EmpoWord - A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College Writers, 2018a

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Table of Contents – Readings (continued)
Skills or Rhetorical
Modes Showcased
“Planting the Seed: Norway’s Strong Investment in Parental Leave”
by Christopher Gaylord
Children continue to reap the benefits of paid parental leave
even into their adult years. A team of researchers examined the
long-term impacts of maternity leave in Norway since the
country’s introduction of paid, job-protected leave time … [and]
found that “reform had strong effects on children’s subsequent
high school dropout rates and earnings at age 30, especially for
those whose mothers had less than 10 years of education”
(Carneiro). Thus, increased time at home with children—
especially time during which mothers can relax without fear of
sacrificing their income—can lead to success in the child’s life.
Argumentation
Rhetorical appeals
Call-to-action
Research
Concepts
Inquiry-based
research
Interacting with
Sources
Thesis (Claim of
policy)
Evidence (Quote,
paraphrase,
summarize)
Citation
358
“Pirates & Anarchy: Social Banditry Toward a Moral Economy”
by Kathryn Morris
When resources are unfairly distributed across society, citizens
lose faith in the system of government. They see it as their right
to take action outside the law because the government in
charge of that law has shirked their responsibilities to provide
security and a moral economy (Ibid. 1388). When the scope of
the world narrows to eating or starving, when there is no one
coming to save the day, when there is no other way out, when
all that is left is survival, those are the moments that pirates are
born.
Research
Concepts
Inquiry-based
research
Ongoing conversation
Interacting with
Sources
Thesis (Claim of
phenomenon)
Evidence (Quote,
paraphrase,
summarize)
Citation
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