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Description Audience?and?Rhetorical?Situation: You?have?a?lot?of?options?for?the?content?of?your?essay/letter.?You?can?focus?on?a?particular?theme,?concern,?or theoretical?insight?that?connects?the?two?texts you?should?position?yourself?as?a?student?of?a?subject?that?is?firmly?within?the?author?s?expertise,?but?you?re?a student?who?has?something?to?offer:?namely,?you?can?provide?a?literary?context?for?what?the?contemporary?writer is?saying Whatever?direction?you?take?this?paper?in,?it?must?follow?the?standard?structure?of?academic?writing:?it?must begin?with?something?that?someone?else?has?said,?and?the?bulk?of?the?essay/letter?should?be?a?reply?to?or?a continuation?of?that?initial?statement Furthermore,?you?must?have?an?argument.?That?doesn?t?mean?you?need?to?include?a?thesis?statement,?necessarily, but?you?re?writing?for?a?reason,?a?purpose,?and?that?purpose?and?what?you?re?trying?to?communicate?should be?evident. Minimum?Requirements? ??The?essay/letter?should?be?4?7?pages?long,?double?spaced?(?10?points?if?this?condition?is?not?met). ??The?paper?should?be?structured?like?a?letter?i.e.,?following?business?letter?format,?with?a?salutation?and?a closing?(?5?points?if?this?condition?is?not?met). ??The?paper?must?include?quotations?from?both?texts:?the?shared?reading?from?our?course?and?the?contemporary, independent?reading?you?re?doing. ??You?must?analyze?the?quotations?you?include. ??You?must?make?an?argument. ??The?essay/letter?must?begin?with?what?someone?else?has?said. ??You?must?adjust?your?tone,?diction,?and?rhetorical?approach?to?fit?your?purpose?and?your?audience. ,?think?hard?about?what?your?audience?knows?and?doesn?t?know,?and?don?t?assume?a?didactic?tone.?The?point?is?to engage?in?dialogue,?not?to?preach. ??You?re?writing?a?letter?to?a?writer?who?has?earned?some?prominence?in?the?public?sphere.?Don?t?waste?his/her […]

Description In?this?6?8?page?paper,?you?will?conduct?an?oral?history?with?someone?in?your?family?or?life?who?was?born?before 1960.?Your?task?will?be?to?put?his?or?her?history?into?historical?context?by?focusing?on?how?their?story?confirms, complicates,?or?challenges?what?you?ve?learned?about?a?historical?topic. Your?paper?will?include?two?components: ??A?historical?essay?on?the?oral?history?(5?6?pages) ??A?reflective?essay?on?the?process?of?writing?this?paper?(1?2?pages)

Description Assignment:?In?an?essay?of?at?least?1500?words,?you?will?analyze?a?current?issue?that?you?find?problematic?and propose?one?credible?solution?that?will?address?this?issue.?You?will?use?at?least?four?sources?in?this?essay?to?help contextualize?or?support?your?analysis?of?the?problem?and?your?proposal.?Note:?these?sources?must?come?from journals,?books,?or?newspaper/magazine?articles.?Websites?are?strictly?forbidden?for?this?assignment. Structure:?Your?essay?will?have?an?introduction?with?a?thesis?statement,?at?least?two?body?paragraphs?with argumentative?topic?sentences?detailing?the?problematic?aspects?of?the?issue,?at?least?two?body?paragraphs?with argumentative?topic?sentences?detailing?how?your?proposal?would?address?each?of?these?problems,?and?a conclusion?that?summarizes?your?main?points?and?reiterates?the?need?for?action. Style:?Your?prose?should?be?clear?and?academic.?Your?writing?should?be?free?of?any?grammatical?or?formatting errors. Topics:?With?the?exception?of?some?topics?(texting?while?driving,?abortion,?gun?control,?gay?marriage,?and marijuana),?you?may?choose?to?analyze?any?topic?that?you?find?problematic,?interesting,?relevant,?and researchable.?You?must?be?able?to?find?credible?articles?that?support?or?contextualize?your?views?on?the?problem and?proposed?solution. Format:?Your?essay?should?be?typed?and?double?spaced?in?12?pt.?Times?New?Roman?font,?with?one?inch?margins and?an?appropriate?header?and?heading.?Your?essay?must?include?a?Works?Cited?page?in?correct?MLA bibliographic?format.

Description My?Neighborhood?Mapping??Assess?the?needs?and?resources?of?one?city?block?in?your?neighborhood.?Final Products:?a?three?page?assessment?of?the?health?needs?and?resources?of?a?city?block?that?you?choose,?and?a detailed?map?of?it.?You?must?also?provide?some?recommendations?to?improve?the?health?outcomes?of?this neighborhood. ??What?is?the?community? ??What?are?the?issues? ??Who?are?the?Gatekeepers? o?Teachers o?Politicians o?Tenants? o?Neighbors o?Etc.

Description Writing?Prompt Petruchio?s?expressions?of?concern?about?Katherine?s?father?s?wealth?and?the?size?of?her?dowry?bear?witness?to the?notion?that?more?than?a?romantic?enterprise,?marriage?is?an?economic?one.?While?Katherine?s?younger?sisters courtship?more?represents?the?romantic?side?of?marriage,?clearly?Katherine?and?Petruchio?s?marriage characterizes?marriage?as?an?economic?institution.?Compare?these?two?marriages?or?write?about?one?or?write generally?about?how?each?demonstrates?the?extent?to?which?marriage?is?an?economic?institution.

This is a combination exam-research assignment that requires you to write a 3-4 page essay on one of the following topics, and submit it to me […]

Description The?paper?is?9?10?pages,?typed?and?double?spaced?in?12?point?Times?New?Roman?font.?My?professor?doesn’t count?the?title?page?as?a?real?page.?You?have?to?find?an?issue?in?the?discipline?of?sociology?and?ground?your argument?in?solid?evidence.

Description here?is?my?essay?topic:the?changes?that?Satan?s??heroic??character?undergoes?as?Paradise?Lost progresses.Discuss?the?influence?of?Milton?s?political?and?aesthetic?views?in?his?essays?and?poetry.

Description GENERAL?REQUIREMENTS:?The?first?paragraph?would?include?your?thesis?(what?are?you?trying?to prove?state?it?clearly…underline?the?thesis…make?the?reader?get?excited?about?what?will?be forthcoming?in?your?paper).?Name?the?book?and?author.?Who?is?the?subject?of?this?book??What?was?the book?discussing??Did?the?book?emphasize?a?certain?segment?of?the?subject’s?life??Was?it?a comprehensive?look?of?the?subject’s?life??In?the?second?paragraph,?what?was?your?general?evaluation of?the?book??What?do?you?believe?was?the?author’s?purpose?of?this?book??What?message?(his/her thesis)?was?the?author?sending?its?reader??What?positive?or?negative?influences?did?you?feel?about?the subject?of?this?biography??Did?the?author?bolster?or?diminish?this?person?s?standing?and?historical significance??Describe?an?example?from?the?book?to?support?your?argument.?In?the?third?paragraph, what?did?the?subject?accomplish?that?impressed?you??Explain?in?detail?why?you?were?impressed.?Give the?rationale?for?this?impressive?feat.?What,?for?example,?was?the?historical?ramification?of?this?feat? Was?what?the?person?did?historically?important??Did?you?approve?or?disapprove?of?this?person?s actions??Use?clear?examples?from?the?book?(this?most?likely?would?be?where?you?should?have?most?of your?footnotes).?Give?examples?of?how?the?subject?of?the?biography?discovered?or?created?this?feat. What?was?the?motivation??Did?he?or?she?face?obstacles?along?the?way??For?example,?did?this?person invent?something?or?found?an?organization??Make?sure?he?or?she?was?the?first?person?to?accomplish this?feat.?Choose?something?unique?that?was?not?done?before.?Remember?to?select?a?feat?or accomplishment,?rather?than?a?personal?trait.?Avoid?any?character?traits?like?ambition?or?perseverance. Now,?the?fourth?paragraph,?repeat?what?you?did?in?the?previous?paragraph?only?choosing?a?different impressive?feat.?For?the?fifth?paragraph,?pick?again?a?different?feat?and?repeat?the?process.?In?the?sixth and?final?paragraph,?you?have?reached?the?conclusion?or?summary?stage.?Be?analytical.?Tell?me?how the?author?was?true?to?his/her?intent.?Did?you?agree?with?the?author?s?assessment?of?this?subject?s importance?in?historical?terms??Explain?why?or?why?not.?Perhaps,?you?viewed?the?author?s?evidence with?skepticism?and?interpreted?the? material?differently.?Make?your?observations?here.?Did?you,?in?fact, […]