The Autobiographical novel...

Hi gang,

We are cruisin' with Obama and Frederick. These two autobiographies differ much in style and purpose, but each give us a unique look into the heart, mind, and soul of each author. I am captivated by Obama's ease with the reader and his openness to not only share humanizing antecdotes, but to also consider and criticize his own political thought process. I am completely engrossed by the world in which Douglass lived and his unrelenting drive to share with the world the devastating reality of a slaved people and backward nation. Without his words this reality may have been swept under the mental rugs of the American people.

I want to remind you all that your cooperation and participation is impertinent to our classroom. A class with one speaker is not a class. Share your thoughts, ideas, concerns, emotions...I'd love to hear them.

For Wednesday you will write an essay. You have two choices:

1) Select a controversial topic of your choice and discuss your opinion. Explain how your values led you to this opinion. What has influenced your thought process and how did your value system take shape? Try to observe this objectively.

OR

2) Discuss some of your most cherished values. How did you come to hold these values and discuss how you live by them. Give real life experiences and examples to support your response.

Please:
-12 font
-Times New Roman
-single space
-1 - 1.5 pages
-no funky fonts

*anything outside this will be penalized!!!!

This is due Friday!!! See you then!!!