Developing View on Writing and Communication

SS 100 WRITING & COMMUNICATION Spring 2013 Assignment 1 Persuasive Essay – Section 1 Select one of these prompts & write a persuasive essay in which you develop your point of view on the given issue. Support your position with reasoning, facts & examples taken from your readings, experiences, or observations. Your persuasive essay should not be a purely research based essay; rather you should aim to convince your audience to your way of thinking through your own logic and reasoning. Your ability to formulate claims & use logos, ethos & pathos to support your views without any logical fallacies will be assessed.

You are required to address the opposition & counter it in order to write an un-biased piece. Please ensure that your essay is properly organized, with a thesis statement in the introduction and well-structured paragraphs that are unified & coherent. In case you cite research, you must integrate all quotations smoothly, acknowledge the sources and provide a works cited page according to the MLA Citation Style. Prompt 1 Think carefully about the issue presented in the quotation & either support or refute the main idea.

Affirmative Action programs/ quota systems are meant to redress injustice but instead they cause further injustice. Prompt 2 Think carefully about the issue presented in the quotation & either support or refute the main idea. The private lives of politicians should be off limits. The focus should remain entirely on their performance in the public arena. Prompt 3 Take a position on the following claim of policy: Many countries require mandatory military service from their male citizens, for periods ranging from a few months to a few years.

Pakistan should also enforce such a policy. Prompt 4 Take a position of the following claim of value: Sport stars can make millions of dollars through endorsements and prize money while individuals working in certain service professions like nursing, teaching etc remain relatively poorly paid. This is an unacceptable distribution of economic rewards. Prompt 5 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following quotation & either support or refute the main idea. Social networking sites cause more harm than good to society. Prompt 6

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following quotation and either support or refute the main idea. The international fashion industry’s effects on society are overwhelmingly negative. Word Limit: 1300-1500 words Essay Submission: Hard copy to be submitted in-class Soft copy to be uploaded (log on to LMS, go to the Assignments option – select Persuasive Essay – upload your essay) Hard & soft copy submission = 19th March 2013 (Tuesday) Soft copy submission will remain open till 11:00pm Plagiarism will result in a Failing Grade & /or more serious penalties.