John Doe
Ms. Nommensen
English IIIAP, Period 1
27 Mar. 2013
No to NOTA
Thesis statement: The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) has failed to legally
provide sufficient organs for those who need them and has instead created an environment
where black market organ trafficking punishes both donors and recipients; therefore, the
commercialization of organ donation should be legally allowed.
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Introduction
A. Never Let me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
B. Acknowledge the problem: not enough organs for transplant
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Background: National Organ Transplant Act (Source #1)
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Harvesting morally repugnant
A. Never Let me Go
B. Having children to provide for sibling
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Altruism only goes so far
A. Never Let me Go
1. Motivations to students misleading
2. Duty vs. benevolence
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Fear factor: drivers license donor campaign fails (Source #2)
Religious considerations
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Burial rituals and embalming
B. Practices and belief systems require intact body for reincarnation, heaven (source #2)
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Black Market Complications
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Donors cheated (Source #3)
B. Brokers overpaid (Source #3)
C. Hospital and physician complicity (Source #4)
1. Never Let me Go: the government
2. Never Let me Go: infrastructure, school, facilities
VII.
Conclusion
A. In an ideal world
B. Commercialization provides what NOTA cannot.
Rules to follow for Topic Outline (Typed, due Wednesday, March 27)
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Single space an MLA heading.
The document itself (title, thesis, outline) is double-spaced.
A working title in plain (not bold) text should be centered as the first line of text.
Under the title, the words “Thesis Statement:” should be typed, followed by the
complete sentence(s) that serves as the thesis for your research paper.
Follow the model on the reverse of this page. Your must begin with general categories,
indicated by Roman numbers, and extend through more specific details.
Articles (a, and, or the) should not be used to begin a line.
Only the first word of each line should be capitalized unless it is a proper noun.
Each line should contain one short phrase only. No complete sentences should be used.
As much as your computer will allow you, align the numerals, letters, etc. with the ones
preceding it (Control-Z will usually correct auto-formatting incidents).
Labeling Parts of an Outline (from MLA, 7th Edition)
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II. Logic requires that there be a II to complement an I, a B to complement an A, and so forth.*
Rubric: Topic Outline - Required for a grade of 100
5 points taken off if any of the following are missing:
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MLA Heading, single spaced
Double spaced document
Centered original title
Thesis statement:
Roman Numerals, A, 1, a, (1), (a), etc.
First Letter capitalized
Short phrases
If I, then II, A, then B; if 1, then 2, etc.*
5 points deducted for a poorly developed outline (Sample reflects expectations)
5 bonus points added for an extensively developed outline
Note: This is a way to begin organizing your thoughts to start drafting your paper. It is
acceptable and likely that you will make some changes to your organizational strategy during the
process of writing your paper. Make those notes on your outline once it is returned.