Why human life matters?
Proposal:What makes human life matter?This proposal should briefly explain your thesis. Also, in your proposal, you should list and briefly explain 3 arguments that you intend to make to defend your position, along with at least three scholarly resources (one for each argument) that you will use to help craft your arguments. Lastly, it must also include a working bibliography with these (and any other) potential sources for your research. (Choose ONE book and two sources)
Analysis:Your goal is to make a concrete argument by writing a clear and well-organized paper in response to the following question:
Your research paper should be a sustained analysis of 6-8 pages. There must be a thesis that develops in relation to the central position. Your paper should consider at least one text from class, and two outside sources. Sources must come from appropriate academic sources (books and articles). Keep in mind that encyclopedia entries (of any kind) are not acceptable.
Proposal due: November 18, (4:00 AM) pacific time.
Analysis due: November 30, (12:00 AM) pacific time.
PICK ONE BOOK ONLY (2 sources internet):
1) The Epic of Gilgamesh, Trans. Andrew George (Penguin Classics; ISBN: 9780140449191)
2) Plato, The Trials of Socrates: Six Classic Texts (Hackett; ISBN: 9780872205895)
3) Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version (Zondervan Publishing; ISBN: 9780310902386)
4) Laozi, The Daodejing of Laozi (Hackett; ISBN: 9780872207011)
5) Sunjata: A West African Epic of the Mande Peoples, Trans. David C. Conrad (Hackett; ISBN: 9780872206977)
6) Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle(Dell Publishing; ISBN: 9780385333481)
7) Sartre, Existentialism is a Humanism(Yale University Press; ISBN: 9780300115468)

