OPTION A: Write a PERSUASIVE ESSAY on one of the following pieces from our reading list. Do you agree or disagree with the author’s thesis or theme? Why do you agree or disagree? Please use evidence from the essay itself to support your opinions. In addition to thesis or theme, you should mention two or more of the following elements in your essay: anecdote, hook, topic sentence, main point, support, appeal, and conclusion.
A. Shulman, “Love is a Fallacy” (Barnet 355-362)
B. Takaki, “The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority” (Barnet 122-123)
C. Machiavelli, “From The Prince” (Barnet 643-649)
D. Brady, “I Want a Wife” (Barnet 729-731)
E. Orwell, “Shooting an Elephant” (Canvas)
F. King, “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (Canvas).
G. Wade, “Professors’ Pet Peeves” (handout)
