{"id":176231,"date":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writemyessayfree.com\/social-issues-argument-essay-2"},"modified":"2018-10-24T09:29:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:29:11","slug":"social-issues-argument-essay-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/social-issues-argument-essay-2\/","title":{"rendered":"social issues \/ argument essay"},"content":{"rendered":"

This semester in English 126 we have looked at a variety of arguments surrounding many of the most contentious cultural debates and social issues that face modern society. For your final essay in English 126, you will choose one of these large issues or topics that we have discussed in class and write a 4-5 page essay in which you lay out the terms of the debate \u2013 or a related question at issue \u2014 and then write a persuasive issue in which you argue for one side of the issue that you have chosen. Be sure to give adequate background information or context for your issue, and to develop the most logical and persuasive argument possible. In this essay, it is particularly important that you also include a section in your paper in which you address \u2013 and refute \u2014 the opposition\u2019s most compelling argument against your position. In addition, you should reference at least one of the essays on our syllabus that addresses the issue that you are writing about.<\/span><\/h2>\n

The following is a list of broad topics and essays that might serve as the subject of your essay:
The broken educational system in America: Charles Murray, \u201cShould the Obama Generation Drop Out?\u201d; John Taylor Gatto, \u201cAgainst School\u201d; Michael Moore, \u201cIdiot Nation\u201d
Patriotism and nationalism: Dinesh D\u2019Souza, \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d; Mark Hertsgaard, \u201cAmerica: The Oblivious Empire\u201d; Sam Smith, \u201cHow to be a Patriot\u201d
Adolescents and sexuality \/ Birth control \/ Sex education in public schools: Rush Limbaugh, \u201cCondoms: The New Diploma\u201d; Anna Quindlen, \u201cA Pyrrhic Victory\u201d
The impact of popular culture on morality: Ellen Goodman, \u201cCountering the Culture of Sex\u201d; David Kupelian, \u201cKiller Culture\u201d
\u201cEnhanced interrogation\u201d and the use of judicial torture: Michael Levin, \u201cThe Case for Torture\u201d; Charles Krauthammer, \u201cThe Truth About Torture\u201d; The Association for the Prevention of Torture, \u201cDefusing the Ticking Time Bomb Scenario\u201d<\/p>\n

Reforming the prison system and privatized prisons: Paul Krugman, \u201cPrisons, Privatization, Patronage\u201d; Leonard Gilroy and Jon Coupal, \u201cThe Case for Privatizing California\u2019s Prisons\u201d Jill Filipovic, \u201cAmerica\u2019s Private Prison System is a National Disgrace\u201d
National \/ domestic security and the issue of racial profiling: Clifford Fishman, \u201cRacial Profiling is Sometimes Necessary\u201d; Jean Abi Nader, \u201cRacial Profiling is Unacceptable\u201d; \u201cJohn Derbyshire, \u201cRacial Profiling\u201d; John Derbyshire, \u201cThe Talk\u201d
The immigration debate: the impact of immigration (documented and undocumented) on American society and cuture: Linda Chavez, \u201cThe Realities of Immigration\u201d; Victor D. Hanson, \u201cDo We Want Mexifornia?\u201d; Samuel Huntington, \u201cOne Nation, Out of Many: Why \u201cAmericanization\u201d of Newcomers Is Still Important\u201d
Gun Control in America (including related issues, like Stand Your Ground laws): Nan Desuka, \u201cWhy Handguns Must be Outlawed\u201d Alan Keyes, \u201cOur Second Amendment Rights\u201d; Andrew Napolitano, \u201cIndividuals are Sovereign\u201d; Kurt Eichenwald, \u201cLet\u2019s Repeal the Second Amendment\u201d
Family values \/ changing family roles \/ same-sex marriage: Jonathan Turley, \u201cPolygamy Laws Expose Our Own Hypocrisy\u201d; Wendy Kaminer, \u201cWhy is Polygamy Illegal?\u201d; David Frum and Andrew Sullivan, \u201cGay Marriage\u201d; Jeff Jacoby, \u201cLawful Incest May be on Its Way\u201d; Harry V. Jaffa, \u201cHomosexuality and Natural Law\u201d
The role of faith in public life: Bill McKibben, \u201cThe Christian Paradox: How a Faithful Nation Gets Jesus Wrong\u201d; Sam Harris, \u201cThe Myth of Moderation in Religion\u201d; Karl Giberson, \u201cSay it Ain\u2019t So\u201d; Bobby Henderson, \u201cOpen Letter to the Kansas School Board: The Flying Spaghetti Monster\u201d
National security and universal id\u2019s: David Plotz, \u201cPrivacy is Overrated\u201d; Margaret Carlson, \u201cThe Case for a National ID Card\u201d; the American Civil Liberties Union, \u201cNational ID Cards: Five Reasons Why They Should be Rejected\u201d<\/p>\n

The Great American Dream \/ Materialism and popular cultural notions of success: Death of a Salesman<\/p>\n

The abortion debate: Anna Quindlen, \u201cSome Thoughts About Abortion\u201d; Ellen Willis, \u201cPutting Women Back into the Abortion Debate\u201d; Sallie Tisdale, \u201cWe Do Abortions Here\u201d<\/p>\n

The responsibilities of citizenship: : Bowen McCoy, \u201cThe Parable of the Saddhu\u201d; Christopher Awalt, \u201cBrother, Don\u2019t Spare a Dime\u201d\u2019; Garrett Hardin, \u201cLifeboat Ethics\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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