How might belonging, or lack thereof, affect or shape those seeking it?

ESSAY 4
DUE ROUGH DRAFT 11:59 pm EST on Wednesday, November 25, 2020
(Google Docs & Canvas)
FINAL DRAFT 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, December 6, 2020
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PROMPT
Jay Caspian Kang in “What a Fraternity Hazing Death Revealed About the Painful Search for an Asian-American Identity,” and Peggy Orenstein in “The Miseducation of the American Boy,” both
write about the experiences of American male college students, with one more specifically about Asian-Americans, in order to explore issues of identity. Use Kang and Orenstein’s texts to respond to the following question: How might belonging, or lack thereof, affect or shape those seeking it?

THINGS TO CONSIDER
Below are things to consider in generating your argument. They may be helpful but are not required. Remember that you only need to address the above prompt.
➢ Consider the effect on feelings/thoughts/behavior that not belonging has on those who lack it.
➢ Consider the effect on feelings/thoughts/behavior that belonging has on those who want to maintain it.
➢ Consider the role or effect of stereotypes in each text, and its connection to belonging.
➢ Consider the idea of collective identity and solidarity in each text, and its connection to belonging.
➢ Consider the role of guidance from parents/mentors/the academy, or lack thereof, on belonging.

TEXTS
Your essay must cite and analyze passages from Turkle & Wong’s texts. Below are the citations as they would appear in your Works Cited.
Kang, Jay C. “What a Fraternity Hazing Death Revealed About the Painful Search for an Asian-
American Identity.” The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 9 Aug. 2017,
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/magazine/what-a-fraternity-hazing-death-revealed-ab
out-the-painful-search-for-an-asian-american-identity.html.
Orenstein, Peggy. “The Miseducation of the American Boy.” The Atlantic, The Atlantic Monthly Group, 16 Dec. 2019, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/the-
miseducation-of-the-american-boy/603046/.

REQUIREMENTS
▪ Page Requirement:
o Your drafts should be 5 full pages and be a complete essay. If you really need to, you can exceed 5 pages by a paragraph or so but not not much more.
o Essays that are not complete essays will not be accepted and late penalties will apply.
o Essays that are significantly shorter than the page requirement will not be accepted and late penalties will apply.
o The Works Cited page does not count towards the page requirement.
▪ Citations & Quotations:
o Include a Works Cited page.
o Follow MLA guidelines for bibliographic conventions.
o Textual evidence should only be from the assigned texts.
o Each body paragraph should have one meaningful quotation from each text.
o For this essay, quotations can not be longer than 4 lines.
▪ The following are the MLA formatting rules:
o 1.0-inch margins on all sides
o Double-spacing
o 12 pt. Times New Roman font throughout (including the header)
o Page numbers on all pages
o Top left of the 1st page should be:
[Your First Name as it appears on the Roster] [Your Last Name]
Ms. Lora Galabi
01:355:100R:[Your Section], E3RD or E3FD
Month Day, Year (this should be the date of submission)
o Heading must follow MLA formatting (see Purdue OWL Guidelines)
o Title must follow MLA formatting (see Purdue OWL Guidelines)
o Indent the first line of each paragraph (use the “Tab” key).
o Do not add (a) line(s) between the information on the top left of the 1st page and the title.
o Do not add (a) line(s) between the title and the first line of the introduction.
o Do not add (a) line(s) between paragraphs.
o All body paragraphs should be left-justified.
▪ Submission Requirements:
o Work in Google Docs directly in the document that has already been created for you.
o The Google document that has been created for you is properly formatted for you. If you make changes, it is your responsibility to make sure the document follows all MLA guidelines.
o Complete your essay in Google Docs in the document that has already been created for you by the deadline. The penalties outlined on the syllabus will apply for essays that are not completed by the deadline or which are missing.
o Submit your essay on Canvas directly from Google Drive under the appropriate assignment. This should be the exact essay that is on Google Drive.
o Email submissions will not be accepted.
o Final drafts which do not reflect substantial and meaningful revision will not be accepted and late penalties will apply.