"Women's Right to Vote" vs. "Ten Point Plan"

Both of these pieces obviously have very strong opinions about what they want to happen.  However their styles are very different.  "Ten Point Plan" uses a much more forceful language.  It makes the reader threatened.  It is a list of demands without a lot of evidence, and the Black Panthers' are not too concerned with proving their point to the white people through evidence.  They use the tactic of asking for way more than what would be considered reasonable in hopes to get at least part of what they want.  At the end of their list, point number 10, they do use solid evidence.  They quote the "Declaration of Independence" word for word. They use it as a warning and this is a smart move on their part because of the history of the document, but this is the only time they use such historical evidence. 

However, Susan B. Anthony's "Women's Right to Vote" is full of evidence all throughout the piece.  The first smart move she makes is to write for her audience.  In this case it is men.  She is fully aware that they are not going to agree with her, and she thinks through what their arguments are going to be.  She then provides evidence to support her side.  She cites all kinds of good sources making her piece very credible.  She uses different laws, the "Declaration of Independence", "The Constitution", and "The Bible."   She also makes other solid points.  The one that struck me the most was when she pointed out that the laws are written using the pronouns he and him.  Those laws still apply to her and everyone else despite their gender.  However the pronouns he and him do not apply to everyone when it comes to the right to vote.  This is not fair, and it does not make sense.  I have a lot of respect for Susan B. Anthony and the way she presented her argument.  Her piece is by far more persuasive than that of The Black Panthers'. 

Walking away from the Omelas

Why do the ones who walk away from the Omelas walk away? The ones who walk away are obviously disturbed by the child in the basement.  One reason they may walk away is because the do not approve of treating the child this way, and it is easier to walk away than to try and change what the Omelas are doing. Therefore they take the easy way out and just get away from it all. This makes them sound like terrible people but that is not my point. In one way they are taking a stand against the actions by making the choice to leave, and they are certainly doing more than the people who see the wrong doing and just continue living their lives without any change at all. 

Writing the Citizenship Narrative

When this assignment was first presented to me I was extremely confused.  Even when I sat down to write it I was still unsure of exactly what I was supposed to be doing.  Then I looked over the assignment sheet and  through the examples we had read and realized that there was not a right or wrong way to approach the assignment.  I finally settled on telling about an experience I had while at a parade in my hometown.  The paper was difficult to write, but I ended up enjoying it simply because I was reliving that experience.  I still am not positive that my paper is exactly what you are looking for; however, I am fairly confident in the fact that it is at least close to what you are looking for.