Demonstrate personal responsibility by doing independent work in PHIL 1301 and properly citing all sources. General Instructions

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Objective 1: Read, analyze, and critique philosophical texts. Objective 2: Demonstrate knowledge of major arguments, problems, and terminology in philosophy. Objective 3: Articulate key conceptual distinctions in philosophy. Objective 4: Present logically persuasive arguments in writing. Objective 5: Demonstrate an ability to discuss and reflect upon the application of the course material to various aspects of life. Objective 6: Evaluate the personal and social responsibilities of living in a diverse world. Objective 7: Demonstrate personal responsibility by doing independent work in PHIL 1301 and properly citing all sources. General Instructions 1. Before writing, carefully read the instructions for this entire assignment. 2. Compose your responses in a separate document. 3. Label the headings for each subsection of the paper. 4. Proofread your writing for spelling, grammar, and overall clarity. 5. Submit your assignment by copying your responses into the provided textbox or by attaching the document as a .docx or .pdf file. 6. Save a personal copy of your assignment in case of a submission error. 7. Late papers are accepted through the last day of classes before the week of final exams, but with a 20% late penalty. NOTE: Students should feel free to visit the Collin College Writing Center (Links to an external site.) (virtually or in person) with drafts of their paper for targeted feedback before formally submitting a final draft of the assignment. (Links to an external site.) Overview Your research paper should precisely meet the following requirements: 1. Your paper should be formatted in the following way: 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1” margins, double-spaced, 8-10 pages long (not counting the required works cited page), with no cover sheet. Use MLA parenthetical citation format. If you are unfamiliar with this citation format, visit Purdue University′s Online Writing Lab (Links to an external site.) for a brief introduction. 2. This research paper will build off the work you have already done in a Unit Writing Assignment. Begin by selecting one of your Unit Writing Assignments on either Plato, Stoicism, Hume, or Thoreau, together with its ″key passage,″ as the basis for your research paper. 3. The body of your paper should consist of the following clearly labeled subsections. A. Introduction Write an introductory paragraph that introduces your chosen philosopher and includes an easily identifiable thesis statement. a. Your thesis statement should summarize, in a single sentence, your paper′s argument. b. Your thesis statement should clearly identify the ″key passage″ you have selected from your primary text. c. Your thesis statement should explain (in general terms) why your selected passage is a ″key″ to understanding the whole of that primary text. B. Historical Background Based on your own research, write several substantial paragraphs (approximately 1 page total) that give relevant biographical and historical information about the author of your primary text and the world in which that author worked. a. This subsection should answer questions like: Who is your philosopher? When and where did they live? What kind of training did they have? What were the major events in their lives? b. Find and cite at least two reputable secondary sources (books, journal articles, encyclopedias, etc.) for the information gathered and summarized in this section. Use MLA style parenthetical citations. C. Philosophical Background Based on your own research, write several substantial paragraphs (approximately 1 page total) that give relevant information about the philosophical ideas most important to your philosopher. a. Answer questions like: What were the main philosophical contributions made by your philosopher? What topics and questions interested them most? What other philosophers or schools of philosophy influenced them? What were their major published works? What influence did they have on the work of the philosophers who came after them? b. Identify two three of their best known ideas. c. In particular, identify two or three of the main philosophical themes of the particular text that you are writing about. d. Find and cite at least two reputable secondary sources for the information gathered and summarized in this section. Use MLA style parenthetical citations. D. Key Passage Introduce and cite (in full) the passage you have selected from the primary text as a ″key″ to understanding the whole of that primary text. a. The ″key passage″ should be approximately 150-250 words. b. Write a short paragraph that supplies context for this passage: from which section of the primary text is your passage taken? Who is speaking? What question is this passage addressing? c. The ″key passage″ should be cited using MLA style parenthetical citations but, in this case, it is sufficient to give the title and the page number. For example: (Walden, 18). E. Analysis of Key Passage E1. Drawing on the work you′ve already done in your original Unit Writing Assignment, write a paragraph (approximately 150-250 words) that identifies the main idea of the key passage you selected from the primary text. a. Clearly state the main idea of your key passage in the paragraph’s topic sentence. b. Identify the reasons given in the passage in support of this main idea. c. Include citations from your key passage that provide evidence for your argument. E2. Drawing on the work you′ve already done in your original Unit Writing Assignment, write a second paragraph (approximately 150-250 words) that explains why, in your view, the selected passage is a “key” to understanding the whole of that primary text. a. Clearly state your reason for choosing this passage in the paragraph’s topic sentence. b. Explain how this key passage helps us to better understand the whole of that primary text. c. Connect your explanation to the main themes of the author′s work that you already identified in section C on philosophical background. d. As needed, include citations from your key passage that provide evidence for your argument. F. Supporting Passages Choose two other supporting passages (approximately 150-250 words each) from the primary text of your chosen philosopher. F1. Demonstrate how your selected ″key passage″ can help us to understand the meaning and importance of your first supporting passage. a. Introduce and cite (in full) your first supporting passage. Supply context for this passage. b. Write a substantial paragraph that explains how your ″key passage″ can help us to better understand the meaning and importance of your first supporting passage. c. Include citations from your key passage and first supporting passage that provide evidence for your argument. F2. Demonstrate how your selected ″key passage″ can help us to understand the meaning and importance of your second supporting passage. a. Introduce and cite (in full) your second supporting passage. Supply context for this passage. b. Write a substantial paragraph that explains how your ″key passage″ can help us to understand the meaning and importance of your second supporting passage. c. Include citations from your key passage and second supporting passage that provide evidence for your argument. G. Conclusion Write a substantial paragraph that repeats your original thesis statement and summarizes the evidence you′ve offered in support of that thesis. H. Works Cited Page Include an MLA style Works Cited page that lists full bibliographical information for all of your sources. a. Be sure to include full bibliographical information for all of your cited secondary sources. b. For the PDF of your primary text, it is sufficient for our purposes to list the author, the translator (where applicable), and the title. For example: Plato, The Apology, translated by Benjamin Jowett.

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