What is the purpose of a persuasive essay?

The purpose of a pursuasive essay is to sway your reader to your side of an argument. An argument can be on topics such as I think my parents should get me a phone for my birthday. You may here this argumet all of the time.

A weak reason could be, I am now in the eighth (or whatever grade your in) and i think im old enough to have a phone.

This would be a weak example because your saying your argument but not giving supporting details. If you want a strong, effective essay you want your reader to continue to read and know your whole thought process on the situation. To better an argument you should say:

I think I should get a phone for my birthday because I think I'm mature enough to use one now. My parents say the phones are bad for my eyes but they have one themselves. My mom knowns I go on the bus after soccer practice but what if i miss the bus? How will I get ahold of her if school is closed and nobodys there?

Hope this helps :)

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.

answer: the sentence in the text that contains both the topic and the author's single most important idea about the topic

explanation: aww pineapple so adorable