English 1101-Essay 1 Prompt
In “Your Flip-Flops are Grossing Me Out,” Dana Stevens argues that flip-flips are, among other things, gross and healthy, and therefore we should stop wearing them. In 3-4 full pages, identify a social practice, behavior, or something that people wear, and argue why it should be stopped.
Guidelines:
Rough Drafts: 2-3 pages. Final Drafts: 3-4 pages (Final Essays must 3 full pages, meaning, at the very least, they get to the bottom of the 3rd page not counting the Works Cited page.
Must follow MLA guidelines: Times New Roman, double- spaced, 12 pt. font, paragraphs indented, Works Cited page with references used.
Only 1 paragraph should use 1st person.
Questions to consider:
Does the practice break the social contract? Why does it bother you? Are you alone in finding the practice intolerable? Under what circumstances is the practice acceptable (counter- argument)?