CRITICAL ANALYSIS PAPER

Final Critical EssayCRITICAL ANALYSIS PAPERFor this assignment, you will write a 1200-word critical analysis based on one of the following topics inspired by readings in our textbook, The McGraw-Hill Reader. The paper will include quoting the text, as well as additional research from the library database or another approved and reliable source documented correctly in proper APA format. This paper requires writing using Third Person Point of View and the persuasive mode.The abstract should be 100 words and the body (excluding the cover page and reference page) of the paper should be 1200 words. Be sure to use the template for a research paper that you create in Week One, and provide direct support from your sources. It would be best to use the readings from your textbook, but other reliable sources should also be used. At least four sources are required. Choose ONE of the following topics:TOPIC SELECTIONSEducation: Is education a right or a privilege?History, Culture and Civilization: What can history teach us?Government, Politics and Social Justice: Is America on the right road?Business and Economics: Is the American Dream still alive?Philosophy, Ethics and Religion: What’s God Got to Do With it?I HAVE CHOOSEN This History, Culture and Civilization: What can history teach us?These are general topics meant to inspire further exploration and discovery of a narrower subject for your paper. Your essay should be persuasive and explore a debatable idea. See Idea Generators below and how the general topic of education as a right or privilege is narrowed to an examination of integration. Should integration necessarily translate into concrete gains like greater achievement for all students? If so, is mixing students by race the most effective mechanism for attaining it?First steps for success:1. Choose a topic2. Read the essay with pen in hand3. Underline or note an engaging quote or commentNow you are ready to begin! RECOMMENDED READINGSHistory, Culture and Civilization What can history teach us? Overview: p. 279Essays: “America’s “Oh Sh*t” Moment,” Niall Fergeson pp. 291-295″1776 and All That: America after September 11,” Edward Hoagland pp. 297-299SAMPLE IDEA GENERATORSHistory, Culture and CivilizationIn “A World Not Neatly Divided,” Amartya Sin states that “the befuddling influence of a singular classification also traps those who dispute the thesis of clash: To talk about the “Islamic world” or “the Western world” is already to adopt an impoverished vision of humanity as unalterable divided.” In a persuasive essay, address the future of a diversified America. Can a nation maintain a strong sense of self and still remain open to outside influences? Is national identity crucial to a nation’s survival? How would you describe America’s national identity?REQUIREMENTS• Persuasive Essay 1200 word minimum• APA manuscript format• Abstract and Title Page• Resources (minimum four): At least one direct quote from chosen essay, two sources from the library databases. Other sources may be from your textbook, other books, or credible internet sources.• Save the file in .doc, .docx, or .rtf• College level academic writing in third person point of view is required