The Word Evil Persuasive Essay
The Word Evil Persuasive Essay
Directions:
Compose a persuasive essay that has a clear three-part structure (introduction, supporting paragraphs, conclusion) in response to the prompt.
Prompt:
Often our readings suggest that those who use the word evil to accuse others are often the ones who are frequently unethical themselves and, in a few cases, actually guilty of committing crimes against individuals and/or humanity. History furthermore suggests that the word evil is often used to discriminate against and disenfranchise individuals and groups by invoking fear of those who are different in some way.
Using three (3) of the works we have covered during the second half of the term decide who can best define evil and how we can guard against individuals and groups who use the term evil to abuse the innocent by invoking fear.
Keep in Mind:
Successful essays consist of: 1) A full complete answer. 2) A comprehensive, well thought out thesis statement – a thesis that ties the works you are discussing together. Purdue’s OWL site does a good job explaining thesis statements.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/
Technical Requirements:
- A minimum 2.5 pages and a maximum of 4 pages
- Provide signal phrases and in-text citations for all paraphrases and direct quotations
- Double space the document throughout
- Select an easy to read size 12 font
- Adhere to standard one-inch margins
***LINKs BELOW ARE THE ARTICLES YOU WILL USE. NO OUTSIDE SOURCES.****
KING LEAR ↓
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/lear/full.html
HANNAH ARENDT ↓
http://hac.bard.edu/about/hannaharendt/
https://theamericanscholar.org/hannah-arendt-on-tr…
SALEM WITCH TRIALS ↓
http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/17docs.html
