Instruction
For this exam, you are to write a short, 700 word essay about how your work this semester has informed (and/or changed) your understanding of humanity and of what it means to be human. You should write the essay with a focus of some kind, so you should start it with a conventional introduction that features a thesis, or a main argument or claim. That claim should appear near the bottom of the first paragraph, and should attempt to clarify a main point--a main idea that conveys to the reader your message. Then you can use subsequent paragraphs to support your main claim. As you write, you should cite/quote from at least three of the things we've read this semester. This way, you will show the reader that you've been able to connect your own thinking to your ideas in this course. Of course, the conclusion should wrap up your paper in some substantive way.