For this assignment, you will write a 1,500-word argumentative essay on the topic given below. You need to read the articles whose links I supply you below and use the articles to help you support your argument. You should both quote and paraphrase from three to five of these articles using correct MLA documentation. In this essay, you are to take the position that nuclear power is safe, using information from the articles you read to support your case.
Read all of the articles whose links I give you below. Come up with three or four points to defend your thesis based on your reading. Each paragraph in the body of your essay should address a different point of argument in support of your thesis. And, again, quote and cite info from three to five sources in your essay to support your thesis. Your thesis should be the last sentence of your introduction.
You are required to supply a correct MLA Works Cited page (which should be the last page of your paper) listing in alphabetical order the (no fewer than three, no more than five) sources you have cited from in your paper. You may cite only from the articles in the list below.
Your topic:
In this essay, make the case that nuclear power is a clean and safe form of energy.
Links to articles you should read:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/02/14/the-real-reason-they-hate-nuclear-is-because-it-means-we-dont-need-renewables/#2364cb7b128f (Links to an external site.)
http://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/2017/11/21/why-i-changed-my-mind-about-nuclear-power-transcript-of-michael-shellenbergers-tedx-berlin-2017 (Links to an external site.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2018/06/11/if-nuclear-power-is-so-safe-why-are-we-so-afraid-of-it/#7495eebc6385 (Links to an external site.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/06/17/hbo-chernobyl-tragic-nuclear-power-safe-clean-vital-column/1409096001/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article238681038.html (Links to an external site.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/can-nuclear-energy-save-our-environment-authors-make-a-case-in-seeing-the-light/ (Links to an external site.)
https://climate.nasa.gov/news/903/coal-and-gas-are-far-more-harmful-than-nuclear-power/ (Links to an external site.)
https://reason.com/video/this-environmentalist-says-only-nuclear-power-can-save-us-now/ (Links to an external site.)
https://reason.com/2016/08/05/the-nuclear-war-over-climate-change/ (Links to an external site.)
https://nypost.com/2019/04/13/one-way-to-save-the-planet-build-more-nuclear-plants/
Argumentation Essay Guidelines
Use Times New Roman font, size 12.
Make sure margins are set at one inch all around (that’s the default setting so if you haven’t changed them before they should be fine).
Do not send as a .pdf file.
Double space.
Essay’s text should be aligned to the left margin, not justified.
Essay must be between 1,500 and 1,600 words.
Always put the titles of articles in quotation marks (for example, “Drill Here, Drill Now”).
Do not use first person (I, me, my, we, us, etc.) or second person (you, your, yours, etc.)
Include an introduction, body, and conclusion. Thesis at end of introduction.
Body paragraphs should be between 200-300 words long. No short paragraphs.
No quotations longer than 4 full lines of text in your paper.
Proper MLA header required. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP0js5gFkfY
Double space and type your heading at the upper left-hand margin of page 1 as follows and center your title after your heading:
Student Name
Professor Orlet
Engl 102-OL01D (You can find your specific section on the Canvas homepage.)
15 March 2021
Center Your Title
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