“Slow down everyone, you’re moving too fast.”
No Regrets
The writer, Annie Dillard, wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our
lives.” A parent leaves their home for a twelve hour work day, eats their dinner with their
smartphone next to them and parks in front of the television to watch their shows. At the end
of our lives we hope to look back and have no regrets. Is this how we want to spend our lives?
Our culture is spending too much time on all the wrong things. The average person spends too
much time using technology mindlessly, working long hours or avoiding activity. If our lives are
to have meaning we need to spend our time wisely.
Success Criteria
- hook (question, statistic, powerful statement, quote etc.)
- thesis statement (see criteria on previous post)
- three support arguments
- final transition sentence to first paragraph
Choose one quote from below and decide what it means to you. You need to write an introduction to a persuasive
essay based on your quote.
“Be careful with your words, they can only be forgiven, not forgotten”
“Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you”
“Everyday may not be good but there is something good in everyday”
“You were born on original. Don’t die a copy”
“We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails”
“It hurt because it mattered”
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations”
“You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing”
“Just because my path is different doesn’t mean I’m lost”
