This essay will be argumentative:

• Using what you have learned from the readings on this topic and our discussions, you will develop and defend an argument.
• An example of how such an essay may be structured is as follows: introduction – where you make clear the topic of the essay, your position, the reasons that you think  justify your position, an objection that someone might make to your position, how you plan to respond, and the significance of your argument (i.e., what follows if you’re  right). The following paragraphs of the essay would then spell out each of these five elements of the essay – from your position to its significance).
• Part of your aim here is to bring the reader to understand why the philosopher holds the position she  does.
• Another part of the essay is to show are are grappling with the topic, demonstrating an understanding of the topic, and arguing a point or a side of the topic.

Grading rubric for Essays (100 points total):

1. Did the paper follow the instructions?  (20 points)
2. Has the writer shown an understanding of the topic?  (20 points)
3. Is the paper well-thought out and organized?  (20 points)
4. Has the paper been proof-read?  (10 points)
5. Are the in-text citations in MLA format?  (15 points)
6. Is the works cited page in MLA format?  (15 points)

My instructions:

I would like this paper to be in support of Parfait’s Bundle Theory of Self-Identity!

-I attached one reading that can be used as a source for the paper, but the professor also requires that we do our own research. Just one more outside source should be enough for the paper (in support of Parfait’s theory).