English Language and Composition Reading Time: 15 minutes Suggested Writing Time:

40 minutes
Directions: The following prompt is based on the accompanying six sources.
This question requires you to integrate a variety of sources into a coherent, well-written essay.
Refer to the sources to support your position; avoid mere paraphrase or summary. Your argument
should be central; the sources should support this argument.
Remember to attribute both direct and indirect citations.
Introduction
Social Security has been in place for years. There are many visible flaws that accompany the
positives to this program. People have begun to argue to privatize social security. Now there are
many debates on whether to keep it the same or to privatize it. Is social security an outdated
program in need of change or are there still years of success ahead of it.
Assignment
Read the following sources carefully. Then in an essay that synthesizes at least three sources for
support, take a position that supports or challenges the claim that social security is in need of a
change.
Refer to the sources as Source A,B,etc
Source A (Vance)
Source B (Browning)
Source C (Quinn)
Source D (Shipman)
Source E (Hickey)
Source F (Livergood)