An Analysis Of Jessup's Essay A Few Good Men

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A Few Good Men Persuasive Essay During Col. Jessup’s testimony in court, he argues: “Santiago’s death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you… saves lives” (116). Question: Is Jessep’s justification of Santiago’s death valid? Review his dialogue from the text. Carefully consider what he is saying. You are responsible for writing a persuasive essay where you either defend or criticize Jessup’s philosophy.The goal of this essay is to effectively persuade the reader to agree with your stance on the question and ultimately support your answer. Use your knowledge of the text and personal insight to explain yourresponse. Your essay should include: * An introduction that begins…show more content…
* Two body paragraphs, with in-text citations as examples of support for each reason. Paragraphs should also use transitions to move the reader to the next paragraph. * A solid conclusion paragraph that restates your thesis and provides a final messagethat persuades the audience to accept your point of view. This timed essay will take place on Monday, November 21. You may use your book and your outline, located on the next page of this document.You should plan to write for the duration of the class. A Few Good Men Persuasive Essay: 65 points ***The outline will not be counted as part of the grade, only the essay*** A few quick hints to help you get started: -justification: a reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally accepting support for a behavior, belief, or occurrence. -valid: acceptable, proper, correct -Even though the question is directly related to Jessep, don’t just quote Jessep in your essay, there are a dozen characters in play whose dialogue could help justify and support your response. I. Introduction Paragraph | | A. Attention grabber/hook | | B. Thesis statement |
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