Essay 3: Examine a Public Argument
The Prompt
Our third unit focuses on the recent college admission scandal, which involved several wealthy families who were caught cheating or bribing their kids’ way into some of the nation’s top universities. As part of this unit, you’ve read two perspectives—one that argues that this kind of cheating, and the college admission process more generally, is deeply flawed, and another that sees this scandal as more of an isolated incident and not as indicative of a widespread problem within the university system. For this paper, you will closely examine this debate, identifying key concerns on each side. Your paper should do the following:
- Begin by briefly discussing the college admission scandal and the conversation surrounding it as presented by the articles we read for this unit.
- For the body of your essay, you should explore the two sides of this debate (one that says that the college admission process is corrupt and the other that says that the process is fair). What do people on each side of this debate argue? What kinds of people do you think are likely to agree with each side? How do you see the articles we read appealing to these two separate groups of people?
- Conclude by saying which side of this debate you agree with and why—do you think that there is a problem with the college admission process, or are things good as is?
Requirements
MLA format. This requires: Times New Roman size 12 font, double spacing, 1 inch margins, appropriate heading and page numbers, correct in-text citations, and a Works Cited page.
4-5 pages, not including Works Cited page
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