writing an exploratory synthesis paper, here are directions!
**side note** i know this is super soon. but it is a huge emergency pls save me lol
DIRECTIONS FOR ***EXPLORATORY SYNTHESIS ESSAY***
Using the sources you have examined for your annotated bibliography, write an essay of 5-6 pages where you explore the ideas the experts in your sources have put forth in their pieces. Remember, this is an examination of the current conversation surrounding your topic. YOUR MAIN ARGUMENT/ INFORMED OPINION SHOULD NOT APPEAR IN ESSAY UNTIL VERY END.
-MUST BE MLA STYLE.
-All sources must appear on the Works Cited page and also must be cited within the essay itself.
also, here are my sources in an annotated bibliography that MUST be used. thanks!!
Aune, Kristin. Why Feminism Still Matters to Young People. Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social
Relations. Coventry University, http://theconversation.com/why-feminism-still-matters-
to-young-people-91299.
This article is very descriptive about the essential needs for why feminism is still
needed not only throughout our country, but throughout the world. This article gives
examples of women in the UK and how they are still living almost as second class
citizens, by not being paid nearly as much as men and not having the same social
class. This piece ensures not only the women in the world, but also the people who now
identify as women, that feminism is still something importantly needed in our society
today.
Jusino, Teresa. Iceland Enforces Equality by Requiring Businesses to Prove They Pay Men and
Women Equally. http://www.themarysue.com/iceland-enforces-equal-p
This article talks about the wage gap and equally paying women the same that
they pay men in Iceland. They are currently number one when speaking on the gender
wage gap, while unfortunately the United States is only number forty-nine. Since 1850,
Iceland has been the first country to guarantee being paid equally no matter what
gender you identify as or are. Officially since the new year this year, the government in
Iceland is now legally forcing pay equality.
Krischer, Hayley. Everyday Sexism in a Post-Feminist World. http://www.theatlantic.com/
education/archive/2017/07/everyday-sexism-in-a-post-feminist-world/533241/
This article talks about how girl power has been an empowering saying for
young women everywhere that describes how strong girls are and how confident we are
in todays world. However, instances have come up in other countries like Canada,
where there have been accounts reported where girls are saying how sexist boys are
being to them in schools and work places, by making jokes to the women about
going to make them a sandwich. This article goes into saying how only few women
spoke up about the jokes being sexist, while other women were scared to do so out of
fear of coming across as a bitch or being mean. Another look at this problem of go
make me a sandwich, is the problem that some other women do not look at this as
problematic, but as an okay thing to joke about. This goes into talking about how
because of these instances how important feminism is needed especially for young
women today in society.
McAllister, C. Denise. Can We Talk About Toxic Masculinity? https://www.dailywire.com/tags/
feminism.
This article speaks mostly on the new ad campaign by Gillette to help men by
the best man that they can be, but unfortunately shakes the cages of conservatives and
other men because it seems to blame all men for abuse of just a few. McAllisters point
of view with this article is saying that if we are going to show how men can bully and be
abusive, that women can as well. This article tries to focus on that not only is there toxic
masculinity, but there is also women on women crime of being abusive and mean as
well.
Pollitt, Katha. The Whole World Still Needs Feminism. https://www.thenation.com/article/the-
whole-world-still-needs-feminism/.
This article focuses the attention of all of the horrendous crimes against women
going on around the world. In places like China, Turkey, Iran, and Africa, women are
being abused, treated as property, raped, and murdered. This article shows the major
importance that feminism is needed and how badly it is needed for those places in the
world. Rights of women are not even thought of on that side of the world, and this article
brings to light the importance of making strides in saving those women with feminism
and how important it truly is throughout the entire world.
Robbins, Liz and Roberts, Sam. Early Feminists Issued a Declaration of Independence. Where
is it Now? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/09/nyregion/declaration-of-
sentiments-and-resolution-feminism.html?rref=collection.
This article is about how early in the 1900s, women came forward and made a
declaration of independence for feminism. This speaks about how when women
obtained the rights to vote, etc, specific women came forward with a declaration of the
rights that we want as women and what the expectations that they had of the new
world they were living in. This article also states how they are unsure of where the
declaration now is, but does know the basic of what is in it.
Tharoor, Ishaan. How Anti-Feminism is Shaping World Politics. https://www.washingtonpost.
com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/30/how-anti-feminism-is-shaping-world-politics/?
noredirect=on&utm_term=.c2bc6cebb9ac.
This article tends to focus on the President and his view on feminism, which
tends to be the view on feminism to lots of other conservatives in the United States.
This article gives the opinions on feminism from a left-winged viewpoint and also the
viewpoint of right-winged as well. It focuses on the importance of feminism, but not
being too extreme with it.
The Institute of Historical Research. https://www.history.ac.uk/makinghistory/resources/
/womens_history.html.
This article is about the history of women and how womens rights became the
big deal and how important it truly is, today. This article talks about the history of
womens rights and how feminism came to be and how it sparked a beautiful way for
women to be who they really are and to obtain the rights and do everything that we
want to do in society.
