Prof Yi
English 93
1st Paper Project, Draft 1
Due Monday, June 21, 2010
After having read intriguing readings on life and living, please write a well-developed essay
responding to any of the following essay topics below:
A) Life of a Neat/Sloppy Person
“Neat People Vs. Sloppy People” by Suzanne Britt, pp173 - 75
Suzanne Britt makes claims to both neat and sloppy people. What are those assertions? Do
you agree with them? Disagree? Are you a neat person? Or are you a sloppy person? Give
examples from your personal life and connect it with how they relate to the author’s
viewpoints. Please draw a close connection to the reading through quotation, summary,
paraphrasing, and so forth.
B) Time of Life
“The Arrow of Time” by KC Cole, pp237 – 40
“Predictable Crises of Adulthood” by Gail Sheehy, pp113 - 21
Ultimately as we grow older, we become responsible professionals. We try to search for
ourselves in this complex and sometimes scary world. We try to make sense of who we are
in the society we live in and we try to find order and stability all at the same time.
Write an essay in which you examine adulthood or the importance of life while also
analyzing one reading above to support your ideas. How does the author’s view of adulthood
or life relate to your own views? What are some areas in the story that you can directly
relate to? Please choose one reading above and draw a close connection to the reading
through quotation, summary, paraphrasing, and so forth.
C) Living Life Like Weasels
“Living Like Weasels” by Annie Dillard, pp297 - 300
What is most important for you in life? In what ways does Annie Dillard argue about how
we should live life? How do you interpret the reading? Do you agree with her viewpoints on
how we should live life like a weasel? Or can you give another metaphor for how you may
want to live life like in terms of looking at another animal or object? Please draw a close
connection to the reading through quotation, summary, paraphrasing, and so forth.
Format & Setup:
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An Introduction with a proper thesis
A minimum of 3 body ¶s
A Conclusion ¶
A proper heading with title
Double-spaced, font 12 Times or Arial
1" margins all around
A minimum of 3 full pages, no maximum