Humanities Homework Help

Instructions

This paper has two parts.

PART I

Write a paper in which you put two of The Sunflower respondents into a dialogue in order to accurately reflect the complexity of their arguments.

You can choose anyone from The Sunflower, except Wiesenthal and the respondents we have discussed in class. Ideally, these respondents should represent different perspectives on the issue of forgiveness, though they might have some common areas of agreement. This dialogue should foreground the respondents’ position on forgiveness, honoring the complexity of their ideas with clarity and accuracy. You should set the dialogue in a particular context: a talk show, a game show, a walk through the park, etc. You might also employ a moderator, or host, to ask questions and mediate the conversation.

Part II

Chart EACH of your two respondents’ arguments using the Toulmin method.

In other words, answer the following questions: What are the respondents’ main claims? What are their reasons? Their warrants? Also identify any rhetorical or persuasive techniques the respondents use when making their arguments.

Purpose

Your purpose is to put at least two respondents into a dialogue that clearly and accurately reflects the complexity of their views on forgiveness. Remember, this is a dialogue, or conversation, not an argument. Your primary purpose is to make clear both respondents’ views on forgiveness. Although they will express disagreement, their goal is not to win the argument but to come to a more enlightened understand of each other.

Audience

Your audience is readers who are familiar with Simon Wiesenthal’s central narrative and question in The Sunflower, but who may not be familiar with your two respondents.

Grading Criteria

1. Does your project put at least two respondents into a dialogue that clearly and accurately reflects the complexity of their views on forgiveness?
2. Is the dialogue structured clearly and smoothly so that readers can follow the sequence of the respondents’ thoughts on forgiveness?
3. Is the dialogue given a creative context to help clarify and mediate the conversation?
4. Is the dialogue mostly free of grammatical and mechanical errors that might interfere with a reader’s understanding?
5. Is your argument chart accurate and thoughtful? Do you answer all the questions?

NOTE: make sure you read the book “The Sunflower” before you write this essay.