Respond to the following essay prompt in at least 7 fully developed paragraphs:
- Compare and contrast fiction and reality, and explain the importance and dangers of each in public discourse.
Your essay should…
- be at least seven paragraphs in length.
- contain an original title, introduction, and a conclusion.
- contain a clear, specific thesis statement that directly addresses the essay prompt.
- contain at least three body paragraphs in support of your thesis, each with clear, direct ties to your main argument.
- contain at least two body paragraphs addressing plausible arguments of disagreement with your own; remember to both raise the arguments counter to yours in a fair manner and to address them fully.
- contain support in the form of summary, paraphrase, or quotations from Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story” and Yudhijit Bhattacharjee’s “Why We Lie.” Your support must be accompanied by proper in-text MLA citations and a Works Cited page.
- demonstrate your knowledge of the rules and conventions of formal academic writing (formal in tone, no first-person, no contractions).
- be grammatically correct (no fragments, comma splices, fused sentences, punctuation or capitalization errors, or indecipherable edits); grammar will account for 30% of your final exam grade.
- be composed using only the following materials: 1) O’Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story” 2) Bhattacharjee’s “Why We Lie” 3) your RW 4) Blackboard 5) Microsoft Word.