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Hello! I have to write a persuasive essay and mine is about “Why Should We Combine Psychotherapy and Pharmacology in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder”. Below is links to the websites that I would like to be used in my paper. I also want information to be pilled out from the links with the APA citations of the proof as well, please. Do not exceed 900 words 
Here is the outline that I would like 
1. Introduction and a thesis that goes along the lines of this: Most people around the world are affected by major depressive disorder (MDD). Some are using medications to help get along with their lives. Pharmacotherapy is a great way to help relieve people who are suffering from MDD. However, medications are not enough to help someone get through their battles because it does not address the psychological issue. By combining psychotherapy with pharmacology, it can help get to the bottom line of the problem by tackling both neurochemical imbalance and psychological factors which will ultimately lead to more effective and lasting relief for those suffering from MDD.
2. Pharmocology benefits 
3. Psychotherapy benefits
4. Why it is beneficial to do both 
5. Conclusion
https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2023-0042
https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.62.4.409
https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2018-300054
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0896-6273(00)00112-4 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2015.02.003

Task
Your task is to write a response to each of the following prompts for the story “The Penthouse” by Andrew Holleran, they are on specific aspects of fiction:
A dialogue that helps “you” better understand a situation or a problem in the story (350-400 words; 10 points).
A character that stands out “to you” as important to the story, regardless of whether it is major or minor (350-400 words; 10 points).
In each of your two responses, see that A) you explain your point clearly, and B) you quote and cite your source, which is the story, 1-2 times to provide evidence of your claim.
Note: If you write on different aspects, you may lose many, most, or all of the points on the assignment, depending on how much damage your irrelevant response has caused.
If you are not sure what dialogue and/or character means, look the term up in any English dictionary of literary terms.
Note: In your responses to this assignment, write the number of the prompt (1 and 2) followed by your response to it. A response that does not have its proper number runs the risk of being misread and with that, losing the points available on it.
A Note on Quoting
Your quote is expected to be effective to provide strong evidence of your claim; it should be introduced smoothly into the discussion, not thrown into it; it should not be a repetition of what you say in your own words; and it should be relevant to the discussion.
If you quote once in a response, the length of your quote should be somewhere between 10% and 15% of the total word count of the response.
If you quote twice in a response, the length of your quote should be somewhere between 5% and 10% of the total word count of the response.
A response that has ineffective quotes could lose up to 20% of the response grade.
A response that does not have a quote at all automatically loses 20% of the response grade.
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Textbook: The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story. Edited by John Freeman

the book is the absolutey true diary of part time indian 
NOTE:
Im a person of colour just write how i related to  some stuff and blah blah as you were that make up some thing so i would love for you to add alot of personal self explanations if you know that would give me alot of marks  
Also really read the book not technically read just familiar so the idea of it add quotes in to the book make sure that its really well written with the criteria i wanna get an EXELLENCE 
NO AI NO PLAGRISM this is an actual eternal im getting graded on it frim a website that is getting marked away 
Make sure its really connected to te ao maori concepts but yea excellence is the goal 

ASSIGNMENT: For this essay, you will select one of the articles provided below and engage in a 2-3 page summary and response dialogue with the source (not including cover pages, headings, reference lists, or reflection questions). This will involve providing a detailed summary of the source’s argument and responding to that argument with your position based on the information provided in the source. 
Article Option 1: “The Recess Debate: A Disjuncture between Educational Policy and Scientific Research”
Article Option 2: “Sugar in School Breakfasts: A School District’s Perspective”
A. Assignment 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. Article Summary
❒ Have you introduced the title of the article and the author by name?
❒ Have you communicated the source’s purpose?
❒ Have you included all of the source’s main points, using page-numbered citations as you paraphrase?
❒ Have you restated the source’s argument mostly in your own words, with at least two direct quotations included, too?
❒ Have you used at least two key, quoted examples, cited with page numbers from the source, as part of the summary?
2. Article Response
❒ Have you provided your perspective on the source’s argument?
❒ Have you used at least two specific, quoted examples, cited with page numbers from the source to illustrate why you either agree or disagree with the argument?
3. Reflection
❒ 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?

Directions:  Closely, read and examine the format of a Rhetorical Précis. Then, read ALL of the examples, which there are three. Finally, the last five will be for you to highlight the words that should be boldfaced. Use whatever color you want. Also, please listen to the audio directions. 

i have attached a screenshot file of the requirments of the essay 
i have also attached the Rubric as well

Watch both speeches linked.


Fill out the graphic organizer to put together the essay.
Further instructions on how the essay should be done is at the bottom of the graphic organizer.
Use 1 quote from each video as evidence when writing essay.
ESSAY MUST BE IN MLA FORMAT.
AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL PLS .

JUst repy to each post in a caring way 
POST ONE: 
After analyzing my personality, I realized that I am most authentic when I am congruent with my consciously chosen beliefs, attitudes and values. The “key” word in this explanation is “consciously”. It is a very essential skill to stay honest with yourself and with your spirit despite any pressure coming out of the surrounding world, which pushes us to act against our beliefs and values. Controlling the mind and choosing what is correct for yourself are parts of authenticity.
I agree with Kaufman, who noted in his article that “People judge their positive behaviors as more authentic than their negative behaviors even when both behaviors are consistent with their personal characteristics and desires.” Unfortunately, it is the truth of life. People are creatures who always are willing to look better in the eyes of others and show only positive sides. However, that is impossible, as we all are making mistakes throughout life, which is natural. Only one who has the courage to accept their negative features and traits too and to express their emotions freely can be called truly authentic. 
POST TWO:I believe I am most authentic when I am being congruent with various situations and social roles in my life. I feel that when I interact with others with little thought to how I should act, I am being true to myself. I shouldn’t have to think about how I should be, I should just be who I am in any situation. Along with that, being true to my values and beliefs in situations and social roles are important to me, and I rarely find myself trying to be something I am not or trying to hide the true way that I feel. The article explains that most people find themselves feeling most true to themselves when in social roles because of the acceptance they feel from others. However, I find that feeling content with myself and hoe I portray myself in social, roles without worrying about others acceptance, is how I feel most myself. I feel more at ease and relaxed when I just embrace who I am and feel confident with my beliefs, and trying to come up with a cover story because that causes so much unnecessary stress in my life.  
POST THREE:
found Kaufman’s article, “Authenticity Under Fire” to be very insightful and illuminating, and it certainly prompted me to think about the concept of authenticity in ways that I have not in the past. In thinking about the question of “When do you believe you are your most authentic?,” I experienced a fair amount of internal conflict, confusion, and debate. While I would like to say that I am most authentic when I am congruent with my consciously chosen beliefs, attitudes, and values, I am not positive that this is absolutely true. When I honestly reflect on myself, my behaviors, and how I interact with the world, I think that the honest answer would have to be that I am my most authentic self when I am being congruent with my physiological states, emotions, and beliefs. In reflecting on how I interact with the world and the people around me, I cannot deny that my most authentic and genuine conveyances occur instinctively rather than deliberately. Although internally, I value justice, integrity, righteousness, and morality – possibly even above anything else, I recognize that to uphold and maintain these attributes constantly takes much more cognitive work and intention than do instinctual responses to common stimuli. My affective forecasting, impact bias, and durability bias have all played a large role in impacting my behavior and authenticity. Given this, I must say that I am my most authentic self in the times when I am acting without thinking much about it. In the physiological sense, if I am tired, in pain, hungry, etc., I generally have no desire to socially interact with anyone unless absolutely necessary, and am much more likely to have a somewhat negative demeanor, even if I try to mask it. I will be lazy, and I will treat myself poorly. Sometimes I will act entirely selfish towards others because my physical feelings can absolutely override my core values at times. Conversely, if I am feeling mentally and physically fit, or just have most or all of my physiological needs met, then I will interact with others (and myself!) in a way that feels positive and that much more aligns with my values as a whole: I will be generous with my time, money, and thoughts; I will recognize what other people need in any given moment and do my best to help them attain it; I will gladly make sacrifices for others, not only because it will benefit our relationship (sometimes this pertains to people I don’t even know – e.g., homeless people), but often just because I’m in a position to help and I want to. There are many parallels with my emotions and my physiological state, so I don’t feel the need to reiterate too much on that. However, in a positive emotional state I am far more likely to make greater efforts to uplift people around me who may not be feeling the same, and I am also far more likely to do positive things for myself. When it comes to my beliefs, relating to my most authentic self, I feel that Kaufman summed up a large element of my personality when he states, “or that time you didn’t tell the waiter how you really felt about his or her dismal performance because you value kindness and were true to your higher values?” So, to be real here, I try my best to be good and do good, but I falter at times when things just might not be going so well, or maybe it was just a long and exhausting day at work. Overall, I don’t think that authenticity necessarily has anything to do with “good” or bad,” it just has to do with who we honestly are, who we honestly want to be, and how we behave and interact in the world on a daily basis.

https://nationalpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sexual-harassment-and-the-gender-wage-gap.pdf sexual haarrassment
https://www.aauw.org/resources/article/what-you-may-not-know-about-the-gender-pay-gap/ gender stereotypes
https://eige.europa.eu/newsroom/news/better-work-life-balance-would-shrink-gender-pay-gap?language_content_entity=en better work lif balance
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106320 less women managers
https://fortune.com/2022/11/10/unpaid-labor-gender-wage-gap/ unpaid work
https://www.econ.iastate.edu/ask-an-economist/when-you-factor-paid-maternity-leave-there-wage-gap  Pregnancy
affecting wage
and pay
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/quick-facts-gender-wage-gap/   Gender
discrimination
https://news.darden.virginia.edu/2024/04/04/why-the-gender-pay-gap-persists-in-american-businesses/#:~:text=While%20there%20is%20much%20progress,basis%20when%20they%20require%20more   Higher Job
demands- these are my 8 sources
Audience: Your audience is a hypothetical one, not necessarily the grader of the essay. For this essay, you will select your hypothetical audience. Your audience should be specific and appropriate for the argument you are making.
Essay Title: Your title should be specific and pointed, meaning it identifies the topic of the essay and hints at your argument. For examples of effective titles to arguments, you are welcome to refer to any of the Voices essays and the essays in our book, From Inquiry to Academic Writing.
Essay Content: Your essay’s organization and rhetorical approach are more flexible than the previous writing project we’ve completed. Whatever rhetorical approach you take, your essay’s content should do the following:
Explore an issue-based question with research. Nearly any given topic has issues surrounding it. The issues often reflect a myriad of perspectives, some of which are opposites, while other perspectives only differ slightly. Your job is to be an informed researcher.
Use both scholarly and popular sources along with lived experiences to support your argument. As you focus on gathering multiple perspectives, gather these perspectives in a variety of genres. Seek out both scholarly and popular sources. Incorporate lived experiences. You should have a minimum of eight sources integrated into your essay.
Synthesize multiple perspectives. The sources you use should work to support your argument. Through synthesis, you will make connections across multiple texts and perspectives while using them to support your main points of evidence. Make sure you understand as many perspectives as possible, even if you do not always agree. Represent and contextualize these perspectives as part of your argument.
Consider the implications of your stance.You need to take a clear stance on an issue, but you should also understand how taking a stance affects other perspectives and issues.
Don’t dismiss “opposing” points. The argument you construct should be more complex than a pro-con debate. Instead of considering the “opposition,” focus on exploring the many perspectives present in the argument. Consider how your stance affects other perspectives and what you have in common with the opposition. Synthesize. When using any source, synthesis is critical. Consider how these sources contribute perspective to your paper and how they integrate into your stance. Make sure your sources do not “speak” for you.
Use rhetorical strategies to persuade your audience. While the research and data you collect and synthesize in your sources will be crucial in constructing an effective argument, your presentation of that work is equally important. Your essay should have a clearly defined audience. In defining this audience, you will engage rhetorical strategies that will appeal to this audience’s needs and values.
Organize your essay. Your essay should be organized thoughtfully with a logical placement of paragraphs. Each paragraph should have a clear purpose and tie back to the central argument.
Works Cited: Provide a Works Cited page with citations that follow MLA 8th or 9th edition. The citations on your works cited page should all have a corresponding in-text citation in the essay. These are the instructions 2,200 words. 

Cause and Effect Toulmin Argument Thesis/Outline Assignment Instructions
Overview
In Module 6, you must develop a thesis statement and outline for your 1200-1500 word cause and effect argument essay that you will write in Module 7. This assignment will show your understanding of the reading material covered so far in the course related to argument, research, and essay development.  Putting in the time to do the groundwork in the thesis/outline assignment will help you when you begin writing the actual essay in Module 7. It is important to review the sample student outline available in APA, MLA, and Turabian in chapter 15 to understand the expectations of this assignment that will be somewhat different from the expectations of the thesis/outline assignments for the other essay assignments in this course. 
Instructions
Review chapter 15 in the textbook for the sample cause and effect Toulmin argument thesis/outline written in the documentation style for your major course of study. Using the sample, complete your own thesis/outline in Module 6 that you will use in Module 7 to develop your Cause and EffectToulmin Argument Assignment. Your thesis/outline assignment should include a clear thesis statement that addresses the question in the prompt with a clear cause and effectargument and an outline of your plan of support following the Toulmin Model of argument. The research sources for this essay have not been provided for you in our course. Your research sources must be credible and appropriate for an academic essay.You may include biblical support, but your biblical support does not count in the required citations.
• Prompt: (Choose 1) What impact did Covid-19 have on the American education system? OR What impact did Covid-19 have on mental health in America?
• Complete your thesis/outline using the sample in chapter 15as a model while addressing the prompt question.
• Document your sources correctly according to your documentation style (Current APA, MLA, or Turabian). 
• Integrate a total of at least 4 quotations, 1 summary, and 1 paraphrase (6 total) from at least 3 credible academic sources
Helpful Hints
• Chapter 15 in Module 6 includes sample student outlines for a cause and effect (Toulmin) thesis/outline in each of the documentation styles (APA, MLA, and Turabian).
• Chapter 3 in Module 6 includes a general outline for the Toulmin Model of argument.
• Review the Minimum Outline Requirements Checklist (below) to understand the content that you must include in your thesis/outline assignment.
• Review the Cause and Effect Toulmin Argument Thesis/Outline Assignment Grading Rubric in the course before submitting your thesis/outline assignment.
Minimum Outline Requirements
Successful
Needs Revision
1.  Thesis statement: Makes a clear argument explaining the need to examine causes or consider effects relative to the topic.
2.  Evidence: Presents points that support the thesis. (In your outline, include at least the minimum number of required paraphrases, summaries, and/or quotes from outside sources as indicated in assignment instructions.)
*Toulmin has very specific requirements for the inclusion of background, grounds, backing, qualifier, and rebuttal.  See the sample outline and essay in Ch. 15 for more information to help you with this.
3. Opposing argument(s): Presents viewpoints opposing your thesis argument giving special consideration to opposition of your thesis. (Including the strongest opposition to refute helps build your credibility and convinces your audience to consider or adopt your position.)
4. Organize your information into the correct outline format. (See examples for APA, MLA, and Turabian in Chapter 15for the Toulmin Model of argument.)
5. Documentation Requirements for Outline (Include minimum number of sources required for this assignment.):
If using current APA format, include properly formatted parenthetical intext citations and a References page.
If using current MLA format, include properly formatted parenthetical intext citations and a Works Cited page.
If using current Turabian format, include properly formatted footnotes and Bibliography page.
When you are satisfied with the quality of your thesis/outline, submit it via the submission link in Module 6 for grading. Include your degree program and whether you are using current MLA, APA, or Turabian in the document’s title when submitting your thesis/outline.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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15-1 Cause and Effect Essay Assignment Introduction
In the final essay assignment, you will write a Cause and Effect Argument essay using the Toulmin model that you have read about in your textbook. During Module/Week 6, you will develop your outline for the assignment. In Module/Week 7, you will write the complete essay. In addition to these resources, be sure to read the assignment instructions carefully within the course itself as you will be directed with important information about assignment expectations including the pre-selected topic. You will use the information that you have learned in this course to locate and properly cite reliable sources to use for your outline and essay assignments.
15-2 Planning a Cause-and-Effect (Toulmin) Argument
When planning your cause-and-effect argument, follow the steps below: 
Research the topic.
Decide its significance. (Is it important enough to gain the interest of your audience?)
Brainstorm possible causes and/or effect(s). (Which is most practical for your argument essay and most likely to appeal to your audience?)
Once you have decided on the topic and mode of argument (causes or effects): 
Decide how much your audience already knows (How much background do you need to include in your essay about the topic?)
Research the topic to find evidence to support your thesis argument. (Are there facts and examples in the research material to support your argument?)
Explore opposing viewpoints to your proposal. (Are you able to refute them and show your proposal as more reasonable and appealing?)
15-3 Outlining a Cause and Effect
(Toulmin)Argumen
When developing your Toulmin argument outline, you need to keep in mind the main parts of the Toulmin model: claim (what you want to prove), grounds (evidence/support for claim), warrant (connects claim and evidence), backing (explains why warrant is rational), and qualifier(limitations of claim).
The outline below is not a strict formula.
You will want to organize your essay parts in a way that makes your claim most convincing.
i. Introduction
A. Hook your audience. (Relate it to the topic and your thesis argument.) 15-3 Outlining a Cause and Effect
(Toulmin)Argumen
When developing your Toulmin argument outline, you need to keep in mind the main parts of the Toulmin model: claim (what you want to prove), grounds (evidence/support for claim), warrant (connects claim and evidence), backing (explains why warrant is rational), and qualifier(limitations of claim).
The outline below is not a strict formula.
You will want to organize your essay parts in a way that makes your claim most convincing.
i. Introduction
A. Hook your audience. (Relate it to the topic and your thesis argument.) Analysis/ warrant: Your explanation of how the evidence supports the topic sentence/ thesis statement: include examples of causes or effects.
(Include backing as necessary.)
Qualifier: demonstrates limits to the argument or shows that it is not always true in all situations.
Summative Sentence: Restates the topic sentence in a new way and transitions your ideas from one paragraph to the next. (Use appropriate transitional words and sentences throughout your
essay to help you essay flow well for your reader.)
iii. One or More Body Paragraphs to Discuss Opposing Viewpoints
А. Topic Sentence: introduces opposing viewpoints). Refutation/ rebuttal: Explanation of why you disagree. (Do not use first or second person pronouns. Use qualifiers as needed.)
Qualifier: demonstrates limits to the argument or shows that it is not always true in all situations so can helpwith your refutation.
Summative Sentence: Wraps up the paragraph and refutation of the opposing viewpoint and includes a transition into the
conclusion paragraph.
iv. Conclusion Paragraph
Summarizes Main Points of your Body Paragraphs.
Restates your thesis claim in a new way.
Leaves reader with final thought and/or call to action.
Cause and Effect Essay(Toulmin) Outline Proofreading Checklist
Read through your outline and check the appropriate boxes on the chart below. If any area of your outline needs revision, make sure you correct it before submitting your assignment. Taking the time to construct a complete and thorough outline will help you save time when you write the actual essay.