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  • Do cellphones and social media make us more or less connected and bonded

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    Do cellphones and social media make us more or less connected and bonded?
    My argument is that they make us more connected but less bonded.
    Write the essay around this topic.
    You can use up to 3 sources.
    5 Pages

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  • Writing 39C Advocacy Essay – Burnout

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    An Advocacy Essay

    Like the HCP Project, the main assignment here is a multi-modal composition that uses various rhetorical positions and different types of evidence to make an argument. This one, however, is a bit different from the first in that over the course of these next few weeks, as you research and evaluate various sources, and as you draft, craft and organize your thoughts and evidence, you will at some point have to make a decision to become an advocate for a solution/policy to your central problem. Your argument for advocating a solution/policy in combination with the analytical reasons you provide for why you have chosen to focus on a particular solution/policy will after weeks and weeks of diligent engagement become a richly-textured thesis statement, one that deepens your articulation of the problem at hand and argues for a convincing way to move forward.

    Important notes about the Advocacy Project:

    1. Your solution must be apolicy that you find in your research – this is a requirement. A policy is a definite course of action.  For more information about policies, see UCI’s library webpage on Advocacy Project Sources.
    2. Your solution/policy may not be implemented where you have defined the problem – the solution/policy must either be proposed (i.e. not implemented yet) or the solution/policy may be implemented outside the location of your problem (i.e. advocate for a current policy in NY to be implemented in CA, if CA is where you have defined your problem).
    3. 3. While you will be advocating for a solution/policy in this paper, it is important to understand that your solution/policy will likely not solve the entire social/cultural/political problem – these are complex issues that are current problems because there is no simple singular “solution.” Thus, your task for the advocacy project is to find the best solution/policy to minimize your chosen social/cultural/political problem. What policy will minimize the problem the most?

    You should use at least 10 sources. Use the APA system for citing your sources.

    YOUR ESSAY MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ARGUMENTS

    1. Causation Argument: What are the root causes of the problem? Does your policy address those causes more effectively than other solutions?
    2. Coverage/Comprehensiveness Argument: Does your policy satisfactorily address the problem for a significant number of those people most affected by the problem? (You will need to show how many people, or what groups of people, will be affected by your solution.)
    3. Cost/Benefit Argument: Do the policy’s benefits exceed its costs? (Remember that not all costs are financial– time/effort/inconvenience etc can also count as costs.)
    4. Feasibility Argument: Is your policy feasible? Is it more realistic than other solutions? Is it easy to implement? Does it have enough support from significant parties to make it likely to be implemented?
    5. Comparison Argument: Has a similar policy worked significantly well in another comparable context?
    6. Anticipating the Opposition: What arguments do opponents of your policy make? (They might argue directly against your policy, or they might advocate a different policy.) How can you answer those arguments? It’s best if you can find real arguments made by real people that you can quote and cite, but you can also imagine what an opponent might say if you must.

     

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  • Current Event: Bill Would Ban Abortions for Disability, Gender

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    Find an article from a reputable internet or print news source, or radio or TV news report about an issue regarding people with disabilities.  These articles or reports may not be more than 2 months old.
    Read or listen to the report.
    Write a 2 page paper using the following guidelines:

    a. Summarize the report.
    b. Discuss how this issue relates to what you are experiencing in your service learning or to the class readings.  OR  whether you feel this portrays a positive or negative view of people with disabilities.
    c. Remember to add two questions for a class discussion
    d. Conclusion with final thoughts

    Our class reading are Introducing disability studies by Ronald J Berger and I will send you some class powerpoint.

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  • Evaluating Differing Views of Ebola travel bans

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    Evaluating Differing Views

    Details:            3 pages, double-spaced, proofread, polished, stapled.

    120 points

    In class thus far, we have focused our attention on analyzing and interpreting written and visual arguments and considering what types of appeals—emotional, logical, ethical—the arguers use to convince their audience.  In that same vein, asks that you examine many differing perspectives on a single issue and make a claim for the position you find most convincing.

    Read through several articles that make arguments concerning your topic.  When you have decided your own position, make a case for your argument by citing relevant evidence that supports your belief and either refuting or in some way allowing for evidence that may contradict it.  Below, I have provided 2 articles (with differing perspectives) for the topic. You must cite at least 4 articles, including the 2 listed below.

    In keeping with our recent focus on representations of race and media caricatures of racial identity, examine the following articles that either condemn or support the continued use of “Redskins” as Washington D.C.’s NFL mascot.

    Brian Cladoosby, The Washington Post

    “A good project for Snyder’s foundation?  Fighting the use of the word ‘Redskins.’”

    Rick Reilly, ESPN

    “Have the people spoken?”

    Include:

    • a main claim regarding the issue at stake
    • compelling reasons to support your claim, drawn from your research articles
    • consideration and acknowledgement of opposing viewpoints, drawn from your research articles
    • cited references to 4 research sources, including the two articles given above
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  • Drug Addiction is a Choice Argument

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    Argument Development – Drug Addiction is a Choice Argument
    Length:   2-3 pages
    Possible pts: 10 points

    Develop one specific point of your research topic and fully develop it in this essay.  You will write a 2-3 pages developing that one main argument.
    The thesis statement is your one claim – then the body of the essay will contain all the data and reasoning to help develop/prove that claim.

    For instance, if my research  was on developing alternative energy, I could choose from the following:

    • Current energy sources are increasing pollution in United States.
    • Current energy courses are contributing to greenhouse gases.
    • Wind energy is a viable source of electricity.
    • Energy demand in the United States is outpacing our current sources. Of course, this is only a short sample of what choices you could have before you.

    Address any of the components of your research area (ie:  problem, cause, solution, description of present system/laws, etc.).  But, this essay is not a shortened version of your research paper; rather, this essay focuses on one specific area (ie: one main point or one subpoint) which might be developed in the research.
    You are to have a clearly defined thesis statement, and 2-3 main points which directly support the specific thesis statement.  Each of the main points must be developed with reasoning and explanations, and support from your research (primary and secondary sources; quotations and paraphrases, with proper citations).
    Grading elements:  Clear thesis statement   Logical organizational pattern   Relevant main points  Integration of support  Proper citation  Free of basic grammar, spelling, and typing errors

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  • Part B: Kairos Evaluative Annotated Bibliography

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    The end of walking

    Annotated Bibliography (for inclusion in portfolio)
    Part B: Kairos
    Develop an Evaluative Annotated Bibliography (4 pieces excluding the primary article) in order to identify the conversation the article joins.

    Use the library research module created for WPP393 by the Library or the instructor’s own library research instruction.
    The 4 chosen pieces should be appropriate for the topic.
    Annotated Bib style is up to the student: MLA, APA, and Chicago
    Writer should NOT use the primary article as a source for the Annotated Bibliography.

    Evaluative Annotated Bibliography description
    Constructing an Evaluative Annotated Bibliography

    An evaluative annotation achieves the same goals as an analytical annotation, but goes one step further.  In an evaluative annotation, the writer explains the focus of the source but may also comment on the usefulness, appropriatness, or problems with the source.  In other words, the annotation presents the focus and evaluates the source’s usefulness.

    The following APA example extends the analytical annotation by adding evaluative commentary.

    Helfand, J. (2001). Screen: Essays on graphic design, new media, and visual culture. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. Helfand’s collection of essays (previously published in Eye magazine) focuses on how technological sophistication and the power of online communications have changed the manner in which computer users perceive, critique, and embrace visual and auditory design on the World Wide Web. Her subtle thesis suggests, however, that most web “denizens” ignore the impact of design during online expeditions—unless the design imposes itself between the users and their goal. The author’s experience as a visual/virtual designer leads her to offer a critical review of how the ease of electronic design (due to prefabricated software templates) may not necessarily result in the most efficient design for web audiences, and that while contemporary web designers may possess a functional design literacy, they are not equipped with the kind of critical literacy that will lead to aesthetic and performative innovations. Helfand argues that web designers should pay greater attention to the development and influence of aural design as well as the visual if they are to remain in step with their online audiences, although the years following the publication of the text suggest that the influence of aural design may still remain ahead.  Helfand’s arguments have merit and her concepts inspire the reader to continue thinking on the topic. However, the lack of a bibliography or research beyond her own analysis make the text only  moderately appropriate in relation to a scholarly project.
    From “Creating an Annotated Bibliography” from Trinity College Library (http://lib.trinity.edu/lib2/annot_bib.php)

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  • Part A: Kairos Social and Cultural influences

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    The end of walking

    Part A: Kairos Social and Cultural influences (for inclusion in portfolio)
    First, research and then briefly describe 2-3 events or social, cultural, economic, and/or political developments that may have inspired this article.

    Then, in a short essay (for inclusion in the portfolio), respond to the following question:
    Why might these events and/or developments have influenced the author to write this piece? (1 ½ – 2 Pages)

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  • The Sad Fate of the Comma by Robert J. Samuel

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    The Sad Fate of the Comma by Robert J. Samuel

    Constructing an Account of a Writer’s Argument:

    Your Purpose:  To discuss how the writer constructs an argument through an analysis of certain elements of argument such as audience, context, purpose, primary claim, reasons, evidence and author (Learning Outcomes 1-3 addressed in this essay).

    Your Audience:  A general audience of your peers who are unfamiliar with this author, the publication, or the text (article), but are familiar with the topic.

    Prompt: The purpose of this essay is to analyze the argument in Robert Samuelson’s article, “The Sad Fate of the Comma.”  You will do this by responding to the following questions:

    1. Who is the specific audience of this article? How can you tell? (consider publication, certain hints he drops, word choice, references used, and clues about what is going on in society at the time this piece was written in 2007—almost TEN years ago).
    2. What is Samuelson’s main claim? (Identify the exact sentence(s), quote it/them in your essay, then rephrase his main claim by explaining it in your own words). Be sure to also include what type of claim it is (see “Framing your Argument by Using Different CLAIMS” document).
    3. What is Samuelson’s purpose? (please use the word “purpose when articulating this sentence)
    4. What are two reasons that Samuelson gives to support his claim?
    5. What types of evidence does he use to support each of these reasons? (remember, evidence is specifically selected by a writer to appeal to a specific audience
    6. Consider the types of evidence Samuelson used (in #5) and discuss the effectiveness of a/the strategy/strategies and appeals used to appeal to his audience in achieving his purpose.
      1. Ethos: Does he come across as knowledgeable? How so? Trustworthy?  How so?  Relatable? How so?
      2. Pathos: Does he try to evoke emotion from his audience? Which emotion(s) and how so?
      3. Logos: Does he appeal to your sense of logic? How so? Does he provide facts or statistics?

    *Note:  For tasks 5 and 6, you must provide relevant textual examples from the text to demonstrate the type of evidence Samuelson uses, and then also explain how that evidence appeals to his intended audience.

    1. Brief conclusion (we will discuss this later)

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    While you’ll need to determine a deliberate and effective structure that gracefully leads the reader through your discussion, a successful essay will:

    • Have a succinct introduction that introduces Robert Samuelson, the title of his article and where his article was published, his purpose, his argument, your rephrasing of the argument, the type of claim he is making, and will reveal info about his audience (task 1). In addition, you introduction will include a thesis statement at the end of you introduction that expresses the focus of your essay (which is to critically analyze Samuelson’s argument).
    • Have developed BODY PARAGRAPHS that address the remaining tasks4-6 in an organized
      • Include all necessary details from his article and explanation on your part to provide appropriate and clear development.
    • Have a short conclusion that restates (not repeats) your main points, AND expresses an opinion as to how convincing your find Samuelson overall and why. Don’t interpret this as meaning you need only provide a simple one-sentence conclusion.
    • Be written in MLA format, 12 point font, DOUBLE SPACED, narrow margin.
    • Transition smoothly within and between each paragraph. You will also need to CLOSE your paragraphs effectively.
    • Aim for 3 pages.

    Learning outcomes met according to the SDSU Department of Rhetoric and Writing:

    • Construct an account of an argument;
    • Explain the rhetorical situation
    • Describe/Discuss elements of an argument—claims, methods of development, persuasive appeals;
    • Choose an effective structure for the essay;
    • Determine when and where a source was published.
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  • Journal Topics for Blow Up

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    Blow Up (1966) was produced by Italian producer Carlo Ponti as a British-Italian coproduction. The story was adapted from a short story by Julio Cortázar.

    The film was directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and the cinematographer was Carlo di Palma.  Blow Up won the Grand Prix at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.

    Blow Up was one of three highly controversial films released during 1967 that stimulated passionate discussions among critics and scholars. The other films included Bonnie and Clyde(1967), and The Graduate (1967).

    Questions:  Pay attention to the totality of Antonioni’s shot choices, mise-en-scène, camera movement, and the way he relates actors to objects in his compositions:

    1. How would you describe the color palette of the film? What are the dominant colors?
    2. What are the principal locations utilized in the film?
    3. How do you feel about the photographer and supporting characters in the film considering that…although the author Cortázar, gives him a name in his short story, Antonioni never give him a name in the film. In the script, he is known only as the photographer.
    4. What highly effective directing strategies did you notice in scenes or sequences?
    5. What meaning do you take from the scene at the end of the film?
    6. Although Blow Up most effectively utilizes visuals to tell the story, there are some very interesting lines of dialogue in the film that contribute to the theme. Did any of them capture your attention?
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