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ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Unit V Article Critique
Access the CSU Online Library. Within the database "Academic OneFile," locate and read the following articles:
• Gregg, G. L. (2011). "Unpopular vote: Enemies of the Electoral College aim to scrap the Founders' design? The American Conservative 10 (12), 33+.
• Underhill, W. (2012). Changing up the Electoral College? State Legislatures, 38(1), 9.
Upon reading the two articles, write a response essay of at least 500 words. Your essay should address the Electoral College as it currently functions, as well as the proposed changes discussed in the two articles. Are you in support of the current Electoral College? Do you agree or disagree with the proposed changes? Is it right for states to circumvent the Constitution on this matter? Your essay should be well thought out and include direct references to the articles. Limited direct quotes are permitted. All references (paraphrased or quoted) should be correctly cited using APA format.
Unit VIII Final Project
Locate and evaluate a periodical or newspaper article in print or online (e.g„ Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Time magazine, The Economist, Forbes) that details an economic issue on the local, state, or federal level. Make sure that the article is dated no longer than six months ago and the article is relevant to a topic covered in the course.
Upon reading the appropriate article, write a 1000-1500 word analysis, making sure to clearly answer and include the following:
• Write a summary of the article in your own words with limited quotes or paraphrasing. All quotes and paraphrasing must have proper APA citations.
• Discuss changes that you would make to your local, state, or national budget based on the economic issue addressed in this article.
• If you feel no changes are necessary, explain how the current budget influences the circumstances in the article.
• Include your views (pro/con) on a possible amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced federal budget.
• Identify and analyze an historical event comparable to your article's economic issue.
Unit V Assignment
Revision of Literature Review and Introduction
Follow the directions below for the completion of the introduction and literature review revision assignment for Unit V. If you have questions, please email your professor for assistance.
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to revise the introduction and literature review of your academic argumentative research paper, which you created a draft of in Unit IV.
Description: In this assignment, you will revise the introduction and literature review that you wrote for the Unit IV assignment. Revisions must be substantive and should be made in accordance with the professor's instructions. The following parts of
the assignment must be revised:
•Introduction (9-12 well-developed sentences/approximately 350 words): For more details about what is expected for each of the following sentences, please see "Lesson 4: The Introduction." You may also want to review the
"Example Introduction and Literature Review (with comments)." The following components must be included in the introduction (in the following order).
O Sentence 1: Introduce the general topic
O Sentence 2: Pro side (general)
O Sentence 3: Con side (general)
O Sentence 4: Narrowthe scope (1)
O Sentence 5: Examples of the narrowed topic
O Sentence 6: Narrow the scope (2)
O Sentence 7: Specific controversy
O Sentence 8: Pro side (specific)
O Sentence 9: Con side (specific)
O Sentence 10: The thesis
•Literature Review (800-900 words): For details about the structure of the literature review, you will want to review "Lesson 3: The Literature Review: The Process." You may also want to review the "Example Introduction and Literature Review (with comments)." The link is below.
O Literature review preface: This paragraph acts as a guide to what the reader can expect in the literature review.
O Literature review body: This section includes three to four body paragraphs that discuss the history, terminology, and both sides of the controversy (pro and con).
O Literature review conclusion: The conclusion signals that the literature review is ending, but it also acts as a kind of preface for the body of the paper by restating the thesis statement and establishing your argument once again.
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