Assignment #1. Issue Selection Essay
For this assignment, you need to select issue that is publicly debated, i.e., it
generates plenty of debate in respected newspapers or journals such as The New
York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times,
the Wall Street Journal, the Nation, the New Republic, Commentary, etc.
? Once you have made your choice, you need to write 1200-1300 words essay
(one-inch margins, double-spaced, 12-pt. type) that clearly identifies and
explains the issue and that outlines the public debate over the issue.
? You should conduct research on the issue itself and identify the primary
positions that have been publicly debated. Your essay should include a
bibliogr aphy with at least 8 sour ces.
Your essays will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
? The clarity of your ideas and thoughts.
? The extent to which the organization of your essay promotes an
understanding of your points.
? The clearness of your writing, including its attention to grammar, and quality
of your presentation (the avoidance of typographical, spelling, pagination, or
other types of errors).
? The use of illustrations, examples, specifics, and details of your analytical
points.
? The clarity of the segmentation and analysis of your shift, that is, the
clearness in the identification and evaluation of the various aspects or
features of your paradigm shift.
? The development of your points and the cohesiveness of your analysis (the
connections between and among your points should be clear).
Reminder:
1. You have the freedom of picking any publicly debated issue. But Please keep in
mind that pick something thatàmore easy to write for you.
2. Please no plagiarism, and need sources of at least 8 of academic sources.

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