are Prisons obsolete
Budget: $2 – $8 USD
Your goal for this essay is to use the Rogerian model to respond to the following issue listed below:
1) Are Prisons Obsolete? Does carceralism actually work to 'better' society? Does it 'rehabilitate' the individual? This will be a sensitive topic for many. Think critically about the modern prison system and society's relationship with punishment and prison as devices used to 'change'. Think about whether this works; think about its flaws. Do things need to change? Explain why or why not, using the Rogerian Model, and cite Angela Davis's text, Are Prisons Obsolete? - Chapter 1. You may agree with the scholar or disagree, and you may also use other secondary sources.
Figure out your stance. Then, you must find three reliable online articles, or secondary sources, that you must read and cite in your essay.
One source MUST embody a side of the issue you DISAGREE; the other two sources must SUPPORT your argument.
Regardless of your position on this issue, you must not only find sources that support your thesis, but you must find sources / articles that embody the opposition of your position. In the case of the latter, it is ok to conceded, and even agree with some of their points (that is the point of Rogerian Argumentation). However, you should still ultimately disagree with their overall argument, and ultimately clarify why their argument, though you may agree to an extent, is ultimately flawed, or why perhaps your solution (whatever it is you argue) is stronger.
Format: MLA format and all that applies
Length Requirement: essay must be at least 4 full pages in length. It can be longer. 6 pages Max.
Source Citation: you will be required to cite from your source (articles) with quotations and paraphrases within the text. Proper in-text citation in MLA will be expected after each reference to the source. List the source in a Works Cited page.
1) Are Prisons Obsolete? Does carceralism actually work to 'better' society? Does it 'rehabilitate' the individual? This will be a sensitive topic for many. Think critically about the modern prison system and society's relationship with punishment and prison as devices used to 'change'. Think about whether this works; think about its flaws. Do things need to change? Explain why or why not, using the Rogerian Model, and cite Angela Davis's text, Are Prisons Obsolete? - Chapter 1. You may agree with the scholar or disagree, and you may also use other secondary sources.
Figure out your stance. Then, you must find three reliable online articles, or secondary sources, that you must read and cite in your essay.
One source MUST embody a side of the issue you DISAGREE; the other two sources must SUPPORT your argument.
Regardless of your position on this issue, you must not only find sources that support your thesis, but you must find sources / articles that embody the opposition of your position. In the case of the latter, it is ok to conceded, and even agree with some of their points (that is the point of Rogerian Argumentation). However, you should still ultimately disagree with their overall argument, and ultimately clarify why their argument, though you may agree to an extent, is ultimately flawed, or why perhaps your solution (whatever it is you argue) is stronger.
Format: MLA format and all that applies
Length Requirement: essay must be at least 4 full pages in length. It can be longer. 6 pages Max.
Source Citation: you will be required to cite from your source (articles) with quotations and paraphrases within the text. Proper in-text citation in MLA will be expected after each reference to the source. List the source in a Works Cited page.