Instructions Below you will find three essay prompts. These are the same three prompts weve worked with for the introduction and body paragraph assignments. Im using the same prompts in case you would like to continue building on the introduction and body paragraph work that youve already done in this class when writing this essay. For this essay, select one of the prompts below. Then, write a 4- to 6-page essay (doublespaced) in response to your chosen prompt. If you want to use the prompt that youve used for the introduction and body paragraph assignments, thats alright. If you dont, you can choose another prompt. The choice is yours. For this essay, you will use at least two outside sources to provide support for your main points. Online articles, such as the articles weve read during the quarter, are sufficient for this essay. While writing your draft, review course materials and your notes regarding issues such as: Introduction paragraph development: introductory discussion, elements of an effective thesis statement Body paragraph development: elements of an effective topic sentence, providing support for your topic sentence, analyzing and explaining your support Conclusion paragraph structure and content Essay format (MLA font size, MLA header, MLA page one heading, MLA title, MLA double-spacing, MLA margins) Quotation marks need to be placed around direct quotes from outside sources. A list of your sources should appear on the last page of your essay. (We will cover MLA citation format soon. For this essay, youre responsible only for the citation requirements listed here.) 2) In 2014, seventeen-year-old Michelle Carter sent her distraught 18-year-old boyfriend, Carter Roy III, dozens of text messages encouraging him to commit suicide. Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 15 months in prison. However, she was immediately released pending her appeal. In their appeal, her attorneys have argued that her statements are protected free speech under the First Amendment, but prosecutors and the Massachusetts Supreme Court disagree, saying that Carter engaged in a systematic campaign of coercion that targeted her boyfriends depression and insecurities. What do you think? Should someone who encourages another person to commit suicide be held at least partially responsible for a death that results from his/her influence, or should the deceased party be held solely responsible for his/her own suicide?
