Prompt: Write a paragraph that states and defends a claim about which object from A History of the World in 100 Objects is the most historically significant. Choose one of the following objects: the Benin plaques, The
Great Wave, the Sudanese slit drum, or the suffragette-defaced penny.

What will you write?

C. an argumentative paragraph

What is the purpose of your writing?

B. to persuade

in "people in peace, not profit and war" chrisholm uses inductive reasoning for her argument against defense spending by stating that the new administration, like most americans, wanted to invest in social objectives, so they must not want to prioritize defense spending. mr. nixon said "we can delay no longer in launching new approaches to the problem that beset them", but chrisholm points out that the programs were delayed anyways.

what is the sentence?