Choose three sections and write a two-page (double spaced)
response for each section on one of the prompts. Your final submission should be six pages long.
Each response should include a thesis: that is, a one-sentence
statement of what your answer to the question will be. You should
also include at least two direct quotations from the text, and you
should make sure to explain each in your own words. Make sure to
answer the question directly and avoid any summarizing that isn’t
directly related to the question.
Each question is graded out of 10, for a total of 30 points.
You may use any citation style (MLA, Chicago, etc.) so long as it’s
consistent.
Due May 22nd by 11:00 am.
response for each section on one of the prompts. Your final submission should be six pages long.
Each response should include a thesis: that is, a one-sentence
statement of what your answer to the question will be. You should
also include at least two direct quotations from the text, and you
should make sure to explain each in your own words. Make sure to
answer the question directly and avoid any summarizing that isn’t
directly related to the question.
Each question is graded out of 10, for a total of 30 points.
You may use any citation style (MLA, Chicago, etc.) so long as it’s
consistent.
Due May 22nd by 11:00 am.
Section 1:
In the Apology, Socrates is accused of corrupting the youth. What
does he say in his defense, and is it compelling?
Section 2:
In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle claims that virtuous behavior
consists of a “mean” between the extremes of excess and
deficiency. What does he mean by this, and what is an example of
such a virtue?
Section 3:
In Are Prisons Obsolete? Angela Davis argues that there is a “prison
industrial complex.” What does she mean by this, and how does it
work?
