The passages "A Scratch Tells All" by Vaughn M. Bryant and "Hard Facts" by Joe J. Simmons III, both address the topic of tooth decay using relevant evidence to support their ideas. But whose central idea is better supported by using credible sources as well as relevant and sufficient text evidence? Some people believe that Simmons's passage is supported by credible sources and sufficient text evidence, more so than Bryant's passage, but it in fact is not. Vaughn M. Bryant's passage "A Scratch Tells All" develops his central idea best by using credible sources and relevant and sufficient text evidence. Bryant uses research backed up by experts and explanations of the research to develop his central idea. To start off, Bryant's use of the statement from Jared Diamond provides the reader with some background information. "Scientist Jared Diamond shocked the world with his article "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race." Diamond said that the invention of agriculture, supposedly our most important step toward a better life, was actually a catastrophe from which humans have never recovered." Bryant sort of creates questioning in the reader and a sort of controversy to hook the audience. In the next section of the passage, Bryant quotes a professional to bring up the …show more content…
This is true, Simmons explains how tooth decay is caused and how to prevent it. But Simmons's central idea is not supported by credible sources or relevant text evidence. Simmons only uses statements to create his central idea such as "Even the smallest traces of food in a person's mouth can serve as a source of food for the decay-producing bacteria." and "Dentists call the accumulation of bacteria on teeth plaque, and it is in the plaque that the acidic attack and resulting cavities occur." But Simmons never uses credible sources in his passage to create his central idea, like Bryant does in
In the early parts of the article, he proclaims that Buenker and Filene are correct in one of their ideas. He writes “If Buenker and Filene meant to imply, however, that the rage for bifurcation had not really helped resolve the problem of coherence, they were surely right,” (Rodgers 115) In slight contrast, he did not always just focus on one or two individuals. In another quote, for example, he raises up a whole generation in admiration, stating “Yet by the end of the decade there were signs that beneath the definitional wrangling historians had been striking out in significantly new directions away from the debate over the essence of progressivism, so brilliantly started by Richard Hofstadter's generation, and toward questions of context.” (Rodgers 114) Since the whole progressive movement involved millions of United States citizens striving to increase the quality in their lifestyle through inventions, religion, or culture in general, it paints an amazing picture of what American Exceptionalism is all about. When Rodgers notices a point made by a historical writer he sees eye to eye with, he praises them with his words and uses their words to help prove his
Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson’s Chew On This explores the dark secrets of fast food. The authors first describe the background of fast food and their tactics with customers, and then elaborate on the impact of fast food on society today. Their view on fast food is a negative one: through describing various aspects of fast food, the authors ultimately reveal how the greediness of businessmen has caused the loss of individuality and the growth in power of corporations. They explain the effects of fast food on health, traditions, and animals, clearly showing fast food’s negative impact.
Humans only get one set of adult teeth after losing all of their primary teeth therefore, it is important to take care of them. “Dental caries: Strategies to control this preventable disease” is an article written by Rugg-Gunn, Andrew presents several reasons why dental decay is a widespread disease. Rugg-Gunn cites that the main cause of dental decay is lack of fluoride, poor diet, bacteria from plaque, and sugars. Based on this evidence, Rugg-Gunn concludes that “dental caries can be prevented” (Rugg-Gunn128), but there is no evidence of stopping the disease from happening. While Rugg-Gunn raises a revolving problem around the world with human oral decay he however, does not have a good approach on what decay really is.
... idea that people should begin to think more logically. In Benjamin Franklin’s essay, “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America,” Franklin uses the literary device, satire, in attempt to make a political change. He satirically writes, “Savages we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility; they think the same of theirs”(1). Franklin points out that people will look at different cultures and call it something like “savage’ when those “savages” are looking at them saying the same thing. Franklin attempts to help people recognize the foolishness of the American’s attitude regarding the Native Americans.
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This discussion focuses on two issues: the relationship between evidence and hypotheses; and, the role of "contextual" values in inquiry. Longino contrasts contextual values with constitutive values. The latter, the "values generated from an understanding of the goals of scientific inquiry," "are the source of the rules determining what constitutes acceptable scientific practice or scientific method" (L1990, 4). That these values influence inquiry is not a problem. But the former, "personal, social, and cultural values," are thought to threaten the integrity of scientific inquiry (L1990, 4-5).
We did our report on the effects of tooth decay from sugary drinks. Our question was, “If we put six teeth in six different liquids which will affect the tooth the most?” To form a hypothesis, we needed background knowledge about our topic. After research, we found out that the two things that mostly cause tooth decay from drinks are the amount of sugar and the acidity level. We used this information to make a hypothesis that the tooth in the blueberry syrup would be affected the most because it had so much sugar in it. ( i will continue this paragraph later)
Children are often sweet and adorable, but many times they may be eating too many sweets. According to the Channel Four News, it has been shown that the number one disease in children is the reoccurrence of caries, also known as cavities. Could it be too many sweets or could it be the lack of flossing and brushing teeth? For instance, many children go to bed or wake up without brushing their teeth and go throughout the day eating all sorts of food and candy. The result of eating and not brushing could lead to plaque build up and decaying of teeth. This leaves a child extremely unhappy and in excruciating pain. So who is going to fix this pain? Who is going to help prevent decay in millions of people’s mouths? Today, the world is lucky to have a well-studied field of dentistry.. Dentistry has much history, various specialties, advancements, and an irresistible salary.
Jones, D. J., Munro, C. L., & Grap, M. J. (2011). Natural history of dental plaque accumulation
Saliva contains glucose; therefore, if you have uncontrolled diabetes, the amount of glucose present in your saliva is elevated. We naturally have somewhere between 200 to 300 bacterial species in our mouths: Some of these bacteria are good and some of them are bad. Streptococcus mutans is typically the bacterium responsible for causing tooth decay; whereas, periodontal disease is usually caused by a mixture of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola.
... on the demise of true hard work and how it slowly turned into greed through the example of Jordan Baker. Jordan Baker is continually portrayed as the "modern woman" throughout the novel insinuating that she is a representation of the general populous in the 1920s.She is obviously a successful woman who became rich as she is a professional golfer. The greed she portrays in this scene is hinting that the fact that she used the ideal of greed instead of hardworking to achieve her success.Her willingness to attain what she wants at other peoples expenses is what makes her succeed.This shows how her personal American Dream, and in turn the general American Dream of the 1920s, is flawed.
Tooth decay was coming down before fluoridation started. Research shows that decay rates were coming down before fluoridation was even introduced in Australia and New Zealand and have continued to decline. Many other elements are responsible for the decline of tooth decay that has been described throughout the world.
Over time as individuals age and are faced with access to care issues they may begin to neglect their oral health. As time passes between dental hygiene cleanings or dentist visits the presence of oral disease may begin to increase.
To understand why, let us first examine Diamond’s theory. Diamond, a professor of geography and physiology, offers the most deterministic point of view. He is of the opinion that history and its outcome can be easily explained by applying a few laws and principles, and accordingly that history has no alternatives. And as per Diamond’s postulation, it is indeed easy to retrospectively explain historical outcomes with these laws and principles, as evidenced by Diamond in his 1997 expository book Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. In it, Diamond...
However, tooth brushing is to prevent bleeding gums rather than tooth decay. It indicates that some of the oral knowledge is lacked in students. More oral health education may be needed to teach correct knowledge of