5 PAGE ESSAY

5 PAGE ESSAY

Alright -- the knee-jerk reaction is the way of society, right now; Have you learned consider, to look deeper into things -- to do some philosophy??

Consider this URL:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_philosophy (Links to an external site.) / (Links to an external site.)  - you see that  uncertainties run deeper than racism, politics, religions, and inequality. What is yours -- what issue is your passion?

DIG INTO something you really care about: sports, fashion, engineering, dogs, cooking... whatever you have a passion for -- a show me in five or so pages that you can understand it with some philosophical depth when it comes to the ethics involved. Need at least five quotes from respected thinkers to back your ideas up, MLA heading, abstract, cites, works cited -- the usual stuff.

Learn deeply. 

Pick a topic you are fond of and examine it from the philosophical point of view/method, with research on the whats, hows, and whys – persuasive, not expository. Example: Most people say our actions define us and that society needs to begin anew. The best idea I have seen is that it involves quantum reality: each action creates a new reality, as the universe is working out all possibilities. Work for the best possibilities.

Argue.

Review on the basic MLA-format:

HEADING: your name/my name/Phil / 8 May 2017 – correct format

· First thing I always do is look at sources – make sure that you do MLA- format –

· All evidence must be citied MLA-format:  Citations = (Smith 2). 

· To do well, need more than two or three Citations   ----   

· Not footnotes

· Must be from works cited; works cited cannot have extra entries

· The second thing I do is examine abstract as it lets me know your approach. 

· Abstract – (see attachment from weeks ago for details) 

· Bulleted – (basic form)

· State problem

· Tell why important

· Tell approach/solution

· Tell implications of solution

The FINAL exam is a persuasive argument paper on the philosophy of a passion of yours. Lots of people do soccer or football -- fine. Remember not to go opinion piece, or history, expository... argue. If you want to research football, Argue football is the best sport -- with proofs. Facts. Tie your interest in with Aristotle, Plato, even Descartes, or even Wittgenstein or Whitehead.

Abstract are becoming increasing important in the world of academia. Use to be the simple summary. Then came the outline form.

Use this form before you write, while you write, and have it in your paper. Many people have written to me that it helps them focus and organize. Certainly helps me.

PARTS

· Problem statement (THE WHAT?): What problem are you trying to solve? What is the scope of your work ? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

· Motivation (THE WHY?): Why do we care about the problem and the results? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

· Approach (THE HOW): How did you go about solving or making progress on the problem? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

· Results : What's the answer?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

· Conclusions (THE WHO/WHERE/WHEN?): What are the implications of your answer? Call to action. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

On your paper, should look like:

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· Abstract – [Bulleted} – (basic form)

· State problem

· Tell why important

· Tell approach/solution

· What is the answer

· Tell implications of solution

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ABSTRACT GOES AT THE TOP OF PAPER