Now check out this website: http://nationalreport. net/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) Browse through the articles, review the "about us" section, look at the pictures. What do you think? Now write a 6-9 sentence paragraph arguing whether this site is trustworthy or not. Make sure you give specific reasons and examples. Reflect on these questions as you write your paragraph. Use MLA format. Can you tell when the information published or posted? Would you be comfortable using information from this site for a college paper? Why or why not? What are the authors' qualifications that give them authority to write on these topics? Can you verify any of the information in another source? Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion? Does the point of view appear objective and impartial?

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

The attitude the speaker in this poem holds toward himself can best be described as

Read the sample student paragraph that addresses a counterclaim. some claim that the internet both invades and compromises one’s right to privacy. however, this is ridiculous. the internet is only as invasive as one allows it to be, particularly since there are laws to protect people’s privacy. exercising caution when supplying personal information online is the most vital step in protecting one’s privacy. any information you do not feel comfortable sharing online should not be shared, and sensitive information should only be provided to trusted organizations. additionally, some states have already enacted privacy laws that model the federal privacy act of 1974, ensuring that information collected for one purpose may not be used—or sold—for other purposes without first notifying the individual to whom the data belongs. the first and most important protector of an individual’s information is that individual. people whose personal information is not properly protected only have themselves to blame. what evidence weakens the counterclaim in this paragraph? the internet is only as invasive as one allows it to be. exercising caution is the best way to protect one’s privacy online. some states have already enacted online privacy laws. it is the individual’s fault when personal information is unprotected.