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Book-Specific Resources / Student Writing / Argument Writing MLA-style Argument Essay: Teal Pfeifer "Devastating Beauty" Teal Pfeifer wrote this essay during her sophomore year at Stanford University, where she majored in English. Her essay follows the MLA guidelines described in Chapters 52-54 of The Everyday Writer, Third Edition.  Download Teal Pfeifer's Argument Essay
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MLA-Style Argument Essay: Heather Ricker "Video Games: Buyers Beware!" Asked to write an essay addressed to her classmates - one that makes an argumentative claim and supports it with good reasons and evidence - Heather Ricker decided to follow up on her interest in current debates over whether and how video games may affect users' behavior. Her essay is organized according to the classical system, and she has also added visual to help support some of her major arguments. Download Heather Ricker's Argument Essay
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MLA-Style Argument Essay, First Draft and Final Draft: Laura Montgomery "Do College and Religion Mix?" This argument essay written by Laura Montgomery follows the MLA guidelines described in Chapters 52-54 of The Everyday Writer, Third Edition. Laura Montgomery completed a first draft of her essay and submitted it to her instructor, whose comments appear in boldface type. Laura used her instructor's suggestions to expand her argument and improve her writing before turning in the final draft of her essay. Both the first draft and the final draft of Laura's argument essay are included below. Download Laura Montgomery's First Draft with Instructor Comments
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MLA-Style Argument Essay, First and Final Drafts: Emily Lesk "Red, White, and Everywhere" Emily Lesk wrote this essay for her first-year English course at Stanford University. Her class was given the assignment "Explore the ways in which one or more media have affected an aspect of American identity, and discuss the implications of your findings for you and your readers." In her essay, Emily combines a narrative pattern with a cause-effect argument in order to make her main point, that the Coke logo now represents America. Included below are Emily's complete first draft, an excerpt from her first draft with peer review comments, and her final essay. Download Emily Lesk's First Draft
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MLA-Style Argument Essay: Milena Ateyea "A Curse and a Blessing" For a class assignment at Houston Community College, Milena Ateyea was asked to analyze Derek Bok's essay "Protecting Freedom of Expression at Harvard" by focusing on the author's use of emotional, ethical, and logical appeals. Milena's essay is a prime example of analyzing an argument. Download Milena Ateyea's Argument Essay
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