Category: English

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Compare two countries and their communication styles. Explain how they differ and how they are similar. The essay should have 5 sources. with 5 paragraphs at least and use linguistic and cultural words like “semantics” etc

Touchstone 1.2: Write a Research Question, Thesis, and Outline
NOTE: What I need written is an outine (not essentially a full draft essay). Please refrain from complete sentences (let alone paragraphs). Use the outline to provide a succinct sketch of what my proposed essay will be.
ASSIGNMENT: Following the Topic Selection Guidelines below, choose an argumentative topic to research. This will be your topic throughout the entire course (excluding Touchstone 3.1), so the activities required for this assignment will provide the foundation for your future Touchstones. The topic for an argumentative research paper must be an arguable topic, meaning that it involves a stance that advocates for a concrete course of action and at least three supporting reasons which are defensible with credible sources. Additionally, it must take a stance that someone could hypothetically disagree with. You will need to take a firm position on the topic and use evidence and logic to support the position. Touchstone 1.2 includes a research question, a working thesis, a detailed outline, and a reflection on this pre-writing process.
Sample Touchstone 1.2
In order to foster learning and growth, all work you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any plagiarized or recycled work will result in a Plagiarism Detected alert. Review Touchstones: Academic Integrity Guidelines for more about plagiarism and the Plagiarism Detected alert. For guidance on the use of generative AI technology, review Ethical Standards and Appropriate Use of AI.
A. Topic Selection Guidelines
DIRECTIONS: You may choose any topic you wish as long as the stance is arguable and the supporting reasons are defensible with evidence. Your topic should be current, appropriate for an academic context and should have a focus suitable for a 6-8 page essay.
In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any recycled work will be sent back with a 0, and you will be given one attempt to redo the Touchstone.
EXAMPLE THESIS STATEMENTS (off-limits):
1. Rather than ending at age eighteen, compulsory education in the United States should be lifelong in order to improve civic engagement, teach new skills, and stave off cognitive decline, thus extending life expectancies.
2. Local governments, businesses, and property owners should replace conventional grass lawns with clover lawns in order to create habitat for pollinators, save water, and reduce maintenance, which will also lower carbon emissions.
3. Colleges and universities should prioritize academic freedom for students because sensitive discussions on difficult topics are necessary for students to learn, confidence in their own expertise is essential to teachers being effective, and students should be prepared to be exposed to many different opinions.
B. Research Guidelines
DIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines. Refer to the Sample Touchstone for additional guidance on structure, formatting, and citation.
1. Research Question and Working Thesis
Keep in mind: The research question and working thesis are the driving force behind your research and eventual argument.
❒ Your research question should be a single sentence, framed as a question.
❒ Your working thesis should be a single focused sentence, framed as an actionable statement that takes a clear position on the research question and includes three main supporting points for holding that position.
❒ Include your research question followed by your working thesis.
2. Detailed Outline
Keep in mind: Your detailed outline provides a map of the argumentative research essay that you will write in Touchstone 3.2, including your key claims and the sources that support them. You might not have all seven required sources yet, and that is fine, but at least three are required. (As a heads up, the next unit will focus on sources and will require them all to be credible and mostly peer-reviewed.) The outline is a way to organize your essay and determine which areas (e.g. your sub-points) will require researched evidence as support.
❒ Headings: one for each paragraph with a brief label of the paragraph’s controlling idea(s).
❒ An introduction, at least five body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
❒ Introduction includes your working thesis.
❒ Body paragraphs should each have their own unique title and key points.
❒ At least one body paragraph is devoted to addressing counterarguments.
❒ Conclusion includes notes on your final thoughts.
❒ Subheadings: two to five for each paragraph, below each heading, indicating key points that support the controlling idea
❒ Sources: one to three for each paragraph, as relevant, indicating the support for the key points. Do not over-rely on any single source.
❒ For each source, include the author’s name and the idea or information relevant to your argument (e.g. “Lappé (2017) on mono-cropping corn/soy and production”). Link with a website if it is available.
3. Reflection
❒ Have you displayed a clear understanding of the research activities?
❒ Have you answered all reflection questions including specific and concrete examples that provide thoughtful insight in all responses?
❒ Are your answers included on a separate page below the main assignment?
C. Reflection Questions
DIRECTIONS: Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.
Learning to conduct research is important because it is a skill you will use both in academia and in your professional life. It improves critical thinking and empowers you to find information for yourself. Consider the process of researching as a whole. What was the most challenging aspect of the process for you? (2-3 sentences)
The working thesis statement is a proposed answer to your research question. It should clearly identify an arguable topic and take a position on one side of that topic. Analyze the effectiveness of your working thesis statement. (3-4 sentences)
A detailed outline is an effective tool for laying out the progression of an argument. It allows you to consider the arrangement and organization of your ideas, as well as choose places to incorporate outside source materials. Review your detailed outline and summarize the argument you’ve presented. (3-4 sentences)
You will use the same topic on three of the remaining Touchstones in this course. What kind of feedback would be helpful for you? What are specific questions you might have as you go deeper into the research process? (2-3 sentences)
D. Rubric
Advanced (100%) Proficient (85%) Acceptable (75%) Needs Improvement (50%) Non-Performance (0%)
Research Question (10 points)
Pose a meaningful research question on an arguable topic.
Constructs a precise and focused research question relative to a current an arguable topic. Constructs a focused research question relative to an arguable topic. Constructs a research question relative to an arguable topic; however it is somewhat too broad or too narrow for the assignment. Constructs a research question; however, the question is too broad or too narrow for the assignment and/or it is not arguable. Does not construct a research question, or constructs a research question that does not meet any of the rubric criteria.
Working Thesis (10 points)
Propose a focused working thesis.
Includes a working thesis that takes a well-articulated, clear, specific position on one side of an issue. Includes a working thesis that takes a clear, specific position on one side of an issue. Includes a working thesis that takes a clear position on one side of an issue; however it lacks specificity. Includes a working thesis; however, it lacks specificity and does not take a clear position. Does not include a working thesis, or includes a thesis that does not take a position.
Detailed Outline (15 points)
Present a detailed outline that includes coherent headings, subheadings, and source placement notes.
Outline is thoroughly developed and clearly labeled with effective notes, such that the reader can easily see how the essay will build its argument; all necessary elements of the outline are present. Outline is well-developed and labeled with sufficient notes, such that the reader can get a sense of how the essay will build its argument; all necessary elements of the outline are present. Outline is primarily well-developed and labeled with sufficient notes, such that the reader can get an overall sense of how the essay will build its argument; however, a few necessary elements may be unclear or missing. Outline is not fully developed and/or labeling and notes are often unclear, such that the reader cannot easily get a sense of how the essay will build its argument; several necessary elements of the outline are unclear or missing. Outline is not developed and/or labeling and notes are unclear or absent, such that the reader is unable to see how the essay will build its argument; most necessary elements of the outline are unclear or missing.
Style (5 points)
Establish a consistent, informative tone and make thoughtful stylistic choices.
Demonstrates thoughtful and effective word choices, avoids redundancy and imprecise language, and uses a wide variety of sentence structures. Demonstrates effective word choices, primarily avoids redundancy and imprecise language, and uses a variety of sentence structures. Demonstrates generally effective style choices, but may include occasional redundancies, imprecise language, poor word choice, and/or repetitive sentence structures. Frequently includes poor word choices, redundancies, imprecise language, and/or repetitive sentence structures. Consistently demonstrates poor word choices, redundancies, imprecise language, and/or repetitive sentence structures.
Conventions (5 points)
Follow conventions for standard written English.
There are only a few, if any, negligible errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and usage. There are occasional minor errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and usage. There are some significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and usage. There are frequent significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and usage. There are consistent significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and usage.
Reflection (5 points)
Answer reflection questions thoroughly and thoughtfully.
Demonstrates thoughtful reflection; consistently includes specific and concrete examples that provide thoughtful insight, following or exceeding response length guidelines. Demonstrates thoughtful reflection; includes multiple specific and concrete examples that provide thoughtful insight, following response length guidelines. Primarily demonstrates thoughtful reflection, but some responses are lacking in detail or insight; primarily follows response length guidelines. Shows limited reflection; the majority of responses are lacking in detail or insight, with some questions left unanswered or falling short of response length guidelines. No reflection responses are present.
E. Requirements
The following requirements must be met for your submission to be graded:
Double-space the outline and use one-inch margins.
Use a readable 12-point font.
All writing must be appropriate for an academic context.
Composition must be original and written for this assignment.
Use of generative chatbot artificial intelligence tools (ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Bard) in place of original writing is strictly prohibited for this assignment.
Plagiarism of any kind is strictly prohibited.
Submission must include your name, the name of the course, the date, and the title of your composition.
Submission must include your research question, working thesis, outline, and reflection questions.
Include all of the assignment components in a single file.
Acceptable file formats include .doc and .docx.
F. Additional Resources
The following resources will be helpful to you as you work on this assignment:
Purdue Online Writing Lab’s APA Formatting and Style Guide
This site includes a comprehensive overview of APA style, as well as individual pages with guidelines for specific citation types.
Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style
This page on the official APA website addresses common questions related to APA formatting. The “References,” “Punctuation,” and “Grammar and Writing Style” sections will be the most useful to your work in this course.
APA Style: Quick Answers—References
This page on the official APA Style website provides numerous examples of reference list formatting for various source types.

sing Dave Zirin’s “Pre-Game” as a source, you will write an eight-page argument that explores how American athletes political ideologies were either accepted or rejected by the general public. Ask yourself if the athletes’ political views were popular at the time and in your opinion should they have used their platforms to speak out on social issues or kept quiet. What were the results? Did Americans eventually adopt the athletes’ cause(s)? Briefly mention the political climate in America at the time of the controversy.
Should athletes speak out on social/political issues is the basis of your argument? Does the public gain or the athlete lose credibility and lucrative endorsements for speaking out?
This is not the space to share the biography of the athlete. Do not waste time writing about where the athlete was born and raised. 
You will add a fifth American athlete of your own choice and include at least six outside sources from newspapers, magazines.
Caitlyn Jenner (aka Bruce Jenner)
Muhammad Ali 
Colin Kapernick
Jackie Robinson
You will need a thesis statement
Proper use of MLA in-text citation
At least two direct quotes from each athlete from previously published interviews.
Six additional outside sources – from sports columnists, team owners, politicians who supported or opposed the athletes’ cause.
Concise topic sentences.
Proper use of the quotation formula discussed in class
Proper MLA paper format
Annotated Bibliography

TOPIC: WHY COUPLES SHOULD LIVE TOGETHER PRIOR TO MARRIAGE This is an analysis/argument essay. You are making an argument while creating an analysis on a topic and breaking down that argument/analysis. FOCUS ON YOUR INTERPRETATION. This will be a 5 paragraph Research. The intro must end with a strong thesis that has a controlling idea and 3 specific, focused topics. Each body paragraph will cover one of the 3 topics individually. You need to find and focus on 3 very specific aspects that directly support your topic/argument. Make sure every idea is broken down and focused – use your Critical Thinking Skills. Your interpretation matters. Build it up. Remember, a topic sentence does the exact same thing as the thesis except with just one topic – the first sentence of each body paragraph. It must have a specific single topic and a controlling idea.

As the final work for this course, write a 3-4 page essay that focuses on personal responsibility as it relates to the AIDS epidemic.
This paper offers an opportunity to consider the ways in which the spread of infectious disease produces ethical challenges for us as citizens and individuals. Your essay should explore an ethical dilemma raised by the AIDS crisis in which core values (such as health, security, freedom, privacy, and so on) come into conflict. You should then take a stand on how you would resolve this ethical dilemma, supporting your argument logically with reference to your own values and cultural background. Additionally, you should justify how you would apply this ethical perspective to a real life situation.
Ethical questions you might consider include (but are not limited to) the following:
What responsibility do you have to protect your own health?
What responsibility do you have to protect the health of people with whom you have an intimate relationship?
What responsibility do you have to protect the health of children and youth?
What responsibility do you have to promote the health of the poor and those with few resources?
What responsibility do you have to promote the health of people in other parts of the world?
What responsibility do you have to care for the sick?
What responsibility do you have to ensure every member of your community has access to medical care?
What responsibility do you have to advocate for improved health care policies?
What responsibility do you have to dispel stigma against people who are HIV+?
What responsibility do you have to educate others about crucial health care issues?
Do not attempt to answer all of these questions. Pick one or a couple of related questions as a starting point for building your ethical argument. As with all argumentative essays, you should make a claim in your introductory paragraph that you then defend and support in the body of the paper. Remember that the most interesting arguments emerge out of conflict and take a stand on an issue about which there is significant difference of opinion.
Though this paper discusses your personal values and ethical stance, it should still be written with an audience in mind. Be careful not to assume your audience will automatically share your views or your cultural and religious background. Explain your point of view and justify your position with regard to the selected ethical dilemma.
Make sure your essay takes a clear ethical stance and supports it in a well organized, articulate manner. Proof read carefully to ensure clarity of communication and to eliminate distracting errors. The paper will be evaluated for ethical reasoning, persuasiveness, cohesiveness, and clarity.
The essay should be submitted online here by midnight on the due date to receive credit. Address questions to Prof. Lund at ************* .

From the professor…
For this assignment, you will turn in a reflective statement that discusses your experience in this class. This assignment is an opportunity to assess how you have improved as an academic writer, and helps you put your semester in perspective. Students are often asked to submit a writing sample when transferring to four-year schools or specific degree programs, so this should help you prepare for that as well.
I’d like you to start by reviewing the letter you wrote to me in the first week of class. Did you achieve your goals, or meet your expectations? Why or why not? After that, you might discuss what you have learned about yourself as a writer this semester, what benefits you have gotten from this class, what you might have done differently, and how you intend to improve your skills in the future. Finally, if you were telling a friend or relative about this class, what advice would you give them?
I’ve given you two examples of reflective statements. One is shorter than it should be; the other example is a little longer than is necessary– try for something in between. As always, this is an academic setting, and  I’m not only looking at what you say, but how you say it.

Interview Directions: 
For this assignment, you will write a description of the job you would like to have in five to ten years. In order to compose this workplace description, you will need to interview a professional in your field. Schedule this interview as soon as possible. 
You will be creating your own list of interview questions for this professional to answer, but be sure to cover the following areas: 
who this person is 
what kind of professional has this job
what goes into the day-to-day of this job
where this job is typically located (urban, suburban, rural, international, online)
the need for this job (within the company or field or national/global context)
how one can attain this job (education and experience)
scope of the field or industry at large (changed in past 5 years, anticipated changes in the next 5, job market, etc)
and most importantly the kind of workplace writing produced on the job, how it’s produced, and why it’s produced.
Proposal/Brainstorm Directions:
This Proposal/Brainstorm will serve as a proposal for the interview report project. The final project is a report, so for this first check-in you’ll be establishing the details of your interview and sharing your plan for the interview. You’ll also be providing your plan for certain aspects of the report. You’ll submit your 3 questions for feedback, and hear back from me on an approval for your plan or suggestions for altering it.
Progress Update Directions: 
Progress Update will serve as a progress update on your interview report project. You’ll update me on things from the last check-in and provide details for your plan on the last elements of the interview report. I’ll provide minimal feedback to continue to set you on the right path for your success of the overall Interview Report project. 
Interview Report Directions: 
Once you complete the interview, you will need to sort through and make sense of the data. Then you will compose a report of your findings.
I suggest you write the abstract and introduction last. Start with methods, results, discussion, and conclusion. 
Submission Guidelines for the report
The first page of this Interview Report calls for the standard memo format. Page two is the abstract, and every heading thereafter begins its own page. The entire description is single-spaced. The best descriptions are the ones with the most insightful Discussion and clear Conclusion.
The following is a breakdown of the report and the headers used in the workplace description.
Abstract
In 100 words or less, provides the purpose, results, and conclusion of the report.
Introduction
Introduces the subject, the company, subject’s role and experience in the role. Also introduces the purpose of the report.
Methods
Details the method of data collection (in this case, interviewing) and through which medium (face-to-face, phone, video chat, email, a combination). (Do not list your questions here; provide them in the Appendix.) Explain how this method fulfills the purpose of the report.
Results
Provides the data collected. Organize the data around patterns and themes. Do not interpret the data; instead, lay them out objectively. (Do not give a transcript of the interview. Again, organize the answers around connections you see.)
Discussion
Interpret the data. Draw meanings out of the patterns and themes. Reflect on and make sense out of the data. (This will be your longest section.)
Conclusion
Solidify and summarize the takeaways of this study. Be clear and concise.
Appendix
Provide the list of interview questions used.
( I HAVE MY QUESTION LIST AND INTERVIEW RECORDING)

this assignment is a continuation of the previous assignment that you completed. the second and third part of the assignment requires a rough draft and a final draft. instructions and rubric are attached.

Write an I’m Really Into Essay modelled off of Jason Sheehan’s article “There’s No Such Thing As Too Much Barbecue”. The audience of the essay should be someone with stage fright who’s too scared to sing in front of people. Include narrative elements in the essay, using show don’t tell strategies, to explain personal experiences performing in an a capella group and moments that lead to overcoming stage fright. it should be obvious why the author loves singing, especially a capella, and how they have given things up to pursue music.