This week, you must also complete a Citation Exercise assignment

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This week, you must also complete a Citation Exercise assignment designed to help you practice incorporating research in your student essays for the purpose of supporting your claims. The assignment is accessible, as an attachment, through the Week Five link above. Specific instructions and an example of how to properly complete the Citation Exercise are included in the attachment. Follow the instructions carefully.

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Research and Citation Exercise Directions: Support each of the major claims listed below with researched material collected from at least one source (no more than two sources) for each answer. You may use credible online sources or library resources to respond to each claim. Write one paragraph, with a minimum of three minor supporting sentences, to support each major claim. Use the major claim as the paragraph’s topic sentence; then, support the claim with a combination of direct quotes, paraphrased material, and your own ideas. ______________________________________________________________________________ Example: The following paragraph (“answer”) illustrates how you should complete this exercise. Major Claim: Illegal immigrant workers should be granted legal status. Answer: (1 – MC) Illegal immigrant workers should be granted legal status. (2 - MSC) In “Illegal Workers Should be Granted Legal Status,” George Bush states that the main reason America became a powerful nation in the twentieth century is because it welcomed the talent, power, and patriotism of immigrant families (554). (3 – MSC) Because we are a nation founded and inspired by immigrants, we should acknowledge the contributions made by working immigrants who contribute to our economy by accepting them as part of our country instead of pushing them out. (4 – MSC) Bush writes, “Out of common sense and fairness, our laws should allow willing workers to enter our country and fill jobs that Americans are not filling. We must make our immigration laws more rational, and more humane” (Connelly 556). Bush, George. “Illegal Immigrant Workers Should be Granted Legal Status.” The Sundance Reader. Fifth Edition. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2009. 554-59. [MC = Major Claim; MSC = Minor Supporting Claim] ______________________________________________________________________________ In the answer provided above, (2) is paraphrased support; (3) is my own ideas; and (4) is a direct quote. You must provide each kind of support (three in total) to successfully answer each major claim question. To complete this assignment, you must produce a one paragraph answer for each of the three major claims listed below. After each paragraph, cite your sources as you would in a “Works Cited” page (as exhibited in the example above). 1. Major Claim: Affirmative Action perpetuates racism. 2. Major Claim: Condoms should be distributed in public schools as a way to prevent teenage pregnancy. 3. Major Claim: The legal driving age should be raised to eighteen-years-old. Note: You must support each claim, despite your real opinion on the issue. ...
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Major Claim: Affirmative Action perpetuates racism.

According to an analysis by Alex Keller, affirmative action is misunderstood because it was
meant to help the minorities get...

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