Instruction
Write an essay in which you compare a reality (what exists) with an ideal (what should exist) or a perception (what people believe exists) Choose from the following topics: available living quarters; a job; financial aid to students; America (or the American dream), ideas surrounding race, gender, or other human difference.; _____________ (your choice, with my permission).PURPOSE: Your thesis and essay should reflect why the ideal is preferable to the reality (or why the reality is preferable to the ideal) and your body paragraphs should incorporate concrete descriptions and explanations to support your argument. If you select perception, you can also indicate why (certain) people prefer this belief or you can indicate how and why the perception is incorrect or problematic.