INTRODUCTION

One afternoon you come back home from school. You ring the bell, and after a couple of

minutes your father opens the door. He has a letter in his hand and he looks very sad. You ask

him what the matter is, so he hands you the letter. It was sent to you by Greg, one of your best

friends. That’s what it says.

Dear Raymond

I don’t know how to tell you this, but you’d better

sit down before you read the rest.

Anthony had a boxing match last week, and he was quite

battered towards the 4th round, so much so that the referee

had to call it off. Anthony was sent to hospital where he

spent 5 days in intensive care. That’s why he couldn’t make

it to school. I told everyone he was sick, but the truth is he

was suffering from a severe brain clot. Unfortunately, the

doctors couldn’t do anything about it, and our beloved

Anthony passed away this morning around 5 a.m.

I hate to be the bearer of such tragic news, but I thought

you should know before anyone else does. After all, you and

Anthony were best buddies.

Your best friend

Greg

Suddenly, you feel you want to throw up. You remember the many times you tried to

talk Anthony out of boxing, but he wouldn’t listen. You decide it’s high time boxing got banned.

You and your friends take it upon yourselves to address the issue to the Federal Boxing

Commission. Your argument consists of convincing the commission that boxing should be

banned at all costs. However, you know that boxing is an extremely popular sport with fans all

over the world, so your case has to be solid. That’s why you and your friends have to be

extremely cautious about how you present your case.

Your job is to write a persuasive letter, in the form of an essay, to the commission urging

it to ban boxing. Your letter will be supported by a PowerPoint presentation explicitly showing

the aftermath of boxing matches.