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ESSAY PROMPTRespond to the following prompt as your final assessment of learning for this module.How should individuals in society measure the value of their lives and/or the lives of others?Expectations for your essay:Argue your opinion on how to measure life’s value.Disagree with one text. Which text do you most disagree with? Consider the central claims made about valuing life from each of the texts. Use at least one text from this unit to disagree with.Agree with one text. Who do you most agree/relate to? Consider the central claims made about valuing life from each of the texts. Use at least one text from this unit to agree with. Continue your discussion by exploring your personal views on how we should value human life. Do not just repeat the text you agree with, but add your own unique perspective. Be sure to refer to and cite the readings. You may also use examples from your personal experience or observations.Rough Draft Due Wednesday March 20. Bring to class for me to see and check off. Final Draft Due Friday March 22. Turned in through Google Classroom or hard copy in class. On Monday, begin by completing the Charting Multiple Texts chart. Choose a total of four texts to chart. At least one of the four texts that you chart must be one that you disagree or agree with (all four cannot be for agree or all four for disagree).The Value of Life - Connecting Reading to WritingDiscovering What You ThinkSo far in this unit, we have heard a number of different voices giving insights into the value of life. Below is a list of the texts that we’ve covered in class along with a short recap. Me Earl and the dying girl – This fictitious journey of real-to-life heartbreak explores how a young girl facing death with cancer, Rachel Kushner, and her healthy peers, Greg Gaines and Earl Jackson, respond in the face or mortality. “Jack’s Lament” – This song from the Disney Film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, offers an insight into the longing for change Jack faces when he no longer finds fulfillment in his life. “How Far I’ll Go” – A young princess torn between her duty and her calling expresses her struggle between the traditional path which is expected of her and the unexplored path of the unknown. “9 Tips to Help You Value Your Life More” – Published by an online psychology magazine dedicated to personal development and well-being, this article covers 9 simple guidelines on how to appreciate and value your life more.“Try Something New for 30 Days” – In this TEDtalk, Matt Cutts shares his experiences and how his life has changed by participating in 30 day challenges. He argues that time will pass one way or another and encourages his audience to break the monotony of life by trying something they have always wanted to do. Yes Man – This film explores how the anti-social, depressed protagonist, Carl, finds his value and the potential joys of life once he changes his outlook and opens himself up to new experiences. “Self-Reliance" – Excerpts from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay shows the essence of his belief that self-sufficiency gives one the freedom to discover one’s true self. Emerson urges his readers to follow their individual will instead of conforming to social expectations. Only by nonconforming can one be who they really are. Hamlet - Hamlet’s soliloquy offers an emotional, metaphor-laden glimpse into the thinking of a young man contemplating suicide“Remaking my Voice”- Roger Ebert uses first-hand observations about his personal life tragedies to convey the value of having a voice. “Zero” – This short film follows the life of an oppressed zero who had decided that even in a world of oppression, he wouldn’t let “bad situations bring him down.” Despite the way society viewed him, he felt he had something to offer, and “through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.”“What's the Value of a Life?” – The short PBS digital studios video raises more questions as it attempts to answer how scientists and doctors measure the value of a life. “The Trolley Problem” – The next PBS digital studio video asks the questions: if given the choice, how would an individual decide who to save when faced with two options? This choice ultimately forces the decision maker to calculate the value of saving one person over a group of five.“You’ve got to find what you love”?Steve Jobs’?Commencement Speech assures the 2005 graduating class of Stanford that their life path may not always make sense, but if they follow their gut, their heart or whatever… Then they will eventually be able to connect the dots backward and see that their life choices ................
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