Using all the knowledge you have acquired in your own research, from your classmates and from the book by West and Smiley, write an essay of no less than 1500 words with proper citations, an original title on a title page, 1" margins, and a Works Cited page at the end.
The essay prompt:
You are invited to a debate on the following topic: "Given the current state of affairs in America, how are young people supposed to situate themselves as engaged citizens of this county,so that they can act honestly and think clearly in order to contribute constructively to this nation."
Your paper will be addressed to a large audience of college students from all walks of life and all levels of college. In your response you will have to include information from all 12 areas that our class researched as well as quotes from the text, The Rich and the Rest of Us.You can tell any story, take any approach you want that will help persuade, engage and edify your audience.
Your paper must have proper citations and a Works Cited page. You can write more than 1500 words, all the way up to 15000 if you like.
Due in class on Monday Oct 28 at 1:30. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. That means at 1:31 your paper is late. You can collaborate and submit joint papers if you like, just sign everbody's name on what you submit.
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