Write an essay in which you take a stand on the issue of drug testing. State your thesis clearly by defining the problem and solution you will cover in your paper. Begin by clearly summarizing O'Keefe's essay. Then evaluate the arguments of the author and draw your own conclusions about what solution would prove to be the most effective. Support your ideas clearly by using direct quotes and parenthetical documentation. Include a title for your paper and also a work cited page at the end.

For the second assignment, you will find and compare two sources -- one a traditional "library" source (such as a journal or newspaper article), and the other an on-line source (probably a WWW home page). These two sources should cover the same topic (but not necessarily have the same position), and ideally should be related to the topic or topics you have selected for your final research paper.

Once you have found the two sources, read each carefully. Analyze their arguments in depth, using the techniques described in class and in Aims of Argument. In particular, contrast the two sources. Which makes the better argument? Why? Keep in mind that you will not be taking a position on this topic -- try to be as objective as possible when analyzing these sources.

Your paper should first describe the controversy being addressed by the two sources, and introduce those sources and the general position each one takes. Then go into depth about each source. Describe and analyze the arguments each one makes. Compare and contrast those arguments on a point-by-point basis. Conclude by telling which of the two sources you found more persuasive, and why.

As before, you will need a "Works Cited" page which lists both sources (we will discuss in class how to cite electronic sources). Also give us copies of both sources -- a Xerox of the traditional source, and a printout of the electronic source.

For each of the following questions, give the following information:

1. What answers you found, and
2. How how you found them -- that is, what links did you follow, and what keywords did you use in any searches.

1. Find the electronic mail address of either Senator John Glenn or Mike DeWine

2. Find the names of the crew on one of the upcoming Space Shuttle flights (STS 77 - 83).

3. Give the addresses of at least two web pages related to your major . At least one of these must be found using one of the search programs. However, don't just choose the first page that it finds -- continue searching until you find something really useful.