Category: English

Revise the draft you have written, utilizing the feedback from your peer review. Complete your revision in conjunction with the guidelines for the first draft assignment given in Topic 2.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with expectations for successful completion.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
General Education Program Information
This assignment assesses the following general education competencies:
Critical Thinking
GED2C1: Construct logical, cohesive, and persuasive arguments.
GED2C2: Locate, verify, evaluate, and correctly cite print and electronic resources.
GED2C3: Exhibit proficiency in Standard American English for academic purposes.
GED2C4: Demonstrate knowledge of the power and ethical ramifications of language choice and communication style.

Use the same secondary sources used in the   essay attached. 2 from the play and 1
secondary in EACH BODY PARAGRAPH. 3 body paragraphs 1 intro and 1 conclusion.
Use the theme of how jealousy can turn to violence, using the characters othello and iago and symbols like the handkerchief.

Please answer the following questions
1- Most of the stories of “Kalila and Dimna” began with passive words such as (they claimed that) and (it was said that), why do you think?
2- What is your favorite story from the book Kalila and Dimna? Put it in your answer for your colleagues to see, and explain what is the idea, purpose, or sermon from it?
1 – Do you believe in the story of Zarqa Al-Yamamah? And why?
2- Do women pledge allegiance to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)? What does this mean in today’s terms?
3-Do you think that bamboo played a role in the killing of her son, Caliph Al-Hadi? And why?
4- Who is (Thummal) whom Caliph Al-Muqtadir ordered to look into grievances, that is, to be a (judge)? Was she fair with the public, and what was her end?
5- Who is Subh the Bashkeng? What was its role in governance in Andalusia?
6- Who is Sitt al-Malik and what was her role in the Fatimid era? Explain briefly.

Length and Format: 2 separate paragraphs (approximately 150-300 words for each paragraph; submit in one document
Instructions:
-answer each question in one fully developed paragraph. (A fully developed paragraph will be approximately 150 – 300 words.) 
-Think of each paragraph as a condensed essay with an introduction (topic sentence), body (support/textual evidence), and ending:
-Begin with a topic sentence that states the point your paragraph will prove (introduction). 
-In the body of each paragraph, use one or more quotes from the text/s you are discussing and cite the quotes correctly in the paragraph using MLA citation. Provide a context for the quote prior to quoting, and provide commentary of the quote after quoting. 
-End each body paragraph with a sentence that emphasizes/returns to the main point of the paragraph. 
You do NOT need a Works Cited page for this assignment. 
What does “A Telephone Call” by Dorothy Parker and “Straight Pool” by John O’Hara suggest about romantic relationships? Refer to one or more specific examples from both stories to support your ideas.
Choose a character from any story, play or poem that we read this semester with which you can identify. Explain why you identify with this character. (You may discuss the character’s situation, personality traits, and/or values. Refer to one or more specific examples from the text.)

Please write your problem and explain what possible solutions you already know about. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE: 
For example:
Topic sentence (problem): The problem I’d like to address is my ability to save money. 
Concrete detail (solution): I know of several solutions, like make my own dinners, make a budget, and walk or bike instead of driving my car.
Commentary (opinion): Those are all great solutions, but I don’t know how to make a budget and I live far away from where I work, so biking and walking are not possible.
Concluding Sentence (Reason for more research):  I’d like to investigate to find more ways to save money and learn from others who have saved their money over the long-term.
Submit your document below.

use this essay outline 
I: Introduction
A.  every time you breath you consume air without that air we would all die in minutes. What you dont think of with every breath of oxygen we inhale we are also inhaling  a cocktail of toxins threatening our health, the environment, and the World we live in 
C. Thesis Statement:Air pollution poses a significant and diverse threat to human health, our environment, and economic well-being, needing our urgent and comprehensive efforts to protect our earth, future and health before the effects of air pollution are not reversible. 
II: Confirmation (the series of points you are going to make in order to prove your thesis/answer the question)
A. Claim #1: the impact of air pollution on humans is of Great concern and puts us into danger 
1. Evidence #1 According to  toIgini, Martina (23 october 2022), air pollution kills 7 million people a year and causes numerous health issues. a. Explanation if we don’t stop it that number will be all of us 
2. Evidence #2:  according to Graber-Stiehl, Ian (23n september 2023)  Ella debrah died in 2013 at 9 due to toxic fumes she was breathing due to walking near a busy roadway
a. Explanation air pollution can greatly affect us just by walking on the sidewalk
B. Claim #2 we can use different producers of energy that dont let off highly toxic gasses to fuel our world 
1. Evidence #1: 95% 0f nitrogen oxide comes from burning of coal gas and oil from cars and power plants 
a. Explanation we can stop the spread of NOx in our atmosphere by using things like hydro plants and other things that produce power  that won’t put Nox into the atmosphere
2. Evidence #2: burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases which traps heat from the sun into our atmosphere which leads to global warming 
a. Explanation of we can find a substitute for fossil fuels it will decrease the amount greenhouse gases in turn leadsm to less pollution and slows down global warming
C. Claim #3: air pollution effects all of us therefore we all need to take action and do our part to stop it 
1. Evidence #1: 90%  of the population breathes air that exceeds air quality guidelines 
a. Explanation that means that 6.57 billion people are breathing bad air which can lead to strokes heart attacks lung cancer and respiratory diseases
2. Evidence #2: air pollution can be caused by natural occurrences like volcanic eruptions and wildfires and by things as common as household combustion devices and  motor vehicles 
a. Explanation as humans we either own these things or are around them alot of the time so we should consider how it affects us and our health 
III: Summation/Conclusion            
Air pollution poses a significant and diverse threat to human health, our environment, and economic well-being,  our world needs our urgent care  and comprehensive efforts to protect our earth, future and health before the effects of air pollution are not reversible. As you can see with the points made above air pollution is definitely a real thing that can affect all of us. Air pollution also can cause terrible diseases that can lead to death Our World needs us 

The primary goal of this paper is to situate yourself within a social issue you are passionate about and focus on a specific aspect of that issue while advocating for change(the divide and difference in values in different communities) Present your research and evidence using a genre suitable for your audience. You will lightly persuade, but mostly present research and make an educated analysis of your chosen topic. Be sure to write with a specific target audience in mind, and to choose both a tone and style that will enforce your overall message.
For example: Let’s say you choose to write about race relations in the United States. You claim police constantly use an unnecessary amount of force when dealing with people of color and want this to change. You wouldn’t write a descriptive personal story or simply lay out hard facts/ research. You would speak from the heart to hook your reader in andestablish your agency. Then you’d use research and evidence to back up your factual statements advocating for a change in the way people of color are treated.
Please refer to the three readings we discussed in this unit (Joffe-Walt/ Spiegel, Staples, Horne) to shape your own paper. This paper is essentially a culmination of everything we’ve worked on this semester. A quality paper will utilize narrative, persuasive argument, research based writing, and will seamlessly incorporate another writer’s thoughts into your own.
You MUST incorporate 2-3 quotes (or co-thinker texts) in your own work. Use any of the 10 readings we’ve discussed in class, anything else in our textbook, or any credible sources you find on the internet. Make sure to format your quotes the same way as the last paper:
Your original writing/ introduce quote and name source
“QUOTE IN ITALICS”
Continue writing on why you chose this quote and how it supports your argument. Explain your reasoning behind incorporating this person’s work into your own.
Also, you must include a works cited page using MLA format. I will provide a link on BB to a citation generator. In-text citation is required as well. Make it abundantly clear where your quotes and research are coming from.
The MINIMUM length requirement is 4 double spaced pages.
Please follow MLA guidelines for this paper and format it accordingly. (1” margins, double spaced pages, 12 point TIMES NEW ROMAN font, page numbers at the top or bottom of the page, name at the top of page)

We are now finishing school and because of that our teacher gave us this topic to write, how would it feel, how would it look like…

ead college-level materials with comprehension.
Paraphrase short passages.
Evaluate evidence; distinguish between fact and inference; use critical thinking to recognize faulty logic in reasoning.
Write well-organized and coherent essays of 1,600 words or longer, developed with appropriate support from class readings such as examples, quotations, paraphrased support, and statistics, with minimal errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Write effective introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs.
Demonstrate sentence variety and style, using such structures as FANBOYS and subordination.
Use appropriate college-level diction in writing.
Write a well-developed, well-organized, clear, original, and well-formatted research paper.
To recognize your hard work this semester by applying it to an independent research paper.
To write a 1,600-word minimum or 5-7 page minimum research paper.
To further develop your expertise and confidence as a writer.
To demonstrate your understanding of MLA formatting, including the accurate use of in-text citations and a properly formatted Works Cited page.
Requirements
Use Times New Roman 12-point font.
Double-space your essay.
Submit a 1,600-word minimum or 5-7 pages minimum (do not count the Works Cited page) research paper.
Your essay should have at least 4 Works Cited page entries and cite each of those sources at least once in the essay.
Your essay should have an alphabetized Works Cited page.
The essay should argue (thesis) and explain why (topic sentences) you think what you think about a controversial topic of your choosing, which can be the topic you based your Team Newscast Proposal on.
Introductory paragraph hook
There is a hook to captivate readers’ attention that relates to and prepares readers for the essay. 
Introductory paragraph background
Following the hook, you identify or provide readers with necessary background information on the issue or topic under discussion to help them recognize what the issue is or means, why it may be relevant for discussion, and how it relates to or prepares readers for the problem or issue of the essay.
Introductory paragraph debate
Following the background information, you present readers with a problem, debate, or issue that is controversial. Readers will need to see how the problem, debate, or issue is not an easy one to solve; it’s a tricky situation and there are multiple sides to the argument because people with different opinions raise good points about it. 
Introductory paragraph thesis statement
The introduction concludes with a one-sentence thesis statement that presents your solution to the problem, debate, or issue introduced in the background and debate. The thesis statement is what your essay is trying to prove to readers. It will make at least one concession (“although” or “even though” or “though” or “while”) and will align with your essay’s topic sentences and body paragraph evidence.
Topic sentence with concession
Each body paragraph begins with a topic sentence that introduces the reason or topic or focus of that paragraph as it relates to and supports your essay’s thesis statement. Since counterarguments exist for nearly everything, the topic sentence may include a concession (“although” or “even though” or “though” or “while”) that alerts readers to potential opposing views on their reason or topic or focus for that paragraph.
(Optional: often, it may be helpful to provide a clarifying sentence by repeating the topic sentence in a different and clearer or simpler way if necessary.)
Say with context
Following the topic sentence or topic sentences, you incorporate others’ words and ideas into your writing (evidence, sources, quotes, etc), and you ensure that your evidence, source, or quote includes context, which has two key elements: 
You introduce where the quote is coming from by providing the author or source’s name and/or background information about the author or source.
You introduce the point of the quote–what’s generally going on in the quote. 
Finally, you ensure that the evidence, source, or quote is distinguishable from the rest of the paragraph (use quotations and citations per MLA formatting conventions).
Mean with illustration
Following each and every Say with Context, you interpret and analyze your Say’s meaning to explain clearly how it relates to and supports your topic sentence reason as well as your thesis statement. Then, help readers “get” your meaning by comparing your evidence’s meaning to something else that’s relevant–paint a picture for readers; you’re basically coming up with your own examples that parallel the evidence you just gave.
Counterargument & rebuttal
Since everything’s an argument, you’ll need to anticipate counterarguments to your points, so wherever anticipated or potentially needed, follow your Mean with Illustration is followed by a concession or concessions to your argument or point. You need to show that your debatable issue, question, or problem is complicated by considering other perspectives and using concessions wherever necessary, appropriate, or anticipated. Always turn back to your argument, however, by refuting the opposing perspective or perspectives and supporting your argument or perspective. Sometimes counterarguments need more space, and devoting an entire body paragraph to a significant counterargumentative point is warranted. For example, perhaps there is a major concern that someone might raise about your argument, which really challenges your position, so you may need to devote a whole paragraph establishing that counterargument and, then, refuting it.
Matter
Once you’ve addressed potential counterarguments and returned to support your argument, it’s important readers see why your point or argument matters. Express what consequences and wider implications derive from the point of your body paragraph: if you’re right, then what do those consequences reveal about us and our world? What new pathways now stand before us? How does the point you just proved change you or change others? Who else is impacted by this knowledge or reality? In other words, once you’ve evaluated what those consequences reveal about us and our world, predict what your newfound knowledge means for our collective future; that is, how are we all implicated and impacted by that knowledge and, most importantly, so what?
Transitions
Once you’ve concluded your Matter and established the wider implications of your point, transition from your point to the next point under discussion in your essay. Ensure each paragraph ends by establishing the relationship between the paragraph that is ending and the paragraph that follows. For example, you could express how the paragraph that follows is similar in some way or perhaps more important in some way; you could identify how the paragraph that comes next is more controversial or more surprising, etc. In short, get readers to connect what they just read to where you’re going in the next paragraph.
Conclusion paragraph thesis restatement
The first sentence of your conclusion paragraph restates your thesis statement, not as something that needs to be proved but as something that has been proven.
Conclusion paragraph summary
Following your restated thesis statement (which needs to be one sentence long), summarize your argument and the main points that support it to help readers recognize the validity of your proven thesis statement. 
Conclusion paragraph significance
Once you’ve summarized your argument’s main points to justify your thesis statement, express how your argument matters even more by connecting it to other relevant arguments; in short, show what consequences and wider implications derive from your essay’s main argument: if you’re right, what do those consequences reveal about us and our world? What new pathways now stand before us? How does the thesis you just proved change you or change others, perhaps in a profound way? Who else is impacted by this knowledge or reality? Predict what may happen in the future because of this knowledge and how that prediction may represent a much bigger argument or thesis we need to consider now going forward.
Sentence strength
This standard assesses how well you use sentence-combining techniques to express your ideas, avoiding run-on sentences and redundant writing in the process. Readers should be able to read your ideas without getting distracted by grammar mistakes and redundancy. Ideally, you accurately incorporate a mix of various sentence-combining techniques throughout your writing (FANBOYS, semicolons, and subordination).
MLA formatting
For non-research paper submissions, MLA formatting still applies: you’ll want to double-space your submission, left-align it, and use appropriate headers (your name, our course name, submission date), Times New Roman font, and page numbers. The more challenging part of this standard is properly applying MLA formatting when you incorporate quotes or paraphrase your sources. Ensure you cite all of the sources you incorporate and accurately add them to a Works Cited page. A strong assessment here indicates that readers have no problem finding where your sources come from because every quote or paraphrase is cited, and every citation is paired with a properly-formatted Works Cited entry. Ensure that each source that appears in your Works Cited page is used and cited in your essay; if it isn’t, remove it from your Works Cited page.
Quality of sources (only for research papers)
This standard assesses how well you’ve researched your topic. Ideally, you have multiple sources that show readers you’ve “done your homework” on the topic you’re writing on. In other words, you have several reputable scholarly and popular sources–

Attached is the assignment details and also the paper that was used for my first 3 sources. 
Be sure those 3 sources are quoted in the paper. Be sure to explain Pedro Páramo, its origins, intentions, and influences.