first assignment is a short and hopefully enjoyable assignment. I want you to write a 250-400 word short paper in which you define your own lie in the vein of Stephanie Ericsson’s essay “The Ways We Lie.” You may think of this as a reading response paper to Ericsson’s essay. I want you to cite her essay at least once, using APA style in-text citations, and explain a type of lie that she did not cover. Write an introduction about lying that mentions Ericsson’s essay, define your lie, give examples of it, and describe if you think the lie is harmful or not harmful.
For example—and do not use this one please—“The My Computer Crashed Lie” in which panicked students who forgot to do their English paper write their professor pretending that their computer crashed in the hopes of getting an extension. Your lie can be a broad category of deception that her essay didn’t cover or else a specific type of lie that might or might not fit under one of her terms. The façade of Instagram? The façade of being a nurse? A lie of omission that helps people? Whatever you’d like.
While this short paper can be fun, I do expect it to be proofread. And most importantly this essay needs to be in APA formatting. The grade will be 5 points for the writing and 5 for APA.
Look at this checklist:
Give your essay an original title. Not just “Define a Lie” or “First Paper” but a title specific to your paper.
Include your original title on both the APA title page and above the start of the paper on page 2.
Include a proper APA title page.
Include an APA reference page.
Proofread and spellcheck.
Turn in before midnight.
Your Title Goes Here
Your First and Last Name
College of Nursing
ENG 281
Prof.
September 30th, 2023
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