Our current society faces numerous drastic dilemmas. Remember that all problems within societies originate within ourselves; the ways we, think and act determine how our world progresses or regresses.

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_{It’s time to show the growth, skills, and knowledge you’ve achieved during this semester.  Our current society faces numerous intense and drastic dilemmas—     political upheaval, humanitarian crises, and economic instability are just the general umbrella terms which cover these issues.  Ultimately, remember that all        problems within societies originate within ourselves; the ways we, as individual humans, think and act determine how our world progresses or regresses.}

_{Pick a topic of your choice and develop an argumentative thesis.  Whatever topic you choose, your thesis must be argumentative in nature—put forth a claim that you must support with both evidence and rhetoric, persuasion and logic. Showcase the argument strategies you’ve studied.  Be critical and analytical about}         arguments which utilize inappropriate, invalid, or fallacious reasoning.  Vary your argument with differing rhetorical approaches that are both affective and          ethically appealing.  This is not a time to qualify your ideas, equivocate sides, or defer to other claims of authority.  This is the time to show off, respectfully and within reason.

_{This makes a total of seven (7) sources minimum required for your final essay.  This essay must be between 7-10 pages in length.  Format your essay entirely in MLA, with appropriate Works Cited page and correct in-text citations.}

_{Great Essays must have:} 

_{1. MLA formatting is perfect or near perfect; in-text citations present and perfect or near perfect; Works Cited page present and perfect or     near perfect; any errors in MLA areas are minor in nature.}

_{2. Copyediting errors are minor, infrequent, or essay is completely free of errors.} 

_{3.Topic covered falls under purview of the prompt; requirements of the prompt are met in terms of source, length, topic focus, argumentative, etc.} 

_{4. Essay focuses on how the chosen topic and/or source uses argument strategies of its medium to persuade or otherwise affect audiences/   readers; essay argues debatable claim about/concerning the topic or sources used; essay engages in critical discourse on argument/rhetorial  strategies involved in chosen topic or source.} 

_{5. Essay is organized and structured well, is thesis driven, and composed overall thoughtfully and successfully.}