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Write a fully developed essay in which you refer to pages 61 and 62 of the course text, Writing Today by Richard Johnson-Sheehan and Charles Paine. Begin the process by meeting with your group and agreeing on all group members writing individual papers with a shared group topic or selected focus. You may choose to […]

You will write a literary research paper on one of the short stories on the Citrus College Library Core List for Spring 2013. Your paper must have a thesis which you argue and support throughout your paper with your own ideas and assertions, secondary scholarly sources (at least 5), and support from the text (examples […]

Select one of the following for a 1000-1200 word MLA documented essay to include a minimum of one source from Writing on the River used in this unit and three to five outside sources (from books, database articles, or reputable web sites) and a corresponding Works Cited page in proper MLA format. You may use […]

1) Summarized a current event article that you have selected online from a reputable news source such as the Associate Press, CNN, Foxnews, Houston Chronicle (online), etc. The articles MUST be about GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL, LOCAL or STATE GOVERNMENT. 3) Write at least two paragraphs on your article. A paragragh is at least 3-5 sentences […]

    For this final major writing assignment for the semester, you are going to rely heavily on our second reading, Great Peacemakers.  You are going to write an argument essay about what it means to live, be, and teach peace in the world, along w/ how ordinary folks like UTM college students, staff, and […]

Essay Prompt As the economy begins to rebound and people continue to search for jobs, much attention has been paid to the kind of college education students obtain. In particular, the argument has been made that students should focus on STEM fields rather than on the liberal arts and that the liberal arts are, if […]

Read “The World of Doublespeak” (see upload file Bedford Chapter 10, p337-343) and watch the video1/3 “How Language Is Used to Deceive You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZpIv7T8oEY In addition to reading Williams Lutz’s “The World of Doublespeak”, watch the video2/3 interview where he discusses his ideas in more detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KDsuui0AI In addition to the interview with William Lutz, […]

Drawing on your experience with the midterm essay proposal, write a 3-4 page proposal for your final project. Your proposal should look a bit like your midterm essay–that is, it should identify and illustrate the topic, it should offer an initial assessment and analysis, it should be framed theoretically, and it should assert the significance […]

An article in the Los Angeles Times on October 7, 2015, titled “Equal pay for women gets a boost” written by Patrick McGreevy and Chris Megerian explains that a “[n]ew state law offers stronger protections, but some see a reason for businesses to flee” (A1). Assignment By utilizing your timed writing, the reading by Rustigan, […]

Prompt: (1) make a comparative argument about three elements these two stories have in common. These elements can be related to structure, type of narration and point of view, character, setting, symbolism and figurative language. The elements don NOT have to be similar, but they have to yield a good comparison, even if they are […]