The AssignmentThe essay will focus on issues of the relationship between humans and our world, especially its nature and environment. You will use the following source articles focusing on that subjec

The Assignment

The essay will focus on issues of the relationship between humans and our world, especially its nature and environment. You will use the following source articles focusing on that subject matter:

• from the Engaged Readero “ThePlightoftheHoneybee,”byBryanWalsh,onpage217;o “OurOceansAreTurningintoPlastic...AreYou?”bySusanCasey,onpage225o “Building Baby from the Genes Up,” by Ronald M. Green, on page 241o “Genetically Modified Humans? No Thanks,” by Richard Hayes, on page 245o “Creating“Companions”forChildren:TheEthicsofDesigningEstheticFeaturesforRobots,”by

Yvette Pearson and Jason Borenstein, on page 249• In Blackboard

o “CoffeetoGo:IsThistheEndofOurFavoriteDrink?”byStephaniePainYou must integrate and then cite on your Works Cited page all of these articles. This is not a research essay, per se; however, if you do conduct research and use any research materials, you must cite them appropriately.

Remember that your purpose--here it is strictly informative--determines not only which sources you will use but also which information you plumb from them and how you will relate them to one another.

Here are the general parts/elements of a synthesis that should be apparent in your essay:

• Introduction/statement of the essay’s subject and purpose (at some point indicating theessays/sources considered for synthesis)
• A clear thesis that controls the essay and presents the “big picture” about the issue at hand
• Clear topic sentences that support the thesis (each topic sentence will relate a “big idea” inherent in

the issue)

• Well-chosen and well-synthesized textual support
• Logical organization (remember that explanatory syntheses are organized according to ideas, notsources)
• Effective transitions
• An effective conclusion
• Use of your own words
• Use of third-person voice and present tense