Write an essay discussing an issue that people can disagree about, or see from
different points of view, with a thesis that states what I think about this issue, informed by your
conversation with at least three sources.
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“Synthesis”
means putting several sources together and using them to get a bigger
perspective on a topic.
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A
synthesis is organized by
ideas: an umbrella idea that describes the bigger perspective on the topic, and
supporting ideas. It is not organized by going through sources
one by one. Analyze the umbrella idea, breaking it down into smaller parts, and
go through the parts one by one. Bring in readings as they are relevant to each
supporting idea.
The thesis will be based off my idea: pot should be legalized. From my claim it will be backed up using evidence and logic (plus sources).
Your body paragraphs will
go through important parts, aspects, or supporting points that relate to your
main topic/umbrella idea. As you describe these supporting ideas, use whatever
sources are relevant to that particular aspect of the main idea. Use them for
evidence or examples of reasoning, and then explain what the evidence or
reasoning means.
Cite sources by author
and page number (Name 42). If a source does not have a named author, use its
title (“Title of a Thing” 51). If it is online and has no page numbers, number
the paragraphs and cite which paragraph your idea or quote comes from (Name
para. 5). As Jane Schmoe argues, after mentioning a name (or title) in your
sentence, you can leave it out of the parenthetical citation (22). If you use
several citations from the same source in a row, you only need to include the
name once (26).
The topic for this synthesis paper is about legalizing marijuana. You are to use these sources I have:
The Federal Government Should Decriminalize Marijuana:
https://go-gale-com.libproxy.eku.edu/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=FeaturedContent&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=15&searchType=TopicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CDWLMNY703099788&docType=Viewpoint+essay&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAY-MOD1&prodId=OVIC&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CDWLMNY703099788&topicId=00000000LVXJ&searchId=&userGroupName=rich43584&inPS=true
Marijuana:
https://go-gale-com.libproxy.eku.edu/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Reference&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=61&searchType=TopicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CPC3010999259&docType=Topic+overview&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAY-MOD1&prodId=OVIC&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CPC3010999259&topicId=00000000LVXJ&searchId=&userGroupName=rich43584&inPS=true
Drug Legalization:
https://go-gale-com.libproxy.eku.edu/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Reference&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=61&searchType=TopicSearchForm¤tPosition=3&docId=GALE%7CPC3010999286&docType=Topic+overview&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAY-MOD1&prodId=OVIC&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CPC3010999286&topicId=00000000LVXJ&searchId=&userGroupName=rich43584&inPS=true
What Jeff Sessions doesn’t understand about medical marijuana:
https://go-gale-com.libproxy.eku.edu/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Viewpoints&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=248&searchType=TopicSearchForm¤tPosition=3&docId=GALE%7CQQCZTY308945615&docType=Viewpoint+essay&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAY-MOD1&prodId=OVIC&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CQQCZTY308945615&topicId=00000000LVXJ&searchId=&userGroupName=rich43584&inPS=true
