Your goal in this task is to select an issue, consider your opinions, and conduct research based on the opinion and issue you selected. In the next task, you will form a thesis statement and write a persuasive research paper to communicate your opinions. Your thesis
and paper will address the following writing prompt:
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• How has the issue you selected changed your community, country, or world?
After you consider this writing prompt, you will select a topic to guide your research.
Think of the topics of the reading selections that you analyzed in this unit:
• Robert Ball's " Great Astronomers " (science and technology)
• The European Environmental Agencys " The Melting Arctic " (the environment)
• C. D. and K. E. ldso's "Energy., Carbon Dioxide and Earth's Future: Pursuing the Prudent Path e" (the environment)
• Abraham Lincoln's "First Inaugural Address C" and" Letter to James T. Hale " (national politics)
• john SnowsOn the Mode of Communication of Cholera C" (public health)

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? question 5 options: dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.

What theme does don quixote's blunder about the windmill and his enthusiasm to fight the two monks he believes are "devilish and unnatural" suggest? a sense of earnest purpose can lead to impetuous behavior. true heroism fights without regard to personal expense fighting for justice inspires loyalty the average person gains by the efforts of a select few. next question ask for turn it in