Article writing homework help. In your 3-hour time slot, write an essay with an INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH, 2 or 3 BODY PARAGRAPHS, and a CONCLUDING PARAGRPAH. Minimum word count: 800 words.
 
End your essay with a Works Cited page with the two sources that you cite in your essay.
 
Email your essay to me by the end of the 3-hour time slot.
 
Choose one of the following TWO OPTIONS.
 
OPTION 1: In “Coronavirus Offers an Excuse to Close Borders. That Would Be a Mistake” by Daniel Trilling, I find this quotation:
 
Malta is not the only country to shut off help to vulnerable migrants during the pandemic: Italy has also closed its ports, while the UK declines to evacuate refugee children with relatives in Britain from unsanitary Greek camps, and the US has quietly suspended its entire asylum system. Earlier this month, nearly 400 Rohingya refugees were found starving on a boat near Malaysia, which had reportedly cited the pandemic as a reason not to take them in. (Trilling)
 
Trilling is talking about how, in the time of coronavirus, countries are closing their borders to international travel and migration. He goes on to say, “To many people, this logic – we must look after our own – will seem unassailable, despite the costs” and the fact is that public health experts believe “temporary limits on movement” are “an essential part of the fight against the coronavirus.” The question for all of us will become: should we continue to focus on only looking “after our own” even after we defeat the coronavirus? Trilling is opposed to keeping borders closed. He argues, “This is a planetary crisis, not a national one, and it is vital that we do not allow our respect for human life to end at the border.”
 
Find a quotation from “The Myth of Universal Love” that expresses Asma’s position that, basically, “we must look after our own.” Then use the quotations from Trilling and Asma to help you answer the following questions in your essay:
 

1. BODY PARAGRAPH 1: They Say. In his article, Trilling is worried that countries will continue to close their borders even after the coronavirus pandemic ends. Trilling thinks that would be a mistake. Based on your understanding of Asma’s position, how would he respond to Trilling’s concern? Explain.

 

2. BODY PARAGRAPH 2: I Say. Does the experience of the pandemic strengthen your support of Asma’s position in Essay 1? Does it change your position in Essay 1, leading you to now support Asma’s ideas? Or do you still believe in “universal love”? Explain.

 
Trilling, Daniel. “Coronavirus Offers an Excuse to Close Borders. That Would Be a Mistake.” The Guardian, 26 April 2020, www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/26/coronavirus-close-borders-pandemic. Accessed 30 April 2020.
 
 
 
OPTION 2: In the article “‘Zoom Fatigue’ Is Taxing the Brain. Here’s Why That Happens” by Julia Sklar, I find the following quotation:
 
During an in-person conversation, the brain focuses partly on the words being spoken, but it also derives additional meaning from dozens of non-verbal cues, such as whether someone is facing you or slightly turned away, if they’re fidgeting while you talk, or if they inhale quickly in preparation to interrupt. (Sklar)

These “non-verbal clues” support human communication and “lay the groundwork for emotional intimacy.” On the other hand:
 
A typical video call impairs these ingrained abilities, and requires sustained and intense attention to words instead. If a person is framed only from the shoulders up, the possibility of viewing hand gestures or other body language is eliminated. If the video quality is poor, any hope of gleaning something from minute facial expressions is dashed. (Sklar)
 
Find quotation(s) from “The Limits of Friendship” by Maria Konnikova about how humans communicate in person in contrast to digital communication. Then use the quotations from Konnikova and Sklar to help you answer the following questions in an essay.
 
BODY PARAGRAPH 1: They Say. Does the evidence in “Zoom Fatigue” agree with the evidence in Konnikova’s article? Or does it differ in some way?
 
BODY PARAGRAPH 2: I Say.

• Does your experience of having classes on Zoom confirm or refute the evidence in Sklar’s and Konnikova’s articles? Explain.

 

• Were there advantages to having class on Zoom? Were there disadvantages? Do you have any suggestions for making Zoom classes more effective and enjoyable, given that the college will continue remote learning at least through the summer? Use your own ideas and what you learned from Sklar and Konnikova to answer these questions.

 
 
Sklar, Julia. “‘Zoom Fatigue’ Is Taxing the Brain. Here’s Why That Happens.” National Geographic, 24 April 2020, www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/04/coronavirus-zoom-fatigue-is-taxing-the-brain-here-is-why-that-happens/. Accessed 30 April 2020.
 
 
 
 

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