Is College Education Worth the Cost

Please submit your Final Argument Essay to the dropbox below as either a .doc, .docx, or pdf document, E Make sure it follows all the requirements on the prompt and is formatted according to MLA Style. Please be aware that if I find any plagiarism in your final essay, you will receive a zero for it. Essay #5 Prompt (1700 words): Is College Education Worth the Cost? Given the high financial cost of college, do the rewards of a college education-personal and intellectual as well as financial-balance the sacrifices that students make in time and money? Write an argumentative research essay of at least 1700 words in which you answer the following question: Is college education worth the cost? Frame your thesis as a response to what others say in this debate, either agreeing, disagreeing, or some combination of both. Your paper must be at least 1700 words and must include research from a minimum of 4 outside sources acquired through LAVC's library. In addition, at least two of your sources mus come from an academic journal or a book. You must include MLA-formatted in-text citations for these sources along with an annotated bibliography at the end of your essay. Importantly, you must quote, paraphrase, or summarize at least once from each of your sources in the body of your essay. It is not enough to throw a short quote into your intro or conclusion and consider that a use of research. The point is to use what these authors say to support the assertions you make and to have this dialogue continually. In other words, use what "they say" to support what "you say" since you are "entering a conversation" as we learned from the lectures. It is okay (and highly encouraged!) to include your personal experience and observations as evidence to support your claims wherever it is relevant. However, this will not count as one of your four sources. You must still use four outside sources that you have gathered through library research. Keep in mind that your research needs to come from LAVC's library databases. The "Opposing Viewpoints in Context" database may be especially helpful for you as you begin your research. Other helpful databases include the CQ Researcher, ProQuest, and Academic OneFile among others. My expectations for the essay Here is what your research essay should include: 1. An accurate, unbiased summary of the issue or controversy in your introduction. What main arguments are those on either side of the debate making?. 2. A thesis that clearly states your position on the issue relative to the points you just summarized (agree, disagree, or some combination of both along with why). 3. Topic sentences that directly state the main point or argument of each paragraph. 4. An effective use of your outside sources in your body paragraphs. You should weave quotes in with your own writing and avoid hit and run quotations. Provide your quotes with enough context, explain their importance thoroughly afterward, and make ties back to your thesis. 5. MLA-formatted in-text citations and an MLA-formatted Annotated Bibliography that lists all the sources you used in your paper. If you need to review MLA formatting, you can go to OWL Purdue online. 6. A variety of transitional words and phrases that link your sentences, paragraphs, and ultimately your argument together. 7. At least one counterargument, which you should summarize and then respond to. Annotated Bibliography HOLIOL C CO 0 Ma M W ups C