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Read the Course Curriculum
"The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the
difference between lightning and the lightning bug." --Mark Twain
Expository Writing is an elective course designed to help students
critically think about writing through the study of published authors,
writing strategies, and rhetorical uses of language.
This class uses the following texts:
Survival 5th edition (ISBN) 0-917962-32-X
The Bedford Reader 5th edition (ISBN) 0-312-08637-7
Image Grammar by Harry Noden (ISBN) 0-86709-466-4
Writers' Choices: Grammar to Improve Style (ISBN) 0-15-506374-X
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Please submit all papers for this class to: MyDropBox.com
Current ID: 64835
Current Password: writing
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Please consult the calendar below daily for updates on assignments.
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Essay: Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
Organizer
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Research Paper Topic and Assignment Sheet
Please see the list of topics below and use the research methods discussed
in class to choose three possible topics for research.
Remember: Your first choice may be snagged by another student--each topic
may have only one pro and one con writer.
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Research Paper Topics
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Affirmative Action
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Banning Alcohol
Advertising on Broadcast Television |
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Capital Punishment
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Corrine F. |
Brian T. |
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Cloning |
Heather L. |
Andrew P.
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Doctor-Assisted Suicide
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Geri M. |
Jordan G. |
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Global Warming Preventions
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Alyssa D.
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Colby C. |
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Government Regulations
and/or Restrictions on Media Marketed Toward Children and Young
Adults
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Gun Control
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Amber M. |
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Juvenile Offenders Tried
as Adults |
Stephanie D. |
Kaitlyn J. |
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Mandatory Community
Service Requirements for All High School Students |
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Regulation of Music
Distribution Through the Internet |
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Stem Cell Research
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Jake W. |
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Use of Steroids or
Performance- Enhancing Drugs in Professional Sports |
Eisha V. |
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Year-Round
Schooling |
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Raising the Speed Limit on
Connecticut State Highways |
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Reforms/Modifications of
Immigration Laws |
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Abbie M. |
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Reinstatement of the Draft
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Dan H. |
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Research Paper Resources:
Words that
Introduce Quotes or Phrases
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| | Looking for additional guidance through the process of writing a research
paper? Try out Purdue University's OWL.
Online Writing Lab: The Research Paper
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| | Use the Milford Public Library
The Milford Public Library
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| | Expand your writing and research by using local resources.
The Library at Gateway Community College
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| | Info Anytime is a free 24 hour reference librarian service provided by
tutor.com. Log in and chat live with a reference librarian about research
topics!
Info Anytime
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| | A list of resources available to you at the campus library. Features
Pinpoint, a metasearch engine for researching.
Foran Media Center
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| | Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school,
college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers
in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
Citation machine
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| | At NoodleTools, we create innovative software that teaches students and
supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process.
Search intelligently. Assess the quality of results. Record, organize and
synthesize information using online notecards. Format your bibliography in
MLA or APA style. Smart.
Noodle Tools
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| | The following tutorial and exercises will help you to evaluate the quality
of information you find on the Web.
How to Evaluate Information on the Web
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| | Google Guide is an online interactive tutorial and reference for experienced
users, novices, and everyone in between. I developed Google Guide because I
wanted more information about Google's capabilties, features, and services
than I found on Google's website. --Nancy Blachman
Google Research Guide
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