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Essay 2 Assignment ENGL 1101 Spring 2021 Essay #2 Class: M 9:30am Murphy T 3:30pm Douglas T 5:30pm Douglas Draft thesis statement due by: 9:30am on 3/15 3:30pm on 3/16 5:30pm on 3/16 Provisional works cited page due by: In class on 3/29 In class on 3/30 In class on 3/30 Essay due by: 9:30am on 4/5 3:30pm on 4/6 5:30pm on 4/6 *Draft thesis statement must be submitted to the thesis drop box and the completed essay with works cited page must be submitted to the Essay #2 Turnitin drop box in Blackboard no later than the time and date listed above. The provisional works cited page does not have a drop box; it will be submitted as printed hard copy during class on the due date. Failure to submit your draft thesis statement or your provisional works cited page by the deadlines will result in a one-point penalty per day late. Failure to submit your essay electronically by the deadline will result in a ten-point late penalty (as per the policy on the syllabus). Use the drop boxes; do not email or message your work. Essay requirements: 3-5 pages (3 complete pages minimum, not including works cited page) Use traditional essay format (introductory paragraph with thesis statement, body paragraphs, concluding paragraph, transitions) Use MLA format (including document format and citation format for both in-text citations and entries on the works cited page) Use Standard English grammar and mechanics Adhere to the assignment Include small amounts of quotations/paraphrases from at least two [2] (but no more than four [4]) credible sources to support your thesis; strive to have no more than 30% of the content of your essay come from your sources Do NOT wait until the last minute; manage your time and obligations carefully (an UpSwing session is not required for this assignment) Essay options: You will select one of the following topics (no substitutions) and construct a persuasive essay with a specific thesis statement representing your answer to the question or position on the issue: 1. Failure of any kind is often presented as a negative and something to be avoided. This creates a fear of failure in many Americans, and regardless of the stakes involved, most people cannot stand failing. This has led to all kinds of methods for making things easier and creating all kinds of opportunities to redo things, especially among younger people. However, failure is one of humanity’s most powerful learning experiences. Is failure really as bad as you have been led to believe it is? What are the potential benefits of failing, and why are they important in the long run? 2. When athletes, actors, singers, or other celebrities speak out on social or political issues, there is often a reaction from a vocal group of people who want those entertainers to “shut up and play” and keep those issues out of the entertainment. One reason given for this reaction is the desire to keep those forms of entertainment free of troubling real-world issues, to keep them as escapes from reality. However, a problem with this reaction might be that escaping from those real-world issues is simply another way to avoid addressing the issues, which might contribute to those issues remaining problems. Should entertainers speak out on social and political issues or not? Why or why not? 3. Nearly every single day we encounter a driver who is going much faster than everyone else. Most of us have experienced being tailgated by someone who wishes to go faster than we are. In stores, we see these same behaviors with people and shopping carts or those shoppers who are weaving among others in an attempt to move more quickly down the aisle. People frequently discard instructions contained in products and proceed to put the items together based on the photos on the boxes. We see people in lines at restaurants or other public places jittery with impatience; we hear their grumbling and complaining about how it is taking forever. Many of us take to social media to complain about how long something took in our days. Students speed through tests and assignments; they pack their materials while instructors are still speaking as the end of a class nears. Many of you nearly run each other over in your mad dash to exit a classroom, not to mention your conversations in the hallways about being in a rush to complete core classes. All of this (and so many other examples) leads me to this question: why is it that so many people seem to always be in such a big hurry? Is patience no longer a virtue? What, if anything, is gained by always being in a hurry? Is our collective desire for speed ultimately a false goal, a delusion we are too afraid to admit? 4. Despite knowing that one cannot believe everything that is found online, many people continue to believe without questioning pieces of information posted to their social media sites by their online friends. In many cases, these postings include links to external websites or meme images that distort the reality of any given situation. Because the items were posted by people the users know, the information contained, even when inaccurate and false, is often readily accepted and believed. This, in turn, can lead to social media users believing in, coming to conclusions about, and making decisions based upon false information. Should social media users use fact-checking services such as PolitiFact or Snopes before posting, reposting, or liking an item that causes it to be displayed on those users’ individual pages? Should social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook set policies to require posts be fact-checked, or if not, create a reaction button that signifies a user’s objection to the accuracy of a post? Why or why not? Please note, for the purposes of this topic, limit your focus to posts that are designed to express factual information or opinions based on factual information (there’s no need for fact-checking posts of people’s pets, kids, or food). – OR – Construct a persuasive essay with a specific thesis statement representing your essay's response to the following prompt: In the 1950s, CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow started a program entitled This I Believe as a civic engagement activity for citizens of all backgrounds. Similar programs have come and gone, including a series of the same title for National Public Radio from 2005 to 2009. The program currently exists on Canadian public radio. Throughout it several iterations, the purpose has roughly been the same: to offer people a platform to express a belief or philosophy useful to the larger society. Essentially, people were asked to write short essays and then record them for broadcast. For Essay #2, you will do something similar. Formulate your thesis statement as a statement of personal philosophy in which you start to argue for the value of something. Examples include statements such as “I believe baseball is still America’s pastime,” “I believe families should share at least one meal together a day without the television or phones,” “I believe a high school education is enough for some people to be successful in this country,” or “I believe most people’s use of social media is leading to a loss of intellectual curiosity.” Your claim, however personal, must still be reasonable and rational. This is not an opportunity to ramble on some conspiracy, hoax, cult, or fringe idea. NOTE: While the topic is wide open, do not make your essay religious. As the original program idea from 1951 states, “Although this program is designed to express beliefs, it is not a religious program and is not concerned with any religious form whatever . . . We do not want a sermon, religious or lay.” Religious beliefs are too individualized to appropriately comply with this essay topic’s purpose. Other essay notes: Remember that you are writing a persuasive essay, not an informational report. Your essay must not be a patchwork quilt of your sources. Do not plan your essay around your research. Do not feel it necessary to use source material in every body paragraph. Your voice must be the dominant voice in this essay. Strive to have no more than 30% of your paper taken up with source material. At least 70% or more of the paper should be your discussion and interpretation. Avoid source usage in introductory and concluding paragraphs. Every time you use a direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary statement from one of your sources, you must document that usage by introducing the source to establish its identity and credibility and follow the usage with a parenthetical citation. Each source must be clearly used in the essay and represented on the works cited page with a properly formatted MLA style entry. Failure to properly acknowledge your sources can look an awful lot like plagiarism. Do not be afraid of opinions. Your thesis statement is an opinion. The majority of your evidence will be opinion. The main concern is that your own opinion is presented in a rational manner and your source material's opinions are credible. You must formulate and turn in to me your provisional thesis statement on the above date (one point will be deducted from your Essay #2 grade for every day that your thesis statement is late; the same goes for your provisional works cited page). Once you submit a thesis statement, you must stick with that topic; you cannot change topics after submitting your thesis (though, you can revise the thesis wording and details as you need). You can, however, change sources after submitting your provisional works cited page. You must use small references to 2-4 credible sources in your essay to support your discussion. Your sources must be credible, preferably from recognized experts or authorities in the field of study or research. You must show exactly how and where you have used information from these sources by introducing, incorporating, citing, and analyzing your uses; this includes direct quotes, paraphrases, and summary statements. Do not use websites with questionable credibility (some .com sites, Wikipedia, or sites with excessive ad placement or exaggerated writing)