Homework Due 3A

P26
Ex 5
Directions:  Identify the premises and conclusion.  Try to figure out the traits of audience based on the explicit and implicit beliefs.  Identify the probable opponents and proponents of the arguments, 

(iii)  [From "Health News" in More magazine]  "there are so many changes that occur in women's lives from 40 to 60," says Marianna Golts, a psychiatrist as Toronto's Mnt. Sinai Hospital.  "The stress of work, menopausal symptoms, aging parents, having kids or kids leaving--all theses factors can contribute to our depression risk. "...The safeguard is maintenance.  "It's so important for women to put their needs first, get adequate sleep, exercise and have a life outside of family and work--all the normal things that usually get pushed aside at the is point in a woman's life."

(iv)  [From The Windsor Star, p. A7, Opinion:  "Keep phones out of class," by Cory Matchett]  "The school oard thinks it would be good for students and allow them to take notes on their phones.  I think this is outrageous.  I am a student a t he university and have seen firsthand that many students just sit ther eand text all classs...The world is far too complicated these days and the only way we are going to move in the right direction is by simplifying things.  In my opinion, all you need to do well in scholl is paper, a pen, most importantly, your mind."

(v)  [Letter to the editor "Support for arts lacking in Windsor"]  "I would ask that every family with young children go out and actively support [the arts] before they area gone.  Not only does it enrich the children's lives but brings many benefits to this city.  To be a truly great city, there has to be a mixture of cultural and sporting activities for people of all ages."

(vi)  Singing can also nurture the body.  A 2000 American study found that choral singing helps the immune system.  The study measured the levels of immunoglobulin A and cortisol immediately after singing in a choir and after listening to choral music.  The choir members had much higher liveels of the immune-boosting chemicals right after singing.