Applying Writing Skills

Here are the reading choices. You may write your argumentative research paper based on one of the

research questions you submitted during Week 1.

You are also welcome to write on the prompt listed below.

Remember that your final argumentative research paper must include the assigned reading from the

book, two sources from Keiser’s e-Library, and one additional, credible source for a total of four sources

being quoted and cited in the paper.

o (General Education) Rose, M. “What College Can Mean to the Other America” pp. 194- 197

Is college access a right? If so, what does that mean? If not, why not?

o (Business Related Fields) Gates Jr., H.L. “Delusions of Grandeur” pp. 381-384

How can America best ensure prosperity to people of all backgrounds?

o (Health, Sports, Psychology) Bordo, S. “The Globalization of Eating Disorders” pp. 639-

643

What is the root cause of the prevalence of eating disorders in the United States? How do we know?

o (Criminal Justice, Homeland Security) Chua, A. “The Right Road to America?” pp. 335-

340

Evaluate the immigration system of the United States. Does it work? If not, what is wrong with it?

o (Information Technology) Turkle, S. “How Computers Change the Way We Think” pp.

721-727

What role does social media play? What role should it play?

o (Nature and the Environment) Diamond, J. “The last Americans: Environmental collapse and the end of civilization” pp. 684-701

What are the greatest barriers to dealing with climate change? Identify what your research says is the greatest. What can be done about it?