John Winthrop's Essay 'A Model Of Christian Charity'

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Essay Requirements *Your essay must have an arguable, clearly articulated thesis. *Your essay must include direct quotations from the text to support your ideas. *Your essay must be 3-5 typed pages (Times New Roman, 12-point font), which is approximately 750-1,250 words. Use one-inch margins for top, bottom, left and right. *You are not required to use any outside sources. In particular, do not consult literary criticism about the text(s) you are writing about. If you cite a reference work, such as a dictionary or other source, it must be documented using MLA format. Information about MLA conventions and format can be found online: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc (Note: To access MLA information, click the blue Humanities button/link on…show more content…
Topics for Essay I I. Apply some of the specific ideas that John Winthrop presents in “A Model of Christian Charity” to another work (fiction or nonfiction) that we have read this semester. That is, write a critical analysis of the text you select focusing on how one or more of Winthrop’s ideas are treated in that text. Some of Winthrop’s ideas to consider: class identity, human responsibility, commerce, economics, wealth, work, government (and any others you find). II. Select a work of fiction that we have read this semester and discuss how the narrator’s point-of-view helps to develop the overarching meaning(s) of the work. Some questions to consider: Is the narrator objective and/or reliable (and how can the reader determine the answer to this question)? Is the narrator a participant in the story? If so, what do the narrator’s interactions with other characters reveal about the narrator? How much distance (emotional, chronological, etc.) does the narrator seem to have from his/her
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