Determine the major themes of the book and the author’s chief argument
Each student is required to write one review (around 1200 words) on one of the books listed below. The review should be submitted prior to class. Early submission is allowed; late submission will be penalized (a day = 1% of the total grade). Here are a few tips of how to write a good book […]
Argument analysis essay – Guns are America’s blind spot; in Britain.
You will then write a critical argument analysis in which you are analyzing the validity of the argument. This assignment should be written as a cohesive essay, not just as a series of disconnected answers to the following questions. You will want to try and avoid your own subjective opinions about the topic, and rather […]
Constructing an Argument Assignment Study Chapter 6 pages 190-195 of
Constructing an Argument Assignment Study Chapter 6 pages 190-195 of your text. Select a topic and construct an argument using the eight steps listed on page 195 (and discussed on pages 186-189). Make sure it meets the guidelines mentioned on page 189 of your text. *I suggest you select a topic that you have strong […]
A Pro-Slavery Argument, 1857
Objective: This is an exercise in skills critical to a historian: analyzing and organizing information. You will read and analyze a primary source document in order to understand how proponents of slavery in antebellum America defended it as a positive good and answer the question that appears below. Directions: 1. For this assignment students will […]
Criminal Justice: Law Elimination Argument
Find a law that is currently in existence and argue why the law should be eliminated. This law could be something as trivial as jaywalking, or as serious as murder. Your assignment should include: An introduction describing the existing law. What problem was this law intended to address? Why was this law created? Which goal(s) […]
Synthesis and Argument: How online technology effects on communication
Goals: write a synthesis on the topic of the role of technology in communication 1. Make connections between readings and research sources 2. To summarize and synthesize information from different sources within one paragraph to support a specific idea “Talk” to each other in coherent and meaningful ways (argument) 3. demonstrate control of logic, transition […]
Watchmen Aristotelian Argument Essay
Prompt: Using evidence from Watchmen as support for your stance, take a stand on the Keene Act being a benefit to the society or it being a detriment to the society. Guidelines:•Remember to keep in mind that you are putting yourself in the place of a regular person who lives in the world of Watchmen. […]
Ethical Argument/ If the bombing of Hiroshima was the right thing to
Prompt: After reading/viewing all of the resources provided, you will write an ethical argument discussing whether the United States did the right thing by using a nuclear weapon on Hiroshima, Japan. You will use only the resources provided to you. Consider all relevant viewpoints. Requirements: 4-6 pages MLA formatting Proper documentation of sources Complete and […]
Summarize Descartes’ argument in the Second Meditation
Develop one argument in favor and one against Descartes’s “I think therefore I am” • Summarize Descartes’ argument in the Second Meditation • Provide an argument in favor of it • Provide an argument against it • Assess both Relate a movie of your choice to one of the theories studied • Briefly summarize the […]
Make an argument that one type of musical sound motif functions in a
Paper # 2: Classical Narrative Sound and MusicUndergraduate/MFA Film: 5 pgs. double-spacedMA Graduate: 5 – 7 pgs. double-spacedDue: In class, March 15 Directions: Choose any classical Hollywood narrative film. Make an argument that one type of musical sound motif functions in a particular way in relation to the sound design of the film and ultimately […]
