Choose a topic that is of interest to you about an issue concerning a current social issue or modern technology and write an essay in which you take a position on that issue. Your main goal in this researched essay is to present your findings on the topic, present your position on the topic, and finally, show your audience why they should care about the topic. You must have a minimum of six primary and/or secondary sources. Some suggestions for topics might be the benefits created or problems caused by social media, the benefits created or problems caused by driverless vehicles, the benefits created or problems caused by the use of robots and other automation/technology in industry, police departments, or the military.

    Your argument should contain all of the genres features listed here:

    An explicit position
    A response to what others have said or done
    Appropriate background information
    A clear indication of why the topic matters
    Good reasons and evidence
    Attention to more than one point of view
    An authoritative tone
    An appeal to readers values

    Introduction
    Establish importance of issue
    Establish credibility
    State position: Explicit thesis statement
    Body
    Provide necessary background information
    Reasons and evidence to support position
    Acknowledge possible counterarguments and refute them
    Conclusion
    Summarize arguments
    Elaborate on implications
    Make clear what audience to do in response
    This assignment will require you to incorporate and cite within the text of your essay at least six sources (2 of which are scholarly articles).  Any essay that does not include In-Text Documentation and a Works Cited list will receive a grade of 0.

    Any essay that contains a Works Cited list, but lacks In-Text Documentation will not receive a grade higher than 50%.

    Other Requirements

    Page Count: 6 double spaced pages, Times New Roman font.

    Use MLA Style heading for essays without cover pages. Be sure to include headers that contain your last name and page number for each page. Be sure to double space entire essay.

    You must use at least six sources (again, two of which are scholarly articles) in writing this essay.  Essay will include a works cited entry for the articles used in writing this essay.

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