English 124 Evaluation Essay 2 PromptFor your second paper you will be required to write an essay at least5 pages longUsing evaluation to write a persuasive argument. Choose a topic and use an evaluation approach toorganize and create an argument about that topic. Review the Toulmin methods of organizingarguments of value for guidance on how to structure your own essay. How can we judge your topic based on specific criteria? What criteria should we use to judge itsvalue? Where does the value criterion come from? A key element of evaluation isconvincing readers to understand and accept your method of judging your subject. How does your judgment of the subject help up to better understand the subject as a whole? Create your own criteria for judging your subject, and argue in your essay if yoursubject either completely, partially, or doesn’t meet the standards you use.Your essay needs to be clear and unified under your thesis. Make sure to include specificevidence from the article you read, to show how and why you analyzed the article the way youdid in your essay. Make sure to review the section in your textbook on proper MLA citation forany quotes or paraphrases you use from your outside source. What is the writer’s thesis? Quote it. Does it state the article they’ll analyze, evaluation determination if the article was fully, partially, or not persuasive and why?Does their introduction identify the criteria that they used to analyze the article? What are they?Does the writer explain what the most persuasive evidence was from the article and why?Are any quotes used to support the argument? Are they all properly cited?Which quote was most effective to support their argument? Why?Does the writer explain how the organization of the article makes it more persuasive or less so and why?Were you convinced of their argument overall? What was the strongest and weakest area of their argument? Why? Grading CriteriaSuccessful papers will have:1. A developed introductory paragraph, with a clear thesis. State your topic and yourjudgement of it. (10 points)2. Well-supported, unified body paragraphs with specific examples that reinforce yourthesis. What is your evaluation system, where does it come from, andhow does your topic rate using this system? Include your originalpoints on how your evidence supports your argument. (90 points)3. Smoothly integrated quotes from an outside source. (15 points)4. A conclusion that summarizes your main point, and offers a final thought about the valueof your argument. (5 points)5. Your paper will also be thoroughly edited for sentence-level errors. If you have anyquestions on sentence structure or grammar, visit the Writing Center, or see me in myoffice. (5 points)Total points: 125ARTICLE:Romantic comedies make us 'unrealistic about relationships', claim scientistsWatching romantic comedies could ruin love lives because they create unrealistic expectations of relationships, scientists claim.Jennfier Lopez and Matthew McConaughey in The Wedding Planner Photo: COLUMBIA PICTURESBy Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent4:53PM GMT 15 Dec 2008Unlikely happy endings, improbable plots and faux philosophy are to blame, they say.Researchers believe that the influence of Hollywood films is instilling a warped sense of the "perfect" relationship within society and providing unrealistic expectations about romance.They are also oversimplifying the process of falling in love and wrongly giving the impression that it could and should be achieved without any effort, it is claimed.The team at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh studied 40 top box office films released between 1995 and 2005, to establish common themes.They then asked hundreds of people to fill out a questionnaire to describe their beliefs and expectations when it came to relationships.The psychologists found that fans of films such as You've Got Mail, The Wedding Planner and While You Were Sleeping, often fail to communicate with their partners effectively, with many holding the view that if someone is meant to be with you, then they should know what you want without you needing to tell them.Dr Bjarne Holmes, a psychologist who led the research, said: "Marriage counsellors often see couples who believe that sex should always be perfect, and if someone is meant to be with you then they will know what you want without you needing to communicate it."We now have some emerging evidence that suggests popular media play a role in perpetuating these ideas in people's minds."The problem is that while most of us know that the idea of a perfect relationship is unrealistic, some of us are still more influenced by media portrayals than we realise."Dr Holmes said that the team had spent a year "thoroughly analysing" and discovered a number of common themes that were unrealistic.They included the idea of "the one" soul mate who we were all pre-destined to meet and that they should know us instinctively so well they can "almost read out minds"."We all want to be successful in our relationships," said Dr Holmes. "We want to be the special one and meet the special one. Unfortunately people tend to believe the Hollywood idea of a perfect relationship."That is just unrealistic. People feel if their relationship is not like a Hollywood film then it is not any good.Dr Holmes said you have to invest time and energy into a relationship. "Investing time and energy are not themes that are popular in Hollywood films," he addedKimberly Johnson, who worked on the study, added: "Films do capture the excitement of new relationships but they also wrongly suggest that trust and committed love exist from the moment people meet, whereas these are qualities that normally take years to develop."In order to find out more the researchers have launched a much larger, international study on the effects of the media on relationships.They are asking people to participate by answering questions about personality, relationships, and media consumption habits.

Part I: Precis Summarize Chapter 9, beginning with the section titled “Christian Ethics as Narrative Ethics,” through the end of the chapter of Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics. Be sure to read the whole chapter for broader content and contextual understanding, even though your actual précis and critical analysis will focus on “Christian Ethics as Narrative Ethics” through the end of Chapter 9. Refrain from or severely limit utilizing quotations. In 600 to 800 words, briefly describe the author’s thesis, key concepts/ideas, key terms, the method/approach used by the author, and the evident purpose of (reason for) the author’s piece. The précis should consist of about two-thirds of the total word count for the essay. Use your own words to state what the author studied (or discussed). How was it accomplished (or the procedure/focus)? What was learned (or what were the results)? What does it means (or why it is important)? Part II: Critical Analysis In 200 to 400 words, write a critical analysis. Be sure to review the “Precis Explanation and Overview.” Include the word count at the end of Part II. Be sure to stay within the given word count range to avoid penalties for not meeting or exceeding the word-count range. The critical analysis should consist of about a third of the total word count for the essay.