Directions: In this seminar, we’re reading Emerson and some of the first examples of “American fiction.”  In your response for this seminar, consider what Emerson was calling for in “The American Scholar” and “Self Reliance” in terms of an authentic American literature.  Pick either the selection by Cooper, Poe, or Irving and analyze whether that work meets the challenge presented by Emerson. LIT331/332 Brief Writing Assignments Overview and Standards You will be required to submit a brief writing assignment each week during Seminars One through Five. The writing topic will be provided during that seminar. Note that you should be taking notes as the seminar progresses so that by the end you’ve got a rather clear path toward the writing assignment. Basic standards: · APA formatting (title page, double-spaced, citations). · Thesis statement should reflect the writing prompt. · Organize these as basic essays—set up your point in an introduction paragraph, give three supporting points that rely on the readings for examples, and conclude with a clear summation of your larger argument/response to the question. · Supporting details are required from the readings. Note that since these are relatively short assignments, you don’t want to waste a lot of time summarizing the texts—assume your audience has read them and get to the point quickly. Quotations should be used as support, rather than content. · The final length should be approximately 1 ½ - 2 pages (350-500 words). · Standard English is required. · No first person. Assignment Criteria Points Comments Assignment addresses the question well in the thesis. Specific textual references and details are used from the reading to support the thesis. /15 The essay is within the range for minimum length and has a clear pattern of organization (five paragraphs or more with intro, body, and conclusion). /5 The essay is well edited. /5 The essay follows APA manuscript style and documentation basics. /5 Mohammad 1 Elaf Mohammad Professor Scott Spitzer Political Science 100 April 21, 2014 Immigration and education National policy reform has been passed on immigration and education. The Obama administration announced the acceptance for the Deferred Action for childhood Arrivals which was intended to temporarily suspend the deportation of young people residing lawfully in the United States (Haugen, David, Musser, & Kacy). There is an estimated two million immigrants in the United States who might be eligible for Obama’s deferred deed initiative for unofficial childhood conveyed to U.S as kids. This initiative announcing to offer a two-year renewable amnesty from transportation to unofficial immigrants is less than 31 years of age arrived in the United States earlier than 16 years of age or has always been in the country for at least five years of residence. The deed also appears to those who have not been sentenced for any crime are presently in school, have advanced from high school, o.

1. Directions: In this seminar, we’re reading Emerson and some of
the first examples of “American fiction.” In your response for
this seminar, consider what Emerson was calling for in “The
American Scholar” and “Self Reliance” in terms of an authentic
American literature. Pick either the selection by Cooper, Poe,
or Irving and analyze whether that work meets the challenge
presented by Emerson.
LIT331/332 Brief Writing Assignments Overview and Standards
You will be required to submit a brief writing assignment each
week during Seminars One through Five. The writing topic will
be provided during that seminar.
Note that you should be taking notes as the seminar progresses
so that by the end you’ve got a rather clear path toward the
writing assignment.
Basic standards:
· APA formatting (title page, double-spaced, citations).
· Thesis statement should reflect the writing prompt.
· Organize these as basic essays—set up your point in an
introduction paragraph, give three supporting points that rely on
the readings for examples, and conclude with a clear summation
of your larger argument/response to the question.
· Supporting details are required from the readings. Note that
since these are relatively short assignments, you don’t want to
waste a lot of time summarizing the texts—assume your
audience has read them and get to the point quickly. Quotations
should be used as support, rather than content.
· The final length should be approximately 1 ½ - 2 pages (350-
500 words).
· Standard English is required.
· No first person.
Assignment Criteria
Points
Comments

2. Assignment addresses the question well in the thesis. Specific
textual references and details are used from the reading to
support the thesis.
/15
The essay is within the range for minimum length and has a
clear pattern of organization (five paragraphs or more with
intro, body, and conclusion).
/5
The essay is well edited.
/5
The essay follows APA manuscript style and documentation
basics.
/5
Mohammad 1
Elaf Mohammad
Professor Scott Spitzer
Political Science 100
April 21, 2014
Immigration and education
National policy reform has been passed on immigration and
education. The Obama administration announced the acceptance
for the Deferred Action for childhood Arrivals which was
intended to temporarily suspend the deportation of young people
residing lawfully in the United States (Haugen, David, Musser,
& Kacy). There is an estimated two million immigrants in the
United States who might be eligible for Obama’s deferred deed
initiative for unofficial childhood conveyed to U.S as kids. This
initiative announcing to offer a two-year renewable amnesty

3. from transportation to unofficial immigrants is less than 31
years of age arrived in the United States earlier than 16 years of
age or has always been in the country for at least five years of
residence. The deed also appears to those who have not been
sentenced for any crime are presently in school, have advanced
from high school, or sensed in the U.S army.
Thus the Obama administration is better to move on with
immigration reforms which included: the immigration reform
system legalized so as to function more successfully, taking
precise response to labor market, thus, enhancing U.S
effectiveness. Reinstates the reliability of immigration laws
through an implementation system which disheartens managers
and workers from their external action of the lawful system,
safeguards America's boundaries, and charges substantial
consequences in touch with those who disrupt the guidelines;
Proposes a just, caring, and arranged technique to permit
numerous of the coarsely millions of migrants presently
residing unlawfully in the U.S to receive the legal rights of
living in the country. This is worth implementation since the
immigrants could aid in increasing the U.S economy as they are
very hard working persons, registration of these immigrants
with contextual authorizations would certify that we know who
is here and will allow the U.S powers to pay attention to
implementation properties on criminal essentials and safety
pressures instead of meticulous intimate memberships.
The possibility for getting a national policy failure sometimes
can be explained by partisan actions. The September 11
outbreaks still a possible immigration reform package in its
ways. Before the outbreak, President George W. Bush meeting
with Mexican president, Vicente Fox, a number of times
discussing about the Latinos becoming the significant
individuals of swing voters known for nowadays , hence calling
for consensual immigration reforms. Subsequent to the bomber
attacks, nevertheless, immigration implementation turns out to
be identical with rebellious terrorism, and talks concerning
reform for immigration system forgotten at the beginning. Ever

4. since then, immigration sticklers have efficiently used panic
rumors about immigrants, predominantly those deprived of
lawful status, as a political mallet in party primary polls
(Haugen, David, Musser, & Kacy).
Partisan congestion has recurrently prohibited Congress from
refurbishing the immigration system. As a consequence, the
merely coefficients in the nation’s immigration policy during
this era have remained enormous upsurges in boundary and
internal implementation efforts (Haugen, David, Musser, &
Kacy). These presented some outcomes at the boundary but no
touchable failure in the inhabitant unlawful residents till the
beginning of the Pronounced Recession of around 2008, thru
which undocumented immigration reduced to nothing, with
faintly more persons parting the country than incoming it.
The 2012 presidential election argument directly to the political
domineering of moving onward on immigration reform (Urias &
David, 2012). Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney
implemented one of the greatest thrilling immigration platforms
of a presidential contender in current memory. That change to
shore up an outlying of Republicans in hunt of the nomination
ruined his aptitude to contest for the Latinos votes and some
immigrants. Exit surveys showing a scanty 28 percent of the
Latino voted for Romney, around full four percent below the 32
percent of Latino voters who voted John McCain in 2008.
Complete immigration reform is vital to endure the custom of
invention that immigrants have gotten to national economy and
to safeguard equal playing ground for American employees.
While popular of Americans are backing complete immigration
reform, Republicans remain to stand in its ground. Having more
than sufficient time for reforms implementation but only
continue to hide it and only giving excuses. The worst part
being that they can make a choice to pass immigration reform
any time (Urias & David, 2012). There’s a bilateral bill having
being in the house for nearly six months and already having
enough support to pass.
Public opinion sampling has revealed that many of the

5. Americans intensely approve smart and stable resolutions to
repair a wrecked immigration system that is presently worsening
to serve the core U.S interests.
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