Would this convince you, ads a parent, to buy me a laptop?

Question

25-Aug-08

Susan

Dear Mom,

I know that a laptop is a large investment and a lot of money, but it would mean a lot to me if I could get one. I, personally, think that I have done everything in my power to show and ensure you that I can be responsible, hard working, and social, and being said; I believe that I have earned the privilege of owning my own laptop computer.

There are many benefits of me owning a personal laptop computer, such as higher academic achievements, more responsibility, and concluding from that, a higher outlook on myself and the world around me. The following is a numbered list of way both you and I could benefit from a purchase of this nature.

1. increase the thoroughness and grade of homework and essays

2. studying for tests in the comfort and quiet of my room

3. portability/ability of completion of homework, essays, studying, etc., from basically, but not limited to, just about everywhere

4. availability time of the current PC would increase dramatically for other peers on the premises wishing to utilize it

5. more available space on the hard drive of the PC, therefore, most likely, increasing the performance of the desktop

6. by taking care of the subject at hand I would learn, in a more complete sense, the trait/ability of responsibility / paying for any future upgrades or self inflicted damage of the machine

7. by learning how to better use a portable laptop now, using, possibly, the same machine in high school/ college would be a benefit of knowing every quality the computer has to offer

8. group/cooperative projects/essays would be easier with peers, as we would all be able to be up to date in an easier way, and transporting the information needed would be done in a much simpler way

9. avid computer/technology skills are greatly looked upon in the present day world, by providing me with a personal laptop, you are ensuring that I’ll have a respectable knowledge of the machine and the basic principles of most computers

10. by having a computer that fulfills my wishes there will no longer be any references to the meritocracy of the current home desktop

Let’s conclude, shall we? Many academic levels could/can/will be reached, by making my academic achievements level higher, I am most likely to gain more credit from Arrowhead and college candidates. Also, by having higher grades, a decent laptop, a larger overall social structure, odds are that I will become a happier person to be around, and I will be happier with myself

Sincerely yours,

Lydia

P.S. attached behind this letter are listings of decent, cheapish, laptops that fulfill my wishes in what I think a usable and expectable portable laptop computer should operate at.

Answer 1

it should, but if i showed it to my parents, they would say wait a few weeks

Answer 2

it is very hard to say if this would convince me, because i personally don't know you.  Are you a responsible kid, looking for help with schoolwork, or do you just want to dink around on facebook all day?

as a parent, i dont see why you cannot just use the home computer.

everything you said pro laptop i think you can also acheive with the computer your parents already have.

do you really need your own laptop??? or are you trying to be like the other spoiled shithead kids out there?

your letter seems like an application.  are your parents really that crazy that they need that?

  

Answer 3

Excellent!

Bulls eye... 10/10

Good luck Lydia!

Answer 4

My Parents would just say No.

I always promise to do better in school and get straight A's and clean the house everyday, but I usually never do and they caught on.

If you have never used that excuse, I would say around a 70% chance

Answer 5

there are a lot of inexpensive laptops now a days Os X and Windows are not your only choices for operating systems check this one out. Why not try to persuade them on buying you an inexpensive one and then you can install Linux? I doubt your going to need a high end pc anyway.

http://www.ubuntu.com/