ENGL 1302 · Essay 7
Argument Essay Studio
A practice room for the research based Argument essay. Claim who or what the real monster is in a literary, cultural, or social frame. Stranger Things may appear as a brief reference only, not as the main text. Guides live on the Essays overview Doc; Tools links open practice helpers. Keep AI at Level 2 (support, not composition).
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Argue who or what the “real monster” is. Claim + research + counterargument. Stranger Things may be a short reference only. Aim for a maximum of 1,000 words.
Readings. Research angles include MK Ultra, Satanic Panic, fear and hysteria, hooks, Foucault, Carroll, and moral panic. Literary, cultural, or social primary material is fine; Stranger Things is not the main text.
Skills. Argument, research, and counterargument.
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- Keep AI at Level 2 (support, not composition).
Assignment overview
- Argue who or what the “real monster” is in a literary, cultural, or social context. Claim + research + counterargument.
- Stranger Things optional short reference only, not the main text. Aim for a maximum of 1,000 words.
Research / reading options
- MK-Ultra declassified excerpts; Satanic Panic articles (Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Texas Monthly); psychology of fear/hysteria/rumor.
- bell hooks, “Homeplace”; Foucault, “Panopticism”; Noël Carroll, Philosophy of Horror; moral-panic / missing-children / community-distrust articles.
- Literary options: Frankenstein; “The Lottery”; Dr. Jekyll and Hyde; folkloric monsters; institutions as monsters.
Practice helpers
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