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Write about how you came to write your poems and how you’ve grown as a writer. The process paper will be 2-3 pages in appropriate MLA format. In this paper you can include how a poet influenced you, analyze how you wrote in a specific style, explain your revision process, your progress as a poet over the semester, etc. In evaluating the portfolio, I will take into account not only the strength of the final drafts as they stand alone, but the creative energy, and regard paid to edits.

1.     
Perceived social isolation (PSI) is associated
with substantial morbidity and mortality. Social media platforms, commonly used
by young adults, may offer an opportunity to ameliorate social isolation. This
study assessed associations between social media use (SMU) and PSI among U.S.
young adults.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28279545/
Primack, B. A., Shensa, A.,
Sidani, J. E., Whaite, E. O., Lin, L. Y., Rosen, D., … & Miller, E.
(2017). Social media use and perceived social isolation among young
adults in the U.S. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 53(1), 1-8.
This study investigates the
relationship between social media use and perceived social isolation among
young adults, which can indirectly influence their mental health. Although not
focused exclusively on teens, it provides insights into how social media
engagement can affect feelings of loneliness and isolation, which are relevant
to teens’ mental well-being.
2.     
The widespread use of digital technologies by
young people has spurred speculation that their regular use negatively impacts
psychological well-being. Current empirical evidence supporting this idea is
largely based on secondary analyses of large-scale social datasets. Though these
datasets provide a valuable resource for highly powered investigations, their
many variables and observations are often explored with an analytical
flexibility that marks small effects as statistically significant, thereby
leading to potential false positives and conflicting results.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0506-1
Orben, A., &
Przybylski, A. K. (2019). The association between adolescent well-being
and digital technology use. Nature Human Behaviour, 3(2), 173-182.
This comprehensive review
examines the relationship between digital technology use (including social
media) and adolescent well-being. It discusses both positive and negative
aspects of social media use, offering valuable insights into how social media
impacts various facets of teens’ health, including mental health.
3.     
Despite the salience of the social media context
to psychosocial development, little is known about social media use patterns
and how they relate to psychological and social functioning over time during
early adolescence. This longitudinal study, therefore, identified subgroups of
early adolescents based on their social media use and examined whether these
subgroups predicted psychosocial functioning.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-019-01060-9
Vannucci, A., McCauley
Ohannessian, C., & Gagnon, S. (2019). Social media use subgroups
differentially predict psychosocial well-being during early adolescence. Journal
of Youth and Adolescence, 48(8), 1469-1493.
This longitudinal study
identifies different subgroups of adolescent social media users and examines
their associations with psychosocial well-being. It provides nuanced findings
on how various patterns of social media use can impact teens’ mental health and
overall well-being.
4.     
Adolescents are spending an increasing amount of
their time online and connected to each other via digital technologies. Mobile
device ownership and social media usage have reached unprecedented levels, and
concerns have been raised that this constant connectivity is harming
adolescents’ mental health.
https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcpp.13190
Odgers, C. L., &
Jensen, M. R. (2020). Annual research review: Adolescent mental health in the
digital age: facts, fears, and future directions. Journal of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry, 61(3), 336-348.
This review paper synthesizes
current evidence on the relationship between digital technology use, including
social media, and adolescent mental health. It discusses the complexities and
challenges in understanding this relationship, offering insights into future
research directions and implications for interventions aimed at promoting
teens’ mental health.
5.     
In nationally representative yearly surveys of
United States 8th, 10th, and 12th graders 1991–2016 (N = 1.1 million),
psychological well-being (measured by self-esteem, life satisfaction, and
happiness) suddenly decreased after 2012. Adolescents who spent more time on
electronic communication and screens (e.g., social media, the Internet,
texting, gaming) and less time on non-screen activities (e.g., in-person social
interaction, sports/exercise, homework, attending religious services) had lower
psychological well-being.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322651013_Decreases_in_Psychological_Well-Being_Among_American_Adolescents_After_2012_and_Links_to_Screen_Time_During_the_Rise_of_Smartphone_Technology
Twenge, J. M., Campbell, W.
K., & Martin, G. N. (2018). Decreases in psychological well-being among
American adolescents after 2012 and links to screen time during the rise of
smartphone technology. Emotion, 18(6), 765-780.
This study examines trends in
psychological well-being among American adolescents and their association with
increased screen time, particularly smartphone use. While not solely focused on
social media, it highlights the potential impact of digital technology,
including social media platforms, on teens’ mental health.
6.     
Research on the relationship between Facebook
use intensity and depressive symptoms has resulted in mixed findings. In
contrast, problematic Facebook use has been found to be a robust predictor of
depressive symptoms. This suggests that when intense Facebook use results in a
problematic usage pattern, it may indirectly predict depressive symptoms.
However, this mediation pathway has never been examined. Moreover, it remains
unclear whether the possible indirect relationship between Facebook use
intensity and depressive symptoms through problematic Facebook use is moderated
by demographic (age), and personality (neuroticism and extraversion)
characteristics.
https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-022-00990-7
Yoon, S., Kleinman, M.,
Mertz, J., & Brannick, M. (2019). Is social network site usage related to
depression? A meta-analysis of Facebook–depression relations. Journal of
Affective Disorders, 248, 65-72.
This meta-analysis
investigates the relationship between Facebook use and depression. While not
specific to teens, it provides insights into the potential negative effects of
social media use on mental health, which can be relevant to understanding its
impact on teens’ well-being.

Firstly, you’ll need to think about a topic for the argument (it is an argument/persuasive paper). We have covered three models of argument (Ethos, Logos, and Pathos). You must think carefully about those arguments and what will work best for the argument you choose. Then, compose an essay persuading the audience/reader of the aesthetic value/taste of something. This is, in other words, a rhetorical exercise in which you will argue that not only is your taste/opinion correct but also that your audience should share your taste/opinion, which is, in essence, a subjective claim. The item you choose to argue can be anything that is assessed in terms of aesthetic value or taste—for example, an item of fashion, a painting, a musical artist, a visual artist, a literary artist, a type of food, a recipe, a type of music, a place to visit, a place to eat, a form of entertainment, a hobby, a book’s setting or theme or characters, a film’s cinematography or score. The list goes on and on… The proofs of your argument can be either severe or lighthearted, or they could be both, and they should include the appeals. Please remember that the topics listed above are the only types you are to choose for this essay. So, if you select music, narrow it to a genre or narrow it further to an artist. If you choose food, narrow it down to a type or narrow it further to a dish. Do not write a paper about hot-button issues or other things like ethics, religion, sports, etc. (No controversial topics, please!). Do not Google ‘topics for an argument paper’ as things like this will not fit the specifics of this essay. Also, please note that this is not a comparison/contrast piece, i.e., cats vs. dogs, Five Guys vs. McDonald’s, and so on. Remember that you should be persuasive. Therefore, logic and evidence will be of great importance here. Be extra careful to avoid the fallacies in your reasoning. You may support your argument with any evidence you see fit, but make sure it supports it as effectively as possible. In addition, please explore style and tone with some rhetorical devices. And, as any good rhetorician must do, you should have a specific purpose and audience in mind, aiming your tone and proofs toward that audience.

All my instructions are in the document I provided. It is important that this essay follows the guidelines I provided.  I have also written an annotated bibliography that is on this exact       same topic. That is something you can use as reference to propose the problem. ABSOLUTELY NO plagarism. I will give you 3 sources out of the 5 that I require to be used in the essay, I expect you to find the last 2 sources. 

Use the concepts and claims from the theories about good and evil from Plato and Augustine as a “lens” evaluate the arguments about good and evil in Fellowship of the Ring.  Use specific examples, quotes, from both the theories and the novel to illustrate the connections between the two. Include developed explanations of how the examples from the novel illustrate the concepts and/or claims from the theory: use, extend, complicate, illustrate, challenge, qualify, or transform the philosophical accounts of the nature of good and evil?  Avoid simply summarizing scenes from the novel

I want the essay in six paragraphs about a person who is an extrovert who has talked to everyone and realised you can’t talk to everyone about everything
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When creating in-text citations for media that has a runtime, such as a movie or podcast, include the range of hours, minutes and seconds you plan to reference, like so (00:02:15-00:02:35).
Directions:
Consider the genre, theme, tone and setting(s) of the primary text (“Friendos”). Reading the video as a text, analyze the thesis of the clip and construct your own thesis.
Introduce your primary source (the SNL video “Friendos,” and include all pertinent information with a thesis (using the How to Write an Introductory Paragraph handout). Use your notes from class!
Outline the video’s sections and story arch; indicate the time-stamp of the textual evidence to support your claims.
Framing: begins as a typical rap music video: the club, peacocking men, women dancing, champagne in buckets of ice, etc.
When is the audience introduced to the actual topic of the video (Therapy)? Aggression Breakthrough, Group Hug and Growth follow.
Choose an umbrella term and give three supporting points for its function within the realm of the video’s action. Who are the characters and how do they interact with one another? How are women portrayed (and juxtaposed) in the dialogue as well as visually?
Additional analysis: after a surface reading, analyze a more nuanced social commentary within the video clip such as Toxic Masculinity, Feminism, Consumerism, and/or Mental Health. Example: the use of the word “bitch”: consider how it is used, gendered, and diffused within the source. Why, do you think, the writers’ chose to incorporate this loaded few seconds of exchange in such a short (four minute and twenty second) sketch?
Minimum 300 words

please avoid the following topics:
abortion rights
animal testing
climate change
belief in gods
death penalty /capitol punishment
euthanasia/assisted suicide
fad diets like keto
funding of law enforcement
immigration
legal alcohol/tobacco age
legalize marijuana
sex work
pausing student athletes
second amendment rights
universal healthcare
vaccine

1) Written about a social problem that affects a significant portion of the population.
2) Created an interesting title that captures the interest of your reader and indicates the focus of your essay.
3) Included appropriate information in the top left-hand corner of your paper.
4) Inserted page numbers with your last name in front of them in the top right-hand corner of your paper.
5) Written a strong, creative introduction that sustains the interest of your reader and clearly articulates what you hope to accomplish in your essay.
6) Developed interconnected paragraphs using sign-post sentences, with each paragraph dealing with one major idea.
7) Identified and used a minimum of SIX sources that meet academic standards for accuracy, integrity, reliability, and objectivity.
8) Appropriately quoted supporting material.  Quoted material is in quotation marks and is cited using in text citations.
9) Written a strong conclusion that satisfies the reader and sums up what the reader should take away from the essay.
10) Created a writer’s voice that is both uniquely yours and also that is appropriate for academic writing.
11) Proofread and revised the essay to fix any spelling, grammar and syntax mistakes.
12) Written a minimum of six pages of text NOT including the Works Cited page.
13) Created a Works Cited page that is formatted according to MLA Standards.  All sources listed in the Works Cited page appear in the essay in the form of in-text citations, and in-text citations have sources in the Works Cited page.

Consider the reading on scholarly writing from the Concise Guide to APA Style text. What are some of the key differences between scholarly writing and the day-to-day writing that you do? What changes do you need to make to your writing habits to become a stronger scholarly writer?
Chapters 5-8; Chapters 27-30 (Norton Field Guide text)
Chapter 2, “Writing Style and Grammar” (APA Style text)