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Assignment 6: Research Essay (30%) Instructions: Write a detailed argumentative essay in which you respond to the following question: “Are gender issues still a problem in modern America?” Additional Requirements *Include an introductory paragraph consisting of your thesis statement and well-developed lead-in sentences, at least three or four body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. *At least one direct quote (with quotation marks) from a minimum of six periodical articles must be incorporated into the essay. Failure to meet this requirement will result in a D for the assignment. *A Works Cited page must be included. Works Cited entries must be arranged according to MLA style of documentation. Failure to include a Works Cited page will result in a D for the assignment. *The essay must be at least 1500 words (excluding the works cited). Failure to meet this requirement will result in at most a “D” for the assignment *The essay must be double-spaced, 12-point size type, Times New Roman font You may use sources outside of the textbook. The sources below are suggested, but optional. They Say/I Say, Chapter 23, “What’s Gender Got to Do With It?” includes the following articles. You may want to select from among these: Laurie Frankel: From He To She In First Grade Farhad Manjoo: It’s Time For ‘They” Damon Linker: Liberals’ Astonishingly Radical Shift On Gender Anne-Marie Slaughter: Why Women Still Can’t Have It All Richard Dorment: Why Men Still Can’t Have It All Helen Lewis: The Coronavirus Is A Disaster For Feminism Sanjana Ramanathan: An End To Sexism In Gaming Communities Monica Wright: Why We Need Title IX Now More Than Ever You may also want to choose from among the following Online articles. These articles are found on our textbook’s Website Blog under “Gender Issues” but the URLs are direct links to the articles’ original source. https://www.buzzfeed.com/spenceralthouse/re-creating-calvin-klein-ads#.yom8B1DyD https://medium.com/the-coffeelicious/you-may-have-seen-my-face-on-bart-8b9561003e0f https://msmagazine.com/2016/05/02/watch-what-happens-when-men-read-abusive-tweets-to-female-sports-reporters/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/world/europe/henley-standard-sir-england.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/08/insider/why-do-people-still-use-the-word-mistress-a-reporter-reflects.html https://www.the-broad-side.com/mother-of-three-to-ref-for-the-nfl-whats-being-a-mom-got-to-do-with-it https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/pau-gasol-becky-hammon https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/11/17/im-a-feminist-i-study-rape-culture-and-i-dont-want-al-franken-to resign/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f0c511c6ef40 https://depauliaonline.com/22683/opinions/women-should-be-drafted/ https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/01/are-you-a-feminist-a-brief-history-of-todays-most-popular-celebrity-interview-question.html https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/female-digital-assistants-alexa-siri-remain-popular-silicon-valley-it-ncna973296 https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/08/tinder-hook-up-culture-end-of-dating https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/26/dont-like-what-a-woman-is-saying-call-her-ugly/?utm_term=.eb3e9af073db https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-womans-place-is-in-the-broadcast-booth_b_59b861b0e4b0390a1564d998
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