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

Part Three: Research and Argumentation 373
economic stability, will citizens ultimately decide to tear it all down?
Teacher Takeaways
“The student makes great use of a variety of sources to provide complex and numerous
perspectives on the issue, using both academic and non-academic sources, which allows us to
see the topic from both historical and contemporary viewpoints. The student also synthesizes the
information from these sources with their own ideas very well by paraphrasing and
summarizing. Some of the shorter paragraphs seem as though they continue the ideas and
thoughts of those around them and could likely be merged rather than allowed to stand on their
own. It is also a little unclear what the student is arguing for. Is this an examination of piracy
through history and in contemporary times? Or is it an argument that piracy is a symptom of
failed governments that eventually benefit the oppressed? While the introduction and conclusion
are engaging, captivating, and pose great questions, the student should revise with an eye
toward giving a clear statement of what they are truly arguing for, or how their research
throughout the body of the essay speaks to that argument.”
– Professor Dannemiller
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Dawdy, S. L. & Bonni, J. “Towards a General Theory of Piracy.” Anthropological
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VICE, 2 June 2017, https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/these-anarchists-dontthink-youre-doing-enough-to-fight-fascism.
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“I Am Not a Pirate.” This American Life, episode 616, National Public Radio, 5 May
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