Topic: Voluntary simplicity

Order Description Topic Paragraph (20 pts): Outline for Paper (30 pts.): Final Draft Due (100 pts.): Length: 4-5 pages (typed, dbl spaced); this DOES NOT include the Works Cited Page Sources: use at least TWO sources for this paper, one of which must offer an opposing viewpoint to your thesis. You will refute or challenge this source in your paper. Documentation: See MLA section in the The Little Seagull page 109 for the correct format for internal Documentation?use of MLA style, and for creating a Works Cited page at the end of your paper. How to approach this writing assignment: 1) Develop and state your position (thesis) on a controversial subject relating to one of the themes of our class on Voluntary Simplicity. Such examples as the debate over fossil fuels; the controversy over factory-farms vs. small local producers; the role of spending our way to happiness, etc. Be sure to find a topic that is important to you, one that you want to learn more about. 2) State the importance of this topic in our local community, in American society and globally (if relevant). Provide some relevant background (contextual) information pertaining to the topic. 3) Build your argument to support your position from the source materials you have gathered, selecting quotes and paraphrase material (remember, you must show at least one opposing view and then challenge that view). 4) Offer your own analysis and evaluation of the topic?you are trying to persuade your audience to the validity of your view; basically, you are trying to get them to agree with you. 5) Consider using Aristotle's THREE APPEALS of argument writing: logic (facts, statistics, expert opinion, objective material); emotion (anecdotes, personal stories); ethics (personal experience, reputation, and credentials of author). Length: 3 pages minimum, dbl spaced, standard margins, 12 font size + Works Cited Page MLA format: (see pg. 149 in The Little Seagull for sample paper) How to write an analysis paper An analysis paper is simply your examination and discussion of a piece of writing (a poem, short story, novel, play, and nonfiction works such as essays, editorials, magazine articles, research reports, etc.). This assignment requires you to select ONE CHAPTER from either: Money or Food and offer both a summary and evaluation of it. There are three critical thinking functions which you will use for this paper. 1) Summary: You need to restate the author?s thesis and purpose, then identify some of the important points found in the chapter (using a few quotes is good because it illustrates the author?s writing style and demonstrates a close-read understanding of the text). 2) Analysis: Next, examine these points and the evidence/supports presented in terms of the following criteria? 1.Consider the information source used (quality, reliability of sources used) 2.Is the information significant/relevant? 3.Are the terms clearly defined? 4.Has the author used and interpreted the information fairly? 5.Has the author argued logically and reasonably? (beware of irrational bias and personal prejudice?the author?s and YOURS!) NOTE* Do not simply answer these questions as stated, but respond to them in the general context and discussion of your essay. 3) Evaluation: This is the part of the analysis where you offer your views and opinion on the material (ideas and evidence) the author has presented. With what do you agree, disagree; and why? Stay close to the article in your evaluation of the author?s position and findings. Try to point out weaknesses or problems with the evidence and supports the author has used. If you can, pick apart the author?s own examples or show faulty reasoning. Your reader is more likely to be convinced of the validity and logic of your views about the piece of writing in question when you work with the same material as the author. Note: you do not have to disagree with or find fault with ALL of the ideas presented in the article. In fact, you may agree with most of what has been argued. Just remember, the essential purpose of writing an analysis is to examine the ideas presented in a piece of writing and then offer commentary on them. ***Note: The above three functions are NOT necessarily the organization of your paper. Read below to see how to organize your paper. Approaches to the organization of an analysis paper Introduction. Introduce the author and the essay. State the author?s thesis (controlling idea) of the piece you are discussing. You might want to include background material about the author, the significance of the topic in today?s world, the nature and history of the controversy of the topic, a comment about the audience for which the piece was intended, and why you chose this article to analyze. Body of the paper. Each paragraph should contain: 1) Topic sentence? states the focus of the paragraph 2) Key points, direct quotes, details and descriptions should support the topic sentence of the paragraph 3) Your views, opinions, commentary, questions, use of personal examples will offer your reader an evaluation of the material. Conclusion. The last paragraph must provide closure by stating your overall evaluation of the article. What was valid, effective, persuasive, etc. and what was not should appear in the conclusion. A final thought or observation might be helpful in rekindling your reader?s interest in the topic. Exercise as a Behavioral Modification Baseline Phase Report Susie Sample Liberty University Disclaimer: This sample baseline phase report was created by a residential student according to the timeframe of a 16 week semester. Your Liberty University Online 8-week course requires you to adjust the length of the baseline/treatment phases to fit within this term. The behavior that was observed during baseline was exercise. For the purpose of the experiment, exercise was defined as any purposeful physical activity that increased the participant’s heart rate and produced perspiration. Exercise included the use of equipment at the LaHaye Student Union gym in 20 and 30 minute intervals. Exercise also included participation in intramural volleyball, which included games about once or twice a week. The behavior of exercise was recorded with frequency, how often the participant exercised a week, and duration, how long the participant exercised. The observation period for the baseline phase of exercise consisted of 14 days. Baseline observation started on February 12, 2012, and ended on February 26, 2012. The days that the behavior occurred were marked, along with the duration of the behavior (Shown in Figure 1). Observation was continuously recorded by the participant during the observation period. Observations and recordings of behavior took place in natural settings and were unstructured. Behavior was recorded on a piece of paper and was later constructed into a frequency graph. Figure 1. The frequency and duration of exercise during the baseline phase of behavior modification. The behavior of exercise recorded during baseline had a frequency of 3 times within the 14 days. Each time the behavior of exercise occurred it lasted for the duration of one hour. The form of exercise in which the participant engaged was volleyball games. The participant did not engage in any other forms of exercise apart from participation in intramural volleyball games. The target behavior of exercising at the LaHaye gym was not met. The behavioral deficit of exercise was made obvious through the lack of exercise that was recorded during baseline.