You will need to summarize the short reading and then explain how it supports, broadens ,challenges, contradicts or changes your understanding of the social issue that the article addres pulling out at least two points to comment on. Although you will need to provide a short overview of the op-ed somewhere in the beginning of your essay, you should focus on what new information you have acquired and how the professional journalists discussion of the issue has affect/ impacted your understanding of the topic. Further more you will research and select an academic source that will support, demonstrate, challenge and or expand on your analysis and document that source according to MLAspecifications.
The topic of the essay you working with is Get a Knife, Get a Dog, but Get Rid of Guns by Molly Ivins. Contact me for any questions
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