Writing Option 1:
In a 4-page essay that addresses the major points in "College Calculus" and "America: Abandon Your Reverence for the Bachelor's Degree," develop an argumentative thesis that addresses the question if college is worth the cost for your particular area of study. You must have a minimum of 3 sources for your Works Cited page and use MLA format. You may consult the following:
"3 Reasons College Still Matters" by Andrew Delbanco.
"College Is Still Worth It, Despite the Cost"
Writing Option 2:
Support, refute, or complicate Steve Almond's argument in "Is It Immoral to Watch the Super Bowl?" that the NFL is an immoral institution unworthy of our patronage.
Writing Option 3:
Support or refute the argument that there is no valid defense of the Anti-Vaxxer position. You can consult the following:
"How to Change an Anti-Vaxxer's Mind"
"Why Vaccination Refusal Is a White Privilege Problem"
"What Everyone Gets Wrong About Anti-Vaccine Parents"
"We Seem to be More Frightened Than We've Ever Been"
"Anti-Vaxxers: Enjoying the Privilege of Putting Everyone at Risk"
McMahon's Sample Thesis
While many parents are well intentioned and fearful of vaccines as they are mired in a sea of overwhelming alarmist information, their decision to deny their children vaccines is misguided, at best, and most likely morally repugnant when we consider their refusal to acknowledge real science and empirical evidence, their reliance on logical fallacies and quack pseudo-science, their narcissistic conspiracy mentality, and, most of all, their decision to exact a potentially fatal pestilence upon our children.
Essay Option 4:
Argue for or against the notion that the United States is morally compelled to accept Syrian refugees as they face one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the century. You may consult the following:
Huffington Post gives 4 reasons to support accepting Syrian refugees
Six Reasons in support of accepting Syrian refugees
Argument in support of accepting Syrian refugees
National Review critiques the policy
National Review says we should be wary of accepting Syrian refugees
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