Compare and contrast the two events motivated by incentives, one where the self-interested behavior was good for society and the other where it was bad.

Good- Worlds first aircraft- Samuel P. Langley

Bad- Wells Fargo scandal

To prepare your essay, you should think critically about the merit of the information in each event by asking the following questions about each:  a.) What is the main issue, problem, or intention of the event?  b.) In what way(s) does the event investigate various points of view and assumptions?  c.) What evidence is provided to support the issue?  d.) In what way(s) does the event discuss consequences and implications of the reasoning provided?  e.) In what way(s) does the information provided help you make an informed decision about the purpose?

Now, focus on the answers to the above questions and compare and contrast the 2 sets of information.

Determine what your thesis is and state it clearly and concisely. It should briefly introduce your topic but more importantly should indicate that your purpose is to compare and contrast the merit of the two events motivated by incentives, one where the self-interested behavior was good for society and the other where it was bad.. This will be the first sentence of your essay.

In the body of your essay, you may do a whole-to-whole comparison of the 2 sets of information, or you may do a (less common) point-to-point comparison.  For a whole-to-whole comparison, address the information about one of the articles by discussing its merit using the critical thinking concepts above, then, do the same for the second article.  For point-by-point, you should address the first important point about one article then that same point about the other, discuss a second point about one then the other, and so on. You will want to be very thorough in the body as this is a very large percentage of your grade on the essay.    

Your conclusion should summarize how the merit of the good event compares and contrasts with the merit of the bad event in terms of self-interest and society, thus reaffirming your thesis without restating it.  This is where you conclude with inferences, clearly address implications or consequences of accepting the given information and culminate any assertions.

You are to write 500 words / 2 pages.  A 50 word leeway will be accepted; otherwise points may be deducted.  Use basic APA style guidelines such as 1” margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and when citing your sources and listing your References. 

Literacy and Capital

In 2007, researcher Guofang Li took a very close look at how immigrant families attempt helped their children adjust to life in Canada. In particular she looked at the home environments of four Chinese families.

As her guiding theory, Li used James Coleman's concepts of different forms of capital. "Coleman maintains that the family as a dynamic entity actively transforms various forms of capital from the parent generation into educational attainment in the children" ( Li 286).

Li uses Coleman's theory as a way to understand the lives of immigrant families in Canada. The theory is also a helpful for us to use as a lens for our own experience.

Coleman's Theory of Capital and Personal Experience

Prompt:

Explain Coleman's Theory of family capital. Provide at least one quote to help you restate the three components of Coleman's theory of family capital.

Examine your own personal experience using Coleman's theory as a way of understanding it. Analyze literacy events, practices or environments from your life. Provide at least two specific examples from your life. Make sure to connect your examples directly to Coleman's theory.

● You can use your upbringing, the upbringing of your children or the upbringing of others in your life. However, you mush write about your first-hand experience.

● Hint: You can use the narrative or descriptive mode of discourse to describe how you have personally experienced family capital

What does your analysis uncover? What do you learn about the home environment, family capital and/or educational attainment? What is your conclusion about what is most critical for the parent generation to do for their children? What do you conclude?

Essay GuidelinesYour essay must:

Be 4-5 complete pages in length (excluding the Works Cited page)

● Offer a clear thesis as last sentence or sentences of first paragraph

● Start subsequent paragraphs with topic sentences ● Directly quote sufficient textual evidence from Li’s article—at least once. ● Yes, you can quote from a family member, but use the MLA format for

personal interview/communication. ● Explain how these cited passages work as evidence for your claims ● Create a Works Cited page according to MLA style guidelines ● Follow MLA style guidelines for Format ● Have no errors in punctuation, spelling, capitalization and grammar

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