For this assignment, I will have to write a 3 1/2 page argumentative essay based

For this assignment, I will have to write a 3 1/2 page argumentative essay based upon one of the topics listed below. My essay must include a contestable thesis, followed by substantive paragraphs that originate with focused, idea-driven topic sentences. To remind myself how to arrive at a thesis statement (observation & abstraction) present that claim (CSC), and organize your paragraphs (TAXES) please refer to our readings from Techniques of College Writing.
The paper should also include:
A minimum of one critical source; this source can be taken from our textbook The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction (not a story but a critical piece) or one of the pdfs. we’ve read thus far this semester.
A minimum of 3 1/2 pages, Times New Roman 12 pt. font and a heading on page one. Please see OWL at Perdue’s website for formatting instructions.
Quotations from your texts, both the story (or film) and your critical piece: a minimum of two per paragraph, fully analyzed and connected to your thesis.
MLA format throughout: this includes proper quotation integration and a Works Cited page.
A personal reflection of at least one to two paragraphs (instructions below the topics)
Texts/Authors you may choose to write about (no more than one): This is the Author I chose Paretsky
Topic One:
At the end of most mysteries and/or suspense fiction that includes a femme fatale, these characters are under arrest, in jail, exiled, or dead. Why? Does this trope of the vanquished femme fatale disclose anything about both power and powerlessness in her character? Formulate a thesis about your interpretation of the role of the femme fatale in American culture and in your selected texts specifically. Are there any cultural anxieties, perhaps, that reflect our social codes or mores that animate the femme fatale’s actions and demise?