The Idea of an Essay, Volume 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS I ntroduction ...................................................................................... 4 I nstructor B iographies .................................................................... 6 N arratives /M emoirs ...................................................................... 19 My Teacher, Poetry, Rebecca Kersjes...........................................................20 Double Triple Many Lives, Faithe Smiley....................................................24 Diabetes: The Birth of a Reader, Meredith Oxley........................................28 Getting There, Aubrey Gillette.....................................................................33 A nalysis /R esponse E ssays .............................................................. 39 Integration Paper, Breanne Brigadoi.............................................................40 The Desolation of The Hobbit, William Keating..........................................49 Genre’s Definition Examined, Kayla Strasser...............................................54 Occupational Therapists in the Field of Writing, Meredith Merritt..............58 A Separation Builds a Connection, Rebecca Mangan..................................63 The Professional Woman’s Journey, Casey Morrone...................................70 R esearch P apers ............................................................................... 77 Single-Sex Versus Coeducation, Kaitlyn Morse and Kelsey Gentry............78 Reaching for the Right Answer, Hannah Gaitan..........................................87 Social Media in Nursing: Friend or Foe?, Leah Rachel Bode.....................99 America’s Responsibility in a War Not Our Own, Rebecca Ehnert..........108 Benefits of Philosophical Diversity in Art, Raymond Cordova.................118 The Mammal with Heart, Hannah Gaitan..................................................123 Monkey Business, Kaleen Carter...............................................................135 Sleep and Its Effects on the Human Body, Meredith Merritt.....................142 Foster Care: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Stephen Combs.................149 Tuning In or Tuning Out?, Lynn David Long............................................154 Black and Blue: Dispelling the Myth of Racism in Avatar, Leah Rachel Bode......................................................................162 Solving the Palestinian Refugee Crisis, Emily Guilliams..........................167 Confidence in the Classroom, Theresa Guillory.........................................176 Why Don’t We Write?, Jeremiah Beatham.................................................183 The Solution to Dangerous Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria, Ryan Marquardt...........................................................................189 C omposition S tudent L earning O utcomes .................................. 198 G rading S ystem .............................................................................. 199 P lagiarism : W hat I t is and H ow to R ecognize and A void I t .......................................... 200 W riting R esources ....................................................................... 201