Write a 3-4 pages (12pt Times New Roman) or 1100-1200 word essay that compares and/or contrasts Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” to Gloria Steinem’s “Testimony Before Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” (6 May 1970) (the texts NOT the authors’ biographies).
Use MLA format for this essay. Use appropriate supporting quotes and document them using MLA parenthetical citations in the text and provide an MLA Works Cited page. (The Works Cited page does not count in your page and/or word count.)
Choose one of the following options:
Option 1: Choose your own three points of comparison to compare these two texts.
Option 2: Compare Thoreau’s use of logos, ethos, and pathos with those of Steinem. Choose three points of comparison.
Explain the significance of the quotes you include in your essay to support your thesis.
Consider in your introduction, the lives of the authors or the circumstances under which each work was written. These leaders’ biographical and cultural backgrounds helped form their philosophies and approaches. The introduction should clearly state the author’s names and titles of their essays for clarity.
Make sure that you have a specific, significant thesis. Remember, you are comparing the essays and the author’s writing strategies, not their biographies. Concentrate especially on the organization of your essay (Point-by-Point organization—see lecture on Writing a Compare/Contrast Essay). Consider in your introduction, the lives of the authors or the circumstances under which each work was written. These leaders’ biographical and cultural backgrounds helped form their philosophies and approaches. The introduction should clearly state the author’s names and titles of their essays for clarity.