University of Miami Possition Essay

Describe and support a new ethics system, based on one personal rule to live by and three rules from three of the following texts: Buddha, Matthew 5-7, Plato, Utopia, and the Bhagavad.

Requirements:

• 1200 – 1500 words
• Use APA style. Download the template here: APA template (Links to an external site.)
• At least one direct quote from three course texts
• Use supporting evidence from reliable outside sources as needed
• Score “excellent” or “above average” on each rubric row
• See the Position Essay Info module for more information

Students compose an essay outlining their position, attitude or intention towards the specified topic. The student’s position must be clearly identified, discussed and supported with evidence from reliable sources.

The student must take a position that applies belief and reasoning systems to concepts of ethics and/or knowledge (DBR 200.1) and applies said systems of knowledge and/or ethics to issues in society, history, faith, spirituality, and/or one’s own life from a global perspective (DBR 200.2).

After this assignment, students will be able to:

• Use Grammarly (Links to an external site.) to detect and correct common errors in grammar and mechanics.
• Compose an introduction (Links to an external site.) that starts with an attention getter which raises interest and evokes emotion, such as shock, sadness, or happiness.
• Develop a one-sentence thesis statement (Links to an external site.) that contains the essay’s main points and signals the author’s stance to the reader.
• Construct effective topic sentences (Links to an external site.) to start each paragraph, focusing on a single topic that is supported by a detailed evidence, examples, and explanations within the paragraph.
• Integrate direct and indirect quotes (Links to an external site.) effectively into the text with correct APA-style in-text citations and references.