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Parable of the Sower Summer Reading EssayPLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT!Your summer reading novel is Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler, and you can purchase the novel on , borrow it, or use an online version: DIRECTIONS: “Earthseed” is an overarching aspect of Parable of the Sower. Throughout the novel, Butler uses it to propel a great deal of the plot, but also to subtly indicate thematic and character development. Below are many quotes from Earthseed: Book of the Living. Choose one and write an essay that analyzes at least two times it applies to some aspect of Lauren’s words, thoughts, observations, and/or experiences, or to a theme developed in the novel.For this essay, you must create a thesis statement that demonstrates how you plan to argue that the Earthseed philosophy you have chosen can be applied to the novel. You must write in paragraphs, and have a minimum of four paragraphs, including a complete introduction and conclusion. Do not generalize in your paragraphs: be specific in both your examples and your analysis. Review, edit, and proofread your essay before submission, and be sure that you follow MLA format, including a Works Cited page.“Yet intelligence is demanding. If it is misdirected by accident or intent, it can foster its own orgies of breeding and dying” (29).“Drowning people sometimes die fighting their rescuers” (61).“A tree cannot grow in its parents’ shadows” (82).“All struggles are essentially power struggles” (94).“When civilization fails to serve, it must disintegrate unless it is acted upon by unifying internal or external forces” (101).“All successful life is adaptable, opportunistic, tenacious, interconnected, and fecund” (124-5).“In order to rise from its own ashes a phoenix must first burn” (153).“Unite -- or be divided, robbed, ruled, killed by those who see you as prey” (196).“God is neither good nor evil, neither loving nor hating. God is Power” (245).Your essay must be completed and submitted on by August 26th at 2:00 pm. Here are the codes to enroll in your classes:Mrs. Durant Periods 6 or 7Class ID: 25059659Enrollment Key (Password): durantsclassMs. Klemeshefsky Period 8Class ID: 25073023Enrollment Key (Password): klemclass*** We have a limited number of books that are available to be signed out; if you need to borrow a book, you must contact your next year’s English teacher to arrange a pick up, and you cannot write in the school’s books.Please join our Google Classrooms before the school year starts:Mrs. Durant’s Periods 6&7 code is h5mcf2iMiss Klemeshefsky’s Period 8 code is uwigwof***If you have any questions or problems with this assignment over the summer, please contact your teacher:ldurant@ or kklemeshefsky@ ................
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