Forever War Essay Topics

Please write a response to one of the questions below:

A) In the novel the Forever Way, by Joseph Haldeman, the author uses overpopulation as the
basis of the world’s problems.
Analyze the text and discuss the extent to which you agree with Haldeman’s solution to
the problem.

B) “Where we love is home—home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” –Oliver
Wendell Holmes
If Marygay passed away, do you think Mandella would be able assimilate to life without
her? Provide examples from the text to support your claim.

C) Despite the opportunities abroad, some OFWs move back to the Philippines because of
their inability to assimilate to a foreign culture—while other OFWs flourish abroad, and
provide their family with a whole new life.
Discuss why this may occur. Provide examples from the text to support your claims.

Guidelines:
 Page length: Maximum 4 pages Double Spaced (references and title page does not count)
 Font: 12 point Times New Roman
 Margins: 1 inch
 Style: APA (please see sample here)
 Indicate which topic you chose on the title page
 Please email me your essay (brian.mojica@dlsu.edu.ph) and submit a softcopy online
(Facebook group)

Due Date: March 4th at 11:59pm

Rubric

CRITERIA 6-5 4-3 2 1 SCORE

The essay is The essay is The essay is The essay
focused, focused on focused on topic poorly addresses
purposeful, the topic and and includes few topic and
FOCUS/
and reflects includes loosely related includes
original relevant ideas irrelevant ideas
MAIN POINT
insight and ideas
ideas

SUPPORT Persuasively Supports Supports main Provides little or

supports main main point point with some no support for
point with with underdeveloped the main point.
well- developed reasons or
developed reasons and examples.
reasons less concrete
and/or examples.
examples.

ORGANIZATION Effectively Organizes Some Little or no

& FORMAT organizes ideas to build organization of organization of
ideas to build an argument ideas to build an ideas to build an
 Paragraphs a logical, argument: argument, or
 Transitions coherent contains
argument fallacies in the
argument
LANGUAGE USE Effective and Appropriate Some use of Little or no use
& STYLE creative use use of elements of style of elements of
of elements elements of style
 Sentence of style to style
structure enhance
 Word choice meaning
 Audience
recognition

CONVENTIONS Uses correct Uses correct Contains Many errors in

grammar, grammar, frequent errors in grammar,
 Grammar spelling, and spelling, and grammar, spelling, and
 Spelling punctuation punctuation spelling, and punctuation,
 Punctuation throughout with few punctuation. makes reader’s
with very few errors. comprehension
errors. difficult.
TOTAL
POINTS ______/30