Is flying more harmful to the environment than traveling by car?
Is flying more harmful to the environment than traveling by car?
Paper instructions:
The essay must follow the following conventions:
- Five paragraphs – at least (550 – 650 words)
- The essay MUST use at least three sources
- APA 7th ed. style formatting, in text citations, and references
- Times New Roman, 12-point font
- Double Spaced
- Page numbers
- One-inch margins
-in text citation must be at least 3 and each one taken from a different research paper.
– only use credible sources from the list I sent you or from google scholar .
-Develop a clear focus and controlling idea for the comparison and/or contrast. Answer the question ‘why’ in your thesis statement. State your claim and prove it in the essay.
– look at the slides a pdfs I sent through email to help with how to write the essay and more
plagiarism free
The topics: choose one of them
Is flying more harmful to the environment than traveling by car?
- Are extreme sports more enjoyable than regular sports?
- Is the job of a train operator more interesting/challenging than a pilot’s job?
- Are blogging and vlogging more similar or different?
- How is an air traffic controller’s job similar to a surgeon’s job?
Reputable Media Sources
Newspapers
- The Wall Street Journal (US): http://online.wsj.com
- The Financial Times (UK): http://www.ft.com
- The Times (UK): http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news
- The Guardian (UK): http://www.guardian.co.uk
- The Telegraph (UK): http://www.telegraph.co.uk
- The Independent (UK): http://www.independent.co.uk
- The New York Times (US): http://www.nytimes.com
- The Washington Post (US): http://www.washingtonpost.com
- The Los Angeles Times (US): http://www.latimes.com
- USA Today (US): http://www.usatoday.com
- The Globe and Mail (Can.): http://www.theglobeandmail.com
- The National Post (Can.): http://www.nationalpost.com
- The Chronicle of Higher Education (US): http://www.chronicle.com
Magazines
- The Economist (UK): http://www.economist.com
- Time Magazine (US): http://time.com
- Newsweek (US): http://www.newsweek.com
- US News & World Report (US): http://www.usnews.com
- The Atlantic (US): https://www.theatlantic.com
- Maclean’s (Can.): http://www.macleans.ca
- BusinessWeek (US): http://www.businessweek.com
- Forbes (US): http://www.forbes.com
- National Geographic (US): http://www.nationalgeographic.com
- Scientific American (US): http://scientificamerican.com
- New Scientist (UK): http://www.newscientist.com
- Wired (US): http://www.wired.com
- PC World (US): http://www.pcworld.com
TV/Radio/Wire Services/Online Media
- BBC News (UK): http://www.bbc.com/news
- CNN (US): http://www.cnn.com
- CBC News (Can.): http://www.cbc.ca
- NPR (US): http://www.npr.org
- PBS (US): http://www.pbs.org
- ABC News (US): http://abcnews.go.com
- CBS News (US): http://www.cbsnews.com
- NBC News (US): http://www.nbcnews.com
- MSNBC (US): http://www.msnbc.com
- The Huffington Post (US): http://www.huffingtonpost.com
- CNET (US): http://www.cnet.com
- The Associated Press (US): http://hosted.ap.org
- Reuters (UK): http://www.reuters.com
- Bloomberg (US): http://www.bloomberg.com
Sources to Avoid
Wikipedia
- Anyone can edit the articles.
Blogs
- Anyone can publish a blog.
Tabloids
- These sources often publish gossip and unverified news, if not entirely made up
stories.
o The Sun (UK): http://www.thesun.co.uk
o The Daily Mail (UK): http://www.dailymail.co.uk
o The Daily Mirror (UK): http://www.mirror.co.uk
o The Daily Express (UK): http://www.express.co.uk
o The Daily Star (UK): http://www.dailystar.co.uk
o The Daily Record (UK): http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk
o The National Enquirer (US): http://www.nationalenquirer.com
o Globe (US): http://globemagazine.com
Notably Biased Sources
- While these media sources may be reliable, they are significantly more biased than
most other mainstream media. Use only with caution.
o Fox News (US): http://www.foxnews.com
o Aljazeera (Qatar): http://www.aljazeera.com
o Breitbart (US): http://www.breitbart.com/
Others
- Most of these websites do not provide their own content. It is better to go to the
original source.
o Buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com
o Reddit: https://www.reddit.com
o Ask.com: http://www.ask.com
o The Drudge Report: http://www.drudgereport.com
o MSN: http://www.msn.com
o Google News: http://news.google.com
o Yahoo News: http://news.yahoo.com
