Instructions for Essay 2Instructions for Essay 2
Read the articles “Sharing Is a Trap” by Andrew Keen and “Get Over It” by Jeff Jarvis and “Spring Awakening” by Jose Antonio Vargas. “Sharing Is a Trap” ends before the heading Case Studies: Paypal for your Data and “Get Over It” ends before the heading Case Studies: Tracking Your Moves.”
The topic question for Essay 2 is: Should people be more protective of their online privacy or is sharing information beneficial for society? I want you to write 750-1,000 word argumentative essay in MLA format. The paper should contain 2-3 direct quotes of one sentence or less from 2-3 sources. These quotes will come from the article(s) I assigned you to read. You cannot quote from any other source than the ones I gave you. You need to have a Works Cited page. Click on the Research and Source Integration folder under Content and Assignments. Click on the Integrating Quotes into your Work folder and read the How to Use In Text Citations document for help on how to use parenthetical notation. You can also look at the following link on the OWL at Purdue on In-Text Citations https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html. The OWL at Purdue will also be helpful with creating your Works Cited. I will post an example of how to do the citations from the articles I posted.
When you write out of class, formal assignments, I want you to follow the conventions of academic writing. This means that you should be a little more formal in your language: do not use 1st or 2nd person pronouns (ex. I, me, my, we, our, you, your, etc.). This will give your ideas more force: the words “I believe” or “I think” lessens the impact of the statement that they are connected to; they make you sound as if you are unsure of yourself. This will also encourage you to think about how the topic affects society or America in general, not just how it affects you. Spell out your contractions (ex. you’re = you are). Contractions are too informal for academic writing and can lead to usage errors. Also, the title of your paper is not the topic question or your thesis sentence; come up with your own title that is a short and catchy phrase of a few words.
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