cell phones are horrible
Essay 1 Instructions
Pick ONE of the following topics for your paper: 1. Everyone has a talent: reading people, athletics, music, etc. Tell the story of how you
discovered your talent. Then tell me why and how it brings you pleasure. Last, tell me what you intend to do with your talent. Is it purely for your private enjoyment, or do you plan to turn it into a career?
2. Think about your 3 favorite foods. Get a firm image of them in your mind and palate. Now, write a description of each one that includes the way they look, smell and taste, as if you’re explaining them to somebody who’s never eaten them before. Give a well-developed paragraph to each dish.
3. “Cell phones are horrible devices that make our lives worse, not better.” Provide at least three examples that support this statement, and give a well-developed paragraph to each example.
Requirements
Minimum Length: 3 full pages of double-spaced, size-12 text
Maximum Length: 4 pages (going over the max a little won’t lose you any points in my class,
but more is good only if it’s correct and well written)
Grammatical Correctness: Make sure your essay is at least free of the major
errors listed in the Writing Essays presentation in Blackboard. Essays often fail on this one
thing, so do your very best to get this right!
Basic Essay Elements: Your essay should have at the very minimum an introductory
paragraph, several body paragraphs of at least 7 to 12 compound-complex sentences, and a
concluding paragraph. Refer to the Writing Essays and Writing Paragraphs presentations for
more info on what I need to see here.
MLA Essay Design: This first essay is also a test of your ability to follow MLA style and make
this and future essays look the way I need them to look. Refer to the MLA Sample Paper in
Blackboard and make your paper’s formatting look just like it.
Originality: I want this assignment to be 100% your own writing. There is no need to do any
research or bring in material from the Internet for it; we’re not at that point yet. If I find phrases
or quotes from the Internet in your work—cited correctly or not—I will give it an automatic 0 for
Requirements Met.
When you have finished your essay, save a final draft as a .docx or .pdf file and upload that file
to the Essay 1 Dropbox in Blackboard. If you need help figuring out how to submit your final
draft, here’s a link to a YouTube video that can show you what to do.