Write a 3-5 paragraph response to each prompt below (Each essay should be between 350-550 words):
1). How might it be argued that Martin Luther inadvertently brought about the “rise of the individual” in Western culture?
2). In what ways does Benjamin Franklin portray himself as an embodiment of Enlightenment thinking in his Autobiography?
3). Using specific references to some of our readings, list and explain the major beliefs or tenets of Romanticism (called Transcendentalism in America). Support your response with references to readings by at least two different authors and texts from our assignments.
4). Imagine having a conversation with someone who has never read an Edgar Allan Poe story. Explain to that person what s/he should expect from a Poe story and then discuss one of the Poe stories from our syllabus as a typical Poe story. Writing as someone who has taken a college course on American Literature, explain what makes the Poe story typical of Poe?
5). In what ways did Frederick Douglass face unique problems as an autobiographer that Benjamin Franklin did not face as an autobiographer?