With such a broad prompt, it was
difficult for me to begin writing the Argument Assignment Paper. I could not
think of how to begin or how to organize the prompt in a way in which I could
argue for it. However, once I come up with my main point, it became much easier to write. The sources of “Prisoners
of Hope” and “Letter from Birmingham
Jail” helped me compose a concrete argument. It was originally difficult to
think of another more current example that dealt with hope; however, once I
looked up “hope,” I instantly found Barack Obama’s famous campaign poster, which
related very much to Martin Luther King Jr. and Cornel West’s arguments. As an
African-American president, something unimaginable during Dr. King’s life,
Obama’s election shows how Dr. King’s action brought a change he had hoped for.
Additionally, watching Shadyac’s documentary film “I Am” after writing my first draft served as another good example
to support the argument in my essay.
Furthermore, the peer review group proved very helpful in the completion of my essay. I received very helpful feedback
that made my final draft much more organized and concise than the first. Having
two different peer editors helped make sure that everything that needed to be
fixed was and that my point came across correctly, which I think does in my
final draft. I had never really thought about the depth of the word “Hope”
(even though it is literally my middle name!) and how important it has been
throughout our history as a society.
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