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020 $a9780737759112 (hardcover)
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050 00 $aDS371.412$b.W355 2012
082 00 $a958.104/7$223
245 00 $aThe war in Afghanistan /$cLauri S. Scherer, book editor.
260 $aDetroit :$bGreenhaven Press,$cc2012.
263 $a1205
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aWriting the critical essay : an opposing viewpoints guide
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: America's Longest War -- section 1. Opposing Viewpoints on the War in Afghanistan Viewpoint 1: The War in Afghanistan Is Winnable / Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan -- Viewpoint 2: The War in Afghanistan Is Unwinnable / Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain -- Viewpoint 3: The U.S. Should Commit to Afghanistan for Several Decades / Michael Yon -- Viewpoint 4: The U.S. Should Get Out of Afghanistan Immediately / James P. McGovern and Walter B. Jones -- Viewpoint 5: Osama bin Laden's Death Should Cause the U.S. to Withdraw from Afghanistan / Barbara Boxer -- Viewpoint 6: Osama bin Laden's Death Should Not Cause the U.S. to Withdraw from Afghanistan / Peter Cannon -- section 2. Model Essays and Writing Exercises -- Preface A: The Five-Paragraph Essay -- Preface B: The Descriptive Essay -- Essay One: The War in Afghanistan Improved Women's Lives -- Exercise 1A: Create an Outline from an Existing Essay -- Exercise 1B: Create an Outline for Your Own Essay -- Essay Two: The War in Afghanistan Has Worsened the Drug Trade -- Exercise 2A: Create an Outline from an Existing Essay -- Exercise 2B: Examining Introductions and Conclusions -- Exercise 2C: Using Quotations to Enliven Your Essay -- Essay Three: The War in Afghanistan Through a Soldier's Eyes -- Exercise 3A: Conduct an Interview -- Exercise 3B: Report on an Event -- Final Writing Challenge: Write Your Own Descriptive Five-Paragraph Essay -- section 3. Supporting Research Material -- Appendix A: Facts Timeline of the War in Afghanistan -- Appendix B: Finding and Using Sources of Information -- Appendix C: Using MLA to Create a Works Cited List -- Appendix D: Sample Essay Topics -- Organizations to Contact.
650 0 $aAfghan War, 2001-
650 0 $aAcademic writing$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aEssay$xAuthorship$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aCriticism$xAuthorship$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
700 1 $aScherer, Lauri S.