Philosophy 1301
Below I have attached the document on which the essay needs to be about. But I will provide the details again.
**NB: Before starting your essay, you should read this entire document as well as the information in the ‘Essay Assignments: Grading Criteria and Helpful Information’ folder. The articles given below are from The New York Times. Non-subscribers are limited to the number of articles they can read, but the Richland Library has full access to The New York Times. You can access The New York Times via this DCCCD Library web page.
**Topic #1: The Problem of Evil Chapter 3 of our text deals with the problem of evil. Read this article from The New York Times and write an essay that connects the article to the philosophical problem of evil. Your essay must include reference to chapter 3 of our text as well as at least one reference to an article/entry in either The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy or The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, through quotation and/or paraphrase. Rather than your opinion on the problem of evil, your essay should be a discussion of the problem of evil.
Essay#1: Assignments instructions
NB: Before starting your essay, you should read this entire document as
well as the information in the ‘Essay Assignments: Grading Criteria and
Helpful Information’ folder.
The articles given below are from The New York Times. Non-subscribers are
limited to the number of articles they can read, but the Richland Library has full
access to The New York Times. You can access The New York Times via this
DCCCD Library web page.
Topic #1: The Problem of Evil
Chapter 3 of our text deals with the problem of evil. Read this article from The
New York Times and write an essay that connects the article to the
philosophical problem of evil. Your essay must include reference to chapter 3 of
our text as well as at least one reference to an article/entry in either The
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy or The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,
through quotation and/or paraphrase. Rather than your opinion on the problem
of evil, your essay should be a discussion of the problem of evil.
Topic #2: The Problem of Personal Identity
Chapter 5 of our text deals with the problem of personal identity. Read this
article from The New York Times and write an essay that connects the article to
the philosophical problem of personal identity. Your essay must include
reference to chapter 5 of our text as well as at least one reference to an
article/entry in either The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy or The Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy, through quotation and/or paraphrase. Rather than
your opinion on the problem of personal identity, your essay should be a
discussion of the problem of personal identity.
In addition to what is described above, your essay must include the following:
• A heading done according to MLA
• An original title
• An introductory paragraph that contains your thesis (see this VERY
helpful advice on how to write your intro/begin your essay, and if you are
unsure of how to write a thesis, read this advice on developing a thesis)
• A summary of the New York Times article (If you are unsure of how to
write a summary, read this helpful advice on how to correctly summarize
a text)
• Body paragraphs that discuss the problem of evil or the problem of
personal identity, depending on the topic you chose, through reference to
http://libguides.dcccd.edu/c.php?g=701415
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/opinion/gun-violence-god-philosophy.html
https://plato.stanford.edu/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/opinion/we-are-not-born-human.html?rref=collection%2Fspotlightcollection%2Fthe-big-ideas&action=click&contentCollection=opinion®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection
https://plato.stanford.edu/
https://plato.stanford.edu/
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/beginning-academic-essay
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/beginning-academic-essay
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/developing-thesis
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/summary
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/summary
the article, chapter 3 or 5 of our text, depending on your topic, and at
least one of the sources mentioned above (here is some excellent advice
on how to structure body paragraphs)
• A minimum of 3 full pages (your works cited page doesn’t count as a
page)
• A conclusion (see this VERY helpful advice on how to conclude your
essay)
Your essay should be double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 point font; your
paper should be written in Standard English and done in MLA format. You must
include a MLA works cited page that includes all sources used in your essay,
including the article I provided.
To submit your paper, click on ‘Essay 1.’ You should attach a file that can be
opened with Microsoft Word (doc or docx); do not submit a pdf or type in the
submission box.
Any instance of plagiarism will be punished by a minimum of an F on the
assignment and a report to the associate dean of the humanities division.
Further punishment could include failure in the course, suspension, or
expulsion.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/argument_papers/body_paragraphs.html
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/ending-essay-conclusions
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/24/