Writing Homework Help

TEXTS

• Chuck Klosterman “Nostalgia on Repeat”
• Brain Dillon “The Empty Space”

PROMPT

For this essay, I invite you to reflect on the ways two authors discuss the concept of retrospection in their respective essays. Citing textual evidence from both texts, please compose an argument in response to the following prompt:

Why and how are nostalgia and memory being a part of human life?

THOUGHT –PROVOKERS

Below are some further questions that may be useful to consider in generating your argument. Remember that you only need to address the above prompt in bold:

• What is the relationship between nostalgia and memory?
• How important are memories in human lives?
• Can nostalgia and memory be distractors for the human thinking process and emotions?
• What might happen to humans if they were deprived of the ability to remember and reflect?
• What concepts from Klosterman and Dillon are logically connected and help explain each other?

LOGISTICS

Quotations should be carefully transcribed, punctuated, and attributed. You must use MLA bibliographic conventions. Please also follow the conventions of standard edited American English. Use 1.0-inch margins on all sides, double-spacing, and twelve-point Times New Roman font size 12 throughout. Number all pages.

The paper should have your name, the date, and the course information on the first page. Title your paper. Submit your paper electronically via Canvas using the file upload option. Email submissions are NOT acceptable. The penalties outlined on the syllabus will apply to all late submissions.