Essay 1. Political participation is not necessary for a healthy Social Contract.(800+ words)Essay 2. Equal Opportunity is the prudent way to maintain equality.(800+ words)Essay 3. The debt has no real

Essay 1. Political participation is not necessary for a healthy Social Contract.(800+ words)

Essay 2. Equal Opportunity is the prudent way to maintain equality.(800+ words)

Essay 3. The debt has no real effect on our lives. (800+ words)

Where should I start?

1. Decide what is the most important aspect of the topic.

2. State the most important question of that topic. 

3. Choose a historical event that illustrates what you think is the most important aspect of your

    topic. (8pts)

4. How does that event impact the individual? (8pts)

5. How does that event impact the community? (8pts)

6. How does that event impact the future? (8pts)     

7  Necessary evidence to support your thinking:

      a. Declaration of Independence, or Constitution quote (2pts)

      b. Supreme Court Case quote/handouts only (2pts)

      c. primary source readings quote/handouts only (2pts)

      d. instructor presentations, or text book quote (2pts)

Internal Citations Format Examples

Declaration/Constitution - example (Declaration of Independence) or  (Constitution)

Thomas Jefferson said, “All men are created equal (Declaration of Independence).”

Supreme Court Case - example (Party v. Party), example (Marbury v. Madison)

John Marshall ruled that “the writ of mandamus was unconstitutional (Marbury v Madison).”

Primary Source - example (Primary Source, #) 

In Federalist 10 Madison states, “factions are sown in the nature of man (Primary Source 2)” 

Instructor’s Presentation/Video - example (Presentation #), example (Presentation 1)

John Locke states, “the state of war exists when government does not protect our rights (Presentation 1).”

Text Book -  example (page#)

In American Government, Power and Purpose “checks and balance  keeps each branch from becoming too powerful (p 213).” 

Do Not Use

generalized statements, hypothetical situations, or opinions. 

example:

“Jewish people were seen as evil and devoid of humanity, therefore Adolf Hitler revoked their rights and sought out their eradication.” 

Do Use

evidence

example:

“In death camps such as Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dachau, Belzec, a young Jewish girl, Anne Frank, was killed by inhumane methods such as Zyklon B gas (relevance to the individual). German Nazi’s killed six million Jewish people almost half, forty percent, of the the Jewish population in the world was gone (relevance to the community of Jews). After World War II the state of Israel was formed in order to provide a safe haven for those remaining (relevance for the future).”

Format

Last Name, First Name

Course Title and Number

Scholarly Essay Section Topic

Date

Essay Question-Centered, Do Not Bold or Underline

1. Maximum two pages typed, back and front of one sheet of paper.

2. one-inch margins all around, left aligned

3. the essay is double-spaced except for long quotes 

4. the font is no less than 10 point Times New Roman. 

5. beginning of paragraphs are indented 5 spaces. 

6. long quotes (quote of four or more typed lines)

        a. start the quotation on a new line indented 1.5inches from the original left margin 

        b. single spaced

        c. no quotations marks necessary

Example:

Professor Vince Giglio explains,

a long quote is four or more typed lines, and is formatted differently in the essay. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented ½ inch more from the original left margin of one inch (1.5 total). There are no quotations marks necessary. Additionally, long quotes for this essay are single spaced within the quote. This will allow more lines in your essay. In a long quote, the period goes before the citation. Long quotes take up valuable space for analysis, therefore use them sparingly. (Presentation 1)

Deductions

1. 10 point deduction for any formatting error. 
2. 5 point deduction will be applied for the use of contractions. Please do not use contractions, such as don’t, in scholarly writing. 
3. 5 point deduction for the misuse of “I feel.” Feeling is a tactile sense.

        reason (the process of connecting evidence to a conclusion)

        know (fact proven by evidence)

        think (opinion)

        believe (sense of truth/faith)