Memoirs, Proposals and Arguments - Essay Example

Wang Ping’s (War book) had a particular impression on me. The book is about forbidden books. Ping tells about his memoir on reading forbidden books with a girl he met one morning. On their first encounter, as Ping reads Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, tears linger in his eyes. Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales must have contained emotional content to drive both Ping and the girl into tears; this fascinates me.

A proposal is a problem-solving task where the writer helps the reader understands a given issue. The effects and causes of a given problem are outlined and suggestions on viable solutions are discussed. There are four types of proposals namely, internal, external, grant, and solicited. An internal proposal involves problems facing a given organization or company and solutions to tackle these issues. External proposals involve providing solutions to problems affecting another organization. Grants are same as internal or external proposals only that they are used by nonprofit organizations for obtaining funding.

Solicited proposals originate from the request for proposals. A proposal contains the introduction where the problem to be solved is introduced. After the introduction, we have the body where the problem is analyzed and a plan on how to solve the problem detailed. The benefits of the solution given are then outlined and a conclusion is drawn. An argument, based on Johnson-Sheehan and Paine is defined as a pattern where both sides of a controversial issue are explored and explained fairly. Same-sex marriage, gun control, the death penalty, or assisted suicide can provide fertile grounds for arguments.

Three aspects are fundamental in any argument. First, there must be a statement to be argued about; this is where the writer will advance her thesis statement. The next aspect is exploring the issue and convincing the reader of their point of view while refuting the views of their opponents. Below is an argument on same-sex marriage. Marriage has been defined as the basic unit of a family. There are many discussions on marriage, transgendered persons, moral issues, and on whether same-sex marriage is right or wrong.