“Is Justice for All Possible in America?” (kessler text)

 “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

In light of the idea of “one nation… with liberty and justice for all,” . In clear terms, you are asked to answer philosophically the following question “Is Justice for All Possible in America?”

·         State clearly your thesis

·         Proceed with argumentation step by step and clearly

·         Backing up (or documenting) your basic arguments (claims)

·         If appealing to the authority of philosophers (authors), be critical, always specifying

whatever you’re agreeing with and to what extent.

·         Bibliography in MLA style

·         7 pages no front page

 Outline should be these way

1. Introduction

Introductory sentence (one or two sentences), formulating the issue

            Thesis (your stand on the issue)

Transitional (how to establish the thesis) statement, previewing the major points (arguments) of the argumentation (arguments backing up the thesis).

1. Body

            Argument (point) #1

            Argument (point) #2

            Argument (point) #3

            Argument (point) #4 etc…

1. Conclusion

3.1.   Briefly rephrase the thesis, and restate your stand.

3.2.   Summarize your arguments

3.3    Conclusion