This essay assignment will require you to perform research and develop an argumentative claim related to the topics we have encountered in the aforementioned text as well as our discussions in class. The purpose of your essay may be to either argue for one side of a specific issue OR present a solution to a problem that you define as being pertinent to this unit’s theme. It will be up to you to create your own central question and develop a thesis.
Topic I chose to write about:
– Consider the issue of working and living conditions within California’s prisons. Is there a need for improvement in any one aspect of prison life? Are there methods of punishment that should be reconsidered, reformed, or removed? Do labor rights apply within prison walls, and can you focus on one particular issue related to prison labor?
– must be a minimum of 2,000 words (does not include the header or works cited page).
• incorporate a minimum of seven (7) outside sources, four (4) of which much be
scholarly in nature (from research in EBSCO Host, Academic Search Premier, JSTOR,
or the BC eBook catalog)
• use MLA formatting with proper in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
• be written in a tone appropriate for an academic essay, avoiding use of the first person voice and any informal language usage such as slang or text-speak

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