Answer the following prompt. Your response should be approximately 1-1 ½ pages
(5-7 sentences per paragraph). Include a thesis statement, provide examples,
include 1-2 quotes, and ensure that your response is free of grammatical
Writing Assignment 1: Write a 1 page response (250-300 words) with 1-2 quotes.
Choose one of the following prompts:
- Support or refute Plato’s claims that human beings are often reluctant to confront unpleasant realities and prefer to fantasize and avoid them. Include
examples to support your statements and include a minimum of two quotes from the text.
2. Write on your associations, images, or concepts of freedom in relation to 2-3 of the texts we have read thus far. To what extent is freedom related to ethnicity? Include a minimum of two quotes from the text.
3. Write an analytical response to one of this week’s reading selections. How does language impact the tone of the literary work? What is the purpose of the literary text? Include a minimum of two quotes from the text.