Welcome to one of the most dreaded courses in the entire college curriculum: second-semester freshman composition, research and argumentation. You will learn ( I hope) that there is nothing to dread here, and that the skills developed in this course will follow you for the rest of your life. I must, however, warn you: this is a course with an agenda.  In it, you will be expected to think about issues facing our world and develop your own ideas as you encounter those of others.

Announcement for September 1: Your first graded assignment, the summary, is due on Wednesday, September 8.  Check out the details on the assignments page.