This essay should be between 900 and 1000 words, excluding the required annotated bibliography.
First, you will choose a topic of interest for your Toulmin essay. Make sure that you choose a topic with two opposing sides. Then, you need to research that topic in order to specify the topic’s scope, so it can be easily discussed in 1000 word essay. For example, you may be interested in learning more about traffic issues in the United States. However, that topic is too large to cover in a 1000 word essay. After researching peer reviewed articles that discuss US traffic issues in general, you may discover that the metro system in the District of Columbia is underfunded and underutilized. Through your research, you found that you could make a claim that more funds should be made available in order to upgrade the metro system, which would improve traffic issues in the District of Columbia. This would make for a stronger, specific argument. The following overused topics may not be used in your essay: gun control, abortion, capital punishment, gay marriage, gays in the military, mandatory drug testing, euthanasia, childhood obesity, women in the military, diets (including the Paleo diet), workout regimens (including CrossFit), underage drinking, and the legalization of marijuana.
This essay must include a minimum of five sources. Three should be peer-reviewed sources, preferably from the APUS databases. From the library welcome page, click on Advanced Search at the bottom of the page and then check the “peer reviewed” sources box filter.
This video will hopefully clarify the term, “peer-reviewed”: http://youtu.be/rOCQZ7QnoN0. You may use eBooks; however, as discussed in your textbook, books generally are not as current as peer-reviewed articles. You may also use primary sources (interviews, statistics, etc); however, these primary sources should be obtained from experts within that field. If you cannot find strong sources for your chosen topic, then change your topic. If you have a question about the validity of a source, please email me, or post your question to the open forum.
Note: Consider your audience as laymen in the field with only general knowledge of your topic.
Make sure to include the following sections in your essay:
an introduction and claim,
background,
body,
and a conclusion.
Within the body of your essay, make sure to include the following in any order:
support for your claim,
opposing or alternate views,
the strengths and weaknesses of your opponents’ claims,
and your rebuttals of their claims.
After you have written your essay, please make sure to revise the content of your essay. Lastly, be sure to edit your essay by checking grammar, format, and smaller technical details. Please make sure your essay is written in third person.
film analysis
Each of the film versions of Great Gatsby has its own strengths and some missed opportunities. Pick
a character from the book and use outside sources to tell us how to interpret or understand her or
him, then analyze how each of the three movies portrays that same person. (If the movies leave him
or her out, why is that?)
How Sleep Deprivation Can Lead To Cardiovascular Diseases
Choose a multifaceted problem or issue that genuinely perplexes you and is pertinent to a wider audience (assuming a well-informed, well-educated audience). Choose wisely, as you will use this topic for the entire semester. For the proposal, your goal is three-fold:
1) Clearly state your chosen topic and examine it from a variety of perspectives.
2) Establish the significance of the topic (the “so what?”) that justifies your research.
3) Outline how you intend to approach your research.
Below are some tips on choosing a suitable topic:
Choose a manageable topic: The overwhelming majority of students approach me with subjects far too broad to cover in papers the length required in this course.
Find a unique perspective: Another valued characteristic in academic writing (in all writing, actually) is originality. Anyone can write a paper on topics such as gun control, marriage equality, legalization of marijuana, violent video games, and endless other topics already well covered by the media. However, unless you can find a unique angle to these exhausted topics that would be valuable to a well-informed audience, I suggest you avoid them – for your own sanity and for the sake of your grade, since depth and originality factor into your grade.
Start with a question: Academic inquiry starts with a question. Once you have a broad topic in mind that you want to research, formulate a question about that topic. Framing your topic in the form of a question can help narrow down a broad topic and serve as a framework for your thesis.
Choose a complex topic: Because you eventually will be writing a persuasive essay on your topic, choose a complex topic with multiple viewpoints. The best topics for persuasive essays tend to be controversial, but they needn’t be riot-evoking controversies; as long as the topic you choose has multiple viewpoints, you will be able to present the different perspectives and effectively argue in favor of one particular viewpoint.
Dig a Little Deeper: Schick and Schubert also give great advice for choosing a topic and formulating a research question on pages 148-157. We will be reading this chapter later in the semester, so just skim through it to give you ideas on how to choose and modify your topic/research question.
Assignment Specifics
Length: 500- to 600- words
Format: Double-spaced, standard 12-point font Word document (no Google Docs, Page, etc., as I have had trouble accessing these in the past – please convert any other format to Word before submitting)
Point value: 50 points (see rubric)
Due dates:
• Rough draft: Before/on January 28
• Final paper: Before/on February 4
Submission: Upload Word document to Canvas
Argumentative essay
Three members of the high school basketball team were suspended from playing for the rest of the season because they were caught drinking at a party. The three players are starters for the team. Do you agree with the suspension of the players? Why or what?
8th grade level words
Perspective: Consumer/Parent
– Based on designated chapters/parts of Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss
– Students prepare a reflection on each part of the book commenting on various aspects of the part and responding to questions assuming a particular reading perspective (i.e. a consumer/parent perspective, an industry perspective and a regulatory perspective)
– Write your thoughts/perspectives on Part 1 of the book (Sugar). Some issues/thoughts to keep in mind to help you as you write your reflection:
o You will be making your comments from the perspective of a consumer/parent – this means that you should put yourself in the position of a consumer/parent as you write your reflection. Even if you are not a parent in real life, you can still consider what you think of the book as though you were a parent. What should consumers be concerned from this book? Similarly, what might a parent be concerned about?
o How is Part 1 relevant to a consumer/parent?
o As a consumer/parent what did you think about the information contained in this part of the book?
o What are the main themes/issues raised in Part 1? How are those themes/issues explained/developed?
o This book was written/published in the United States; do the issues raised in the book also apply to Canada – how or why?
o As a consumer/parent are there aspects of food production, development, advertising etc. that concern based on your reading of Part 1?
o Are there specific sections of Part 1 that you agree/disagree with?
o Do you have any criticisms of Part 1 of the book?
– I expect you to make direct references to the book in your comments – i.e. be specific about what aspects/pages of Part 1 you are commenting on – be sure to include page references to the book.
– I want to be able to see that you have read and considered Part 1 in full (including the prologue to the book)
– Remember good writing style – full sentences, distinct paragraphs, attention to proper grammar, punctuation and spelling, accurate references to the pages in the book, etc.
compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages to building green incuding two refrences to support the summary
Organization and administration of sport- class
compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages to building green
include at least two references to support the summary
Identify the advantages and disadvantages from a short and long term perspective when building “green.”
Be able to identify resources to support or refute the advantages of building “green.”
Overview
This assignment is a brief 1 – 2 page paper that compares and contrasts the different building methods. The building methods in question are traditional vs. building “green.”
Action Items
Before the scheduled Meet session, make sure your finish this week’s readings, and then prepare a 1 – 2 page summary in response to the following:
Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages to building “green.”
Include at least two references to support your summary.
When working on your paper, using the following questions to guide your attention:
Does the paper evaluate the advantages/disadvantages of traditional building and building “green”? What are the long term vs. short term impacts?
Does the paper follow APA format?
Is the paper supported by scholarly research?
Is the research valid?
Democratic Process an Analytical Essay
Most Americans share a similar political culture, including a belief that open and fair
elections are essential to maintaining a strong democracy in the United States.
Leading up to the 2016 presidential election, 16 government intelligence agencies independently investigated the security issues, and concluded that the Russian government engaged in the hacking of various elections related platforms, in an effort to interfere with the US election process. Read the following:
Joint Statement from the Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security: “The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations. The recent disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on sites like DCLeaks.com and WikiLeaks and by the Guccifer 2.0 online persona are consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts. These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the US election process. Such activity is not new to Moscow—the Russians have used similar tactics and techniques across Europe and Eurasia, for example, to influence public opinion there. We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia’s senior-most officials could have authorized these activities (October 7, 2016).”
Answer the following questions in analytical essay form:
1. How important is democracy in the United States?
a. In your essay identify and define the essential principles (elements) of the shared political
culture in the United States.
2. How important is it to you that a foreign country interfered in US elections?
a. Does it matter that the foreign interference originates in a country that does not share the same political culture as the US, or other Western democracies?
b. What would you expect to replace democracy in the US?
Victor Frankenstein and the monster share the same personality: like father, like son.” Defend or attack this statement.
Write a formal literary essay based on the topic below. When planning your essay, formulate a
clear thesis statement and use specific, relevant quotations to support your arguments and conclusions.
Make sure your essay is typed (12-point Times New Roman font) and double-spaced. Use only your
primary source (Frankenstein) for information to support your thesis. DO NOT use the internet to look
up additional analysis or detail that you do not come up with on your own!!! Your essay should be
approximately 600-800 words in length. I want the body of this essay to be only TWO body paragraphs
in length. Keep in mind that it is a formal paper.
experiences of migrant workers in the early twentieth century
In Steinbeck’s article, he describes the experiences of migrant workers in the early twentieth century. How has migrant work changed in America over the decades? How do you think the experiences of migrant workers today compare to John Steinbeck’s depiction in the text? Cite examples from the text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.
Tragedy of the Commons
After reading the article about a current day “Tragedy of the Commons”: The Gulf Oil Spill, is privatization of our oceans justifiable? Why or why not? What are some ways we can privatize large shared resources such as air and water?