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Week 4: Film Reflection – Thank You for Smoking
$5.00Write a critical reflection on a film with elements relevant to our class, such as leadership, teams, persuasion, or ethics. What does the film say about one of these concepts? Do you agree with that message? How does the film add to what we’ve read or discussed in class?
Do not simply describe the film or give a plot summary. Reflect on it. Question it. Challenge it. Is the film making a point about one or more of our class topics or concepts? Do you agree with it? Treat the film as an argument that requires a rebuttal.
Shadow Assignment Journal: A Day with the U.S. Marshals
$17.50As part of the research process, you will shadow someone who works in the field you are studying, or a related field. Shadowing means you go to work with them and follow them around. You must spend at least two hours with the person you shadow, and you will also interview them. As you work on this assignment, keep notes and write down your thoughts. The writing assignment for this project is for you to write about the experience in journal form – discussing the BEFORE, DURING and AFTER of the whole assignment. Each of these sections should be 400 words in length for a total of at least 1200 words. Please use 1” margins, size 12 TNR font double spaced, and note the word count below the last paragraph. There are no other requirements as far as content, but you should consider writing about the process you go through getting the appointment set up, the feelings you have while you are there, what you learn, how you have changed your way of thinking, and what the reality is when it comes to new ideas in your field of study. Since this is a personal experience journal, you should use first person in your writing and feel free to share your opinions and feelings.
- What is your job title and level of education?
- How long have you been working in this field?
- Do you regularly keep up with current events? If so, how – from what sources do you get info?
- What new trends do you see coming in the near future for this business/field?
- What is the most difficult issue people in this field struggle with at this time?
- How does this company/organization make sure it is staying up-to-date with the latest ideas, methods and/or technologies?
- What personal experiences/beliefs caused you to become a part of this field?
- cost of the tuition and % interest_?
- How you can deal with aggressive patients__?
The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin Critical Criticism Draft
$0.00Examine the ” The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin using the reader response critical criticism.
Finding Fallacy Assignment: What’s the Difference Between Terry and Terri?
$12.50Fallacy Assignment Step 1: Find one example of a fallacy. Choose one of the articles below. (if the link doesn’t work, click Library within Blackboard, then type the title and author name in the search box)
What’s the Difference Between Terry and Terri? By Terence Jeffrey
The Organic Difference by Zazel LovénThe Science of Satire by Mahzarin Banaji
Arrest Everybody by Jacob Sullum
Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes Sense by Joe Klein
Step 2: Identify the specific type of fallacy you found in the article.
Label the fallacy as a slippery slope, questionable cause, equivocation, etc. It’s possible that you may find more than one fallacy. That’s okay. Please explain why you labeled the fallacy/fallacies the way you did. This will require that you briefly summarize the actual argument that contains the fallacy.
Step 3: Briefly explain why you think the fallacies you discovered were committed.
Explain why this type of fallacy is included in the argument. Do you think it was intentional or unintentional?
1100-1500 words
Writing Freshman Argumentative Essay
$15.00Topic: The US Has Used Their Presence In The Middle East Towards Their Benefit
Pages: 8, double spaced
English 1301028: Yellow is the New Red
$15.00Researched Argument
THE ASSIGNMENT
Write a 1000 word (minimum) to 1500 (maximum) researched argument on one of the topics from the list of approved topics. You must incorporate three credible sources, which may be an article from a scholarly journal, an article from a reputable newspaper, an article from a credible website (.org, .mil, .edu, and some .coms—if you are not sure, show me the source). You can mix the sources; therefore, you do not have to have one of each. Some of you may have three of the same kind since some of the topics are so current that not much scholarly research has been done on them.
DEVELOPING A THESIS STATEMENT
Choosing the issue is only the first step; you must then develop a sufficiently narrow thesis statement. Remember, the narrower your thesis is, the easier it is to develop an argument to support it. For example, “illegal immigration must be stopped” is too broad a thesis to argue successfully in four pages. It leaves open the “why” and the “how,” and four pages would likely result in a report on the problems that illegal immigration causes, rather than a researched argument that argues a specific perspective or approach to a problem, offers reasons and evidence to support it , and responds to opposing views respectfully and carefully.
The thesis statement is an arguable claim made by you that you will support with reasoning and evidence. Be very careful about writing a thesis statement that claims something is either “good” or “bad” (binary). For example, “Chocolate ice cream tastes good.” This statement is not arguable as it is a matter of personal taste. On the other hand, you can claim something is beneficial or harmful. For example, “Chocolate ice cream is beneficial to one’s health as natural ingredients found in chocolate promote a sense of well-being.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR AUDIENCE
Being able to persuade a target audience that consists mainly of neutral members, some skeptical members, and a few mildly hostile members is something you will have to do both in your college years and in your professional years. Since the target audience members are primarily open-minded, using the classical argument is logical and effective approach to appeal to them to accept your claim. Your target audience for this assignment is your classmates and me, so your target audience is an academic-level audience; therefore, your prose must meet the expectations of academic writing, both rhetorically and stylistically. This means no slang, text lingo, informal speech, or wordiness; the text must be grammatically correct and in MLA formatting.
ORGANIZING YOUR PAPER
A classical argument has a fairly straightforward organization plan.
Outline Guide for Argument
adapted from Classical Argument Outline in Everything is an Argument
The different types of arguments follow a certain structure. The outline below is the structure for organizing a researched argument. You MUST organize your paper using THIS OUTLINE.
Please note the numbers DO NOT indicate the number of paragraphs for this paper. The numbers are used for organizational purposes only. Also, depending on your topic, you may not need to include the part that “establishes your qualifications to write about your topic) in the introduction or the part that “reinforces your credibility” in the conclusion. You only need to include these two parts if you are writing on a topic from the aspect of your personal experience.
- Introduction
- Gains reader’s attention and interest
- Establishes your qualifications to write about your topic
- Establishes some common ground with your audience
- Demonstrates that you’re fair and evenhanded
- States your claim (Thesis statement identifying the problem/your topic.) For example: The current laws pertaining to child pornography are not appropriate for teenage sexters.
- Background
- Presents any necessary information that is important to your argument
- credible sources may be used here to put your topic in to context for the reader
- Lines of Argument – 3 or 4 paragraphs
- Presents good reasons, including logical and emotional appeals, in support of your claim.
- credible sources should be used here
- Alternative arguments
- Acknowledges alternative points of view / opposing arguments to your claim
- Notes advantages and disadvantages of these views
- Explains why your view is better than others (such as the opposing ones)
- opposing view may come from one of your sources
- Conclusion
- Summarizes the argument
- Elaborates on the implications of your claim
- Makes clear what you want the audience to think or do
- Reinforces your credibility
English 1102-RR Essay
$5.00How Technology Has Change the Education
2 Pages
Literature Review on the Role of Student Support in Open Distance Learning
$30.00Paper Contents
- Introduction
- Background of the Study
- Literature Review
- Defining Variables – Student Support in ODL
- Different types of Student Support
- Academic Support
- Administrative Support
- Motivating Students in ODL
- Open Distance Learning
- Advantages of ODL
- The Disadvantages of ODL
- Problem Statement
- Conclusion
Pages: 10, double spaced
An Analysis of “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson
$12.50Make sure that you include a correct MLA header at the top and a title for your Literary Analysis Paper. Include in-text citations for all support from the text with the author’s name and page number.
Include a Works Cited entry for the work that you are analyzing. If you are including research, include Works Cited entries for this as well.
Write a working thesis that will help to focus your research and your discussion in your essay. What are the main points that your essay is going to focus on and discuss?
After you have written down at least three main points, create two sub points after each point. These can be quotes from the short story, poem, or narrative and they can also be your ideas explaining your main point. Your body paragraphs should NOT contain a summary of the work.
Example: (Your essay does not have to follow the 5 paragraph example, but this is a good start)
1) Paragraph #1: Introduction: Working thesis
2) Paragraph #2: First main point
a) Sub point/analysis
i) support
b) Sub point/analysis
i) support
3) Paragraph #3: Second main point
a) Sub point/analysis
i) support
b) Sub point/analysis
i) support
4) Paragraph #4: Third main point
a) Sub point/analysis
i) support
b) Sub point/analysis
i) support
5) Paragraph #5: Conclusion
