OEM: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

    Background Readin" rel="nofollow">ings:●      Letter from Birmin" rel="nofollow">ingham Jail by Martin" rel="nofollow">in Luther Kin" rel="nofollow">ing Jr. (Listen to short audio of the letter.)●      Shootin" rel="nofollow">ing an Elephant by George Orwell  (Map of Burma--Myanmar)●      The United Fruit Company by Pablo Neruda●      Dreams by Langston Hughes●      Ethics website and discussion●      POEM: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou Assignment:Write a persuasive essay.  Examin" rel="nofollow">ine a significant ethical/social/political issue and take a position on it.  Argue your position powerfully by researchin" rel="nofollow">ing both sides and supportin" rel="nofollow">ing your position with sevidence. Thesis Statement:  Your thesis statement will assert and justify a specific argument for change. Evidence:Use one or more quotes from the essays you have read, if relevant, as well as at least three references (quotes or paraphrases) from outside sources obtain" rel="nofollow">ined through your Library research. Your essay should in" rel="nofollow">include a rebuttal of opposin" rel="nofollow">ing arguments. In other words, describe the opposite poin" rel="nofollow">int of view and explain" rel="nofollow">in why it is flawed or wrong. Notes: Sin" rel="nofollow">ince this is an argumentative essay, do not use “I” in" rel="nofollow">in this essay unless, in" rel="nofollow">in addition to your research, your evidence in" rel="nofollow">includes a personal anecdote.  I would not recommend a personal anecdote. Questions to Consider:1.   What is ethics?  Whose ethical standards do we follow? Who decides what is right and wrong?2.   What makes your topic an ethical question?  What makes a question "ethical?" (Instead of political)3.   What is the source of the pro/con position?  (Is it based on religion, concepts of social good, etc.?)4.   What steps need to be taken to realize your proposed solution?5.   How would the world be a better place if others adopted your poin" rel="nofollow">int of view? Requirements: MLA compliance.  See below and check off when done: 4-6 pages 12 poin" rel="nofollow">int font (Must be sans-serif font: Arial or Calibri). 1-in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins on all sides.Left margin" rel="nofollow">in justified Full name, class, professor, assignment, and date in" rel="nofollow">in left hand corner (1.15 or 1.5 spacin" rel="nofollow">ing) Page number in" rel="nofollow">in right hand corner Title Centered, unbolded, first letter of each content word capitalized Double space entire essay (NO space between paragraphs) Indent five spaces for paragraph Works Cited list and in" rel="nofollow">in-text citations correctly formatted