Argumentative Research Essay Assignment Prompt 50%
Due Date: Sunday, March 14th at 11:59 p.m. to D2L
Your second assignment, and the major assignment of this quarter, is an argumentative
research essay. While many of you might dread the images connotated by the word
research–envisioning stacks of articles, archaic books in the library, and long days
reading summaries on databases–research is often an interesting, engaging and
surprising project. I wont promise that it will be fun, but it will, hopefully, be a
rewarding and meaningful process.
Your exploratory essay asked you to come up with a question that you wanted to
explore, but this essay will ask you to go a step farther: you will take the information
youve found so far and formulate a unique perspective or stance, then argue for your
position while using your sources as evidence to support your thesis. This research
essay will be the culmination of the ten weeks youve spent researching, critically
thinking, evaluating sources, organizing your information, and composing a thoughtful,
persuasive argument. You should think of this final essay as a living thing–it will grow
and change as you explore and evaluate the sources related to your topic. This is your
chance to join the academic discourse and contribute something valuable to your field.
This essay is not simply an extensive summary of sources–your annotated bibliography
will take care of that!–and it also isnt an opinion piece, where you present what you
think without source information to back you up. This also isnt an expository essay,
where you present your interpretation of a text, and it isnt an overview of a single
topic. In a research essay, you take everything that you know about a subject and then
make a deliberate attempt to find out what experts know about the subject. It will
require you to really spend time investigating and evaluating sources, then use those
sources as you draw your own conclusions from what others have said.
Your research essay will change depending on the information and topic you choose,
but it must include the following:
A cohesive, logical structure thats broken into sections to guide reader
understanding:
o An introduction that introduces the topic chosen and informs the
audience clearly and articulately the stance the author takes (a thesis
statement)
Argumentative Research Essay Assignment Prompt – Winter 2021
o Body paragraphs that clearly link the information presented to the
authors thesis statement, using sources as evidence and leveraging
methods of persuasion
o A conclusion that clearly summarizes the research covered, while
articulately what further research or questions might be posed in the
future
8 to 10 reliable sources, 6 of which must be peer-reviewed
A works cited page following MLA guidelines
Your essay must be 8 to 10 pages long, double-spaced, with page numbers, Times
New Roman, 12 pt. font, and follow conventions of closed form prose.
Day: February 24, 2021
After spending time and giving attention to reading Tori Murden Mcclures memoir, you are probably becoming well informed about this book, what it presents to us and how it is organized. We are getting not just the present feeling of going on the row with Tori, but we are getting the background, mostly in chronological order, of what makes her herself. We have the row with the problems and solutions, the details and textures of the rowing experience, step by step. Then, interspersed, we have the memories from childhood, adolescence, and adulthood regarding the formative experiences and the human models, positive mostly, that all combine to create Toris character and personality. Understanding that double structure of past and present is crucial for understanding the book easily and well.
Even as we pay attention to larger pieces, like chapters, the whole book is built from sections or pieces. I have used in a video-lecture the pedestal section from the end of Chapter 1 to demonstrate how such a section works. This episode from age two is meant to help us to understand Toris essential character, perhaps the myth she has built herself upon, even as we are meant to smile and even laugh as the two-year-old Tori attempts to learn how to climb down from the pedestal of punishment only to strand herself there. Notice the problem-solving attitude, the desire to be prepared and to counter negative situations, in this infant Tori. (If I were writing an essay about that section, what Ive just written would be part of that essay.)
I want you to use your growing expertise to dig into a specific passage in the book and to connect that passage with the chapter and the book as a whole, or as much as makes sense to connect.
Pick one of the options listed below to focus on for this assignment. Read the passage closely, and write an essay that helps me to see that passage in the best light. Think of this assignment as your guided tour to the passage itself and to how that passage fits into the chapter as well as into TMMs book and life. Be as comprehensive as possible here. Use details to illustrate and bolster your points. Finally, I need at least 750 words from you, organized as an essay with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. (If the passage only seems to give you 600 words worth of material, pick a different passage, or look deeper.)
Pick one of the following options for your focus.
(You will see that I am using TMMs own divisions to find passages for this assignment.)
-A. pages 60-62: Memories from the 7th Grade in Death on Deck
-B. pages 97-99: Mrs. Longleys meeting with Tori in Storm Petrels
-C. pages 120-122: Toris injuries and winning an award in
Wheres the Rest of It, And What Ate It?
-D. pages 129-132: Joe Currans Lessons
in Wheres the Rest of It, And What Ate It?
-E. You may select a similar passage not listed above, but NOT the passages about the pedestal and NOT the passage regarding Eric Fee. Contact me by February 15th, if you want to use this option, naming the passage by pages and chapter, and giving me at least one sentence so that I will have an idea what you would do with that passage.
Helpful questions as you prepare to write?
What do we get in this specific passage?
How is this passage a coherent unit, an episode, or mini-story from TMMs life?
Why do we get this passage here in this particular chapter?
Or, how does this passage fit or belong here in the book?
How does looking at this moment make us think of other moments in the book?
his paper should be 1 -2 pages in length, one inch margins, double spaced, Arial,12 font. Choose one of the speakers from our class guests. Answer the following questions:
Why did you choose to write about this speaker? What resonated with you?
How did this speaker enhance your understanding of the topic?
Did the speaker change your views on the topic?
Include at least one outside source (other than the textbook) and tie in to your reflection.
The person i choose is – Tom Stamatelos, CPA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Tom Stamatelos is the Chief Financial Officer of TRGP Investment Partners LP. Prior to joining TRGP, Tom served as both the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-billion dollar distressed debt fund. He has also held similar positions in high yield and global macro funds and has deep experience in finance, taxation, and operations.
Tom has an extensive history in accounting as well, having started his career in multinational accounting firms. He is also a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the New York State Society of CPAs.
This is an argumentative essay for my college history class. We use the “Give me Liberty” An American History Brief Volume 2 by Eric Foner. The following are the exact instructions from the teacher:
You are to write an essay of no more than one single spaced page. You must use standard margins and cite all sources using either MLA or APA, your bibliography may be on the second page. Failure to cite your sources can result in an F for the assignment. The link for submitting your essay is inside this folder.
Remember: You are being graded not on the position you take, but on your ability to make a reasoned, supported, and well written argument.
Read the Article, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND PUBLIC RELATIONS IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS How do the authors define culture? How do the authors define public relations? What is the impact of culture and public relations in a business organization? How could you recreate this study?
This is an argumentative essay for my college history class. We use the “Give me Liberty” An American History Brief Volume 2 by Eric Foner. The following are the exact instructions from the teacher:
You are to write an essay of no more than one single spaced page. You must use standard margins and cite all sources using either MLA or APA, your bibliography may be on the second page. Failure to cite your sources can result in an F for the assignment. The link for submitting your essay is inside this folder.
Remember: You are being graded not on the position you take, but on your ability to make a reasoned, supported, and well written argument.
This is an argumentative essay for my college history class. We use the “Give me Liberty” An American History Brief Volume 2 by Eric Foner. The following are the exact instructions from the teacher:
You are to write an essay of no more than one single spaced page. You must use standard margins and cite all sources using either MLA or APA, your bibliography may be on the second page. Failure to cite your sources can result in an F for the assignment. The link for submitting your essay is inside this folder.
Remember: You are being graded not on the position you take, but on your ability to make a reasoned, supported, and well written argument.
NGO Profile: World Vision International
Please look up World Visions website and review lecture 2 to 7, then Write the section 1 and section 2. If you include any quotations or references to journal articles, website pages, or other documents, you should cite these as you would for a formal publication. Use whatever citation style you prefer.
Section 1: World Vision Internationals Current Organizational Structure (approx. 400 words, excluding references and tables.)
Describe the current organizational structure of the NGO.
How many offices does the NGO have and how do its offices relate to one another? (i.e. describe the hierarchy, federation, etc.)
Describe the governance and leadership structures of the NGO.
Section 2: World Vision Internationals Programmatic Domains and Approaches (approx. 600 words, excluding references and tables.)
In which sectors does the NGO operate?
Within the health sector, what are the NGOs specific areas of public health expertise?
What unique strategies or programmatic approaches does the NGO adopt in its work?
How has the programmatic focus of the NGO evolved over its history?
This is an argumentative essay for my college history class. We use the “Give me Liberty” An American History Brief Volume 2 by Eric Foner. The following are the exact instructions from the teacher:
You are to write an essay of no more than one single spaced page. You must use standard margins and cite all sources using either MLA or APA, your bibliography may be on the second page. Failure to cite your sources can result in an F for the assignment. The link for submitting your essay is inside this folder.
Remember: You are being graded not on the position you take, but on your ability to make a reasoned, supported, and well written argument.
You will first fairly and accurately summarize the authors argument (this is the
They say portion), and then engage in conversation with the author and his/her
argument while presenting your own opinions on the subject (the I say portion).
In the introduction of your essay, you will establish for your reader the essay you are
responding to, the main argument of that essay, and a thesis statement that summarizes
your own argument with a response to the authors original argument. The rest of your
paper can respond point by point to the authors argument, dissect flaws in the authors
original argument, concede points that you do agree with, and/or provide
counterarguments.
No outside research. You should properly cite references to the original reading, including using quotation marks anytime you
directly quote the author.
Link to article: https://spot.colorado.edu/~heathwoo/phil1200,Spr07/singer.pdf
