Choose the following topic and write a solid, coherent 750 – 1000 word essay fol

Choose the following topic and write a solid, coherent 750 – 1000 word essay following MLA guidelines for in-text citations and a Works Cited entry. Search all of the authors we have covered in this course, collecting as many examples as possible relevant to the topic. From the examples, formulate a thesis which you state clearly in the introduction to the essay. The ideas in this essay should be well supported with examples from appropriate texts. Students should use the primary works we have read and course notes to write this essay.
Essay must contain
Seven direct quotations from works which have been studied in this course
Appropriate MLA format for spacing, Works Cited, and in-text citations (See Sample Paper)

Topic:
American Literature is a humanities course. One of the purposes of humanities courses is to help us discover what it is to be human. In literature courses we get to see reflections of our own experience and get to vicariously experience what it is to be someone other than ourselves. Think back over the semester and choose one to three piece(s) of literature that spoke to you in a special way(s). Perhaps the work(s) reflected your own experience or the experience of someone you know or gave you a new perspective through which to view your own experience. Perhaps the work opened your eyes to the experience of someone other than yourself, causing you to feel compassion for someone else or another group of people. Perhaps the beauty of the author’s language spoke to you and caused a gut-wrenching reaction or brought tears to your eyes. Write an essay discussing the work(s) you chose and why the work(s) had the effect(s) it had on you.

Essay Organization
Your paper should have four parts: (See the sample paper for the format info.)
1.     Introduction with a statement of topic–thesis that is clear, explicit, limited.
2.   Body: Argument: give and discuss relevant evidence; support or explicate your thesis with textual support from the work itself (primary text).
3.   Conclusion: Arrive at a conclusion—not simply a restatement—a statement resulting from the evidence.
4.   Works Cited Page listing the primary sources. Use alphabetical order per MLA.