Students will compare OR contrast the following two sources:
David Graeber, “Bullshit Jobs”David Graeber, “Bullshit Jobs”
Charles Towers-Clark, “The Uberization of Work: Pros and Cons of the Gig Economy”
Only be submitted after you have submitted all four preparatory assignments. Final essays submitted before all four preparatory assignments will not be graded, will be counted missing, and will accumulate late penalties as specified on the syllabus.
Be 700 to 1000 words in length.
Not use sources other than the two primary sources above.
Follow the structure prescribed in the Thesis Statement and Outline Assignments.
Compare or contrast the two articles based on three clear characteristics.
Demonstrate source synthesis.
Your body paragraphs should discuss both sources according to one characteristic. No paragraph should discuss a source in isolation.
Contain accurate direct quotations from the text.
Provide parenthetical citations for every sentence that paraphrases or directly quotes the assigned text.
Have a title that describes something about the essay’s content, not the name of the assignment.
Make reasonably significant changes between the First Draft and Final Draft.
Be written in standard academic English
Be written in MLA Style
follow these instructions but base the essay off of this outline below and use high school level grammar. Please just continue the essay from where it is left off from the drafting attachment.
Paragraph 1
Topic sentence:
Source Introduction
Thesis: Though Graeber and Towers- Clark both worry about how modern jobs can make workers feel disconnected, they disagree when it comes to job security, how happy workers are, and how important certain jobs are.
Paragraph 2
Job security
Compare and contrast Graebers points on job security to Towers-Clark
Graeber thinks bs jobs provide “false security”
Towers-Clark thinks gig jobs provide no security
Parenthetical citation and analysis
Transition sentence
Paragraph 3
How happy workers are
Compare and contrast Graebers points on how happy workers are to Towers Clark
Graeber thinks bs jobs make workers feel like they have no purpose
Towers-Clark thinks these jobs make workers feel uncomfortable
Parenthetical citation and analysis
Transition sentence
Paragraph 4
How important certain jobs are
Compare and contrast Graebers points on how important certain jobs are to Towers-Clark
Graeber’s “Bullshit Jobs” calls many jobs pointless and says many employees agree
Towers-Clark talks about the gig economy and says how some jobs are more important than perceived
Parenthetical citation and analysis
Transition sentence
Paragraph 5
Explain how both articles discuss the same topics but feel differently about them
Analize what both authors have to say and talk about how both points try to solve one common goal
