Write a 600-to-1200 word (two-to-four typed, double-spaced pages) essay about a

Write a 600-to-1200 word (two-to-four typed, double-spaced pages) essay about a chapter from
John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty:
“Chapter III: Of Individuality, as One of the Elements of Well-Being”
How does Mill’s philosophy in the chapter relate to the world around you? Summarize Mill’s ideas
and explain how they apply to the world today, specifically to your situation. Use examples and
evidence from Mill’s work to defend your thesis.
Your essay will be graded as follows:
• Use proper essay format, punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Put all direct quotations in
quotation marks and use in-text citations for them. (Refer to the MLA conventions page in the
course Appendix, as well as pages 1962–1979 in your textbook. You do NOT need a works
cited page.) [10 points possible]
• A clear thesis statement that answers the question. [10 points possible]
• A summary of Mill’s ideas. [10 points possible]
• Examples of Mill’s ideas that you see in the modern world around you. [10 points possible]
• Discussion of how Mill’s ideas apply to your own life. [10 points possible]
• Effective, wide-ranging use of vocabulary with all words used correctly. [10 points possible]
• Effective and varied use of sentence structure. [10 points possible]
• Effective organization and coherence (paragraph structure, transitions, ideas flow logically).
[10 points possible]
• Effective use of specific examples and evidence from the reading to support ideas. [10
points possible]
• Effective use of narrative voice and tone for communicating ideas to readers. [10 points