Daily Writing 2.1 Use the “Additional Example of a Works Cited Page” handout for guidance when completing the assignment below. Click here to view that handout. attach below To carefully read the assignment instructions for Daily Writing 2.1, click here. attach below DUE OCTOBER 17 Discussion 2 Daily Writing 2.2 DUE OCTOBER 19 Draft a persuasive essay that uses a minimum of 300 words and at least three paragraphs that argue for or against the thesis below.  Thesis: Alabama (or wherever you reside) should ban sales and other distribution of all firearms except for those required by employment. Agree or disagree C D with the above opinion, but take a clear, logical stand on the issue. Before forming your own thesis, click here to read “A Word about the Thesis” posted in “Handouts and Course Documents.” attach below When forming the thesis (argument, opinion), recall that a good opinion is always supported by facts. Write the essay from the first-person point of view of a law enforcement officer, the first-person point of view of a wildlife hunter, the first-person point of view of an anti-gun proponent who despises freedom and the Second Amendment to our beloved Constitution, or the first-person point of view of a convicted felon who possesses several automatic weapons, all of which have been illegally obtained. Just a reminder for anyone who needs it: When writing from the first-person point of view of a law enforcement officer, the voice in your entire essay must be the voice of a law enforcement officer (or hunter, or anti-gun person, or convicted felon), and the voice must be especially strong in the introductory and concluding paragraphs. Do not write about the voice, be the voice. Write from only one point of view, not all four. The language in assignments that require writing from a particular point of view must conform to the “Checklist for Essays and Other Writing Assignments.” For example, a dirty rotten scoundrel would probably use some unsavory language filled with inappropriate expletives, but if an English Composition student were writing from the point of view of a dirty rotten scoundrel, the voice must be that of a dirty rotten scoundrel, but the writing (usage, grammar, language mechanics) must be suitable for English Composition classroom expectations. For additional help with point of view, click here. attach below Underline the thesis in the first paragraph of the essay. In the text of the essay and on a Works Cited page, use and cite the source below and one other online source (MLA format style) that supports your thesis. The textbook and Blackboard are not outside sources. Click here for the Lagman source. attach below Two sources are required. Make sure that the text of your essay includes the in-text citations for the Lagman source and the other credible online source of your choice. The text of your essay must include a short, direct quotation from each source not to exceed eight lines (a ...

1. Daily Writing 2.1
Use the “Additional Example of a Works Cited Page” handout
for guidance when completing the assignment below.
Click here to view that handout. attach below
To carefully read the assignment instructions for Daily Writing
2.1,
click here. attach below DUE OCTOBER 17
Discussion 2
Daily Writing 2.2 DUE OCTOBER 19
Draft a persuasive essay that uses a minimum of 300 words and
at least three paragraphs that argue for or against the thesis
below.
Thesis: Alabama (or wherever you reside) should ban sales and
other distribution of all firearms except for those required by
employment.
Agree or disagree
C
D
with the above opinion, but take a clear, logical stand on the
issue. Before forming your own thesis,
click here to read “A Word about the Thesis” posted in
“Handouts and Course Documents.” attach below

2. When forming the thesis (argument, opinion), recall that a good
opinion is always supported by facts.
Write the essay from the first-person point of view of a law
enforcement officer, the first-person point of view of a wildlife
hunter, the first-person point of view of an anti-gun proponent
who despises freedom and the Second Amendment to our
beloved Constitution, or the first-person point of view of a
convicted felon who possesses several automatic weapons, all of
which have been illegally obtained.
Just a reminder for anyone who needs it: When writing from the
first-person point of view of a law enforcement officer, the
voice in your entire essay must be the voice of a law
enforcement officer (or hunter, or anti-gun person, or convicted
felon), and the voice must be especially strong in the
introductory and concluding paragraphs. Do not write about the
voice,
be
the voice. Write from only
one
point of view, not all four.
The language in assignments that require writing from a
particular point of view must conform to the “Checklist for
Essays and Other Writing Assignments.” For example, a dirty
rotten scoundrel would probably use some unsavory language
filled with inappropriate expletives, but if an English
Composition student were writing from the point of view of a
dirty rotten scoundrel, the voice must be that of a dirty rotten
scoundrel, but the writing (usage, grammar, language
mechanics) must be suitable for English Composition classroom
expectations.
For additional help with point of view,

3. click here. attach below
Underline the thesis in the first paragraph of the essay. In the
text of the essay and on a Works Cited page, use and cite the
source below and one other online source (MLA format style)
that supports your thesis. The textbook and Blackboard are not
outside sources.
Click here for the Lagman source. attach below
Two sources are required. Make sure that the text of your essay
includes the in-text citations for the Lagman source and the
other credible online source of your choice. The text of your
essay must include a short, direct quotation from each source
not to exceed eight lines (accumulatively).
For additional help with formatting the Works Cited page and
citations, review the model essay and the examples in the
Handouts and Course Documents section. Also see the “How
To” section for examples of citing the Bible and other
variations of multiple authors of one source and multiple
sources with one author.
If the last paragraph of the text of your essay is 2, then the
Works Cited page will begin on Page 3, the page following the
last paragraph of your essay. The page must be titled Works
Cited centered at the top of the page, followed by a list of the
citations. The Works Cited page must be numbered.
DISCUSSION 3

4. Week 2 Formal Essay DUE OCTOBER 23
Read Daniel J. Solove’s “The Nothing-to-Hide Argument,” pp.
734-743. Some students have the eBook edition of the textbook,
and the page numbers are probably different. Search the index
for Solove.
If you still do not have a textbook,
click here and read Chapter 2 only.
Draft a persuasive response (500 words minimum) that
considers the audience and Solove’s point of view. The thesis in
your essay must address the following argument made by
Solove:
Privacy is rarely lost in one fell swoop. It is often eroded over
time, little bits dissolving almost imperceptibly until we finally
begin to notice how much is gone. When the government starts
monitoring the phone numbers people call, many may shrug
their shoulders and say, “Ah, it’s just numbers, that’s all.” Then
the government might start monitoring some phone calls. “It’s
just a few phone calls, nothing more,” people might declare.
The government might install more video cameras in public
places, to which some would respond, “So what? Some more
cameras watching a few more places. No big deal.” The increase
in cameras might ultimately expand to a more elaborate network
of video surveillance. Satellite surveillance might be added, as
well as the tracking of people’s movements. The government
might start analyzing people’s bank records. “It’s just my
deposits and some of the bills I pay—no problem.” The
government then may start combing through credit card records,
then expand to Internet service provider (ISP) records, health
records, e4mployment records, and more. Each step may seem
incremental, but after a while, the government will be watching
and knowing everything about us.

5. Agree or disagree with Solove’s argument, but take a clear
stand.
When forming the thesis and writing the essay, also use one
additional online source to support your opinion. Your second
source cannot be a review of Solove’s essay or his book,
Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff between Privacy and
Security
.
Underline the thesis in the first paragraph of your essay. Use
and cite the online Solove source and your addition source. Also
cite both sources with an in-text citation in the text of your
essay and a full citation on the Works Cited page (MLA format
style).
Below is an example of the Solove online citation.
Clarification of Sources: Avoid using sources such as
Blackboard, the textbook, encyclopedias, quotation Websites,
Yahoo Answers, Ask.com, About.com, Wikipedia and other
Wiki sources, social publications such as People Magazine, Jet
Magazine, ehow, other social and “Give-Me-an-Answer”
Websites, and Weblogs (blogs). Instead, do some serious
research. Dictionaries, The Holy Bible, and other reference
sources may be used only in connection with other credible
sources. Avoid using the dictionary as a source unless you are
providing an unusual definition of a word. The same applies to
simply defining a word; assume that your audience already
possesses a brain and a vocabulary.
If you are not sure if your chosen source is credible, contact me.
One question has already been asked about the URL.

6. Q: May I use the word
Web
instead of having to type the entire URL. Some of those URLs
are more than four lines long, and it gets on my very fragile
nerves to type all of those symbols, numbers, and letters on the
same line.
A: I prefer that the entire URL be used because I will access
your source to verify the information. Simply copy and paste it,
then make sure to remove the hyperlink and adjust the font style
and size for consistency. Although the MLA Handbook permits
the use of the word
Web
, it also gives instructors the prerogative to require the use of
the URL in citations. Refer to Sections 1.5.4 and 5.6.1. Also
refer to the example Solove citation above.
Because this course will eventually transition from the
MLA Handbook Seventh Edition
to the
MLA Handbook Eighth Edition
, I will continue to show example citations in addition to those
posted in the course Handouts section and How To section. One
change that I have already implemented rescinds the
requirement to include the protocol https:// and the host www as
part of the URL. The angle brackets are also not required, and
the date that a source is accessed must be the last component of
the citation.
Paragraph divisions provide transition, clarity, and organization
to an essay. The formal essay must include a minimum of five,
well-developed paragraphs: introductory paragraph that includes
the thesis, three supporting paragraphs (minimum), and
concluding paragraph.

7. While reviewing the model essay in the “Handouts and Course
Documents” section, notice that there is one short quote (from
research) in the paper. Most of the writing in the paper is
created by the student, not quoted from another source.
In this assignment, use one direct quotation from each source.
Direct quotations may not exceed ten lines (accumulative) of
text.
Do not submit essays or a research paper in which a
Since this is an online course, any online source that you
provide must be no more than five years old. Ask the instructor
about exceptions. large part is quoted material. I want your
writing based on your research.