Writing Homework Help

Learning Goal: I’m working on a literature question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

Post 1: Look at Henry David Thoreau’s “Resistance to Civil Government.” He claims that it is not just our right as Americans, but it is also our duty to defy unjust laws. This is a very American idea. Part of the American identity involves intervening in the face of injustice. Do you agree with this point? What boundaries should exist to those interventions? Support your claims using “Resistance to Civil Government” AND one of the other assigned readings from this week.

Criteria:
Include two properly and integrated quotations (one from each work) to support your claims. You may use either direct or paraphrased quotes. See the Literary Analysis Tools Modules in Weeks 1 and 2 for information about integrating and citation quotes.

Post 2: Respond to a classmate. Do you agree with your classmate’s perspective? Why or why not? Be specific. What is the most convincing part of your classmate’s post and why?

Criteria: 

• The first document that I attached is Henry David Thoreau’s “Resistance to Civil Government,” and the second document that I attached is one of the assigned readings that I received from this week :). 

Henry David Thoreau:

Biography, Vol. 1 pp. 900-902 and “Resistance to Civil Government,” Vol. 1 pp. 903-918 (essay)

Langston Hughes:

Biography, Vol. 2 pp.1036-1037 and “I, Too,” Vol. 2 p. 1038 and “Democracy,” Vol. 2 pp. 1042-1043 (poetry)

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