ALLIED ENG160 MODULE 8 homework assignment

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Special Skills
PART I
Modules 5 through 8 Homework Assignments will be a
continuation of a writing process. You
will construct your essay by answering the following prompt, which will be
given at the beginning of each homework assignment. This is a step-by-step process. As long as you read the textbook and all the
lecture notes and complete the activities, you will not encounter much
difficulty.
Prompt: Today there is an increasing
amount of students enrolling in online schools and online courses than ever
before. Write a cause-and-effect essay
explaining the effects that online education has on students.
1. Continuing
from Modules 5, 6, and 7 Homework Assignments, take out your outline,
introductory paragraph, and three body paragraphs and reread them.
2. Using your
outline, introduction, and three body paragraphs, write the conclusion of your
cause-and-effect essay by using the model below:
III. Conclusion
A. Restate thesis statement
B. Restate the main ideas or supportive details
C. Conclude with lasting impressions
3. You will turn
in the concluding paragraph (in paragraph form, not outline form) along with
the introduction and body paragraphs. Make
sure that it is a complete essay on one document (one attachment).
NOTE: Please submit your entire essay.
You have now written the conclusion of your
cause-and-effect essay.
Congratulations! You have
successfully written a cause-and-effect essay.
You are now ready to write the final exam essay.
PART II

Directions: Please read “Ban the Things. Ban Them All” by Molly Ivins on page 376 of
your textbook. When you have finished
reading the article, answer the following questions with at least 250 words per
question.

1.
Which of the
following statements best represents the implied thesis of the essay? Explain.
a.
The author is
pro-knife.
b.
The Second
Amendment is poorly understood.
c.
Despite arguments
to the contrary, people without long training and discipline should not be
allowed to have guns.
d.
In his novel Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton argues
that power without discipline is wrecking society.
2.
Which statement
would best serve as a topic sentence for paragraphs 5 and 6? Explain.
a.
Drug dealers
should not be allowed to purchase assault rifles.
b.
Ivins is
interested in other people’s points of view concerning gun ownership.
c.
Thomas Jefferson
was opposed to the idea of a “well-regulated militia.”
d.
Applying the
original intent of the Second Amendment to modern circumstances is not
clear-cut and must be done with common sense.
3.
In what ways,
according to Ivins, is the knife preferable to the gun? Is Ivins really “pro-knife,” or is she making
some other point in her discussion of knives versus guns?
4.
Ivin’s
introduction consists of three very brief paragraphs. Which statement best describes the style of
her introduction? Explain.
5.
Which of these
best describes the conclusion of “Ban the Things”? Why?
a.
It makes a blunt
recommendation.
b.
It asks a
thought-provoking question.
c.
It narrates an
anecdote about guns.
d.
It predicts what
will happen if guns are not banned.