Critical Analysis

Critical Analysis

Paper Format

Papers should be 4-5 pages, titled, typed double-spaced, numbered and stapled together.

Remember your goal is to get the reader to understand and possibly accept your interpretation and argument. Keep in mind that your reader will be unbiased but critical; therefore, evidence, not rhetoric, will be needed to accomplish your goal.

Grammatical and stylistic problems detract significantly from the impact of a paper. Please use MLA Documentation for all essays in this class.

Topics

To advance your study beyond the text itself, reflect on one of the topics below. Make connections to your own experience, and think how and why do you agree or disagree with the writer. Think also of issues and questions that surfaced while you were studying the text. Make sure you use quotes from the text to support your ideas. Don’t forget to use the MLA citation format. Choose one of the following topics for your essay:

1. Do you believe that “personal rights should be elevated above the common good”? Why or why not? Explain your response, using examples from the text.

2. Should there be such a movement as “globalization of human rights”? Prove your position with examples from your readings, experience and research.

3. Do you believe that if women voluntarily choose to present themselves in sexualized ways, society or media should not be blamed for objectifying them? Discuss your response with reasoning and justification, using references to the text and current media portrayals of women.

4. Do you agree or disagree with the authors’ views on the presence of women in tech and sportscasting? Argue your position with examples from the readings and current representations of women in these fields.