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Pick an issue affecting your future career field, your major field, your community, or anything else that interests you. Whichever option you choose, your assignment is to write an Argumentative Synthesis (a.k.a. research paper) on the issue you have chosen. In other words, you will be making an argument that presents YOUR POSITION (a.k.a. thesis) on the issue. However, you will present your argument within the context of what other people have already written about it. You will also be supporting your argument with evidence that you have found by doing library research. 
Here are the nitty-gritty requirements:
Must be at least six pages. (This does not include the Works Cited/References page, title page, or any other extra material.) Aim for 6-8. If you go over 8, that’s OK, but under 6 is not OK.
Must cite at least five high-quality sources, at least 3 of which must be scholarly, peer-reviewed sources. 
Must be an argument. That means you are taking a position on something and providing evidence to support that position.
Your sources need to be making DIFFERENT arguments. There is no point in having five sources if they are all saying the same thing. Be sure that you include some sources that take a position with which you do NOT agree.
You must acknowledge and address counter-arguments to your position.
Keep all your sources. You must hand in your sources along with the research paper. (Electronic submissions are acceptable.) I will not accept the paper without your sources. Every time you cite a source, I will look it up in your source material to see if you cited it accurately.
THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS FINAL RULE. NO SOURCES = NO CREDIT.
I have found 3 sources to use 
1. Braghieri, Luca, et al. “Social Media and Mental Health.” The American Economic Review, vol. 112, no. 11, 2022, pp. 3660–93, https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20211218.
2. Eyuboglu, Murat, et al. “Traditional School Bullying and Cyberbullying: Prevalence, the Effect on Mental Health Problems and Self-Harm Behavior.” Psychiatry Research, vol. 297, 2021, pp. 113730–113730, 
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178121000275?via%3Dihub
3. Yang, Chia-chen, et al. “Social Media Social Comparison and Identity Distress at the College Transition: A Dual-Path Model.” Journal of Adolescence (London, England.), vol. 69, no. 1, 2018, pp. 92–102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.09.007.

Instructions: THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL PAPER. Each person must submit their own original work to this prompt or it will be considered plagiarism. Please read the prompt. Then, type a 5-6 page paper (WORKS Cited Included, but NO TITLE PAGE) answering the prompt below. There are three sections to this essay prompt. Please upload a PDF (required) attachment only. 
Please Note: If you submit any file (Google Doc, ShareDrive, OneDrive, text file, etc.) other than PDF, you will receive zero because it’s unreadable. Upon resubmission, the most recent upload will determine how many late points to deduct. Under NO circumstances should you email me your paper. The paper is Not considered accepted until its properly submitted via Blackboard.
These are the only stories that you can write this essay on. Any other stories will receive a zero, which could result in failing the class.
“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin.
https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/webtexts/hour/.     
PROMPT
Write a paper addressing the following based on your chosen topic (from 8 short story choices). (1) Introduction paragraph (at least 5-8 sentences) with a thesis as the last sentence. (2) In a thesis-driven essay (mentioning the three main points you plan to address) (3) Describe and/or explain who your author is in terms of their achievements 4) Discuss whether society should learn about this author and/or their work. (5) Explain how they personally inspired you and how you will use that to improve your perspectives and/or your life (6) Include a conclusion paragraph at the end (5 sentences minimum) (7) Works Cited Page (5 sources)
Remember: Your thesis statement is the last sentence of the introduction. Your conclusion restates the thesis, and sums up ideas presented in the paper.
Include 5 properly cited quotes and/or paraphrases
Please Note: After you submit, verify that your submission is readable by clicking on the link and viewing it. If I’m unable to read it because it’s a Google Doc or text file submission. You may resubmit. However, you will lose points because the essay assignment was not submitted properly on-time.
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Format 1: (10 points total)
Heading (Upper Left Side of the Paper-First Page Only:
Your First Name Your Last Name
Dr. Fain
ENGL 1302-10S
Date (Spell Out Don’t Abbreviate)
Format 2: (35 points total)
Times New Roman or Ariel
12-size font
Double Space (Don’t Skip Extra Spaces Between Paragraphs)
1-inch margins
Insert Page Numbers (Last Name Page Number)
Far Right of Screen (Upper Side)
Title (Center It-Be Original & Creative) NOT Title Page
Tab (Indent Each New Paragraph)
Minimum 5 Paragraphs
Paragraph Structure:
INTRODUCTION (Thesis-Last Sentence)
BODY PARAGRAPHS (At Least 3)
Topic Sentence
Elaborate
Supporting Points
Detail Analysis of Short Story
Cite Quotes (NO Block Quotes: 4 Lines/Or Longer)
Paraphrases
Conclusion Sentence
CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH (Restate Thesis Statement & Sum Up Ideas Addressed)
GUMS (Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, & Spelling) (25 points)
Grammar (Sentence Structure)
Usage (Word Phrasing)
Mechanics (Capitalization & Punctuation)
Spelling
Avoid Repetition
MLA Citations (30 pts)
Must use 1 or more paraphrases or quotes from each source (MINIMUM 5 PARAPHRASES/QUOTES).There must be a balance between sources.
Don’t rely too heavily on one source.
Journal Examples (Last Name Page Number)(Fain 25)
(Davis 48)
(Williams 64)
(Please Note: Just the page number NOT the “p.” which represents page and NO year.)
Online Article Examples (Last Name “Article Name”)First Three Words of the Article Only
(Rogers “Douglass Always Winning”)
(James “Walker Is The Best”)
(Franklin “Sojourner Empowerment”)
Online Article Example (2 Authors)(Fain & Rogers “Time Is Rising”)
Online Article Example (3 or More Authors)(Fain, et. al. “Time Is Rising”)
Online Article Example (No Author)(“Time Is Infinity”)
WORKS Cited (Minimum 5-Sources Required) (25 points)
POSSIBLE SOURCES Author’s Bio (Norton and/or Online Website)
Short Story Itself (Norton and/or See Course Content)
Journal Academic Articles AND/OR
Online News Articles (reputable & known sources only) NO WIKIPEDIA
NO BLOG Sources
NO SUMMARIES Sources
Please Note: All papers are expected to use MLA citation (quotes/paraphrases and parenthetical citations) to avoid plagiarism. If your paper shows AI (Artificial Intelligence) usage & similarity to another student’s work and/or a published source, you will receive a zero on the paper, which might result in failing the class. Also, if you turn the paper in early, yet you did Not follow the instructions (page count, format, MLA Citation, Works Cited, etc., you will Not receive the extra-points.)