To successfully make a college essay there are certain templates that you can use to start off in an essay and certain ways of addressing the topic. When writing the essay you have to find out your position in the argument and then decide which template to use for example of you agree with the writer but not completly  you can use this template, Although i agree with the writers opinion________ i cannot agree that _______ this template can come in handy when writing and argumental essay,

Comparing our essays with the one we went over, I think that ours wasn't as good as we thought. We missed a lot important points that we didn't go over in our essay. I didn't go over the importance of restating Bilger's essay and stating the opposing argument. But its always good that we learn from our mistakes so we can become better writers.

3/10/2011 Luis and juvenal's

When writing an essay you have to make sure that you don't write any awkward or incorrect sentences or paragraphs. So you do not cause the reader to get confused or lose his train of thought. A very important lesson we all should remember is the burden for clear writing rests on the writer.

Juvenal E. On Demand Writing Test

In Bilger's argument he seems to be shocked from all this money going into pets, and I disagree. I am glad that people are actually saving their pets and are willing to take care of them. Yes, pets can be very expensive when it comes to saving their life, but  I've always believed that pets are worth saving because they are part of your family. No one wants to see their pet laying on the floor close to dying. I would take my pet to a veterinary hospital, because I think of my pet as a brother and not just some animal.


Americans spending billions of dollars for veterinary care shows that we really love our pets. My cousin has had a German Shepard dog for five years. One day his dog had ran away from home and never came back. Days had passed and he had found his dog laying in the middle of the road, not breathing. My cousin was crying, and could of wished that he would of found her on the day she ran away. Dogs are mans best friend and this was one true friend for my cousin.


I understand that many people think of pets as just animals and nothing more. I used to think that to until I had gotten my own puppy. I've had him for three years, and if something would've happened to him, I would take him to a veterinary hospital. As I had said before, I think of my pet as a brother and I would go as far as I can to save him. Americans spending billions of dollars on veterinary care is worth it.

1. One of the main points that the author is trying to make is, how far would someone be willing to go to save their pets. Another main point that the author is trying to make is,  can a simple house pet actually replace a living human being.  For instance in this article the Leverings are using their pet cat Lady,  as the child they could never have. 67

2. In this article there is a lot of pathos because the author gives us a very descriptive image on whats going  like if its sad, happy, or awkward. For example, "Her eyes were rimmed with red, and her skin draped over her bones like an old rug," This sentence gave me an image of how the dog looked and made me feel sad and it  also made me feel sorry for the dog because of how the author described her.

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4. I think in this article, the author made pathos a lot stronger than logos. He gave this article a lot of feeling by being very descriptive in his article. He made us feel what they felt; sad, worried, and tense which made us want to keep reading the article.

5.I agree with most of the authors points,  for example are pets as important as family  can they be treated like surrogate children i think so,  i love my dog very much he is part of my family but i would rather put him down if he was in pain rather than putting him through pain staking hours surgery.