...Miguel Fernandez En1320-E1 U5.E1 Chapter 10 1) The typical organization of an argument essay is an Introduction, objective summary, point by point discussion, summary, point by point, and conclusion. 2) The points of contention are one owns viewpoints and opposing viewpoints are different. You can identify contentions in any essay because they will be opposing other people’s ideas. 3) It is important to know the stance of your opposition because you could know your papers strengths and weaknesses. 4) The difference between argument and research writing is that an argument should explain an issue and convince the people to take action. A research paper is to give detailed information and let the people think of the solution. Chapter 24 1) A good way to start the research process is to research a question, develop a thesis, and make a research plan. 2) It is important to have a sharp research question because it will narrow your scope of your research and allowing the person to select the best of sources. 3) A working thesis is how one will answer their research question. A thesis is used in a research by helping you get your main points. 4) The key elements of a research plan is a research question, working thesis, result of start-up research, description of source, schedule of completion, and bibliography. It is necessary for researchers to have a research plan because they help target better sources and streamline your research. 5) Writers...
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...Reflections on Essay Writing EN 1320 Composition 1 Class 8 Oct 2014 Unit 3 Assignment 2: Refelerctions on Essay Writing EN1320 Where to start; to explain about what I have learned about writing in composition 1 class. I have always been a pretty good writer, I think. As long as I like the genre that I’m writing on, I can usually produce a good product. Composition one has helped me slower but surely, I think it will just take a little more time. This class has helped me considering it is only the fourth week of class. I guess my style of writing is; I believe I’m a prewritter, most of the time. First, I get all my source material together, I read and outline said materials and I just start writing. I do the same thing that I’ve always done through my entire US Air Force career. It’s how I approach all my writing assignments and I’ve got proficient at it. In the Air Force, I wrote for subordinates or troops, their EPRs (Enlisted Performance Reports). I always used this approach when I wrote metals, awards and disciplinary reports on someone actions. I would start with few bullet statements or what you would call brief statements on accomplishments. I would start with some short bulleted statements and expound on them. I’ve had a few good supervisors in the Air Force that taught me how to write. They have told me, it doesn’t matter what comes out when you write, just get it down. I have used this lot and I got pretty good at it, for example when an accident occurred...
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...Jonathan Abreu EN1320 Monday 6:00pm – 10:45pm Unit 5 Assignment 1: Genre Essay- Proposal Draft Terrorism Terrorisms have been part of our lives for a long time. In recent years terrorist attacks have sky rocketed due to governmental and religious disputes. Terrorism comes in different ways such as murder, kidnaping, hijacking and bombings. Terrorism like its own word describes terrorizes by interrupting the peace and our security by the use of political and religious attacks. Terrorism has become the number one choice to probe governmental and religious opposition to those who oppose the cause or believe of certain groups. Some of these terrorist groups take aim at specific location to create fear on those who don’t follow their cause hoping that the fear will make you not want to oppose them. Many groups operate within a single nation or region. (Wilcox, page 1) These groups can also spread out all through the world making hard to control as they rely on guerrilla warfare. (Mockaitis, Par 3) Now in this day and age we have this groups joining terrorist leader spreading all across the world making it hard to monitor and control terrorist attacks. We receive treat on a daily bases now a days, therefore counter terrorism has to be at the top of the game. In a time where every nation is connected with each other, protecting our assets has become much greater. (Cordesman, Par 1) because of the importance of protecting these assets, most countries have special units working...
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