Assignment Prompt
Write an essay in response to the following prompt:
1.1 In his essay “You Are Not an Algorithm,” Justin E.H. Smith argues that people’s “aquiescence” to algorithms “does not however change our nature, but only perverts it.” What does Smith mean by this statement and what are the implications of this view?
https://www.thephilosopher1923.org/smith
Topic Sentences
Begin each body paragraph with a topic sentence that is specific and focused on the prompt. Each topic sentence should support the content and organization of the thesis. Each topic sentence should be the first sentence of a paragraph. Boldface the topic sentences.
Body Paragraphs and Evidence
Write body paragraphs that include eight sentences: topic sentence, analysis and evidence, and conclusion sentence. A conclusion sentence refers back to the main point of the paragraph. Body paragraphs do not include the introduction and conclusion.
Integrate partial quotations into a paragraph using signal phrases.
Integrate two quotations from the source essay into each body paragraph. Avoid stringing quotations together.
Do not use ellipses (…) at the beginning and or ending of a quotation.
Do not use block quotations.
