Transformational Thinkers Essay

Today you will use the knowledge you gained recently and look at the information we have discussed to craft a well thought out essay.  We will look at how the great minds we have studied recently influenced on another and these ideals have led to civil disobedience as a viable way to create change.  Here is the essay prompt and and outline to get you started.

The first draft of your essay will be due: Wednesday March 19th
Final Draft will be due: Monday March 24th

Please continue working on your 1920's project which is due on Friday

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EAP Practice
 

Directions:   You will have 45 minutes to plan and write an essay on the topic assigned below.  Before you begin writing, read the passage carefully and plan what you will say.  Your essay should be as well organized and as carefully written as you can make it.

In a recent editorial essay, a working mother of four laments being made to feel guilty for not "being there" every minute for her children.  She notes, "The school nurse has taken me to task for not being immediately accessible, and my kids--who live in a world where instant gratification has become the norm--complain about my intermittent unreachability.  To which I say, hey, deal with it.  I'm not cavalier about my mothering responsibilities....  I'm an involved parent.  We modern moms and dads are not only expected to make sure our kids are perfectly nourished, endlessly enriched, and absolutely safe at all times:  now, with cell phones and pagers, we are also supposed to be instantly reachable and immediately responsive....  We cannot and should not orchestrate every moment in our children's lives for them--partly because the effort turns out to be futile, but more importantly because it prevents our kids from learning skills they need to succeed in the real world.  There are times they need to ad lib.  There are times they need to wait.  There are even times they need to turn to someone else."

Explain the author's argument and discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with her views.  Support your position by referring to the passage and by providing reasons and examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.