Foreign Languages Homework Help

• The correct approach or mode is expository, though you will use argumentation to present your evidence.
• It is due at the end of Week 8. No late work is accepted. Upload it through Canvas to Turnitin by 11:59 pm of the last Sunday of class.
• Your APA-style research essay will begin with a Title Page and end with References.
• I provide a sample student essay in APA format. Note that it includes additional info that your final papers will need, such as an abstract.
• As usual for APA essays in our class, use Times New Roman font, size 12. Standard 1″ margins. Double-spaced. Page numbers inserted in upper-right corner. Running head capitalized in upper-left corner; the running head is an abbreviated version of your title.
• You must also create (not copy/paste) an original graph as a visual aid in your essay. In Word: Insert > Chart.
• Use at least five sources; three should come from Coastline’s Online Library or Google Scholar (see the Week 5 Module for videos about how to do this).
• You may use and quote the articles linked in this week’s Modules.

ESSAY TOPIC: Design a society that fosters the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.

• To do so, you’ll create policies and rationalize them using evidence from your research.
• You’ll need to define clearly your terms (happiness, greatest number, etc.).
• Organization: Your essay will have an introduction paragraph, five body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph–a beginning, middle, and end.
• Total length (including title page, abstract, your content, and the References page):
  • First page = Title page
  • Second page = Abstract with key words
  • Next few pages = one intro paragraph, exactly four body paragraphs, and one conclusion paragraph = SIX total paragraphs
  • Final page = References
• Each body paragraph must include one to two quotations with citations from your research.
• Your body paragraphs will zoom in on four or more national interests. Examples include: class, race, ideologies (belief systems, religions, and so on), urban design, architecture, transportation, renewable resources, leadership / system of government, arts (painting, literature, music, film), military, cuisine, physical / mental health of citizens, entertainment, invented history, scientific innovation / research, technology, health care, family structure, economic policies, business practices, imports / exports, geographic location, topography, natural habitat…. and any others you can think of.
• To reiterate: You are creating a new, imaginary society. Although a research paper, this is also a form of creative writing. Pick four or more national interests on which to focus. Support your proposed policies with concrete evidence from EBSCO articles and other online research.
• For inspiration refer to the linked essays on happiness and society.
• Be sure to create an outline, organize your ideas into sections, and use transitions to signal shifts from section to section.
• Have fun! Strut your stuff. You’re strong, capable writers by now.