Discipline: English

The ability to identify assumptions and to evaluate how they are used and how they are developed in arguments is central to good critical thinking.The ability to identify assumptions and to evaluate how they are used and how they are developed in arguments is central to good critical thinking.

our assignment is to examine at least two articles with contrasting views on a particular topic. After you select your two sources, you should read them carefully and critically to determine the following: • How and why do your sources differ? • How do the ideas, claims, and values of the argument determine the author’s […]

On Arrival: Puerto Rican Immigrants Arriving in the United States Post-World War IIOn Arrival: Puerto Rican Immigrants Arriving in the United States Post-World War II

Essay #1: Analyzing Community in Esmeralda Santiago’s When I Was Puerto Rican  On Arrival: Puerto Rican Immigrants Arriving in the United States Post-World War II Authentic Assignment #1: Imagine that you are a newspaper columnist who covers immigration. You appeal to readers who have diverse perspectives on immigration. Negi’s family, as depicted in Esmeralda Santiago’s When I Was […]

What are some tips that can be given in order to help students stay focused while taking college courses during a stressful time [such as our current pandemic]?What are some tips that can be given in order to help students stay focused while taking college courses during a stressful time [such as our current pandemic]?

Answer the Following Prompt In a paper, written in MLA, with at least one outside source, answer the following: What are some tips that can be given in order to help students stay focused while taking college courses during a stressful time [such as our current pandemic]? What is Expected? The paper should be  In […]

What kind of learner are you? How do you best learn and process new information? In what way(s) are you “intelligent”?What kind of learner are you? How do you best learn and process new information? In what way(s) are you “intelligent”?

Cite both sources using MLA style and include a properly formatted Works Cited page. You maywant to review the required handouts and videos about sources in our weekly folders. Foradditional help finding and using sources, please consult the “Research and Using Sources”folder on D2L.Questions you might consider when integrating your sources (“They say”):o What do […]

Have to write a 3-5 page essay on how music can help students transitioning to college using two songs of my choosingHave to write a 3-5 page essay on how music can help students transitioning to college using two songs of my choosing

I need a 3 page essay written on how music literacies and music can help my audience, which in this case would be college students, in their daily life with college activities. My teacher wants us to use the SWAP method of writing, which I will include an attached file explaining what that is, as well […]

Should transgender athletes compete in sports according to their gender identity?Should transgender athletes compete in sports according to their gender identity?

Assignment Guide: The Argumentative Essay Assignment Prompt For this assignment, you will be writing an argumentative essay–a piece of writing that requires you to take a position, what rhetoricians call a claim, on a debatable topic (that is, a topic with more than one side). Specifically, you will present a policy claim where you argue for or against […]

Compare and contrast the lyrics from Sam Cook’s “A Change is Gonna Come” (mentioned in Juan Williams’ essay on pages 397-399) with NWA’s “Straight Outta Compton.”Compare and contrast the lyrics from Sam Cook’s “A Change is Gonna Come” (mentioned in Juan Williams’ essay on pages 397-399) with NWA’s “Straight Outta Compton.”

Length: 500-600 wordsFormat: MLA Style (Sized 12 Times New Roman Font; Double Spaced; Heading and Header; 1 inch margins) Documentation: MLA style Works Cited page Write a “comparison-contrast” essay on one(1) of the topics below. Your essay should attempt to follow the pattern of a Point-by-Point Comparison (see Patterns pages 374-375) Your essay must also adhere to academic essay structure (introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, and […]

“No good deed ever goes unpunished.” Unfold a narrative to support this thesis.“No good deed ever goes unpunished.” Unfold a narrative to support this thesis.

 Directions: Choose one of the thesis statements below and unfold a story that supports and develops the thesis. Make sure that you introduce your story in the first paragraph (introduction), and discuss each major event of the story in the body of the paper. Bring your narrative to an effective close in the final paragraph […]

What is Plagiarism and Self Plagiarism What is Plagiarism and Self Plagiarism – Alternative Formats that briefly explains both plagiarism and self-plagiarism, and (3) then respond to the following prompts: instraction below!!!What is Plagiarism and Self Plagiarism What is Plagiarism and Self Plagiarism – Alternative Formats that briefly explains both plagiarism and self-plagiarism, and (3) then respond to the following prompts: instraction below!!!

Initial Response: Consider the following scenario: You work as an editor publishing creative nonfiction essays at a popular publication. Creative nonfiction essays are essays written based on real events. Publications such as The New Yorker or the aptly titled Creative Nonfiction Journal are examples of publications that publish creative nonfiction. The publication you work for accepts the work of a […]

Please answer the question below in a Essay of 3 – 5 page paper, from the story “A Painful Case” .Please answer the question below in a Essay of 3 – 5 page paper, from the story “A Painful Case” .

Essay Assignment Instructions Please answer the question below in a 3 – 5 page paper. Your essay should have a thesis statement (your main argument) at the end of your introductory paragraph. You will need to have body paragraphs that have topic sentences that argue different points of your thesis and quotes from the story […]