Students will write a persuasive essay in response to the theme:

“It isn’t enough for a multinational corporation to be socially responsible; they must be a triple bottom line company to meet their ethical obligations”

Required Elements of Assignment #2 – Persuasive Essay:

• Write a persuasive essay either supporting or denying the veracity of the theme statement;
• The argument should include a discussion of the differences between corporate social responsibility and the triple bottom line concepts.
• Include a discussion about the idea of distributive justice and the current distribution of wealth;

Required Formatting of Persuasive Essay:

• This essay should be double-spaced, 12-point font, and four to six pages in length excluding the title page and reference page;
• Title page;
• Introductory paragraph and a summary paragraph;
• Write in the third person;
• Use APA formatting for in-text citations and a reference page.  You are expected to paraphrase and not use quotes. Deductions will be taken when quotes are used and found to be unnecessary;