whether physician assisted suicide should be legal
In the four texts listed above, Fensterman, Hook, Mattlin, and Wagner each share their views on the issue of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. For this assignment, develop an argument that
1) expresses a position on whether physician assisted suicide should be legal and
2) supports your position with evidence from these texts (or from other readings or other sources). If you use any other source, you must come see me and have the source approved before you use it. Note: You need to use at least 3 of the sources listed above.
To support your position with evidence from the texts, you will need to employ synthesizing techniques (not a summary of each author’s entire article) by organizing your argument around topics and common themes, and identifying connections among the texts. In other words, organize your paper by IDEAS rather than sources. Also, remember that not everything the author writes in his or her article will be relevant to your essay. In addition to taking a position, you will also need to counter-argue viewpoints that are different from your position. That is, you will need to acknowledge what other people believe and then explain why your position is better.
To get started, it will help if you address the following questions:
* In what ways do the texts support or agree with one another? Do the texts share similar ideas about this topic?
*Are there places where the texts contradict or disagree with one another?
Audience
You are writing in an academic tone for people who come from educated backgrounds. Imagine you are writing for a well-respected opinion section of a magazine or newspaper.
Paper Length and Format
Your essay will be typed in 12 point Times New Roman font, double spaced, with one inch margins.
Your essay will be 4-5 pages, not including the list of references.
Your essay will include a References list in APA format that lists the bibliographic information for the 3-4 articles your paper is based on.
Please give your paper a title and staple your paper.
You must submit both a paper (hard copy) and electronic copy of the essay.