Establishing the facts

Write a 4-5 page essay in which you perform a systematic analysis of an issue. In this way, you will analyze an argument and find a specific point of contention at which you can enter the conversation. Your paper will consist of TWO SECTIONS that are cohesively connected to each other: 

Interrogate a single article (“Busy Trap” https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/30/the-busy-trap/  (Links to an external site.)”Sanctuary of School” http://englishiva1011.pbworks.com/f/SANCSCHL.PDF  (Links to an external site.)or “World and Screen” https://www.studypool.com/discuss/24118930/k-disscussion-150-word-or-more performing an analysis of the issue presented in the article.  Uncover “the facts” of this issue by presenting how the text addresses the following four questions (these categories must be labeled in your essay):

What are the facts?
How can the issue be defined?
How much does it matter and why?
What actions should be taken?

2. From this analysis, identify an impasse–a moment of tension between what the author believes and what you believe. This tension will be an opportunity for you to enter the discussion by making a new claim. On which of the four questions do you disagree with the author? On which point would you want to intervene and offer an alternative view or claim? Locate two credible sources from the UVU Library Database about this point of contention, one academic and one popular. Then, offer your own position on the issue by making a new claim and supporting it with evidence from the second article. 
Assume that the audience of your essay is academic–your peers, your professor, and other college-educated readers. Adjust your tone and stance to effectively engage this audience.