Department or School
Nursing
Essay Genre
Research
Instructor's Note
The position paper required students to defend a position about a film of their choice from a group of instructor-selected films. Though the thesis did not have to be limited to one sentence, it was required to state the student’s position and to forecast the paper’s direction. Students were to incorporate various kinds of evidence and to acknowledge and counter opposing arguments. In her paper Leah Rachel chose to defend Avatar against claims of implicit racism. Locate her thesis, and notice how its “forecast” section actually outlines the paper’s organization and development. Note also how Leah Rachel carefully explains and then refutes opposing arguments before establishing support for her position about the film. Stylistically, Leah Rachel’s paper is replete with vivid word choices: circle some of those that you find especially strong.
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Recommended Citation
Bode, Leah Rachel
(2015)
"Black and Blue: Dispelling the Myth of Racism in Avatar,"
The Idea of an Essay: Vol. 2, Article 23.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/idea_of_an_essay/vol2/iss1/23
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