This document provides instructions for an argumentative essay assignment. Students must choose a topic from a list of approved topics where two credible sides have opposing positions. They must then write an outline arguing one side of the issue using 3 lines of reasoning supported by research, while also addressing the opposing viewpoints. The outline must follow a specific format and include an issue statement, 2-part thesis, claims from both sides with source summaries, and a conclusion. Students are provided with detailed requirements and a grading rubric for the outline. The document also includes examples of problems for students to practice calculating probabilities and areas for standard normal distributions.
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ENGL 101
Essay 3 Thesis/Outline Instructions and Checklist
Cause-and-Effect Argument Essay
In preparation for Essay 3 and by completing your textbook readings, you will be equipped to respond by objectively compiling information from a variety of sources to compose an essay that understands and practices reading, writing, and rhetoric within the context of a biblical worldview; applies methods of sound reasoning; produces well-structured essays; integrates sources accurately and effectively; writes with clarity; recognizes standard usage in English grammar, word choice (diction), phraseology, and sentence structure; and applies knowledge of sentence structure to basic sentence editing and revision (Syllabus MLOs: A, B, C, D, E, F, G and Module/Week 8 LOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
In Module/Week 7, you will write a thesis statement and outline for the cause and effect argument essay that you will write in the next module/week.
Develop an outline for your cause and effect argument essay that includes a clear thesis statement and a plan of support. Be sure to include all parts identified in “Structuring a Cause and Effect Argument” on pages 475–476 in your Practical Argument textbook. In addition, include at least 4 quotations, 1 summary,and 1 paraphrases into your essay from at least 3 outside sources to support your thesis statement and provide opposing argument(s). Be sure to document your sources correctly according to your documentation style (APA, MLA, or Turabian). Your outside sources can include scholarly sources and the Bible. (Note: Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source for academic writing.)
Cause and Effect Essay Prompt
Write a cause and effect argument in which you answer one of the following questions:
1. How far should the government go to reduce the likelihood of terrorism on American soil?
2. Should illegal immigrants in the Unites States have constitutional rights?
3. Do immigrants have a duty to assimilate themselves into local culture?
Use academic research to include at least 4 quotations, 1 summary, and 1 paraphrase (at least 6 total) from at least 3 sources. Be sure to document your sources correctly according to your documentation style (current APA, MLA, or Turabian). The Bible can count as one of your sources.
After reading pages 468–481 in your Practical Argument textbook, you will be prepared to plan your own cause and effect argument that addresses one of the following questions:
1. How far should the government go to reduce the likelihood of terrorism on American soil?
2. Should illegal immigrants in the Unites States have constitutional rights?
3. Do immigrants have a duty to assimilate themselves into local culture?
Begin by reviewing the reading assignment with special attention to page 468—What is a Cause-and-Effect Argument?, page 471—Understanding Cause-and-Effect Relationships, and pages 475–476—Structuring a Cause-and-Effect Argument.
Next, do some preliminary research about your topic utilizing the scho ...
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What is an Exploratory Paper?
Exploratory Argument:
In exploratory essays, the writer (you) explores three sources that take a position on a controversial issue. All three sources can take the same side of the issue or two can take the same side and one can be on the other side of the issue. For example, take this issue: “Should there be stricter copyright penalties on the Internet? For instance, all three sources explored may argue that once a person uploads a photograph on, for example, flickr.com, it becomes public domain and no copyright laws should apply. The sources explored will argue on the same side of the issue, they all answer the issue question: yes. Yet, they will present evidence that will align with their different perspectives. For example, one source may take a legal perspective and the evidence will come from legal sources; another source may take a psychological perspective and their evidence to support their position will come from psychological studies, etc. In addition, the sources must come from a variety of secondary sources: scholarly journals, magazines, and/or newspapers, and the sources cannot be all Websites.
The Purpose
In the exploratory paper, the writer identifies three sources that take the same side of the issue; this means, for each source, their thesis statements/claims are the same. In order to help the reader (students, instructor) understand each source’s argument, the writer, (you) will include a brief 2-3 sentence summary for each source that includes the writer’s thesis/claim and the reasons provided to support his or her perspective. Also, this will include an analysis of how well the reasons and evidence support their position and their perspective. This requires specific references from the work in the form of direct quotations. This last part is important. Your own opinions are not expressed at all. This is not an argument paper.
Advantages to Writing an Exploratory Paper
Exploratory papers have a number of advantages. When you view an issue from many perspectives, you gain a greater depth of understanding of it and the various views taken. Also, exploratory papers provide mutual understanding and common ground for you next stage in argument: writing your own argument paper. These sources can be used to support your side to an issue or they may be used as an opposing view to your own position. After exploring sources on an issue, you learn about the other positions on this controversial issue.
How to Write the Exploratory Paper
The exploratory framework appears on eCompanion in the folder marked: “Exploratory Paper Assignment.” This handout basically lays out the format for each body paragraph. Also, there is a student sample essay that explores the issue: Should biotechnology be banned in U.S. sports? All three sources in this paper take the same side of this issue and argue that biotechnology basically destroys honest competition, but they approach and support thei.
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Title in Upper and Lower Case
Your Name
Chamberlain Univesrity
Course Number: Course Name
Term Month and Year
Title of your Paper in Upper and Lower Case (Centered, not Bold)
This page begins your Pro-Con position Paper. Begin your introduction here. Be sure to incorporate an attention grabber. You may also provide any necessary contextual or background info here if needed. Do not attempt to prove the thesis statement in these sentences; don’t have obvious ideas. Prove the thesis below it, not above it. If appropriate, provide a bridge from the introductory sentences to the thesis. Remember to employ an objective tone by applying only 3rd person point of view (no 1st: I, me, my, we, our, us, mine) or 2nd: you, your person point of view), unless in direct quote. Then put your thesis statement here; the thesis must be one complete sentence combining your opposition’s argument and your rebuttal.
1st Counter-Argument (your oppositions’ point)
Begin with a topic sentence written in your own words that presents your grounds. Next, apply the evidence/warrant. Signal phrases are highly recommended to introduce new sources (ex: According to Dr. John Smith, head physician at the Mayo Clinic…). Cite your sources in APA format via parenthetical citations. Follow through with a few sentences examining the evidence and connecting it back to your main point. If needed, apply any conciliatory language to connect to the audience and avoid putting them on the defensive. Strive 5-10 developed sentences in a college level paragraph.
****Note: based on which outline approach you chose in Week 5 (divided or alternating) your draft will either continue with 2 other counter-arguments similar to the one above, followed by 3 rebuttal paragraphs – or it will jump straight to the 1st rebuttal as demonstrated below.
1st Rebuttal (your point)
Begin with a topic sentence written in your own words that presents your grounds. Then identify the first point of contention. Discuss this point and why you disagree with it. Point out faults in the argument; explain why the point has little merit. Then argue why your ideas are superior. Then, apply the evidence/warrant. Signal phrases are highly recommended to introduce new sources (ex: According to Dr. John Smith, head physician at the Mayo Clinic…). Cite your sources in APA format via parenthetical citations. Follow through with a few sentences examining the evidence and connecting it back to your main point. No conciliatory verbiage is needed in the rebuttal paragraph, but you should still remain objective and respectful. Strive for a minimum of 5 developed sentences in a college level paragraph.
….From here you will develop your remaining body paragraphs following a similar approach. In the final paper, students should have at least 6 body paragraphs: 3 counterarguments & 3 rebuttals, applying either the alternating or div ...
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Compare and Contrast Essay Assignment
A Compare and Contrast essay explores the similarities and differences between two or more items, ideas, topics, trends, works, etc. When we compare, we point out the similarities between two items, and when we contrast, we show their differences. In fact, Compare and Contrast is one of the main rhetorical strategies that writers use to develop ideas and support their arguments.
For this assignment, you will write a Compare and Contrast essay in which you will
explore the similarities and differences between two of the following topics:
1. Generation Z vs. Millennials
2. Generation Z vs. Generation X
3. How Generation Z is perceived vs How Generation Z really is according to you
The American Family Then and Now
1. Compare and Contrast the way and times in which you were raised to that of children today. Do you think that your parent’s were more strict or concerned than today’s parents? Do you think that kids today expect too much? Provide specific examples as to how kids today are being raised similarly and differently than you.
2. How has the role of the woman changed in the family? Is this change good for families? How has the emergence of women in the workforce and their becoming "bread winners" affected the family?
3. As I look at the male figures in my own family, I can see that the role of the male has changed in two generations. My grandfather, for example, has never changed a diaper or cooked a meal in fifty-two years of marriage, yet I do these two things often. In your own family, how has the role of your gender changed in the last two generations. While the changes are probably many, there are still some things that have probably stayed the same. In considering this topic, be sure to include some of the things that are similar regarding the role of your gender in your family structure.
4. More and more couples are choosing not to be married. How and why is this different from the past? Why are people not getting married? How does the affect the family?
5. Non-traditional families are becoming the new normal in the United States. Discuss and compare the traditional family and non-traditional families.
Your purpose for this essay will be to simply inform your audience on their similarities and differences, on the relative merits of the items discussed, and establish the significance of this comparison and contrast. This last point will be expressed in the thesis of your essay which will also strengthen your essay and clarify its purpose.
Process
The first thing you want to do is brainstorm everything you know about each topic, research both of them, go back and look for connections that show similarities and differences, and then develop your thesis. Remember to select only those aspects that are explicitly comparable or contrastable. After you have formulated your thesis statement, established your basis of comparison, and selected your points for discussion, you are ready to organ ...
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In this assignment, select an organization that has undergone an organizational change based on leaders making a decision as a whole from data received from a department looking to improve an area in their unit. The change process must have a purpose and reason to why leaders made a change. There are challenges and issues that lead up to in change. In a paper, explain how you would execute change within a particular organization. Why does organizational change occur? How has change made a difference in your organization?
Support your analysis with a minimum of three (3) resources, which may include your required text. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages
ACBS 160D: Human and Animal Interrelationships
Term Paper Instructions
You will prepare a paper on an issue concerning human-animal relationships (see Schedule for due
dates). In this paper you will develop alternative (pro and con) positions on the identified issue, taking
into consideration different perspectives (e.g., from the perspective of a medical research,
conservationist, ethicist, farmer, etc.). The Term Paper project will have 3 stages of development:
• Stage 1: Outline (100 points)
You will first develop a detailed outline. We recommend you meet and go over your outline
with your TA, but this is optional. The outline will be graded and you will receive feedback.
• Stage 2: Term Paper version 1 (100 points)
The feedback on the outline will guide you to successfully write your Term Paper. Put in your
best effort--write it as if it is your final version. The more you do for your version 1, the more
your TA will be able to help you! This Term Paper v.1 will be graded and you will receive
feedback.
• Stage 3: Term Paper version 2 (100 points)
You will be able to incorporate the feedback of Term Paper v.1 into a revised, rewritten paper.
This revised Term Paper v.2 will be graded. If you receive an A (90-100%) on the v.1, you have
the option of using that grade for your v.2 paper. (You MUST submit a Word document to the
Assignment folder in D2L saying “For Term Paper v.2 I wish to keep my same ‘A’ grade that I
earned from Term Paper v.1”)
• Topic: Please select one of the topics (see Term Paper Topics provided in D2L)
• File Type: submit in MS Word or PDF file format
• Length: 7-10 text pages
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o including references
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counted toward the text page length
• Format Specifics:
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o 12pt font
o 1 inch margins
o page numbers (bottom right.
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ENGL 101
Essay 3 Thesis/Outline Instructions and Checklist
Cause-and-Effect Argument Essay
In preparation for Essay 3 and by completing your textbook readings, you will be equipped to respond by objectively compiling information from a variety of sources to compose an essay that understands and practices reading, writing, and rhetoric within the context of a biblical worldview; applies methods of sound reasoning; produces well-structured essays; integrates sources accurately and effectively; writes with clarity; recognizes standard usage in English grammar, word choice (diction), phraseology, and sentence structure; and applies knowledge of sentence structure to basic sentence editing and revision (Syllabus MLOs: A, B, C, D, E, F, G and Module/Week 8 LOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
In Module/Week 7, you will write a thesis statement and outline for the cause and effect argument essay that you will write in the next module/week.
Develop an outline for your cause and effect argument essay that includes a clear thesis statement and a plan of support. Be sure to include all parts identified in “Structuring a Cause and Effect Argument” on pages 475–476 in your Practical Argument textbook. In addition, include at least 4 quotations, 1 summary,and 1 paraphrases into your essay from at least 3 outside sources to support your thesis statement and provide opposing argument(s). Be sure to document your sources correctly according to your documentation style (APA, MLA, or Turabian). Your outside sources can include scholarly sources and the Bible. (Note: Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source for academic writing.)
Cause and Effect Essay Prompt
Write a cause and effect argument in which you answer one of the following questions:
1. How far should the government go to reduce the likelihood of terrorism on American soil?
2. Should illegal immigrants in the Unites States have constitutional rights?
3. Do immigrants have a duty to assimilate themselves into local culture?
Use academic research to include at least 4 quotations, 1 summary, and 1 paraphrase (at least 6 total) from at least 3 sources. Be sure to document your sources correctly according to your documentation style (current APA, MLA, or Turabian). The Bible can count as one of your sources.
After reading pages 468–481 in your Practical Argument textbook, you will be prepared to plan your own cause and effect argument that addresses one of the following questions:
1. How far should the government go to reduce the likelihood of terrorism on American soil?
2. Should illegal immigrants in the Unites States have constitutional rights?
3. Do immigrants have a duty to assimilate themselves into local culture?
Begin by reviewing the reading assignment with special attention to page 468—What is a Cause-and-Effect Argument?, page 471—Understanding Cause-and-Effect Relationships, and pages 475–476—Structuring a Cause-and-Effect Argument.
Next, do some preliminary research about your topic utilizing the scho ...
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What is an Exploratory Paper?
Exploratory Argument:
In exploratory essays, the writer (you) explores three sources that take a position on a controversial issue. All three sources can take the same side of the issue or two can take the same side and one can be on the other side of the issue. For example, take this issue: “Should there be stricter copyright penalties on the Internet? For instance, all three sources explored may argue that once a person uploads a photograph on, for example, flickr.com, it becomes public domain and no copyright laws should apply. The sources explored will argue on the same side of the issue, they all answer the issue question: yes. Yet, they will present evidence that will align with their different perspectives. For example, one source may take a legal perspective and the evidence will come from legal sources; another source may take a psychological perspective and their evidence to support their position will come from psychological studies, etc. In addition, the sources must come from a variety of secondary sources: scholarly journals, magazines, and/or newspapers, and the sources cannot be all Websites.
The Purpose
In the exploratory paper, the writer identifies three sources that take the same side of the issue; this means, for each source, their thesis statements/claims are the same. In order to help the reader (students, instructor) understand each source’s argument, the writer, (you) will include a brief 2-3 sentence summary for each source that includes the writer’s thesis/claim and the reasons provided to support his or her perspective. Also, this will include an analysis of how well the reasons and evidence support their position and their perspective. This requires specific references from the work in the form of direct quotations. This last part is important. Your own opinions are not expressed at all. This is not an argument paper.
Advantages to Writing an Exploratory Paper
Exploratory papers have a number of advantages. When you view an issue from many perspectives, you gain a greater depth of understanding of it and the various views taken. Also, exploratory papers provide mutual understanding and common ground for you next stage in argument: writing your own argument paper. These sources can be used to support your side to an issue or they may be used as an opposing view to your own position. After exploring sources on an issue, you learn about the other positions on this controversial issue.
How to Write the Exploratory Paper
The exploratory framework appears on eCompanion in the folder marked: “Exploratory Paper Assignment.” This handout basically lays out the format for each body paragraph. Also, there is a student sample essay that explores the issue: Should biotechnology be banned in U.S. sports? All three sources in this paper take the same side of this issue and argue that biotechnology basically destroys honest competition, but they approach and support thei.
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Running head: PUT YOUR TITLE IN ALL CAPS HERE 1
PUT YOUR TITLE HERE IN ALL CAPS 2
Title in Upper and Lower Case
Your Name
Chamberlain Univesrity
Course Number: Course Name
Term Month and Year
Title of your Paper in Upper and Lower Case (Centered, not Bold)
This page begins your Pro-Con position Paper. Begin your introduction here. Be sure to incorporate an attention grabber. You may also provide any necessary contextual or background info here if needed. Do not attempt to prove the thesis statement in these sentences; don’t have obvious ideas. Prove the thesis below it, not above it. If appropriate, provide a bridge from the introductory sentences to the thesis. Remember to employ an objective tone by applying only 3rd person point of view (no 1st: I, me, my, we, our, us, mine) or 2nd: you, your person point of view), unless in direct quote. Then put your thesis statement here; the thesis must be one complete sentence combining your opposition’s argument and your rebuttal.
1st Counter-Argument (your oppositions’ point)
Begin with a topic sentence written in your own words that presents your grounds. Next, apply the evidence/warrant. Signal phrases are highly recommended to introduce new sources (ex: According to Dr. John Smith, head physician at the Mayo Clinic…). Cite your sources in APA format via parenthetical citations. Follow through with a few sentences examining the evidence and connecting it back to your main point. If needed, apply any conciliatory language to connect to the audience and avoid putting them on the defensive. Strive 5-10 developed sentences in a college level paragraph.
****Note: based on which outline approach you chose in Week 5 (divided or alternating) your draft will either continue with 2 other counter-arguments similar to the one above, followed by 3 rebuttal paragraphs – or it will jump straight to the 1st rebuttal as demonstrated below.
1st Rebuttal (your point)
Begin with a topic sentence written in your own words that presents your grounds. Then identify the first point of contention. Discuss this point and why you disagree with it. Point out faults in the argument; explain why the point has little merit. Then argue why your ideas are superior. Then, apply the evidence/warrant. Signal phrases are highly recommended to introduce new sources (ex: According to Dr. John Smith, head physician at the Mayo Clinic…). Cite your sources in APA format via parenthetical citations. Follow through with a few sentences examining the evidence and connecting it back to your main point. No conciliatory verbiage is needed in the rebuttal paragraph, but you should still remain objective and respectful. Strive for a minimum of 5 developed sentences in a college level paragraph.
….From here you will develop your remaining body paragraphs following a similar approach. In the final paper, students should have at least 6 body paragraphs: 3 counterarguments & 3 rebuttals, applying either the alternating or div ...
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Compare and Contrast Essay Assignment
A Compare and Contrast essay explores the similarities and differences between two or more items, ideas, topics, trends, works, etc. When we compare, we point out the similarities between two items, and when we contrast, we show their differences. In fact, Compare and Contrast is one of the main rhetorical strategies that writers use to develop ideas and support their arguments.
For this assignment, you will write a Compare and Contrast essay in which you will
explore the similarities and differences between two of the following topics:
1. Generation Z vs. Millennials
2. Generation Z vs. Generation X
3. How Generation Z is perceived vs How Generation Z really is according to you
The American Family Then and Now
1. Compare and Contrast the way and times in which you were raised to that of children today. Do you think that your parent’s were more strict or concerned than today’s parents? Do you think that kids today expect too much? Provide specific examples as to how kids today are being raised similarly and differently than you.
2. How has the role of the woman changed in the family? Is this change good for families? How has the emergence of women in the workforce and their becoming "bread winners" affected the family?
3. As I look at the male figures in my own family, I can see that the role of the male has changed in two generations. My grandfather, for example, has never changed a diaper or cooked a meal in fifty-two years of marriage, yet I do these two things often. In your own family, how has the role of your gender changed in the last two generations. While the changes are probably many, there are still some things that have probably stayed the same. In considering this topic, be sure to include some of the things that are similar regarding the role of your gender in your family structure.
4. More and more couples are choosing not to be married. How and why is this different from the past? Why are people not getting married? How does the affect the family?
5. Non-traditional families are becoming the new normal in the United States. Discuss and compare the traditional family and non-traditional families.
Your purpose for this essay will be to simply inform your audience on their similarities and differences, on the relative merits of the items discussed, and establish the significance of this comparison and contrast. This last point will be expressed in the thesis of your essay which will also strengthen your essay and clarify its purpose.
Process
The first thing you want to do is brainstorm everything you know about each topic, research both of them, go back and look for connections that show similarities and differences, and then develop your thesis. Remember to select only those aspects that are explicitly comparable or contrastable. After you have formulated your thesis statement, established your basis of comparison, and selected your points for discussion, you are ready to organ ...
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In this assignment, select an organization that has undergone an organizational change based on leaders making a decision as a whole from data received from a department looking to improve an area in their unit. The change process must have a purpose and reason to why leaders made a change. There are challenges and issues that lead up to in change. In a paper, explain how you would execute change within a particular organization. Why does organizational change occur? How has change made a difference in your organization?
Support your analysis with a minimum of three (3) resources, which may include your required text. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages
ACBS 160D: Human and Animal Interrelationships
Term Paper Instructions
You will prepare a paper on an issue concerning human-animal relationships (see Schedule for due
dates). In this paper you will develop alternative (pro and con) positions on the identified issue, taking
into consideration different perspectives (e.g., from the perspective of a medical research,
conservationist, ethicist, farmer, etc.). The Term Paper project will have 3 stages of development:
• Stage 1: Outline (100 points)
You will first develop a detailed outline. We recommend you meet and go over your outline
with your TA, but this is optional. The outline will be graded and you will receive feedback.
• Stage 2: Term Paper version 1 (100 points)
The feedback on the outline will guide you to successfully write your Term Paper. Put in your
best effort--write it as if it is your final version. The more you do for your version 1, the more
your TA will be able to help you! This Term Paper v.1 will be graded and you will receive
feedback.
• Stage 3: Term Paper version 2 (100 points)
You will be able to incorporate the feedback of Term Paper v.1 into a revised, rewritten paper.
This revised Term Paper v.2 will be graded. If you receive an A (90-100%) on the v.1, you have
the option of using that grade for your v.2 paper. (You MUST submit a Word document to the
Assignment folder in D2L saying “For Term Paper v.2 I wish to keep my same ‘A’ grade that I
earned from Term Paper v.1”)
• Topic: Please select one of the topics (see Term Paper Topics provided in D2L)
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Argument Essay Assignment
Assignment Description
For this essay, you should choose a topic from the Gale resource on Opposing Viewpoints (see below) and write a 4-5 page essay that argues a clearly defined position about that topic. The essay should have an introduction that has a clear thesis statement and demonstrates the relevance of your topic, several body paragraphs that each make focused claims, and a conclusion.
In upper level courses, you will often be asked to demonstrate your ability to converse with other scholars in your field. Your job is to change the reader’s mind about a particular subject and persuade the reader into believing your argument. Your paper must be written so that it is accessible to readers from a different perspective. In other words, be fair and unbiased when acknowledging what others say about your topic, but then prove why they are wrong using logical reasons and credible evidence. In this essay, you must synthesize various sources while persuading the reader to accept your viewpoint. You do not want to simply report what others are saying, but engage in a dialogue with them.
Purpose and Learning Objectives
The purpose of this assignment is to practice persuasive writing and synthesis of sources. You will increase your critical thinking skills by analyzing yours and others’ assumptions, evaluating multiple perspectives, and developing a clear position. Writing, research, and eloquent written expression are vital for a successful future. You will express all of these skills in this assignment. This essay will be used as the English department assessment for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s mandated core curriculum assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (SLO). This essay will address the SLO objectives of critical thinking and written communication.
Your research paper should demonstrate the following learning objectives:
Awareness of the audience to whom you are speaking
Awareness of the purpose of your argument
Ability to enter into a scholarly conversation
Ability to write a qualified and narrow argumentative thesis statement
Ability to synthesize information from various sources
Ability to craft an argument with different types of relevant, credible, and detailed support
Ability to research and identify academic sources
Ability to summarize, paraphrase, and quote while citing correctly in MLA to avoid plagiarism
Ability to converse in standard, academic English
Minimum Requirements
1,200-1,500 word essay (4-5 pages)
An interesting and informative title
A clearly stated thesis in the introduction that articulates your position and what you want to argue in your paper.
Logical and clear reasons supporting your argument
A document formatted in correct MLA format
5 sources (peer-reviewed journals, books, and reliable web sources)
One of your sources must disagree with your argument and be used to create a counterargument. A counterargument occurs when you show wh.
Writing Assignment #4
The Multiple-Source Synthesis Essay:
Literature Review
Summary of assignment
• Task: The multiple-source essay asks you to synthesize the arguments of at least 10
sources
• Length: 2000-3000 words
• Format: APA
• Sources: a total of at least 10 sources, all of which should be from scholarly journals or
credible trade journals. You should find your sources through library searches.
o If you cite sources from websites or popular journals, these sources should be in
addition to the 10 sources you have cited from scholarly or trade journals.
• Topic: Please use the same topic that you used for writing assignment #3. It is
recommended that you focus on or expand on the essay that you wrote for writing
assignment #3. You will continue with the topic you have selected and will conduct
additional searches in the library databases, hopefully focus the topic more, and
determine the 10 or more sources to use in this essay.
• Integration of Sources: At least eight sources must be cited in the body of the essay.
You may cite sources in your introduction to help you define terms, and you may cite
sources in your conclusion to help you direct the reader to further inquiry. However, the
body of the essay should synthesize at least eight sources.
Strategies in Developing the Topic for this Essay
Up to this point in the semester, you have completed an annotated bibliography. You have also
incorporated and synthesized four sources into writing assignment #2 and six sources into
writing assignment #3. The work you have completed for these assignments provides a solid
foundation for writing assignment #4. In this assignment you will synthesize the ideas of at least
10 sources in a synthesis essay, or literature review.
For your annotated bibliography, you selected a topic based on your interests and, possibly, your
major. You constructed a list of five references and summarized and critically analyzed them in
150-200 words each. You then completed the four-source essay and the six-source essay.
Through this process, you may have seen patterns in the scholarly literature in the topic on which
you conducted research. For example, consider the following examples:
•You may have researched studies in criminal justice and found that there are varying
opinions on how to respond to criminal behavior among youth.
•You may have researched studies in psychology and found that counseling strategies
for victims of domestic abuse tend to fall into four categories.
•You may have researched articles on gerontology and found studies that answered
three basic questions on how older adults respond to training for physical performance.
•You may have researched articles on environmental management and found studies
on climate change. You noticed that various demographic factors influence whether
individuals believe in climate change and, if so, whether they believe it is caused b.
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English 1: Argumentative Essay Assignment
The Assignment: Write a six-to-ten page argument paper that addresses a current issue that will address our theme of the impact of technology on communication on ourselves, on our world and on what it means to be human (Barrios, 583). The topic and the issue for this paper is the same as your exploratory paper assignment. The purpose of this paper is to present your position on the issue and then argue why by presenting your own reasons and evidence to support your thesis statement.
Locating Sources for Research. The purpose of the exploratory paper was to explore different writers and their position, their perspective, and the types of evidence they used in order to form your own position and perspective. You have three sources that you may use in your paper. For this paper, you must include a variety of sources; they cannot all come from Web sites. Search SMC’s library online catalog, search for a book, search online databases, find newspaper articles, use the search engine Google scholar at www.google.com, or www.yahoo.com . In addition, observations or experience from your personal life are not allowable. Refer to the following handouts: “Research Guide for Papers,” “Sources Acceptable for Academic Papers.” Both of these handouts are on eCompanion. If you include an article from a Website, there must be a date and a sponsor/publisher. If this is not available you cannot use this source.
Thesis Statement and Claim: Does your thesis clearly include a claim? Is it arguable? Does it take a perspective on an issue? Is it narrow and specific enough for the length of this assignment? Is it focused on one subject? Is it a claim of policy where you argue that certainpolicies should be changed? Is it a claim of value where you argue that some action, belief, or policy is morally wrong, good, or bad? Once your claim is clear, you must develop reasons that match and correspond to the type of claim being made.
Audience/Point of View: An effective argument is tailored to its audience. The reasons and the types of evidence you offer, the needs and values to which you appeal, terms defined, all depend on your audience and the type of claim. Ask: What does your audience know or not know about your topic? The audience is your instructor and classmates. Never assume that the audience is familiar with your topic or terms. You may need to include definitions and relevant details to help the audience understand your position in the first body paragraph. For this argument essay, you will use only the third-person point of view. No, “I” “We” or “You.”
Content/Body Paragraphs. For the length of this assignment, you should have at least three-to-four distinct and relevant reasons to support your thesis. Follow the guidelines for writing the argument paper when developing your reasons. Use the “because” clause approach.
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Argument Essay Assignment
Assignment Description
For this essay, you should choose a topic from the Gale resource on Opposing Viewpoints (see below) and write a 4-5 page essay that argues a clearly defined position about that topic. The essay should have an introduction that has a clear thesis statement and demonstrates the relevance of your topic, several body paragraphs that each make focused claims, and a conclusion.
In upper level courses, you will often be asked to demonstrate your ability to converse with other scholars in your field. Your job is to change the reader’s mind about a particular subject and persuade the reader into believing your argument. Your paper must be written so that it is accessible to readers from a different perspective. In other words, be fair and unbiased when acknowledging what others say about your topic, but then prove why they are wrong using logical reasons and credible evidence. In this essay, you must synthesize various sources while persuading the reader to accept your viewpoint. You do not want to simply report what others are saying, but engage in a dialogue with them.
Purpose and Learning Objectives
The purpose of this assignment is to practice persuasive writing and synthesis of sources. You will increase your critical thinking skills by analyzing yours and others’ assumptions, evaluating multiple perspectives, and developing a clear position. Writing, research, and eloquent written expression are vital for a successful future. You will express all of these skills in this assignment. This essay will be used as the English department assessment for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s mandated core curriculum assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (SLO). This essay will address the SLO objectives of critical thinking and written communication.
Your research paper should demonstrate the following learning objectives:
Awareness of the audience to whom you are speaking
Awareness of the purpose of your argument
Ability to enter into a scholarly conversation
Ability to write a qualified and narrow argumentative thesis statement
Ability to synthesize information from various sources
Ability to craft an argument with different types of relevant, credible, and detailed support
Ability to research and identify academic sources
Ability to summarize, paraphrase, and quote while citing correctly in MLA to avoid plagiarism
Ability to converse in standard, academic English
Minimum Requirements
1,200-1,500 word essay (4-5 pages)
An interesting and informative title
A clearly stated thesis in the introduction that articulates your position and what you want to argue in your paper.
Logical and clear reasons supporting your argument
A document formatted in correct MLA format
5 sources (peer-reviewed journals, books, and reliable web sources)
One of your sources must disagree with your argument and be used to create a counterargument. A counterargument occurs when you show wha.
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Argument Essay Assignment
Assignment Description
For this essay, you should choose a topic from the Gale resource on Opposing Viewpoints (see below) and write a 4-5 page essay that argues a clearly defined position about that topic. The essay should have an introduction that has a clear thesis statement and demonstrates the relevance of your topic, several body paragraphs that each make focused claims, and a conclusion.
In upper level courses, you will often be asked to demonstrate your ability to converse with other scholars in your field. Your job is to change the reader’s mind about a particular subject and persuade the reader into believing your argument. Your paper must be written so that it is accessible to readers from a different perspective. In other words, be fair and unbiased when acknowledging what others say about your topic, but then prove why they are wrong using logical reasons and credible evidence. In this essay, you must synthesize various sources while persuading the reader to accept your viewpoint. You do not want to simply report what others are saying, but engage in a dialogue with them.
Purpose and Learning Objectives
The purpose of this assignment is to practice persuasive writing and synthesis of sources. You will increase your critical thinking skills by analyzing yours and others’ assumptions, evaluating multiple perspectives, and developing a clear position. Writing, research, and eloquent written expression are vital for a successful future. You will express all of these skills in this assignment. This essay will be used as the English department assessment for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s mandated core curriculum assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (SLO). This essay will address the SLO objectives of critical thinking and written communication.
Your research paper should demonstrate the following learning objectives:
Awareness of the audience to whom you are speaking
Awareness of the purpose of your argument
Ability to enter into a scholarly conversation
Ability to write a qualified and narrow argumentative thesis statement
Ability to synthesize information from various sources
Ability to craft an argument with different types of relevant, credible, and detailed support
Ability to research and identify academic sources
Ability to summarize, paraphrase, and quote while citing correctly in MLA to avoid plagiarism
Ability to converse in standard, academic English
Minimum Requirements
1,200-1,500 word essay (4-5 pages)
An interesting and informative title
A clearly stated thesis in the introduction that articulates your position and what you want to argue in your paper.
Logical and clear reasons supporting your argument
A document formatted in correct MLA format
5 sources (peer-reviewed journals, books, and reliable web sources)
One of your sources must disagree with your argument and be used to create a counterargument. A counterargument occurs when you show wha.
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How to use this template:
To use this template, replace the instructions written in italic font with your own discussion text. Be sure to proofread your work and check it for completeness and accuracy. Delete any extra text/instructions/references that do not apply to your post. Then, copy your work and paste it into the discussion window in class.Week 1, Discussion 1: Initial Post
My personal communication style is…(Here, you should talk about the “reflect” part of the prompt. You can share your personal verbal style, writing style, and any concerns you have about your ability to develop a truly academic argument in this class.)
I have learned that an academic argument is…(Here, you should describe an academic argument in your own words, based upon the items you read in preparation for this discussion. Remember to describe the four basic elements of an argument.)
A recent argument that I experienced was…(Or, if you do not wish to outline an argument from your personal experience, describe the argument presented in the sample paper. Be sure to identify the four basic elements of the argument, whether analyzing one from your experience or the student paper.)
After reading the course materials, I have questions about…(Be sure to clearly state any questions or confusion you have regarding rhetoric, argument, or styles of argument. Your classmates can help you find the answers throughout the week.)
References
(If you reference the textbook, instructor guidance, or handout – which you should – be sure to cite them in-text and add the references to the end of your post. We are learning to master APA style in this class and this is a perfect opportunity to begin your practice. Remember: only items cited in-text should be listed as a reference. For more information: https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-in-text-citation-guide.html & https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-reference-models.html)
Drown, E., & Sole, K. (2013). Writing college research papers (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Flag Burning. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://cdmsmedia.bridgepointeducation.com/MediaService/MediaService.svc/constellation/book/AUWC.12.4/%7Bhandouts%7Da.8_sample_argument_paper.pdf
Garten, A. (n.d.). ENG122 week 1 Instructor guidance [Course materials].
Garten, A., & Wilson, J. (2014). An Introduction to Argument [PDF]. College of Liberal Arts, Ashford University, San Diego, CA.
ENG122: Composition II
An Introduction to Argument
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English 122: Composition II
An Introduction to Argument
Argument and Rhetoric
An argument can take many forms. An academic argument, at its root, a method for
communicating a singular position with evidence, logic, and persuasion. There are essential
elements to all valid arguments, though they may take different forms.
1. Claim
2. Evidence
3. Counterargument
4. Rebuttal
A successful argument depends upon the delicate balance
between these elements. Imagine a teeter-totter at the
playground. The ...
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Issue Analysis Essay
Workshop on Draft II
Intro
Do you have an attention getter to lead into your topic/issue?
Provide relevant background information.
Intro should end in a nuanced thesis that sums up the results of the analysis.
Development
There should be 4-6 body paragraphs.
Paragraphs should be 100-150 words.
Each paragraph should develop one aspect of the issue.
Good paragraph development means moving from a general idea to specific details.
Required research: 2 secondary sources + 1 interview
Organization
Paragraphs should be connected.
The beginning of a paragraph should relate to the idea of the previous paragraph to establish coherence.
Apply the advice from the module “Writing Process: Revising.” Consider doing the Post-Draft Outline.
Presentation
MLA format (header, pagination, spacing)
In-text citations:
author/source is cited in the sentence (According to Paul Jones, . . .) or
in a parenthetical note at the end of the sentence: (Jones)
Make sure you paraphrase sources primarily and quote only when needed.
When quoting, avoid “quote bombs.” Remember the three-part process . . .
Works Cited needs to follow MLA 8.
Style
Avoid all first (I, we) and second (you, your) person point of you.
Strive for polished word choices and sentence style.
Grammar / Mechanics
Focus on grammar, spelling, mechanics on your third draft, after you are finished revising the content.
Apply the advice from the module “Writing Process: Proofreading.”
Research Paper
. The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
Begin your research using the FIT Library and its on-line sources.
1. Start with biographical information on your author. Find at least one good biographical source and use this information for the first part of your paper.
2. Choose one literary source, preferably a scholarly (peer reviewed) or critical article published in a university press journal. Use this source as the second part of your paper.
3. Choose another source of the same quality as your first source and make this source the third part of your paper.
4. Choose a third source of the same quality as your first two sources and make this source the fourth part of your paper.
5. The fifth and last part of your paper is a conclusion in which you will comment on what you have learned about your author from your research.
General Guidelines:
Use MLA Guidelines from your Bedford Handbook pp. 569-674.
Length: 1,000 – 1,500 Words.
Do not use Wikipedia.
Sources: lib.fit.edu. JSTOR/LRC/Summon.
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Standard Deviation, Hypotheses, and Standard Error
View Rubric
Due Date: Oct 20, 2015 23:59:59 Max Points: 145
Details:
Doctoral researchers must be able to manage statistical data in order to draw conclusions about the data from a research study. This assignment will allow you to practice your skills in working with standard deviation, hypotheses, and standard error.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
· Read each segment of this assignment carefully. There is information in the segment that will guide your completion.
· Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
· This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
Directions:
In an essay of 250-500 words, thoroughly address the following items and respond to the related questions:
1. Define the term standard deviation. Why is it important to know the standard deviation for a given sample? What do researchers learn about a normal distribution from knowledge of the standard deviation? A sample of n=20 has a mean of M = 40. If the standard deviation is s=5, would a score of X= 55 be considered an extreme value? Why or why not?
2. Hypothesis testing allows researchers to use sample data, taken from a larger population, to draw inferences (i.e., conclusions) about the population from which the sample came. Hypothesis testing is one of the most commonly used inferential procedures. Define and thoroughly explain the terms null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis. How are they used in hypothesis testing?
3. Define the term standard error. Why is the standard error important in research using sample distributions? Consider the following scenario: A random sample obtained from a population has a mean of µ=100 and a standard deviation of σ = 20. The error between the sample mean and the population mean for a sample of n = 16 is 5 points and the error between a sample men and population mean for a sample of n = 100 is 2 points. Explain the difference in the standard error for the two samples.
Rubric-
The term standard deviation is defined correctly in a thorough manner. All of the follow-up questions are correctly answered in a thorough manner.
The terms null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis are defined correctly and thoroughly. The application of these terms to hypothesis testing is thorough and indicative of deep understanding of the concepts.
The term standard error is defined correctly in a thorough manner. All of the follow-up ques.
Due Date 1159 p.m. EST, Sunday, of Unit 7 Points 100MargaritoWhitt221
Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday, of Unit 7
Points: 100
Overview:
Over the course of the last few units, you have been working on crafting the argument
for your Argument Essay. You will now write an argument essay that answers one of
these questions.
The essay should answer ONE of these questions:
1. Should climate change be considered a real issue or a hoax?
2. Should the United States have universal health care?
3. Should employers have access to employee’s social media content?
Each of the above questions relate to one of the issues you have already written about
in the Unit 4 Assignment: Pro and Con of an Issue. Now, choose one side of the issue
to develop into an argument essay.
You should answer ONE of the above questions in a well-thought out and developed
argument essay with:
• A clear introduction that sets up the issue, explains your topics, and ends with your
thesis statement.
• Body paragraphs focusing on one topic in support of your argument in each paragraph.
o You need three reliable and academic sources for this assignment in support of
your argument. You should include evidence that is directly quoted, paraphrased,
or summarized to support each topic. The evidence should have appropriate in-
text citations.
o You will typically want to include one piece of evidence in the body of each
paragraph, as you did in the paragraph and pro/con assignment. You are not
required to include a source about the counterargument (other side of your
argument), but you may if you would like.
• Then, end with a conclusion that wraps up your essay’s argument and leaves the reader
with something to consider about your issue.
ENG110 – College Writing
Argument Essay
• Include a references page for the three sources you used in your essay.
You can use the ideas from your Pro/Con paragraphs in your argument essay, but
they should be revised and reworded so that you are not just resubmitting your
Unit 4 assignment.
Argument Essay and Third Person, Objective Writing
We have probably all had to argue for a position we held. What makes someone
receptive to your argument? Normally, the audience is more willing to listen to your
position if you argue for it objectively and avoid unreasonable, argumentative tactics.
Your argument needs to be logical and fair, giving people the ability to disagree with
you.
Your argument also should be written in the third person to show that you can be
objective, meaning you use “He,” “she,” “they,” “people,” “one” and do not use “I,” “me,”
“we,” “us,” “our,” “you,” and “your.”
Instructions:
• Create an argument essay that answers ONE of the above questions.
• You should have a well-articulated argument essay with an introduction, body
paragraphs (with evidence), conclusion, and a references page.
Requirements:
• Please submit a Microsoft Word document or PDF.
• The essay should be three to four pages in length ...
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Summary Exercise Instructions
For this assignment only, there is no draft option. You should simply submit your required final copy whenever you are ready. This assignment is designed to inform your larger research project.
Additional helpful resources:
Summary Exercise Rubric | Summary Exercise Sample 1 | Summary Exercise Sample 2
Option #1: Investigate and Interview
You have already chosen a topic and created a working thesis statement for your research paper topic. Find a non-profit organization (e.g., one that provides literacy instruction, a support group for cancer patients, a shelter that provides refuge for battered women) in your city that is connected to your topic. For example, if you are researching services for blind people, you might interview someone at the National Federation of the Blind.
Explain your assignment and request an interview with a staff member who is considered an expert in the field. Create 10 to 20 questions related to your thesis statement to ask the interviewee. For the writing assignment (Note that you should be conducting this interview yourself. You should not be summarizing an interview that someone else conducted):
· Create an introduction that includes the interviewee’s background. What is his/ her name? What is his/her position? How long has your interviewee worked at this organization, and what is his/her role there? These are just some of the questions that you can ask to help you build your introductory paragraph.
· Summarize the interviewee's responses in approximately three cohesive body paragraphs.
· Finish with a concluding paragraph that explains how this interview helped you better understand your chosen research paper topic.
Option #2: Getting What you Need from Periodicals
Locate credible sources for your chosen topic of the research paper project. Find at least five relevant sources from periodicals (Please do not use basic informative website such as ehow or Wikipedia. The source you choose will ideally be an academic or research-based article). From the sources that you find, choose one to summarize. The source you choose should be a credible periodical and not merely a random website. Also keep in mind that your chosen source should be research-based and non-fiction. For example, you should not summarize a short story for this assignment. Choose a source such as a journal article, an essay in an anthology, a magazine article, or a newspaper article. For this option, you might use this as a guideline for crafting your thesis statement: John Smith’s book The Guiding Light explained (add first paragraph focus), (add second paragraph focus), and (add third paragraph focus).
Here are some possible places to search for good sources:
· Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/
· Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/ (note that this is different from regular Google)
· Microsoft Academic Search: http://academic.research.microsoft.com/
· Cornell University’s arXiv (open access sou ...
ENG 102 Brentar Explanatory Synthesis Evaluation
Name:
Focus and Organization (7.5 pts.)
Clear and focused thesis statement
Avoidance of argument/stance
Transitions within and between paragraphs
Total
Development (7.5 pts)
Synthetic elements: sources demonstrated as interrelated
Total
Grammar, Mechanics, Formatting, and Citation (5 pts.)
Total
Total (20 pts).
Comments:
Comments:
Comments:
Comments:
Consistent, focused discussion around the thesis
Overall development and length
Paragraph unity and coherence
Main ideas
Overall unity and coherence
Clear, focused topic sentences/main points
Logical organizational pattern
Supporting ideas/evidence
ENG 102 - BRENTAR - ESSAY #2 - EXPLANATORY SYNTHESIS (MWF)
What's a Synthesis?
A synthesis is “a written discussion that draws on two or more sources. It follows that your ability to
write syntheses depends on your ability to infer relationships among sources” (Behrens and Rosen 81). As
compositionist Katherine Ackley adds, “A synthesis draws conclusions from, makes observations on, or shows
connections between two or more sources…by extracting information that is relevant to your purpose” (51).
An explanatory synthesis is built on the ideas that you select from your group of sources, fits the
purpose, occasion, subject and audience of your essay, states then develops an informative thesis that
presents for the reader the biggest possible picture of the issue, contains well-chosen textual support (quotes,
summaries, and paraphrases), and includes a “Works Cited” page.
Keep in mind that your audience is college-educated adults, but instead of reading the original texts for
themselves, they are relying on your essay for their information.
Your synthesis will be evaluated on how well you develop, state and maintain an informative thesis
synthesizing the works of other writers, how clearly you establish your main points of synthesis that support
your thesis, how accurately you summarize the original texts (as needed), how you integrate your source
material into the essay, how you organize, develop, and present your essay, and, most importantly, how well
you maintain the focus on the ideas presented in the sources and not on your own personal reactions to them.
To that end, remember to make sure that you do not evince any stance of your own whatsoever. This
essay must not make an argument. As Behrens and Rosen note, an Explanatory Synthesis is like reportage:
the writer of an Explanatory Synthesis will report only the salient ideas surrounding the issue, which may
include the stances of those being cited, but will not opine about the issue him or herself.
The Assignment
For the assignment, you will use the following articles focusing on urban renewal/gentrification from
the Engaged Reader: Short, 299; McGuigan, 309; Szeman, 321; Piiparinen, 341; Williams, 345; Davidson, 349;
Older, 357; Slater, 361; and LaCroix, 401. In your synthesis e ...
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Poetry Explication Assignment: Fall 2016
The following regulations apply:
· Select any poem of your choosing that has not been discussed in class or assigned as homework. Even if you use a poem that is in our anthology, please attach a copy to your work as you will need to annotate it. It must be at least 14 lines long.
· Read the discussion about responding to literature included in Chapter 27 (684-718). Since this is NOT a research assignment, we will be using the model papers in that chapter as guides for how to select a topic and also create a thesis about a poem. You are being asked to use the critical skills you are learning to create your own interpretation of a poem.
· Annotate the poem (see sample). Underscore and define unfamiliar vocabulary, note formal elements, identify the speaker, situation, etc.
· Answer the questions labeled “Formalist Questions.”
· Also answer any other set of questions listed in two categories. Select one category of analysis and answer all the questions in that category; repeat the process for another category.
· Begin drafting your paper, going slowly, so that it conforms to the requirements mentioned on page 704 regarding a “coherent reading.” Your essay must comment on each line of the poem and it must include an introductory paragraph that provides an overview and thesis statement.
· Your draft should be 2-3 pages long and make many textual references.
· Please include a “Works Cited” page. While you are not required to do additional research, be sure to cite any other sources that you use in your paper.
· Rehearse reading the poem aloud, noting the time that it takes you to recite it. Be sure that you look up unfamiliar vocabulary and proper names so that you can recite them correctly.
· Prepare a short lecture about the poem based on the work that you have done and any share other relevant remarks about it with your peers. It must be 3-5 minutes in length.
I will not accept any late work. Anyone who is missing from class on peer review day will not be given credit for this assignment. Incomplete drafts will be downgraded significantly.
RESEARCH-BASED POSITION PAPER
Essay Topic: Contemporary (current) Global Issue
For the group presentation all groups did their research on a global issue that threatens the world as
a whole. For this essay assignment you can either work on the same issue and conduct more
research, or you can pick an entirely new topic to write a well-researched paper that meets the
requirements listed below.
This is not a group assignment. All students are required to complete this assignment individually.
Assignment Overview
Write a well-developed argumentative research paper on a contemporary (current) global issue. The
paper should be a work of critical analysis, meaning that it should formulate an original and
compelling argument about the subject matter and should support that argument with relevant
evidence and sound reasoning. The centr.
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art & science sexual health
Using peer education projects to
prevent HIV/AIDS in young people
Campbell S (2005) Using peer education projects to prevent HIV/AIDS in young people. Nursing
Standard. 20,10, 50-55. Date of acceptance: December 6 2004.
SummarY
This article discusses the use of peer education to reduce sexually
transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency
virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, in young people. I t
describes experiences gained from a peer education project for
young people in Uganda,
Author
Sue Campbell is a freelance writer in Kampala, Uganda,
Email: Masc(@)utlonline.co,ug
AIDS; Health education; Peer education
These keywords are based on the subject headings from the British
Nursing Index, This article has been subject to double-blind review.
For related articles and author guidelines visit our online archive at
www.nursing-standard.co.uk and search using the keywords.
MORE THAN half of people newly infected with
the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
worldwide are aged 15-24 years (United Nations
Children's Fund (UNICEF) etal 2002).
Empowering young people with the basic human
right of reproductive choice is, therefore,
critically important.
Over the past decade there has been a growing
interest in involving young people as peer
educators in health education in the UK,
particularly in the area of sexual health (Health
Education Board for Scotland (HEBS) 2003),
Peer education approaches offer the possibility
of changing behaviour and increasing knowledge
to prevent HIV, This article explains what a peer
education approach is and gives guidance on
how to develop a project focused on young
people. Although the author's experience of
developing peer education projects in Uganda for
HIV prevention is discussed, some of the
principles can be transferred to working with
young people in the UK,
Young people are at the centre of the global
HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) pandemic. They are also a key human
resource for the future wellbeing of communities.
Each day nearly 6,000 young people aged from
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15-24 years become infected with HIV (UNICEF
etal2002). Educating young people about HIV,
and teaching them skills in negotiation, conflict
resolution, critical thinking, decision-making and
communication improve their self-confidence
and ability to make informed choices, for
example, postponing sex until they are mature
enough to protect themselves from HIV, other
sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and
unwanted pregnancies (UNICEF ef a/2002).
In 2003, an estimated 4,1 per cent of adults in
Uganda and 0,2 per cent in the UK were living
with HIV/AIDS (Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 1999,
UNAIDSAJNICEFAVorld Health Organization
(WHO) 2004), Factors that encourage the spread
of HIV/AIDS among young people in Uganda
include (Government of Uganda 1999):
• Sociocultural issues, including attitudes among
peer groups about ea.
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Arrive at Opera as we know it today: Peri’s and Monteverdi’s operas
Since the early twentieth century, European musical style has significantly changed its tradition for music as having take place around 1600.[footnoteRef:1] In general, it is described as the transition from Renaissance to Baroque style. Opera as an art originated from Italy in the 16th century and it spread out to Europe. This work is associated with drama, dance, vocal and visual music with impressive effects of the Greek and Romans. Orpheus was the greatest of musicians in ancient Greek mythology, it is challenging the gods with his capability to sing and play. Euridice by Peri and Orfeo by Monteverid are well-known works of early opera, which made use of Orpheus’ story and the same libretto. Peri’s Euridice is first survived and credited with early advances in opera composition as recitative and advancing Florentine Camerata’s ideas of Greek drama. On other hand, Monteverdi’s Orfeo Baroque operatic works include a variety of genres and types of styles. The text and plots are drawn from classical antiquity or ancient history, and the action involves a variety of special scenic effects.[footnoteRef:2] Because both works used the same libretto, in examining the two is very informative between two operas. Monteverdi’s opera is more widely known and performed today because it has a greater variety of musical style and richer sounds in instrumental and chorus. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the operas of Peri and Monteverdi’s libretto in various adaptations. This essay will cover an examination of monadic style works, instrumentations, and choral music. Ultimately, it will be shown that the conceptual and composers goals of Jacopo Peri and Claudio Monteverdi are in setting text to music. These ideas and changes effectively influenced the gradual growth of opera with the invention and improvement of today’s opera. [1: David Schulenberg, Music of the Baroque. New York; Oxford; Oxford University Press, 2014, 35.] [2: Schulenberg, 59.]
Before we examine Peri’s Euridice and Monteverdi’s Orfeo, it is necessary to acknowledge the experiments of Florentine Camerata. Florentine Camerata was an important group who met to discuss societies or academies and they were leading to write an ancient Greek and music. Florentine Camerata involved in Vincenzo Galilei and Giulo Caccini, but also Jacopo Peri, Ottavio Rinuccini, and Girolamo Mei participated. Florentine Camerata started with the experiment of stile recitative,which was a Greek style between speech and songs that was eventually called opera.
Rinuccini’s poems were a favorite subject for operas because the mythical hero is himself a singer and the combination of a simple action with a diversity of expressive situations.[footnoteRef:3] Peri was the monadic of the Florentine composers who wrote Eurydice, which is the earliest surviving opera with a completed setting of Rinuccini’s poem. It premiered on October 6, 1600 at .
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Arriving to California State University, Northridge
Choosing university is like a puzzle game or a snake and ladder game.
Since I came from my country Kuwait I didn’t had any obstacle in the new country but I face changes in many area such as accommodation, environment, cultural, and languages. Because I had very excellent department in the ministry of education abroad which encourage people or show a great vision of the benefit to study abroad. Also, giving a great orientation before traveling date that helps me to be more familiar from the new things that I will have. Therefore I planned to study my bachelor in the United State. So I filled my application and I submit all my documents and paper to the ministry. Then, our cultural office processed my application and after that they send for me an acceptance letter to travel to U.S.A. Nevertheless, there are two major steps for student to be able to roll to the university in the United States. First, register for institutes for English to improve the English language. For example, I registered for UCI (university of California Irvine extension). In this period, I took English classes in writing, grammar, listing, reading, and vocabulary. Also, these classes help me to study for the requirement university test either the TOEFL or IELTS test. Second, searching and applying for the universities that have my major and agree with the condition of our scholarship.
In addition, most important thing that I contact my scholarship advisor in every steps because my advisor helps me to complete any document for the universities. As an international student I connect nearby my immigration department in the school and my advisor, this circle helps me to know my way and be ale to continue my problem or an issue. Thesis statement therefore, choosing the university in the united stated especially California is difficult in many things such as the major, the state and the study plan.
Body graph ( topic sentence, explain , two example, conclusion sentence,)
First graph the first point I will discuses about searching for the major i am interest in political science
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but I change ( from political science to business ) because
the requirement Ielts exam in political science higher and difficult compare to business its average and convenient . I have been less than a year to be fimilar with the new language which is English.
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next, I will talk about CSUN academic studies and environment is very good from classes , course , and my friends
( my friends suggestion )
The final step I will talk about California state is
my favorite
(fun
place ( beaches , shopping mall , international state ( including my friends ) ,
the people )
Beside your embassy instruction international students should educate himself about new country by reading book, listening music, watching movie, searching for website, and talking to native people.
In this journey I bring with me many great challenging, pow.
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Arrington-Shaw 1
Bethany P. Arrington-Shaw
Dr. K. L. Hall
Speech 101- 1214
20 March 2017
Welcome to Parenthood: The Journey to Unconditional Love
General goal: I want to inform my audience.
Specific goal: I would like my audience to understand how to take care of your child
through the first few months Postpartum, creating an incomparable bond.
Thesis statement: Showing love, protecting, and teaching your child, is a lifelong process
that leads to unconditional love and begins when you have the most time to utilize, during
Maternity or Paternity leave .
Introduction
I. How many of you know the unconditional love parents and their children have for
one another?
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II. Have you ever wondered how such an unbreakable relationship is formed
between the parents and their child?
III. I want to share with you just three things new parents can do in order to
achieve that unconditional love that lasts a lifetime: nurture, protect, and teach.
Body
I. Nurturing a baby is essential to create a strong Parent-Child bond.
A. Mom should breastfeed for at least the first three months.
1. Baby will remember smell and tender skin of their mother from
breastfeeding and will feel comfortable whenever she is around.
2. Baby learns to rely on it’s mother for food.
3. Special components in mother’s milk that cleanses the baby's
digestive system.
B. Both parents need to take part in nurturing their infant.
1. Holding a baby against a bare chest allows the infant to hear it’s
mother’s or father’s heartbeat, similar to in the womb.
2. Touch is important for growth including kisses and tickles.
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3. Playing with the baby will increase its senses and use of
expressions.
C. Taking care of yourself is important for you as well as your child.
1. To avoid being too tired to take care of things, change your schedule
and learn to sleep when your baby sleeps.
2. Your child senses your stress which in turn stresses the child, since
there is a lot to get done, help alleviate stress by letting
grandparents and close friends help you out when they can,
remembering that they love your child just as you do.
3. You will worry over every decision you make in an attempt to be a
perfect parent, remember no one is perfect, just prioritize and do
your best.
(Transition: Daily affection stimulates growth and makes your infant calm, while also
feeling protected.)
II. Trust is developed when parents care for the infant’s health and protect them.
A. Dealing with health issues and doctors can help.
1. Read all labels to medications you plan to give your child especially
if non prescribed or “over the counter”.
2. Keep the baby’s doctor on speed dial in case the child becomes
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3. Keep all follow up appointments in .
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Argument Essay Assignment
Assignment Description
For this essay, you should choose a topic from the Gale resource on Opposing Viewpoints (see below) and write a 4-5 page essay that argues a clearly defined position about that topic. The essay should have an introduction that has a clear thesis statement and demonstrates the relevance of your topic, several body paragraphs that each make focused claims, and a conclusion.
In upper level courses, you will often be asked to demonstrate your ability to converse with other scholars in your field. Your job is to change the reader’s mind about a particular subject and persuade the reader into believing your argument. Your paper must be written so that it is accessible to readers from a different perspective. In other words, be fair and unbiased when acknowledging what others say about your topic, but then prove why they are wrong using logical reasons and credible evidence. In this essay, you must synthesize various sources while persuading the reader to accept your viewpoint. You do not want to simply report what others are saying, but engage in a dialogue with them.
Purpose and Learning Objectives
The purpose of this assignment is to practice persuasive writing and synthesis of sources. You will increase your critical thinking skills by analyzing yours and others’ assumptions, evaluating multiple perspectives, and developing a clear position. Writing, research, and eloquent written expression are vital for a successful future. You will express all of these skills in this assignment. This essay will be used as the English department assessment for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s mandated core curriculum assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (SLO). This essay will address the SLO objectives of critical thinking and written communication.
Your research paper should demonstrate the following learning objectives:
Awareness of the audience to whom you are speaking
Awareness of the purpose of your argument
Ability to enter into a scholarly conversation
Ability to write a qualified and narrow argumentative thesis statement
Ability to synthesize information from various sources
Ability to craft an argument with different types of relevant, credible, and detailed support
Ability to research and identify academic sources
Ability to summarize, paraphrase, and quote while citing correctly in MLA to avoid plagiarism
Ability to converse in standard, academic English
Minimum Requirements
1,200-1,500 word essay (4-5 pages)
An interesting and informative title
A clearly stated thesis in the introduction that articulates your position and what you want to argue in your paper.
Logical and clear reasons supporting your argument
A document formatted in correct MLA format
5 sources (peer-reviewed journals, books, and reliable web sources)
One of your sources must disagree with your argument and be used to create a counterargument. A counterargument occurs when you show wh.
Writing Assignment #4
The Multiple-Source Synthesis Essay:
Literature Review
Summary of assignment
• Task: The multiple-source essay asks you to synthesize the arguments of at least 10
sources
• Length: 2000-3000 words
• Format: APA
• Sources: a total of at least 10 sources, all of which should be from scholarly journals or
credible trade journals. You should find your sources through library searches.
o If you cite sources from websites or popular journals, these sources should be in
addition to the 10 sources you have cited from scholarly or trade journals.
• Topic: Please use the same topic that you used for writing assignment #3. It is
recommended that you focus on or expand on the essay that you wrote for writing
assignment #3. You will continue with the topic you have selected and will conduct
additional searches in the library databases, hopefully focus the topic more, and
determine the 10 or more sources to use in this essay.
• Integration of Sources: At least eight sources must be cited in the body of the essay.
You may cite sources in your introduction to help you define terms, and you may cite
sources in your conclusion to help you direct the reader to further inquiry. However, the
body of the essay should synthesize at least eight sources.
Strategies in Developing the Topic for this Essay
Up to this point in the semester, you have completed an annotated bibliography. You have also
incorporated and synthesized four sources into writing assignment #2 and six sources into
writing assignment #3. The work you have completed for these assignments provides a solid
foundation for writing assignment #4. In this assignment you will synthesize the ideas of at least
10 sources in a synthesis essay, or literature review.
For your annotated bibliography, you selected a topic based on your interests and, possibly, your
major. You constructed a list of five references and summarized and critically analyzed them in
150-200 words each. You then completed the four-source essay and the six-source essay.
Through this process, you may have seen patterns in the scholarly literature in the topic on which
you conducted research. For example, consider the following examples:
•You may have researched studies in criminal justice and found that there are varying
opinions on how to respond to criminal behavior among youth.
•You may have researched studies in psychology and found that counseling strategies
for victims of domestic abuse tend to fall into four categories.
•You may have researched articles on gerontology and found studies that answered
three basic questions on how older adults respond to training for physical performance.
•You may have researched articles on environmental management and found studies
on climate change. You noticed that various demographic factors influence whether
individuals believe in climate change and, if so, whether they believe it is caused b.
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English 1: Argumentative Essay Assignment
The Assignment: Write a six-to-ten page argument paper that addresses a current issue that will address our theme of the impact of technology on communication on ourselves, on our world and on what it means to be human (Barrios, 583). The topic and the issue for this paper is the same as your exploratory paper assignment. The purpose of this paper is to present your position on the issue and then argue why by presenting your own reasons and evidence to support your thesis statement.
Locating Sources for Research. The purpose of the exploratory paper was to explore different writers and their position, their perspective, and the types of evidence they used in order to form your own position and perspective. You have three sources that you may use in your paper. For this paper, you must include a variety of sources; they cannot all come from Web sites. Search SMC’s library online catalog, search for a book, search online databases, find newspaper articles, use the search engine Google scholar at www.google.com, or www.yahoo.com . In addition, observations or experience from your personal life are not allowable. Refer to the following handouts: “Research Guide for Papers,” “Sources Acceptable for Academic Papers.” Both of these handouts are on eCompanion. If you include an article from a Website, there must be a date and a sponsor/publisher. If this is not available you cannot use this source.
Thesis Statement and Claim: Does your thesis clearly include a claim? Is it arguable? Does it take a perspective on an issue? Is it narrow and specific enough for the length of this assignment? Is it focused on one subject? Is it a claim of policy where you argue that certainpolicies should be changed? Is it a claim of value where you argue that some action, belief, or policy is morally wrong, good, or bad? Once your claim is clear, you must develop reasons that match and correspond to the type of claim being made.
Audience/Point of View: An effective argument is tailored to its audience. The reasons and the types of evidence you offer, the needs and values to which you appeal, terms defined, all depend on your audience and the type of claim. Ask: What does your audience know or not know about your topic? The audience is your instructor and classmates. Never assume that the audience is familiar with your topic or terms. You may need to include definitions and relevant details to help the audience understand your position in the first body paragraph. For this argument essay, you will use only the third-person point of view. No, “I” “We” or “You.”
Content/Body Paragraphs. For the length of this assignment, you should have at least three-to-four distinct and relevant reasons to support your thesis. Follow the guidelines for writing the argument paper when developing your reasons. Use the “because” clause approach.
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Argument Essay Assignment
Assignment Description
For this essay, you should choose a topic from the Gale resource on Opposing Viewpoints (see below) and write a 4-5 page essay that argues a clearly defined position about that topic. The essay should have an introduction that has a clear thesis statement and demonstrates the relevance of your topic, several body paragraphs that each make focused claims, and a conclusion.
In upper level courses, you will often be asked to demonstrate your ability to converse with other scholars in your field. Your job is to change the reader’s mind about a particular subject and persuade the reader into believing your argument. Your paper must be written so that it is accessible to readers from a different perspective. In other words, be fair and unbiased when acknowledging what others say about your topic, but then prove why they are wrong using logical reasons and credible evidence. In this essay, you must synthesize various sources while persuading the reader to accept your viewpoint. You do not want to simply report what others are saying, but engage in a dialogue with them.
Purpose and Learning Objectives
The purpose of this assignment is to practice persuasive writing and synthesis of sources. You will increase your critical thinking skills by analyzing yours and others’ assumptions, evaluating multiple perspectives, and developing a clear position. Writing, research, and eloquent written expression are vital for a successful future. You will express all of these skills in this assignment. This essay will be used as the English department assessment for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s mandated core curriculum assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (SLO). This essay will address the SLO objectives of critical thinking and written communication.
Your research paper should demonstrate the following learning objectives:
Awareness of the audience to whom you are speaking
Awareness of the purpose of your argument
Ability to enter into a scholarly conversation
Ability to write a qualified and narrow argumentative thesis statement
Ability to synthesize information from various sources
Ability to craft an argument with different types of relevant, credible, and detailed support
Ability to research and identify academic sources
Ability to summarize, paraphrase, and quote while citing correctly in MLA to avoid plagiarism
Ability to converse in standard, academic English
Minimum Requirements
1,200-1,500 word essay (4-5 pages)
An interesting and informative title
A clearly stated thesis in the introduction that articulates your position and what you want to argue in your paper.
Logical and clear reasons supporting your argument
A document formatted in correct MLA format
5 sources (peer-reviewed journals, books, and reliable web sources)
One of your sources must disagree with your argument and be used to create a counterargument. A counterargument occurs when you show wha.
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Argument Essay Assignment
Assignment Description
For this essay, you should choose a topic from the Gale resource on Opposing Viewpoints (see below) and write a 4-5 page essay that argues a clearly defined position about that topic. The essay should have an introduction that has a clear thesis statement and demonstrates the relevance of your topic, several body paragraphs that each make focused claims, and a conclusion.
In upper level courses, you will often be asked to demonstrate your ability to converse with other scholars in your field. Your job is to change the reader’s mind about a particular subject and persuade the reader into believing your argument. Your paper must be written so that it is accessible to readers from a different perspective. In other words, be fair and unbiased when acknowledging what others say about your topic, but then prove why they are wrong using logical reasons and credible evidence. In this essay, you must synthesize various sources while persuading the reader to accept your viewpoint. You do not want to simply report what others are saying, but engage in a dialogue with them.
Purpose and Learning Objectives
The purpose of this assignment is to practice persuasive writing and synthesis of sources. You will increase your critical thinking skills by analyzing yours and others’ assumptions, evaluating multiple perspectives, and developing a clear position. Writing, research, and eloquent written expression are vital for a successful future. You will express all of these skills in this assignment. This essay will be used as the English department assessment for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s mandated core curriculum assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (SLO). This essay will address the SLO objectives of critical thinking and written communication.
Your research paper should demonstrate the following learning objectives:
Awareness of the audience to whom you are speaking
Awareness of the purpose of your argument
Ability to enter into a scholarly conversation
Ability to write a qualified and narrow argumentative thesis statement
Ability to synthesize information from various sources
Ability to craft an argument with different types of relevant, credible, and detailed support
Ability to research and identify academic sources
Ability to summarize, paraphrase, and quote while citing correctly in MLA to avoid plagiarism
Ability to converse in standard, academic English
Minimum Requirements
1,200-1,500 word essay (4-5 pages)
An interesting and informative title
A clearly stated thesis in the introduction that articulates your position and what you want to argue in your paper.
Logical and clear reasons supporting your argument
A document formatted in correct MLA format
5 sources (peer-reviewed journals, books, and reliable web sources)
One of your sources must disagree with your argument and be used to create a counterargument. A counterargument occurs when you show wha.
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How to use this template:
To use this template, replace the instructions written in italic font with your own discussion text. Be sure to proofread your work and check it for completeness and accuracy. Delete any extra text/instructions/references that do not apply to your post. Then, copy your work and paste it into the discussion window in class.Week 1, Discussion 1: Initial Post
My personal communication style is…(Here, you should talk about the “reflect” part of the prompt. You can share your personal verbal style, writing style, and any concerns you have about your ability to develop a truly academic argument in this class.)
I have learned that an academic argument is…(Here, you should describe an academic argument in your own words, based upon the items you read in preparation for this discussion. Remember to describe the four basic elements of an argument.)
A recent argument that I experienced was…(Or, if you do not wish to outline an argument from your personal experience, describe the argument presented in the sample paper. Be sure to identify the four basic elements of the argument, whether analyzing one from your experience or the student paper.)
After reading the course materials, I have questions about…(Be sure to clearly state any questions or confusion you have regarding rhetoric, argument, or styles of argument. Your classmates can help you find the answers throughout the week.)
References
(If you reference the textbook, instructor guidance, or handout – which you should – be sure to cite them in-text and add the references to the end of your post. We are learning to master APA style in this class and this is a perfect opportunity to begin your practice. Remember: only items cited in-text should be listed as a reference. For more information: https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-in-text-citation-guide.html & https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-reference-models.html)
Drown, E., & Sole, K. (2013). Writing college research papers (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Flag Burning. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://cdmsmedia.bridgepointeducation.com/MediaService/MediaService.svc/constellation/book/AUWC.12.4/%7Bhandouts%7Da.8_sample_argument_paper.pdf
Garten, A. (n.d.). ENG122 week 1 Instructor guidance [Course materials].
Garten, A., & Wilson, J. (2014). An Introduction to Argument [PDF]. College of Liberal Arts, Ashford University, San Diego, CA.
ENG122: Composition II
An Introduction to Argument
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English 122: Composition II
An Introduction to Argument
Argument and Rhetoric
An argument can take many forms. An academic argument, at its root, a method for
communicating a singular position with evidence, logic, and persuasion. There are essential
elements to all valid arguments, though they may take different forms.
1. Claim
2. Evidence
3. Counterargument
4. Rebuttal
A successful argument depends upon the delicate balance
between these elements. Imagine a teeter-totter at the
playground. The ...
Issue Analysis EssayWorkshop on Draft IIIntroDo you ha.docxvrickens
Issue Analysis Essay
Workshop on Draft II
Intro
Do you have an attention getter to lead into your topic/issue?
Provide relevant background information.
Intro should end in a nuanced thesis that sums up the results of the analysis.
Development
There should be 4-6 body paragraphs.
Paragraphs should be 100-150 words.
Each paragraph should develop one aspect of the issue.
Good paragraph development means moving from a general idea to specific details.
Required research: 2 secondary sources + 1 interview
Organization
Paragraphs should be connected.
The beginning of a paragraph should relate to the idea of the previous paragraph to establish coherence.
Apply the advice from the module “Writing Process: Revising.” Consider doing the Post-Draft Outline.
Presentation
MLA format (header, pagination, spacing)
In-text citations:
author/source is cited in the sentence (According to Paul Jones, . . .) or
in a parenthetical note at the end of the sentence: (Jones)
Make sure you paraphrase sources primarily and quote only when needed.
When quoting, avoid “quote bombs.” Remember the three-part process . . .
Works Cited needs to follow MLA 8.
Style
Avoid all first (I, we) and second (you, your) person point of you.
Strive for polished word choices and sentence style.
Grammar / Mechanics
Focus on grammar, spelling, mechanics on your third draft, after you are finished revising the content.
Apply the advice from the module “Writing Process: Proofreading.”
Research Paper
. The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
Begin your research using the FIT Library and its on-line sources.
1. Start with biographical information on your author. Find at least one good biographical source and use this information for the first part of your paper.
2. Choose one literary source, preferably a scholarly (peer reviewed) or critical article published in a university press journal. Use this source as the second part of your paper.
3. Choose another source of the same quality as your first source and make this source the third part of your paper.
4. Choose a third source of the same quality as your first two sources and make this source the fourth part of your paper.
5. The fifth and last part of your paper is a conclusion in which you will comment on what you have learned about your author from your research.
General Guidelines:
Use MLA Guidelines from your Bedford Handbook pp. 569-674.
Length: 1,000 – 1,500 Words.
Do not use Wikipedia.
Sources: lib.fit.edu. JSTOR/LRC/Summon.
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Standard Deviation, Hypotheses, and Standard Error
View Rubric
Due Date: Oct 20, 2015 23:59:59 Max Points: 145
Details:
Doctoral researchers must be able to manage statistical data in order to draw conclusions about the data from a research study. This assignment will allow you to practice your skills in working with standard deviation, hypotheses, and standard error.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
· Read each segment of this assignment carefully. There is information in the segment that will guide your completion.
· Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
· This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
Directions:
In an essay of 250-500 words, thoroughly address the following items and respond to the related questions:
1. Define the term standard deviation. Why is it important to know the standard deviation for a given sample? What do researchers learn about a normal distribution from knowledge of the standard deviation? A sample of n=20 has a mean of M = 40. If the standard deviation is s=5, would a score of X= 55 be considered an extreme value? Why or why not?
2. Hypothesis testing allows researchers to use sample data, taken from a larger population, to draw inferences (i.e., conclusions) about the population from which the sample came. Hypothesis testing is one of the most commonly used inferential procedures. Define and thoroughly explain the terms null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis. How are they used in hypothesis testing?
3. Define the term standard error. Why is the standard error important in research using sample distributions? Consider the following scenario: A random sample obtained from a population has a mean of µ=100 and a standard deviation of σ = 20. The error between the sample mean and the population mean for a sample of n = 16 is 5 points and the error between a sample men and population mean for a sample of n = 100 is 2 points. Explain the difference in the standard error for the two samples.
Rubric-
The term standard deviation is defined correctly in a thorough manner. All of the follow-up questions are correctly answered in a thorough manner.
The terms null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis are defined correctly and thoroughly. The application of these terms to hypothesis testing is thorough and indicative of deep understanding of the concepts.
The term standard error is defined correctly in a thorough manner. All of the follow-up ques.
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Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday, of Unit 7
Points: 100
Overview:
Over the course of the last few units, you have been working on crafting the argument
for your Argument Essay. You will now write an argument essay that answers one of
these questions.
The essay should answer ONE of these questions:
1. Should climate change be considered a real issue or a hoax?
2. Should the United States have universal health care?
3. Should employers have access to employee’s social media content?
Each of the above questions relate to one of the issues you have already written about
in the Unit 4 Assignment: Pro and Con of an Issue. Now, choose one side of the issue
to develop into an argument essay.
You should answer ONE of the above questions in a well-thought out and developed
argument essay with:
• A clear introduction that sets up the issue, explains your topics, and ends with your
thesis statement.
• Body paragraphs focusing on one topic in support of your argument in each paragraph.
o You need three reliable and academic sources for this assignment in support of
your argument. You should include evidence that is directly quoted, paraphrased,
or summarized to support each topic. The evidence should have appropriate in-
text citations.
o You will typically want to include one piece of evidence in the body of each
paragraph, as you did in the paragraph and pro/con assignment. You are not
required to include a source about the counterargument (other side of your
argument), but you may if you would like.
• Then, end with a conclusion that wraps up your essay’s argument and leaves the reader
with something to consider about your issue.
ENG110 – College Writing
Argument Essay
• Include a references page for the three sources you used in your essay.
You can use the ideas from your Pro/Con paragraphs in your argument essay, but
they should be revised and reworded so that you are not just resubmitting your
Unit 4 assignment.
Argument Essay and Third Person, Objective Writing
We have probably all had to argue for a position we held. What makes someone
receptive to your argument? Normally, the audience is more willing to listen to your
position if you argue for it objectively and avoid unreasonable, argumentative tactics.
Your argument needs to be logical and fair, giving people the ability to disagree with
you.
Your argument also should be written in the third person to show that you can be
objective, meaning you use “He,” “she,” “they,” “people,” “one” and do not use “I,” “me,”
“we,” “us,” “our,” “you,” and “your.”
Instructions:
• Create an argument essay that answers ONE of the above questions.
• You should have a well-articulated argument essay with an introduction, body
paragraphs (with evidence), conclusion, and a references page.
Requirements:
• Please submit a Microsoft Word document or PDF.
• The essay should be three to four pages in length ...
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Summary Exercise Instructions
For this assignment only, there is no draft option. You should simply submit your required final copy whenever you are ready. This assignment is designed to inform your larger research project.
Additional helpful resources:
Summary Exercise Rubric | Summary Exercise Sample 1 | Summary Exercise Sample 2
Option #1: Investigate and Interview
You have already chosen a topic and created a working thesis statement for your research paper topic. Find a non-profit organization (e.g., one that provides literacy instruction, a support group for cancer patients, a shelter that provides refuge for battered women) in your city that is connected to your topic. For example, if you are researching services for blind people, you might interview someone at the National Federation of the Blind.
Explain your assignment and request an interview with a staff member who is considered an expert in the field. Create 10 to 20 questions related to your thesis statement to ask the interviewee. For the writing assignment (Note that you should be conducting this interview yourself. You should not be summarizing an interview that someone else conducted):
· Create an introduction that includes the interviewee’s background. What is his/ her name? What is his/her position? How long has your interviewee worked at this organization, and what is his/her role there? These are just some of the questions that you can ask to help you build your introductory paragraph.
· Summarize the interviewee's responses in approximately three cohesive body paragraphs.
· Finish with a concluding paragraph that explains how this interview helped you better understand your chosen research paper topic.
Option #2: Getting What you Need from Periodicals
Locate credible sources for your chosen topic of the research paper project. Find at least five relevant sources from periodicals (Please do not use basic informative website such as ehow or Wikipedia. The source you choose will ideally be an academic or research-based article). From the sources that you find, choose one to summarize. The source you choose should be a credible periodical and not merely a random website. Also keep in mind that your chosen source should be research-based and non-fiction. For example, you should not summarize a short story for this assignment. Choose a source such as a journal article, an essay in an anthology, a magazine article, or a newspaper article. For this option, you might use this as a guideline for crafting your thesis statement: John Smith’s book The Guiding Light explained (add first paragraph focus), (add second paragraph focus), and (add third paragraph focus).
Here are some possible places to search for good sources:
· Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/
· Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/ (note that this is different from regular Google)
· Microsoft Academic Search: http://academic.research.microsoft.com/
· Cornell University’s arXiv (open access sou ...
ENG 102 Brentar Explanatory Synthesis Evaluation
Name:
Focus and Organization (7.5 pts.)
Clear and focused thesis statement
Avoidance of argument/stance
Transitions within and between paragraphs
Total
Development (7.5 pts)
Synthetic elements: sources demonstrated as interrelated
Total
Grammar, Mechanics, Formatting, and Citation (5 pts.)
Total
Total (20 pts).
Comments:
Comments:
Comments:
Comments:
Consistent, focused discussion around the thesis
Overall development and length
Paragraph unity and coherence
Main ideas
Overall unity and coherence
Clear, focused topic sentences/main points
Logical organizational pattern
Supporting ideas/evidence
ENG 102 - BRENTAR - ESSAY #2 - EXPLANATORY SYNTHESIS (MWF)
What's a Synthesis?
A synthesis is “a written discussion that draws on two or more sources. It follows that your ability to
write syntheses depends on your ability to infer relationships among sources” (Behrens and Rosen 81). As
compositionist Katherine Ackley adds, “A synthesis draws conclusions from, makes observations on, or shows
connections between two or more sources…by extracting information that is relevant to your purpose” (51).
An explanatory synthesis is built on the ideas that you select from your group of sources, fits the
purpose, occasion, subject and audience of your essay, states then develops an informative thesis that
presents for the reader the biggest possible picture of the issue, contains well-chosen textual support (quotes,
summaries, and paraphrases), and includes a “Works Cited” page.
Keep in mind that your audience is college-educated adults, but instead of reading the original texts for
themselves, they are relying on your essay for their information.
Your synthesis will be evaluated on how well you develop, state and maintain an informative thesis
synthesizing the works of other writers, how clearly you establish your main points of synthesis that support
your thesis, how accurately you summarize the original texts (as needed), how you integrate your source
material into the essay, how you organize, develop, and present your essay, and, most importantly, how well
you maintain the focus on the ideas presented in the sources and not on your own personal reactions to them.
To that end, remember to make sure that you do not evince any stance of your own whatsoever. This
essay must not make an argument. As Behrens and Rosen note, an Explanatory Synthesis is like reportage:
the writer of an Explanatory Synthesis will report only the salient ideas surrounding the issue, which may
include the stances of those being cited, but will not opine about the issue him or herself.
The Assignment
For the assignment, you will use the following articles focusing on urban renewal/gentrification from
the Engaged Reader: Short, 299; McGuigan, 309; Szeman, 321; Piiparinen, 341; Williams, 345; Davidson, 349;
Older, 357; Slater, 361; and LaCroix, 401. In your synthesis e ...
Poetry Explication Assignment Fall 2016The following regulation.docxharrisonhoward80223
Poetry Explication Assignment: Fall 2016
The following regulations apply:
· Select any poem of your choosing that has not been discussed in class or assigned as homework. Even if you use a poem that is in our anthology, please attach a copy to your work as you will need to annotate it. It must be at least 14 lines long.
· Read the discussion about responding to literature included in Chapter 27 (684-718). Since this is NOT a research assignment, we will be using the model papers in that chapter as guides for how to select a topic and also create a thesis about a poem. You are being asked to use the critical skills you are learning to create your own interpretation of a poem.
· Annotate the poem (see sample). Underscore and define unfamiliar vocabulary, note formal elements, identify the speaker, situation, etc.
· Answer the questions labeled “Formalist Questions.”
· Also answer any other set of questions listed in two categories. Select one category of analysis and answer all the questions in that category; repeat the process for another category.
· Begin drafting your paper, going slowly, so that it conforms to the requirements mentioned on page 704 regarding a “coherent reading.” Your essay must comment on each line of the poem and it must include an introductory paragraph that provides an overview and thesis statement.
· Your draft should be 2-3 pages long and make many textual references.
· Please include a “Works Cited” page. While you are not required to do additional research, be sure to cite any other sources that you use in your paper.
· Rehearse reading the poem aloud, noting the time that it takes you to recite it. Be sure that you look up unfamiliar vocabulary and proper names so that you can recite them correctly.
· Prepare a short lecture about the poem based on the work that you have done and any share other relevant remarks about it with your peers. It must be 3-5 minutes in length.
I will not accept any late work. Anyone who is missing from class on peer review day will not be given credit for this assignment. Incomplete drafts will be downgraded significantly.
RESEARCH-BASED POSITION PAPER
Essay Topic: Contemporary (current) Global Issue
For the group presentation all groups did their research on a global issue that threatens the world as
a whole. For this essay assignment you can either work on the same issue and conduct more
research, or you can pick an entirely new topic to write a well-researched paper that meets the
requirements listed below.
This is not a group assignment. All students are required to complete this assignment individually.
Assignment Overview
Write a well-developed argumentative research paper on a contemporary (current) global issue. The
paper should be a work of critical analysis, meaning that it should formulate an original and
compelling argument about the subject matter and should support that argument with relevant
evidence and sound reasoning. The centr.
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art & science sexual healthUsing peer education projects t.docxjewisonantone
art & science sexual health
Using peer education projects to
prevent HIV/AIDS in young people
Campbell S (2005) Using peer education projects to prevent HIV/AIDS in young people. Nursing
Standard. 20,10, 50-55. Date of acceptance: December 6 2004.
SummarY
This article discusses the use of peer education to reduce sexually
transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency
virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, in young people. I t
describes experiences gained from a peer education project for
young people in Uganda,
Author
Sue Campbell is a freelance writer in Kampala, Uganda,
Email: Masc(@)utlonline.co,ug
AIDS; Health education; Peer education
These keywords are based on the subject headings from the British
Nursing Index, This article has been subject to double-blind review.
For related articles and author guidelines visit our online archive at
www.nursing-standard.co.uk and search using the keywords.
MORE THAN half of people newly infected with
the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
worldwide are aged 15-24 years (United Nations
Children's Fund (UNICEF) etal 2002).
Empowering young people with the basic human
right of reproductive choice is, therefore,
critically important.
Over the past decade there has been a growing
interest in involving young people as peer
educators in health education in the UK,
particularly in the area of sexual health (Health
Education Board for Scotland (HEBS) 2003),
Peer education approaches offer the possibility
of changing behaviour and increasing knowledge
to prevent HIV, This article explains what a peer
education approach is and gives guidance on
how to develop a project focused on young
people. Although the author's experience of
developing peer education projects in Uganda for
HIV prevention is discussed, some of the
principles can be transferred to working with
young people in the UK,
Young people are at the centre of the global
HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) pandemic. They are also a key human
resource for the future wellbeing of communities.
Each day nearly 6,000 young people aged from
5 0 november 16 :: vol 20 no 10 :: 2005
15-24 years become infected with HIV (UNICEF
etal2002). Educating young people about HIV,
and teaching them skills in negotiation, conflict
resolution, critical thinking, decision-making and
communication improve their self-confidence
and ability to make informed choices, for
example, postponing sex until they are mature
enough to protect themselves from HIV, other
sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and
unwanted pregnancies (UNICEF ef a/2002).
In 2003, an estimated 4,1 per cent of adults in
Uganda and 0,2 per cent in the UK were living
with HIV/AIDS (Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 1999,
UNAIDSAJNICEFAVorld Health Organization
(WHO) 2004), Factors that encourage the spread
of HIV/AIDS among young people in Uganda
include (Government of Uganda 1999):
• Sociocultural issues, including attitudes among
peer groups about ea.
Arrive at Opera as we know it today Peri’s and Monteverdi’s ope.docxjewisonantone
Arrive at Opera as we know it today: Peri’s and Monteverdi’s operas
Since the early twentieth century, European musical style has significantly changed its tradition for music as having take place around 1600.[footnoteRef:1] In general, it is described as the transition from Renaissance to Baroque style. Opera as an art originated from Italy in the 16th century and it spread out to Europe. This work is associated with drama, dance, vocal and visual music with impressive effects of the Greek and Romans. Orpheus was the greatest of musicians in ancient Greek mythology, it is challenging the gods with his capability to sing and play. Euridice by Peri and Orfeo by Monteverid are well-known works of early opera, which made use of Orpheus’ story and the same libretto. Peri’s Euridice is first survived and credited with early advances in opera composition as recitative and advancing Florentine Camerata’s ideas of Greek drama. On other hand, Monteverdi’s Orfeo Baroque operatic works include a variety of genres and types of styles. The text and plots are drawn from classical antiquity or ancient history, and the action involves a variety of special scenic effects.[footnoteRef:2] Because both works used the same libretto, in examining the two is very informative between two operas. Monteverdi’s opera is more widely known and performed today because it has a greater variety of musical style and richer sounds in instrumental and chorus. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the operas of Peri and Monteverdi’s libretto in various adaptations. This essay will cover an examination of monadic style works, instrumentations, and choral music. Ultimately, it will be shown that the conceptual and composers goals of Jacopo Peri and Claudio Monteverdi are in setting text to music. These ideas and changes effectively influenced the gradual growth of opera with the invention and improvement of today’s opera. [1: David Schulenberg, Music of the Baroque. New York; Oxford; Oxford University Press, 2014, 35.] [2: Schulenberg, 59.]
Before we examine Peri’s Euridice and Monteverdi’s Orfeo, it is necessary to acknowledge the experiments of Florentine Camerata. Florentine Camerata was an important group who met to discuss societies or academies and they were leading to write an ancient Greek and music. Florentine Camerata involved in Vincenzo Galilei and Giulo Caccini, but also Jacopo Peri, Ottavio Rinuccini, and Girolamo Mei participated. Florentine Camerata started with the experiment of stile recitative,which was a Greek style between speech and songs that was eventually called opera.
Rinuccini’s poems were a favorite subject for operas because the mythical hero is himself a singer and the combination of a simple action with a diversity of expressive situations.[footnoteRef:3] Peri was the monadic of the Florentine composers who wrote Eurydice, which is the earliest surviving opera with a completed setting of Rinuccini’s poem. It premiered on October 6, 1600 at .
Arriving to California State University, NorthridgeChoosing un.docxjewisonantone
Arriving to California State University, Northridge
Choosing university is like a puzzle game or a snake and ladder game.
Since I came from my country Kuwait I didn’t had any obstacle in the new country but I face changes in many area such as accommodation, environment, cultural, and languages. Because I had very excellent department in the ministry of education abroad which encourage people or show a great vision of the benefit to study abroad. Also, giving a great orientation before traveling date that helps me to be more familiar from the new things that I will have. Therefore I planned to study my bachelor in the United State. So I filled my application and I submit all my documents and paper to the ministry. Then, our cultural office processed my application and after that they send for me an acceptance letter to travel to U.S.A. Nevertheless, there are two major steps for student to be able to roll to the university in the United States. First, register for institutes for English to improve the English language. For example, I registered for UCI (university of California Irvine extension). In this period, I took English classes in writing, grammar, listing, reading, and vocabulary. Also, these classes help me to study for the requirement university test either the TOEFL or IELTS test. Second, searching and applying for the universities that have my major and agree with the condition of our scholarship.
In addition, most important thing that I contact my scholarship advisor in every steps because my advisor helps me to complete any document for the universities. As an international student I connect nearby my immigration department in the school and my advisor, this circle helps me to know my way and be ale to continue my problem or an issue. Thesis statement therefore, choosing the university in the united stated especially California is difficult in many things such as the major, the state and the study plan.
Body graph ( topic sentence, explain , two example, conclusion sentence,)
First graph the first point I will discuses about searching for the major i am interest in political science
–
but I change ( from political science to business ) because
the requirement Ielts exam in political science higher and difficult compare to business its average and convenient . I have been less than a year to be fimilar with the new language which is English.
Second graph
next, I will talk about CSUN academic studies and environment is very good from classes , course , and my friends
( my friends suggestion )
The final step I will talk about California state is
my favorite
(fun
place ( beaches , shopping mall , international state ( including my friends ) ,
the people )
Beside your embassy instruction international students should educate himself about new country by reading book, listening music, watching movie, searching for website, and talking to native people.
In this journey I bring with me many great challenging, pow.
Arrington-Shaw 1 Bethany P. Arrington-Shaw Dr. K. L.docxjewisonantone
Arrington-Shaw 1
Bethany P. Arrington-Shaw
Dr. K. L. Hall
Speech 101- 1214
20 March 2017
Welcome to Parenthood: The Journey to Unconditional Love
General goal: I want to inform my audience.
Specific goal: I would like my audience to understand how to take care of your child
through the first few months Postpartum, creating an incomparable bond.
Thesis statement: Showing love, protecting, and teaching your child, is a lifelong process
that leads to unconditional love and begins when you have the most time to utilize, during
Maternity or Paternity leave .
Introduction
I. How many of you know the unconditional love parents and their children have for
one another?
Arrington-Shaw 2
II. Have you ever wondered how such an unbreakable relationship is formed
between the parents and their child?
III. I want to share with you just three things new parents can do in order to
achieve that unconditional love that lasts a lifetime: nurture, protect, and teach.
Body
I. Nurturing a baby is essential to create a strong Parent-Child bond.
A. Mom should breastfeed for at least the first three months.
1. Baby will remember smell and tender skin of their mother from
breastfeeding and will feel comfortable whenever she is around.
2. Baby learns to rely on it’s mother for food.
3. Special components in mother’s milk that cleanses the baby's
digestive system.
B. Both parents need to take part in nurturing their infant.
1. Holding a baby against a bare chest allows the infant to hear it’s
mother’s or father’s heartbeat, similar to in the womb.
2. Touch is important for growth including kisses and tickles.
Arrington-Shaw 3
3. Playing with the baby will increase its senses and use of
expressions.
C. Taking care of yourself is important for you as well as your child.
1. To avoid being too tired to take care of things, change your schedule
and learn to sleep when your baby sleeps.
2. Your child senses your stress which in turn stresses the child, since
there is a lot to get done, help alleviate stress by letting
grandparents and close friends help you out when they can,
remembering that they love your child just as you do.
3. You will worry over every decision you make in an attempt to be a
perfect parent, remember no one is perfect, just prioritize and do
your best.
(Transition: Daily affection stimulates growth and makes your infant calm, while also
feeling protected.)
II. Trust is developed when parents care for the infant’s health and protect them.
A. Dealing with health issues and doctors can help.
1. Read all labels to medications you plan to give your child especially
if non prescribed or “over the counter”.
2. Keep the baby’s doctor on speed dial in case the child becomes
Arrington-Shaw 4
unwell.
3. Keep all follow up appointments in .
ArraysDefine an Array and why you would use one. Provide an exam.docxjewisonantone
Arrays
Define an Array and why you would use one. Provide an example that is not from the text. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
Character Arrays
Chapter 7 continues the discussion of arrays. Arrays include multiple data types and can include characters. Understanding that you can use characters in an array, give an example of how you would use a character array and what data could be stored in this array. See page 351 for an example. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
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Arnelle HallThe resource I resonated with the most was the Ted t.docxjewisonantone
Arnelle Hall
The resource I resonated with the most was the Ted talk about intersectionality. As an African American female, it is very hard trying to elevate myself onto an equal playing field because I am at a double disadvantage. I feel like African American women are looked over in so many ways by society but these problems can't be addressed because as the video stated, people will only address one at a time when in reality, both of them are a part of my identity at the same exact time. I hope that as this becomes a bigger topic things will change. I thought the Ted talk was very moving especially at the end when all of the Black women killed by police brutality were honored.
The theory that made the most sense to me was Piaget's model because it used age groups a child goes through and pairs them with common developmental milestones that we often celebrate in society. For example, the sensorimotor stage (birth-2) can be identified by object permeance. The pre-operational stage (2-7) can be identified by language development and asking questions. The concrete operational stage (7-11) can be identified by inductive reasoning. The last stage, the formal operational stage (12+) can be identified by understanding abstract feelings such as love and success.
I recently became an auntie. My nephew will be 1 years old in March. I can relate to this because I have seen him develop some of the milestones for the sensorimotor stage. He uses his senses a lot to try and understand the world around him. One example would be him grabbing anything in front of him and shaking it to see if it makes noise or putting it in his mouth to see what it tastes like.
Ayaka Motoki
Through watching the video, I believe the new family style (shown in the video) in our modern world could affect children in many different ways. Gillian’s theory in analyzed based on the traditional family roles, where girls tend to have interpersonal relationships with others, while boys act justly to avoid inequality. However, family that does not necessarily have one mother and one father might have different effect to their children, perhaps in a better way. As explained in the video, girls tend to be interpersonal because they are closer to their mother who teaches about the community and human relationships. If there is no distinguished role of teaching these in a family due to having more than one mother or father, both girls and boys will be taught the importance of moral stages, which will benefit both of them since it does not focus on based on children’s gender. I have a similar experience in my childhood since I lived with my mother and my grandparents. They did not try to teach both my brother and I differently based on our gender but rather the same. That is why I believe both of my brother have similar personalities and I consider my brother to be a very caring and kind to others.
MBA 6941, Managing Project Teams 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit VIII
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Arlene Blum Ascends AnnapurnaPaper should consist of the theorie.docxjewisonantone
Arlene Blum Ascends Annapurna
P
aper should consist of the theories and concepts learned as well as what I have learned from the week's case study
.
3 pages
minimum in
APA
format. (Title and Reference page are not included as part of the 3 pages)
Introduction
Give an overview of the case
Main body
What were the issues?
Propose a list of strategies
Justify your chosen strategy
Propose an implementation
Conclusion
What are the lessons learned?
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Arizona offers unique opportunities for direct democracy based on in.docxjewisonantone
Arizona offers unique opportunities for direct democracy based on initiative power. In 2012 the Arizona voters, for example, rejected the Proposition 204 initiative that sought to convert a temporary sales tax that funded education into a permanent tax.
In a 500-750-word “Letter to the Editor,” propose an initiative for an educational issue that you feel needs to be addressed. Include a plan about how this issue could become an initiative under Arizona law.
Your letter should be written to persuade others to agree with your position. Support your position with examples from case law, the U.S. Constitution, or other readings.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines
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Arizona citizens retain several very progressive rights, namely the .docxjewisonantone
Arizona citizens retain several very progressive rights, namely the right to initiative, referendum, recall of elected officials, recall of judges, election of corporation commissioners and election of a state mine inspector. Please select three of these democratic rights and make an argument as to why giving power directly to the people in this manner is a benefit for all of society.
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Arizona offers unique opportunities for direct democracy based o.docxjewisonantone
Arizona offers unique opportunities for direct democracy based on initiative power. In 2012 the Arizona voters, for example, rejected the Proposition 204 initiative that sought to convert a temporary sales tax that funded education into a permanent tax.
In a 500-750-word “Letter to the Editor,” propose an initiative for an educational issue that you feel needs to be addressed. Include a plan about how this issue could become an initiative under Arizona law.
Your letter should be written to persuade others to agree with your position. Support your position with examples from case law, the U.S. Constitution, or other readings.
APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
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Aristotle On the Soul (De Anima)trans. J.A. SmithBOOK ONE.docxjewisonantone
Aristotle: On the Soul (De Anima)
trans. J.A. Smith
BOOK ONE
I.1. Fundamental Questions
HOLDING as we do that, while knowledge of any kind is a thing to be honoured and prized, one kind of it may, either by reason of its greater exactness or of a higher dignity and greater wonderfulness in its objects, be more honourable and precious than another, on both accounts we should naturally be led to place in the front rank the study of the soul. The knowledge of the soul admittedly contributes greatly to the advance of truth in general, and, above all, to our understanding of Nature, for the soul is in some sense the principle of animal life. Our aim is to grasp and understand, first its essential nature, and secondly its properties; of these some are taught to be affections proper to the soul itself, while others are considered to attach to the animal owing to the presence within it of soul.
To attain any assured knowledge about the soul is one of the most difficult things in the world. As the form of question which here presents itself, viz. the question 'What is it?', recurs in other fields, it might be supposed that there was some single method of inquiry applicable to all objects whose essential nature (as we are endeavouring to ascertain there is for derived properties the single method of demonstration); in that case what we should have to seek for would be this unique method. But if there is no such single and general method for solving the question of essence, our task becomes still more difficult; in the case of each different subject we shall have to determine the appropriate process of investigation. If to this there be a clear answer, e.g. that the process is demonstration or division, or some known method, difficulties and hesitations still beset us-with what facts shall we begin the inquiry? For the facts which form the starting-points in different subjects must be different, as e.g. in the case of numbers and surfaces.
First, no doubt, it is necessary to determine in which of the summa genera soul lies, what it is; is it 'a this-somewhat, 'a substance, or is it a quale or a quantum, or some other of the remaining kinds of predicates which we have distinguished? Further, does soul belong to the class of potential existents, or is it not rather an actuality? Our answer to this question is of the greatest importance.
We must consider also whether soul is divisible or is without parts, and whether it is everywhere homogeneous or not; and if not homogeneous, whether its various forms are different specifically or generically: up to the present time those who have discussed and investigated soul seem to have confined themselves to the human soul. We must be careful not to ignore the question whether soul can be defined in a single unambiguous formula, as is the case with animal, or whether we must not give a separate formula for each of it, as we do for horse, dog, man, god (in the latter case the 'universal' animal-and so too.
Aristotle defined tyranny as an illegitimate form of government .docxjewisonantone
Aristotle defined tyranny as an illegitimate form of government by one individual that tightly controlled every part of life and government. Adolf Hitler is the most notorious tyrant. Using a totalitarian society from the past or present, discuss how the state and its leader attempt to impede citizens from exercising their rights. In your discussion, explain some components of an "ideal citizen," consequences of voter apathy, and ways the state controls the citizen.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
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ArgumentsA. Arguments are found in many texts and media .docxjewisonantone
Arguments
A.
Arguments are found in many texts and media and it is important to be able to recognize, formulate, and evaluate arguments. Doing well in this class will depend upon whether you can acquire and improve these three skills. We will be concentrating on the arguments found in the philosophy texts we are reading this semester, but this skill is something you should carry with you through the rest of your college career and beyond.
Recognizing an argument is the first step in the process. An argument is where a claim is stated and it is supported by evidence. The claim is the conclusion of the argument and the evidence is known as the premises. In an argument, the conclusion follows from the premises, or, more specifically, the premises connect together in such a way that one can draw an inference from them, i.e., the conclusion.
But recognition of argument is not sufficient. One must also be able to formulate the argument. This involves listing the premises as well as unstated assumptions so one can see more clearly how the conclusion follows from the premises. This task will at first seem tedious and frustrating, but like anything else, the more you practice, the better you will get. Hopefully, you find this exercise beneficial and enlightening.
Here are some sample arguments:
1) All men are mortal.
Socrates is a man.
Socrates is mortal.
2) If there is snow on the ground, it must be cold.
There is snow on the ground.
It must be cold.
3) Animals are either vertebrates or invertebrates.
Walruses, an animal, are not invertebrates.
Walruses are vertebrates.
4) It rained almost every day in April for the last three years.
April is a rainy month.
B.
Not all texts will contain arguments. Some passages will just contain a description, explanation, or dialogue. Here are some examples.
1) Tuesday is the second day of the week.
2) If you do not exercise, you will not be healthy.
3) There are many students who attend state universities. Some explanation for this is that state universities are affordable and offer a variety of disciplines to study.
4) Parent: “You have not cleaned up your room this week.”
Child: “Yes I have.”
Parent: “No, I am afraid your room is still messy.”
Child: “But I have.”
Parent: “No you haven’t, at least not according to me.”
Child: “Well, according to me, I have.”
This last example may seem like an argument because we call it an argument. But this is using the word equivocally, that is using the same word to signify two different things. Example 4 is a disagreement, which does not always constitute an argument. There are no premises to support any claims being made in this example. Further, one should recognize that Example 2 is only a conditional claim and not an argument. A conditional claim is composed of an antecedent and a consequence. One must also affirm the antec.
Arguments of DefintionChapter 9Arguments of Defi.docxjewisonantone
Arguments of Defintion
Chapter 9
Arguments of DefinitionThese arguments are particularly powerful in that they help determine what something or someone is. Thus, they can result in inclusion or exclusion.They help us recognize that classifications change over time and are the result of cultural, social, and political forces.Definitions often serve group agendas while ignoring or attempting to silence others.Often evolve from daily life.
Arguments of DefinitionWe rely on definition for successful, efficient communication.As you have experienced with the Fact Paper, our ability to make an argument is limited when we cannot appeal to values.Contrary to the belief that values diminish the validity of an argument by rendering it mere opinion, values are a necessary part of the argument.Indeed, they are the very heart of an argument.Thus, evaluative terms are notoriously difficult to define.
Formal Definitions
(pp.200-201)Questions related to genus:Is assisting in suicide a crime?Is NASCAR a sport?Is rap poetry?What is an X [insert your own choice here]
Questions related to species:Is marijuana a relatively harmless drug or a dangerous, addictive one?Is Saudi Arabia an ally or an opponent of the USA?Is TV’s “Survivor” a reality show or a game show?Is X a Y or a Z [Insert your own topic}
Questions related to conditions:Should a woman be held to the same physical requirements as a man in order to join the military?Should everyone pay the same percentage of their income taxes regardless of their income?Are high scores on the SAT’s a fair condition for entrance into universities?Must X occur in order for Y? [Insert your topic]
Questions related to the fulfillment of conditions:Should academic scholarships count as taxable income?Should nontraditional educated experiences, such as semesters abroad and internships, count for college credit?Should X be counted as Y for the purposes of Z? [Insert your topic]
In summary, keep in mind that you can approach an argument of definition by:
Formulating a definition (What is X?): “Terrorism is any non-wartime act of violence undertaken for political gain.”Negative definition (Y is not X.): “Violence undertaken as part of a revolt against an oppressive regime is not terrorism.”Definition by Example (Y is/is not X): “The Irish Republican Army is/is not a terrorist organization.”
Other items to consider:Who is your specific audience?What are the counter-arguments to your proposed definition?In other words, anticipate oppositional stances.How would you refute those stances?Do not forget about visuals and design of arguments of definition.Matching claims to definitions is critical.
8PROCEEDINGS OF THE IRE
Steps Toward Artificial Intelligence*
MARVIN MINSKYt, MEMBER, IRE
The work toward attaining "artificial intelligence" is the center of considerable computer research, design,
and application. The field is in its starting transient, characterized by many varied and independent efforts.
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Argumentative Position Paper (Essay 4)This project is the culm.docxjewisonantone
Argumentative Position Paper (Essay 4)
This project is the culminating writing and research project of the semester, building on the skills you have developed throughout the semester. In a sense, many restrictions are gone: you must define the current issue you write about, you must define the audience you are writing to, and you must determine-to a larger extent- how to best organize and present information. You should draw on the rhetorical concepts we discussed early in the semester (logos, pathos, ethos, kairos, doxa) to consider how to most effectively craft this essay.
A proposal presents a problem and a solution or solutions to that problem. For this essay, the problem must be related to a current issue of your choice; you may choose a topic from one of the class case studies or a different topic of your own. It must, however, have been relevant in the last six months. Drawing on the sources you presented in your annotated bibliography- and substituting other sources as necessary- you will persuade your audience that a problem exists and that your solutions(s) is best, at least for the time being.
The following process may be useful as you create your proposal:
· Choose an issue to research. Make sure it is timely (relevant within the last six months) and something you care about, since you will spend a lot of time working with this topic. This can be from the class case studies or be entirely different. Try to make the issue as specific as possible. For instance, instead of “refugee camps,” narrow this down to something like: “impact of U.S. medical aid in refugee camps.” This is much more specific and manageable.
· Brainstorm a list of questions you have about the topic, problems you see others defining or that you identify yourself, and possible solutions to this problem.
· Explore the topic via research in your annotated bibliography.
· Define your audience- who would be interested in this issue and why? How much new information will you be offering them? Are they likely to already agree or disagree with your perspective on the topic?
· Return to your list and define a specific problem(s) you want to persuade readers exists and a specific solution(s) you have developed to address this problem(s).
· Create an outline of your essay to map out how you will organize the information.
Paper layout-
In the introduction:
· State the issue(s) or problem(s) and grab the reader’s attention
· Argue for the seriousness of the problem(s)
· State the thesis in the form of “Somebody needs to do/not do something because . . .”
(This is a formula; you must add information to this framework to create your thesis statement.)
In the body:
· Give the problem’s background if your audience is unfamiliar with it
· Define what the problem is, presenting evidence to prove that it is a problem and countering evidence from those whose viewpoints differ from yours
· Describe how this problem, if left unhandled, could affect the future.
· Present your solut.
Argumentative Research EssayAssignment DescriptionIn upper lev.docxjewisonantone
Argumentative Research EssayAssignment Description
In upper level courses, you will often be asked to demonstrate your ability to converse with other scholars in your field. Your job is to make a claim about a debatable topic and to persuade the reader to accept your claim. Your paper must be written so that it is convincing even for a skeptical audience. In other words, be fair and unbiased when acknowledging what others say about your topic, but then prove why they are wrong using logical reasons and credible evidence. In this essay, you must synthesize various sources while persuading the reader to accept your viewpoint. You do not want to simply report what others are saying, but engage in a dialogue with them.
Your research paper MUST include the following:
· A clearly stated thesis in the introduction that articulates your position and what you want to argue in your paper
· Clear reasons with supporting evidence
· A synthesis of sources; do not simply summarize your source material, but show how they are connected and respond to them
· A fully-developed counterargument / opposing viewpoint with a fully-developed refutation. A fully-developed counterargument requires more than one sentence.
· A minimum of three credible and relevant sources
· A minimum of three pages in MLA format, not including the MLA Works Cited
· A Works Cited page in MLA format with corresponding in-text citations
Purpose and Learning Objectives
The purpose of this assignment is to practice persuasive writing and synthesis of sources. You will increase your critical thinking skills by analyzing yours and others’ assumptions, evaluating multiple perspectives, and developing a clear position. Writing, research, and eloquent written expression are vital for a successful future. You will express all of these skills in this assignment. This essay will be used as the English department assessment for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s mandated core curriculum assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (SLO). This essay will address the SLO objectives of critical thinking and written communication.
Your research paper should demonstrate the following learning objectives:
· Awareness of the audience to whom you are speaking
· Awareness of the purpose of your argument
· Ability to enter into a scholarly conversation
· Ability to write a qualified and narrow argumentative thesis statement
· Ability to synthesize information from various sources
· Ability to craft an argument with different types of relevant, credible, and detailed support
· Ability to research and identify academic sources
· Ability to summarize, paraphrase, and quote while citing correctly in MLA to avoid plagiarism
· Ability to converse in standard, academic English
Minimum Requirements
Length: Minimum three (3) pages not including the Works Cited page. Style: Essay needs to conform to MLA standards, including double spacing in Times New Roman font, and must include a Works Cited page .
Argumentative behavior, engagement in physical altercations, and e.docxjewisonantone
Argumentative behavior, engagement in physical altercations, and evidence of mood swings can all indicate that an adolescent is experiencing anger and depression. Self-harming can surface in adolescents, too, as they experience difficult emotions.
For this, read the case study of Dalia and consider what you, as her social worker, would do if you observed self-harm indicators.
Post
a brief explanation of self-harming behaviors that Dalia is exhibiting. Describe theoretical approaches and practical skills you would employ in working with Dalia. How might familial relationships result in Dalia’s self-harming behavior? Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.
Working With Children and Adolescents: The Case of Dalia
Dalia is a 14-year-old, biracial female of African and Irish American descent who resides with her parents in a middle-class suburb. She is the youngest of three children and is currently the only child remaining in the home. Dalia’s parents have been married for 25 years. Dalia’s father works in the creative arts field with a nontraditional work schedule that has him gone overnight and sleeping late into the morning. Dalia’s mother is an executive who works long hours. Dalia was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia in early childhood and was hospitalized multiple times. At present, Dalia’s health is stable with the last serious episode occurring 2 years ago.
Dalia’s parents reported that until middle school, Dalia was an easygoing, good-natured youngster who enjoyed singing and participating in activities with her peers and family. Dalia denied any problems with drugs or alcohol but admitted to drinking with friends. Dalia described her family relationships as tense, stating, “My dad lets me do what I want” and “My mother is always trying to control me.” Dalia described her relationship with her older brother, who lives in another state, as “cool,” and her relationship with her older sister, a college sophomore, as “not cool.”
Dalia’s parents sought out counseling services for behavioral issues on the recommendation of her school. The issues included argumentative behavior with authority figures, physical altercations with peers, poor concentration in class, irritable mood, verbal combativeness when confronted, truancy, and highly sexualized behavior with male peers. At home, Dalia had become more argumentative and physically threatening. Her parents had discovered that she and her friends drank alcohol in their home. Dalia’s parents also reported that she was up most of the night and slept most of the day. They also reported that her mood was highly irritable and that she was extremely impulsive. She had no interest in getting involved with any extracurricular activities, stating that those things are “corny and boring.”
In the first meeting, Dalia and her mother both appeared agitated with each other and became argumentative when going through the intake information. Dalia quickly told me that she was not .
Argumentative essay with a stand that supports social robots MLA.docxjewisonantone
Argumentative essay with a stand that supports social robots
MLA paper format
In-text citations, using signal phrases and page numbers
Synthesis ( not one source at a time, but putting sources in
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specifically use in text and cite at least 10 sources. ( they are uploaded down below the 10 sources)
I can take care of the works cited page
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Argumentative Essay (Outline) Assignment InstructionsFor this assi.docx
1. Argumentative Essay (Outline) Assignment Instructions
For this assignment, you are not required to write a complete
draft of your Argument Essay. Instead, you are to select a topic
for your Argument Essay and write a detailed outline of your
essay based on the model below.
Argument Essay Prompts
In this assignment choose a specific issue from below in which
two credible parties have documented the following:
· Clearly opposing positions, and
· Clear agendas.
Choose the position you agree with and argue that position
using:
· Three separate lines of reasoning to support your position
· Research to support each line of reasoning (example,
testimony, and fact/data, or any combination) that supports your
position
· Research about the opposing position’s views
· Presentation of the opposing views, along with lines of
reasoning to refute them
Argumentative Essay Approved TopicsThe following is a list of
approved broad topics in which you will select only one. You
will be responsible for creating your own paper proposal via
memo. Any papers that do not directly relate to one of those
topics will not be recognized and receive a grade of zero.
Gender roles
Male pregnancy research/experimentation should be embraced.
Stay-at-home mothers/fathers should receive a tax credit.
The notion of traditional gender roles is passé.
Education
Extracurricular activities on the college level should be made
obligatory.
2. Grades cannot measure, in total, students’ intelligence and
performance.
Single sex colleges/universities are best for education.
Business
Office dress code can boost employees’ performance.
Delegating responsibilities is the key to effective management.
HR managers should use lie detectors for interviewing
applicants and employees.
Politics
Voting apathy will not change.
Music and movie stars should not support any political parties.
Global Perspectives
In first/second world countries, print media is now considered
to be “a thing of the past.” The globalized world needs a global
language.
Online dating is a poor basis for a relationship.
Medicine
Important medical decisions should only be made by medical
professionals. Placebo effect’ should be used for curing all
diseases at their initial stages.
Language & Literature
Grammar rules should be updated to reflect today’s
conversational tone. Prospective college students should have a
required reading list.
Only certain books should be banned from libraries and college
classrooms.
Draft Essay Requirements
This assignment requires an “issue statement” (refer to the
Student_AnnotatedSample_Salvaging-the-Old-Growth-
3. Forest.pdf file for further explanation about issue statements).
This assignment requires a two-part thesis:
· Statement of position; and
· Forecast (essentially a “preview”) of your lines of reasoning
· Your one sentence thesis statement should contain the
following: topic, stance/claim, and direction.
The assignment also requires:
· A minimum and maximum of three credible outside sources
formatted on a source page (MLA, Works Cited)
· MLA citation style for the paper
· Minimum of 3 FULL pages not including the Works Cited
page (Works Cited begins on page 4)
· Works Cited page listed at the end of the essay (last page of
the essay)
Writing Tip #1
This Argument Essay is a Classical Argument Essay aimed at
both arguing the author’s thesis and refuting the opponent’s
thesis. It is NOT a Persuasive Essay, where the purpose is to
persuade without necessarily arguing against an opposing
perspective. The difference is that an argument essay tries both
to persuade and refute against an opposing view.
With this in mind, you should not choose a generic issue that
has no credible opposing view – like “energy conservation” –
for a Classical Argument essay. One can try to write a
persuasive essay that makes an appeal to a reader to conserve
energy. But unless you can find a credible opponent with an
active agenda opposing your appeal (“We should NOT conserve
energy”), then you cannot write a Classical Argument essay.
Writing Your Argument Essay
To get started writing your essay:
1. Review What is an Essay?
2. Take time to review possible subjects.
3. Use prewriting to help you narrow your topic.Assignment
Instructions
4. 1. Review the grading rubric as listed on the following page.
2. Choose a writing prompt as listed.
3. Create a prewriting in the style of your choice for the prompt.
Review the prewriting videos on the My Writing Process:
Prewriting and Draft page if needed.
4. Create an outline using the outline below as a guide. Papers
submitted that do not meet the requirements will be returned to
you ungraded.
5. Submit your detailed outline as a single file upload.Argument
Essay Outline
1. Issue statement
2. Two-part thesis (assertion plus forecast)
3. Opponent’s first claim
· One sentence summary of opponent’s source support
4. Opponent’s second claim
· One sentence summary of opponent’s source support
5. Your first claim with “keyword”
· One sentence summary of your source support #1
· One sentence summary of your source support #2
6. Your second claim with “keyword”
· One sentence summary of your source support #1
· One sentence summary of your source support #2
7. Your third claim with “keyword”
· One sentence summary of your source support #1
· One sentence summary of your source support #2
8. Conclusion: Summation of arguments and why should we
care? What’s at stake?
Please Note: a “one sentence summary” is the same thing as the
first sentence in a normal summary, i.e., author, title, source,
and “main point” of the source.Requirements:
· Be sure to:
· Choose a specific issue in which two credible parties have
documented clearly opposing positions and clear agendas
· Choose the position you agree with and argue that position
using the following:
· Three separate lines of reasoning;
5. · Each line of reasoning will support your position with
research (example, testimony, and fact/data, or any
combination) that supports your position; and
· Research about the opposing position’s views
· Present the opposing views and refute them.
· Include a two-part thesis with:
· Statement of position; and
· Forecast of your lines of reasoning
· Develop an enticing title that implies your position.
· Use a sympathetic appeal and/or cited research in the
introduction to establish the issue.
· Avoid addressing the assignment directly. (Don’t write “I am
going to argue about…” Instead, introduce the issue in a more
compelling way that makes the reader care.)
· Your voice should be professional and scholarly.
· Block quotes are not allowed (anything that is three lines or
more).
· All college essays are formatted in MLA style (headers, page
numbers, etc.).
· Introduction, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion (at least 5-8
sentences for each)
· Your introduction must begin with an attention grabber and
provide some background for your topic.
· All body paragraphs should have well-developed examples
that support and prove the topic sentence which supports the
thesis.
· You must quote from your source at least once in your essay
using correct in-text citation format.
· You may use direct quotes, but be sure to integrate the quote
seamlessly through the use of signal phrases and quotation
marks.
· If paraphrasing, please note that parenthetical citations are
required.
· Your conclusion should restate the main idea of your essay in
an interesting way.
· Provide closure to the essay.
6. · Academic papers require the use of formal language. Avoid
slang, contractions, informal/inappropriate usages, and biases.
· Use the third person point of view (he, she, one, a person,
etc.), not the first person point of view (I), or the second person
point of view (you).
Grading Rubric: Argument Essay Outline
Criteria
Ratings
Point Total: 50
Ideas
15 pts: The outline demonstrates outstanding idea development.
12 pts: The outline demonstrates above average idea
development.
11 pts: The writer sufficiently defines the topic, even though
development is still basic or general.
9 pts: The outline has an idea that needs to be developed.
0 pts: There is no coherent idea.
15 pts
Content
15 pts: The outline demonstrates outstanding evidence of
supporting the main point.
12 pts: The outline demonstrates above average evidence of
supporting the main point.
11 pts: The outline demonstrates sufficient support of the main
point.
9 pts: The outline requires more supporting evidence of the
main point.
0 pts: There is little content supporting the main idea.
15 pts
Organization
15 pts: The organization is outstanding and showcases the
central theme. The presentation of information is compelling.
13 pts: The organizational structure is above average.
7. 10 pts: The organizational structure is strong enough to move
the reader through the text without too much confusion.
8 pts: The writing needs a clearer sense of direction. The
internal structure is weak.
0 pts: The organization is poor.
15 pts
Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions
5 pts: The writer demonstrates an outstanding word choice
selection, flow and cadence, with well-built sentences and
strong grasp of standard writing conventions.
3 pts: The writer demonstrates above average word choice
selection, flow and cadence, with well-built sentences and
strong grasp of standard writing conventions.
2 pts: The writer demonstrates sufficient selection of words.
The text tends to be more mechanical and contains some errors
of standard writing conventions.
1 pts: The writer demonstrates a limited vocabulary and lack of
fluidity. Errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, usage
and grammar repeatedly distract the reader and make the text
difficult to read.
0 pts: No marks.
5 pts
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Deliverable 02 – Worksheet
Instructions: The following worksheet is shown to you by a
8. student who is asking for help. Your job is to help the student
walk through the problems by showing the student how to solve
each problem in detail. You are expected to explain all of the
steps in your own words.
Key:
· <i> - This problem is an incorrect. Your job is to find the
errors, correct the errors, and explain what they did wrong.
· <p> - This problem is partially finished. You must complete
the problem by showing all steps while explaining yourself.
· <b> - This problem is blank. You must start from scratch and
explain how you will approach the problem, how you solve it,
and explain why you took each step.
1) <p> Assume that a randomly selected subject is given a bone
density test. Those tests follow a standard normal distribution.
Find the probability that the bone density score for this subject
is between -1.53 and 1.98
Student’s answer: We first need to find the probability for each
of these z-scores using Excel.
For -1.53 the probability from the left is 0.0630, and for 1.98
the probability from the left is 0.9761.
Continue the solution:
Finish the problem giving step-by-step instructions and
explanations.
2) <b> The U.S. Airforce requires that pilots have a height
between 64 in. and 77 in. If women’s heights are normally
distributed with a mean of 65 in. and a standard deviation of 3.5
in, find the percentage of women that meet the height
9. requirement.
Answer and Explanation:
Enter your step-by-step answer and explanations here.
3) <i> Women’s pulse rates are normally distributed with a
mean of 69.4 beats per minute and a standard deviation of 11.3
beats per minute. What is the z-score for a woman having a
pulse rate of 66 beats per minute?
Student’s answer:
Let
Corrections:
Enter your corrections and explanations here.
4) <b> What is the cumulative area from the left under the
curve for a z-score of -0.875? What is the area on the right of
that z-score?
Answer and Explanation:
Enter your step-by-step answer and explanations here.
5) <i> If the area under the standard normal distribution curve
10. is 0.6573 from the right, what is the corresponding z-score?
Student’s answer: We plug in “=NORM.INV(0.6573, 0, 1)” into
Excel and get a z-score of 0.41.
Corrections:
Enter your corrections and explanations here.
6) <p> Manhole covers must be a minimum of 22 in. in
diameter, but can be as much as 60 in. Men have shoulder
widths that are normally distributed with a mean of 18.2 and a
standard deviation of 2.09 in. Assume that a manhole cover is
constructed with a diameter of 22.5 in. What percentage of men
will fit into a manhole with this diameter?
Student’s answer: We need to find the probability that men will
fit into the manhole. The first step is to find the probability that
the men’s shoulder is less than 22.5 inches.
Continue the solution:
Enter your step-by-step answer and explanations here.