This essay focuses on women and ethnic minorities face. America is experiencing cultural upheaval as members of groups that haven’t had a voice
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Write a free-response essay addressing the following question: In the Contemporary Era, America is experiencing cultural upheaval as members of groups that haven’t had a voice begin to assert their presence. As women and ethnic minorities raise their voices, so to speak, American culture becomes increasingly diverse. Many works of literature offer a glimpse into the struggles that women and ethnic minorities face as they attempt to influence the dominant culture.
Each of the short stories listed below has a main character who is either a woman or an ethnic minority.
Choose one of the short stories from the list, and in a well-organized essay show how a character’s response to the events in the story illustrates the experience of a being either a woman or an ethnic minority in American culture.
Choose from: “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin
“I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen
“The House on Mango Street” or “The Monkey Garden” by Sandra Cisneros
“Two Kinds” by Amy Tan
INSTRUCTIONS:
What You Turn In Your essay should be approximately one to two pages in length. Use one-inch margins and a 12-point font. The first paragraph should contain a thesis statement in which you clearly present. The argument you want to make in your essay. Each body paragraph should begin with a topic sentence in which you clearly state the argument for that paragraph. Be sure to support your arguments with brief,
relevant examples. Each body paragraph should include at least three pieces of supporting evidence and should be clearly linked together with intelligent commentary. When using direct quotations from the text, document your citation using standard conventions (for example, use line numbers when quoting poems, act and scene