Persuasive writing differs from other writing as it is entirely research based and promotes/advocates a certain topic. But before we began to write a persuasive essay we had to choose a topic. My topic was chemical medication and its benefits when used for mental health. I wanted to educate the audience of what chemical medicine exactly was and what factors of life it affects positively when taken. I used various articles for my research, looking through clinic websites, the NCBI, etc.
How we began writing our persuasive essay was through an outline that had a layout of the usual introduction, three claims, counter argument, and conclusion. After filling out the outline we began writing our drafts, and went through various rounds of critique, four rounds total.
The United States has been inhumane when it comes to the treatment of mentally ill people. Old methods of treatment were extremely violent and at times life threatening. Insane asylums were unkempt and insanitary, ice bath and restraints were used, and the main purpose of these institutions was not to treat those institutionalized but rather to isolate them. Insulin coma therapy: the method of putting patients into low blood sugar comas, they believed through the large fluctuations of insulin levels it could alter the brain. There more methods that becomes more cruel when listed. Overall the United states does not have a system that supports mental health correctly. Healthcare in general is very expensive, and the fact that the government has promoted inhumane methods, that only further the stigma of people with mental health illnesses, the government hasn't attempted to dismantle what they set up just further proves this country does not care for mental health.
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