Consider a time when Cicero’s concept of Delivery was important to you. How did you feel? What did you need to consider about audience? How did you engage (if you did) ethos, pathos and logos? How would you change what you did for the better, if you could
Should death penalty be abolished?Discuss
Narrate an experience you had with a writing or reading task that you found (or still find) difficult or challenging. Explain the significance of this experience.
Describe an important moment or event in your literacy development. Explain the significance of this event.
Narrate a time when your literacy skills have helped you achieve a personal goal or accomplishment. Explain the significance of this accomplishment.
Describe a time when you have used reading or writing to learn in an environment other than the classroom. Explain the significance of this event.
A. Write a narrative essay (suggested length of 750–1,000 words). In your essay, do the following:
1. Respond to one of the given topics.
2. Provide an effective introduction.
3. Provide an appropriate thesis statement.
4. Use narration and description to provide detailed information about the topic.
5. Explain the significance of the narrative details.
6. Provide an effective conclusion.
B. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
Argumentative Paper:
Social networks don’t necessarily have to exist online. Actually, social networks existed way before the internet. Even without Facebook, Wikipedia and twitter, social networks existed within societies that could regulate the flow of information, change the meaning of information and influence behavior. Describe these “old school” networks and what happened to them as a result of new media networks. Argue your point of view and explain the positive and negative effects of social networking on society.
Guidelines:
Your paper must be backed by research.
You must reference at least two sources (use in-text citations).
You must include at least one direct quote from two different sources
You should synthesize ideas from your research to support your thesis.
You should include a Works Cited page and in-text citations following MLA guidelines.
Length of paper = 800 – 1,000 words
How does the proposal open? Will it capture readers’ interest? Does it make clear what problem will be addressed and give some sense of why it matters?
How else might it begin? Does the title tell readers what the proposal is about, and will it make them want to know more?
Is the problem described in enough detail? Will any readers need more information to understand that it’s a problem that matters? Have you said anything about its causes and consequences—and if not, do you need to?
Is the proposed solution explicit and compelling? Have you provided enough evidence to show that it’s feasible and will address the problem—and that it’s better than other possible solutions? Is there an explicit statement of what it will accomplish?
Have other possible solutions been acknowledged fairly? How well have you responded to them? Are there any other solutions that need to be considered?
Is the proposal easy to follow? If not, try adding transitions or headings.
How have you established your authority to write on this topic? Does the information seem trustworthy? How do you come across as author—passionate? serious? sarcastic?—and how does this tone affect the way the proposal comes across to readers?
How would you characterize the style? Is it appropriate for your intended audience? Consider the choice of words, the level of formality, and so on.
How about design? Are there any illustrations—and if so, how do they contribute to the proposal? If not, is there any
information that would be easier to show with a photo or in a chart? What about the font: is it appropriate for a proposal of this kind? Is the design appropriate for the medium?
How does the proposal conclude? Will it inspire the change or action you’re calling for? How else might it conclude?
Your Assignment:
Write a 1500-2000 word essay responding to one of the following prompt:
Compose a character analysis that compares and contrasts characters from two or more works we have studied this term.
For the final paper, at least one work must be a work you have not written about in a unit essay assignment before.
Avoid summary in your essays; all writing should be directly tied to proving your argument and furthering your analysis of the works. Be sure to spend significant time directly comparing the works that you choose to write about.
This is a Research Essay, and you must include at least four secondary scholarly sources (not Wikipedia or other study guide sites). Do not simply repeat what someone else has concluded; instead, offer your own commentary or insight on what you have learned from your outside sources. You must also properly quote or paraphrase, including citations in MLA form.
Selected works are “The necklace” by Guy De Maupassant and Tartuffe by moliere
What is the role of women in three stories we have read? How are women portrayed?
The next section is a summary of the source and reference to specific ideas from the text. The summary briefly describes the source and its contents.
The final part of the entry is the commentary on how the article will be useful to your research. Does it set the groundwork? Provide definitions? Clarify terms? Make sure to include this section; the annotation is incomplete without it.
Should college athletes be paid to play?Discuss.
How does BNW portray a dystopia? Specifically, address the following 5 issues:
Introduction: Introduce the topic of your paper (a quick summary is that BNW illustrates how a utopia scheme creates a dystopia) and give a brief overview of your paper.
[5-10% OF YOUR PAPER]
1) Utopian ideas are expressed in slogans like “A world with war,” “A world without poverty,” etc. Think of 3 slogans of this type that the creators of the World State might have used to present their vision of utopia, + which help to explain why the World State is organized and operates the way it does. These slogans should be expressed positively, so claiming “A world without families” or “A world without individual thought” would not work-these slogans would not be attractive to most people.
Identify 3 slogans that might have been used and use them to organize your discussion of the World State’s utopian vision. Provide examples from the novel of how each slogan would explain how/why the World State operates the way that it does.
[ABOUT 25% OF YOUR PAPER]
2) Show how the novel demonstrates these consequences of attempts to create a utopian society, using examples & evidence from the book: 1) regimentation of society; 2) dehumanization; 3) misuse of technology; 4) state terror; 5) tragedy of the individual; 6) a new class of rulers; 7) use of propaganda to manipulate population; & 8) dystopia is necessarily totalitarian. For more explanation, see Barilleaux, “The Map of Dystopia”. You should have a separate paragraph for each of the 8 features.
[ABOUT 50% OF YOUR PAPER]
3) WIs the dystopia of Brave New World a hard or soft one? (See Barilleaux, “The Map of Dystopia,”) PICK ONE (hard or soft) and use examples/evidence from the book to support your position.
[ABOUT 10% OF YOUR PAPER]
5) Which aspect of Huxley’s dystopia is the worst? Why? Explain.
“What is the Worst Thing” as your conclusion, be sure to have a separate concluding paragraph.
How will you know if the society is happy and contented with what they have?
Key Point One:
No negativity or fear
Key Point Two:
less percentage of violence
Key Point Three:
No individuality or no “separated country”
