in the United States. I cannot think of a way to solve this issue. If I did, I would be a world renowned economist. If the issue is to be solved, I cannot see it being solved any time soon.

Moore, Stephan. "Guess Who Really Pays the Taxes." The American. American Enterprise Institute, Nov.
      2007. Web. 23 Oct. 2011. http://www.american.com/archive/2007

Parallelism of "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" and "Declaration of Independence""

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an extremely influential forerunner of women's rights. Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" helped put drastic changes into motion. However, what I find most intriguing is Stanton's presentation of her opinions as a parallel to Jefferson's "Declaration of Independence."
Stanton used a familiar method of formatting her ideas to make the audience more likely to accept them. Periodic sentences, parallelism, and balance are used in Stanton's rhetoric (Jacobus 203). These elements help mimic the feeling of patriotism that Jefferson uses. The audience that Stanton writes to needs a great deal of convincing to listen to a women's opinion, simply because of the era that she lived in. Therefore, Stanton makes great use of the style of a previous well renowned writer.

A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers. 8^th ed. Ed. Lee A. Jacobus. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2010. 24-33. Print.