I need help revising this paper, I feel that it is lacking in what was actually asked. So these are things my professor ppointed out should be included:
Make a Claim
What is the problem?
Who is affected by the problem?
What causes the problem?
Has anyone tried to do anything about it?
What is likely to happen in the future if the problem isnt solved?
Propose Your Solution
What do you want to achieve?
How exactly will your solution work?
Has anything like it been tried elsewhere?
Can you think of any reason why your solution might not work?
Has anyone proposed this solution before?
Consider Other Solutions
Examine other solutions that have been or ight be proposed for the problem.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of those solutions?
Why is your solution better?
For
Writing Project #1, you will investigate a problem and propose a
solution. One of the most common writing projects often required by
employees is to craft a proposal or recommendation. Unlike newspaper
editorials, such a document is not intended to rouse emotions but to
provide clear, reasoned advice to your audience regarding how to
proceed. For Writing Project #1, you will be addressing the newly
elected Congress of the United States.
THE PROBLEM
For almost a decade, social media has increasingly come under attack
by both Democrats and Republicans alike. Republicans often claim that
social media has a liberal bias and that conservative voices are often
silenced for reasons that have more to do with political correctness
than the accuracy of any given post. Democrats are more likely to
suggest these social media platforms give conspiracy theorists and
propagandists far too big a platform to provoke violence and spread
misinformation. Towards the end of his administration, Trump even called
for Congress to overturn section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency
Act (CDA).
The CDA was passed by Congress in 1996 and provided a broad legal
framework with which the internet would develop over the next 25
years. Section 230 of that act shields companies like Facebook, Google,
Craigslist, Reddit, TikTok, and Twitter from legal liability in the
event that a third party posts harmful content on their platform.
Traditional media outlets like CNN, The Wall Street Journal, or even the Corpus Christi Caller Times
enjoy far fewer protections and can be held liable in civil and
criminal court if their content proves injurious. For Writing Project
#1, you will investigate this problem in further detail. What role has
social media played in provoking civil unrest both here and abroad?
Should social media be treated like other news outlets and be held
liable for what their users post? How do other countries deal with
these problems? Most importantly, either recommend specific
changes to section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, argue
convincingly for its repeal entirely, or make an argument that no
changes should be made at all. Either way, you will need to
develop a convincing and compelling argument that anticipate likely
rebuttals and integrates several secondary sources to develop its claim.
THE PROPOSAL
Obviously, the specifics of the
proposal will vary from project to project but make sure that your
proposal is CLEAR. Your thesis statement should read something like
Congress should do __________. The audience for this proposal is the
United States Congress but you may choose to address a specific
representative or senator.
RESOURCES
This paper requires a combination of 5
primary and/or secondary sources. Primary sources usually consists of
interviews, polling data, and statistics that you yourself compile.
Secondary sources usually consists of articles that a researcher
locates on line or in a library. For newspaper articles like those in
the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, I highly recommend using
NEWSBANK, one of the many databases available through the library’s web
page. At least TWO of your sources must be from writers that disagree
with your central claim.
REQUIRED READING
* Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 10 from The Bedford Guide for College Writers.
* Chapters 12, 13, 14, and 15 from Easy Writer.
PAPER REQUIREMENTS
The final draft should:
* be 6-8 pages in length;
* be typed and formatted according to MLA guidelines;
* contain in-text documentation and a works cited listed with at least 5 sources.
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