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ASSIGNMENT: Write a 3-4 page (approximately 700-1000 words) comparison/contrast essay in the informative mode. In addition, you must answer the “Think About Your Writing” questions, described below, beneath your essay.

CopyLeaks Originality Checker: All writing will be checked for originality. Do not use any outside text from third party sources to complete Touchstone 2.1. Focus on showcasing your ability to rely on common knowledge to compare two things.

Step 1: Choose a Topic

Begin by choosing a topic for your comparison/contrast essay. You are free to select your own topic, or you may use one of the sample topics listed below. However, you should choose a topic that you have some personal knowledge of so that you have sufficient points of comparison or contrast to discuss in your essay. Avoid choosing subjects that require extensive outside research that require citation (you will learn how to properly cite in a later unit). Consider subjects and points that fall under common knowledge: information that the average educated reader would accept without needing a source citation to back it up.

You will need to compare or contrast two or three primary points about the two subjects you choose to write about, resulting in an essay with either four or six body paragraphs, an introductory paragraph, and a conclusion. The writing for this assignment should be informative and objective, avoiding the first-person voice or any personal details that may inform bias or personal opinion.

The following are some ideas that can help you to select a topic for your essay:

• Compare or contrast two cities youve visited or that youve lived in
• Compare or contrast two sources of news
• Compare or contrast two singers in different music genres
• Compare or contrast two historical figures
• Compare or contrast two artists (e.g. two painters or two photographers)
• Compare or contrast two television series
• Compare or contrast two types of technologies (for example, two smartphone brands or two gaming consoles)

Remember that the two subjects you choose should have a meaningful connection so that you can draw comparisons or contrasts between the two.

Step 2. Write a Comparison/Contrast Essay

Write a comparison/contrast essay that meets the following criteria:

• Properly applies elements of a comparison/contrast essay using personal or common knowledge of the subjects: Makes a clear and meaningful connection between two subjects related to one of the writing prompts; effectively organizes body paragraphs in one of the two prescribed ways and consistently uses transitional words or phrases to comparison/contrast ideas. Relies on personal or common knowledge.
• States the focused central claim of the essay with the clear purpose of comparing/contrasting two subjects: Has a clear, focused, and detailed thesis expressed in a single sentence that states the central claim of the essay; the thesis statement effectively communicates the two subjects that will be compared or contrasted and the two or three main points of comparison/contrast.
• Exhibits competent organization, flow, and writing techniques: Includes all of the required components of an essay, including an introduction with a strong thesis, an adequate number of body paragraphs (4-6), each with an effective topic sentence and a conclusion with an effective concluding statement; the sequence of sentences and paragraphs is logical.
• Establishes an informative tone and makes thoughtful choices: Demonstrates thoughtful and effective word choices and uses a wide variety of sentence structures; establishes a consistently objective and impersonal tone that is appropriate to an informative essay.
• Demonstrate command of standard English grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and usage: There are few, if any, negligible errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.

Step 3. Think About Your Writing

Below your completed comparison/contrast essay, include answers to all of the following reflection questions:

1. Did you use the point-by-point or block method to organize your body paragraphs? What made you decide to organize your essay in this way (3-4 sentences)? Sophia says: Consider the ways a comparison/contrast essay can be organized. Which organization did you choose and why?
2. In what ways did writing a comparison/contrast essay differ from the Narrative essay you wrote in Touchstone 1? Give specific examples (3-4 sentences). Sophia says: Consider how the structure, point of view, and purpose of the two essays differ.
3. Remember that the writing process is a recursive process, and your first draft of an essay is rarely your last. What part of the draft did you struggle with (3-4 sentences)? Sophia says: Think about how you could improve the draft if you continued the writing process with revision and editing.

I have papers that go to it but idk how to start an essay

An argumentative speech on the influences the Declaration of Independence has on todays society

Write an essay about the process of getting a therapy pet and how people benefit from having a therapy pet. – Needs to be 5-7 paragraphs – Needs to be in third-person – Needs to have in-text citations and a works cited page – Must have at least 3 sources to support information.

READ Addressing Opposition and Establishing Common Ground pages 235-236

textbook: Current Issues and Enduring Questions Create a well-thought-out argument concerning a problem our society faces and one potential solution that could correct or lessen the problem. Be sure to distinguish fact from opinion.

Choose one of the topics listed at the end of this instruction sheet.

Type up a 5-6 page MLA research paper using 4-5 sources. Insert your research wherever it makes sense. You can back up your ideas with research or discuss a quotation. You can agree or disagree with the authors.

Include a works cited page formatted properly in MLA style. That works cited page must be there and it will be page 5 or 6 of the paper.

Form an argument claim that indicates that the subject is a problem but that there are solutions that can solve it or at least mitigate the effects. This is your thesis and it goes at the end of the introduction.

Be sure that your introduction is a true Rogerian structure.

When choosing your sources, find a variety of different perspectives, experiences, and credentials and discuss their points-of-view. Review our lesson on

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Follow this outline

Section 1: Approx. 1 page (2-3 paragraphs)

Describe the issue and explore the subject from the point-of-view of someone who may not think it is a problem.

Your thesis needs to be clear that this is, indeed, a problem.

Review our lectures on ands

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Section 2: Approx. 112- pages (2 separate paragraphs)

Take two of the best reasons to support your thesis and place them in separate paragraphs. Be sure that these two reasons are substantially different from each other or you may end up repeating yourself.

Each paragraph will have a clear topic sentence reflecting the one reason you are focusing on. It will also have full development showcasing your critical thinking and examples. Provide statements of your point-of-view and the context in which it might be valid.

Good examples, either real-life or hypothetical, can help the reader understand your point-of-view. What are two bad effects of your subject?

This section is where you build your argument to support your point-of-view. Watch your tone. State your reasons and support them but dont attack your reader.

Develop each of these paragraphs in full Toulmin structure. Use what you learned throughout this semester to help develop these points and include research.

Insert research as appropriate and use signal phrases and parenthetical citations.

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Section 3: Approx. 1 page

State one possible solution that could help lessen the problem and then create a plan of action. Take your reader through how to accomplish it step-by-step. (Please dont say step one, step two) Try not to go over one page. Use examples or research as needed, but this needs to be YOUR plan, not one you found.

Review our lecture on .

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Section 4: Approx. 12 page

The following can be combined or split into micro-paragraphs, whichever works better.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan. How well is it likely to work?
• Acknowledge the potential limitations or problems that could arise with your plan
• Discuss how we could deal with those problems
• Are there other potential outcomes (positive or negative) that could come from this plan?

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Section 5: Approx. 14 page

Reconciliation or compromise

Provide a statement of how the readers position or our society would benefit if he or she were to accept elements of your position. If you can show that the two positions complement each other and each supplies what the other lacks, so much the better. This is reconciliation or compromise.

End the paper with a statement of why this subject is so important to our society and why we should try to compromise and understand each other. End with a reaffirmation that this is a problem and that it needs to be dealt with in one way or another. You can blend this with another selection from the conclusions lecture, if you want to, but be sure you are including the things listed above.

Review our lecture on

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TOPICS

Obviously, only choose something that you think is a serious problem

Follow the focus indicated on this list. This is the difficult audience you are trying to win over.

Cyber-bullying

Your target audience doesnt recognize this as a problem. Maybe they see it as a game or joke. Perhaps they think the victim should just stand up for themselves.

The coarsening of our society

Vulgar language, rude behavior, disrespect for others, lack of empathy or sympathy, etc. : Your target audience doesnt see this as a problem. He or she does not make the connection between these behaviors and violence.

Homelessness

Your target audience does not understand why he or she should give their hard earned tax dollars to helping build shelters for the homeless. They dont see how homelessness is a problem for society as a whole. They dont believe they should be supporting people who arent working.

Fake news or other misleading information

Your target audience is someone who believes in the unlimited use of free speech and doesnt believe that misinformation, disinformation or propaganda masquerading as news could be a problem.

Lack of affordable childcare

Your target audience does not see why he or she should fork over their hard earned tax dollars to support affordable childcare if he or she is not using it themselves. They do not believe that unaffordable childcare could be a problem for all of society.

Unhealthy energy drinks

Your target audience is someone who LOVES energy drinks and does not see a problem with them.

Dangerous internet influencers

These are popular people who convince their followers to do things that are not wise or potentially dangerous. It may be done deliberately or due to ignorance, but either way, the effects are the same: Your target audience does not see sketchy influencers as a potential problem. They believe that people should rely on their own judgment and that these influencers bear no responsibility for unfortunate consequences that occur due to people following whatever they are advocating for.

Lack of affordable middle-class housing

Your target audience is someone who already owns a home and doesnt see unaffordable housing as their problem. They do not see why this situation is something they should care about.

For this assignment, you will develop a paper that explains the writers choices in relation to genre, audience, purpose, and subject. You will also write about the core idea of the text, as well as the details that support it, and use at least one quote from the article to support your analysis. All of these elements will be integrated into the body paragraphs of the paper, connecting them to the thesis statement that has outlined these key points. Remember that the goal of your paper is to go beyond explaining what the author does and focus more on analyzing whether or not you believe the author is successful or effective within the text. Your thesis statement should evaluate the authors core idea, and the details that you highlight within the text should support your position about the authors core idea to build your full analysis of the text.

Completing this assignment will result in a draft of the first part of your project. Complete this assignment using either the APA or MLA template linked in the What to Submit section. Your paper should be written in paragraph form and consist of an introduction paragraph, multiple body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph, incorporating the elements below.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Part One: Topic: Identify the topic of the text.
2. Part One: Genre: Explain the writers choices in relation to the genre of the text.
3. Part One: Purpose: Describe the writers purpose.
4. Part One: Audience, Purpose, and Subject: Explain the writers choices in relation to the audience, purpose, and subject of the text.
5. Part One: Historical and Cultural Context: Determine the historical and cultural context of the text.
6. Part One: Core Idea: Articulate and evaluate the core idea of the text.
7. Part One: Details: Summarize details of the text that are relevant to the core idea.
8. Part One: Evidence: Support your analysis of the core idea with evidence from the text.
9. Include at least one quote from the text.
10. Explain how this evidence supports the core idea.

Ever since I was little, i loved to helping people, even if that was just to cheer them up and playing with them. As I grew ive gotten to met many different people and see how everyone is unique in their own way. Since Ive joined Pals( Peer assistance and leadership) Ive realized that many kids can change their ways or habits if they have someone to talk to. When I was younger i didnt have anyone to talk to i had my parents but it was embarrassing for me at least. If I were able to talk to someone else i think, I wouldve been able to open up more. I want to be there for mentees i want to hear them out i want to be someone that they can trust and not be afraid to tell or talk to if they have a question or concern.

Instructions are attached.