ENG 102 / Mlady

April 2, 2010

Assignment #3.4: 4 Thinks I Think of When I Think ofBarber

Today you brought in two examples of either Jihad or McWorld in response to our discussions of Barber’s essay. Similar to the Pollan essay, you will needto engage in an open research process. However, for this round, you will search for sources that will help you examine your example of Jihad or McWorld.

Findone item from each of the following categories:

  1. A news article, accessed in paper version or through an internet site. Sources for this may include major newspapers and portals such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.; local papers such as the Scituate Mariner, The Salem News, etc.; online sources such as Foxnews.com, CNN.com, MSNBC.com, etc.
  1. A news article, in English, from a foreign news source (like the BBC or The Guardian).
  2. A peer reviewedacademic journal article, accessed via the Healey Library online databases.
    -and-
  1. One (1) of the following:
    - Another academic article,
    - A book,
    - A magazine article (paper or online),
    - A video, movie, or audio recording,
    - An advertisement

Please note that blogs, news aggregators like Google News, and social network based knowledge sites (such as answers.com or ask.com) are not acceptable sources for this assignment. As before, I urge you to be creative but considerate in your selections. Make sure that the items you choose are significantly relevant to the concepts raised by Barber and help flesh out what you see as the Jihad and/or McWorld aspect of the topic you think you want to examine in your next essay.

Then, please prepare a response for each according to the following instructions:

  1. For each source selection, prepare a citation list entry in MLA format, according to the guidelines laid out on the OWL website (accessible via the Resources page) or in your handbook. For items not specified on this site, use the basic premise of MLA citation format (i.e. name of creator, work created, place and date of creation) to devise a way for your readers to locate or clearly identify the source.
  2. Then, under the citation listing for each selection I would like you to write a short paragraph (4-5 sentences) that explains its main idea or narrative. This is your opportunity to sum up what the article you have selected is saying. In other words, what is the article/item about? What are the major viewpoints presented in the piece?
  3. Finally,please write another short paragraph (4-5 sentences) about what you identify as the source’s relationship to Barber’s text or the idea/example you have identified. In other words, why did you pick this item and how does it interact with your understanding of Barber? How do you see the issues of Jihad and McWorld embodied in your selection? If it reminded you of a particular quote in Barber’s text, please write out the quote, cite the page number, and tell me why your selection caused you to think of it.

Please bring in a hardcopy of your work to class on Wednesday, April 7th.

This assignment is worth 12points (3 points for the work done with each source). I encourage you to look back at my comments on your Pollan 4 Thinks and use these as a guide for earning full credit on this assignment.

Important note: This assignment begins the work toward writing your third graded essay. This essay will require you to use Barber plus at least three (3) additional external sources and be 5+ pages in length, not including the works cited page and annotated bibliography.