SSU Does the American Dream Still Live or Has It Been Buried Exploratory Paper
Essay 1: Exploratory/Inquiry EssayRationaleExploratory essays pose questions or problems. Identifying articles, essays, books, film or television, or visual artwork that contribute information that may ultimately provide answers or solutions is a key part of the preparatory process for researched writing. Although the findings from a single source will rarely be conclusive, you will have engaged in this assignment in inquiry about a topic and have pulled together relevant information that can be shared with an appropriate audience.AssignmentWrite an essay that presents your chosen question or problem along with an artifact (article, essay, book, etc.) that speaks to this topic. In doing so, consider the significance of your chosen artifact, how it achieves its effects, what message(s) its author may be communicating, and any comparisons you can draw from this source. [You will select one of the articles discussing the American Dream that we have read and annotated thus far in the course.]Suggestion for ProcessRhetorical SituationThe audience for this paper is someone who has lived in the United States and has some familiarity with the concept of the American Dream. Your purpose is to explore and interact with the issues and ideas of one author on the subject of the American Dream
