Write an essay of at least 800 words showing how bail victimizes defendants like Tomlin and Adriana, and how the author uses statistics to support his argument that bail is a trap for many defendants.
Structure:
Introduction – 100 words
Body Paragraph 1 – 200 words
Body Paragraph 2 – 200 words
Body Paragraph 3 – 200 words
Conclusion – 100 words
In your introduction, give an overview of the topic, use statistics you researched to show how bad mass incarceration is our country is, and write a thesis statement (the main idea of the essay) at the end of the introduction. In body paragraphs 1 and 2, summarize why Tomlin and Adrianna were arrested, the bail they were asked to pay and their inabaility to pay, and the consequences they suffered. In body paragraph 3, discuss what bail used to be, what it is today, and why it is used in this way today. Use at least two statistics (one national, one New York city) that support the author’s argument.
Try to use topic sentences to start each of body paragraphs. For example, “One victim of this abuse of bail is Tomlin,” “Another victim is Adrianna,” and ” Bail’s purpose has changed over time.”
Use a short quote from the assigned reading in each of the body paragraphs. Here is a format for quoting: According to Pinto, “….” (5), Or: “……..” (Pinto 5).
In the conclusion, include a summary of your main ideas and a call for action, for example, “The situation is bad. Let’s work together to reform the bail system.”
At the end of the essay, list the assigned reading and your research. Here is the format for listing the source: Last name of the author, First name of the author. “Title of the Article in Quotation Marks.” Title of the Magazine or Newspaper in Italics. Date of publication. Web address.
The essay will be graded on sentence structure, vocabulary, and grammar as well as on content. Please edit and proofread carefully.
Write a thesis to reflect the focus of the essay, which is the abuse of bail and its consequences, not false arrests, or discrimination.
Start the body paragraphs with a topic sentence. Do not start with a narrative statement such as “Tomlin got off work….”
Summarize and focus on key ideas and details when you describe Tomlin and Adrianna’s examples. Leave out minor details. Each body paragraph should have no more than 250 words.
You need to use a short quotation in each of the body paragraphs, but do not quote multiple times in a paragraph, and do not use very long quotations.
Use at least two statistics from Pinto in the last body paragraph, one about our country as a whole, and the other about New York city. Choose the right statistics to show that the abuse of bail is a systemic problem, not isolated instances.
You are not required to use additional sources in this essay, but if you do, you must give credit to them by enclosing your source in a parenthesis after you quote or paraphrase the information from the source . You must also list the sources at the end of the essay.
Use the New York Times artice “The Bail Trap” by Nick Pinto, to write the essay.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/magazine/the-bail-trap.html?unlocked_article_code=JVG78jgxL3r9dpH6YfQ9gj-dWD7uhUs-nbVrQt9YJUxtiTv7XCb9tFw9VqtELW2nLtBBW-YhnJVxq1gHUcc2h1KQmuLxTVA7zpSfdT5kwmJzlRfuLCqs5zOq9Obmfvrk7-jz3t2FB9Airek-BBRaOLhZZLZyGDRn0WPwBo0xAGAQe3RYZyaqqaypsAElffushLQjsqbGKAAynGnZ4oUYgAC_eVzNaTCEL9XhL7cJaeOJIP8Qulz7f6pPI9_cOA84SLPvDKmfZWhkhksmWrIUdoINdAWd9ocCPYoHiB9nVyLJLlvMRxESg2J37ki3F1KOempxCt1hBXwJ&giftCopy=0_NoCopy&smid=url-sharehttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/magazine/the-bail-trap.html?unlocked_article_code=JVG78jgxL3r9dpH6YfQ9gj-dWD7uhUs-nbVrQt9YJUxtiTv7XCb9tFw9VqtELW2nLtBBW-YhnJVxq1gHUcc2h1KQmuLxTVA7zpSfdT5kwmJzlRfuLCqs5zOq9Obmfvrk7-jz3t2FB9Airek-BBRaOLhZZLZyGDRn0WPwBo0xAGAQe3RYZyaqqaypsAElffushLQjsqbGKAAynGnZ4oUYgAC_eVzNaTCEL9XhL7cJaeOJIP8Qulz7f6pPI9_cOA84SLPvDKmfZWhkhksmWrIUdoINdAWd9ocCPYoHiB9nVyLJLlvMRxESg2J37ki3F1KOempxCt1hBXwJ&giftCopy=0_NoCopy&smid=url-share