What are the key claims the author makes? What evidence is used? (Here, cite specific moments from the text in order to support your argument.)

Here are some topics/questions to think about as you are crafting your response:
-It is always best to start out with a brief summary of the author’s argument. However, DO NOT simply summarize the text without properly analyzing it.
-What are the key claims the author makes? What evidence is used? (Here, cite specific moments from the text in order to support your argument.)
-How is this text significant for the time in which it was written? What social, political, economic, or cultural factors may have influenced the author?
-What are some connections you can make to other readings we have done? Class lectures? Discussions?
-What is the intended purpose of this text—is it to persuade, to teach, to convince, to prescribe? -Is this text convincing? Would it be convincing to the intended audience?
-What other questions or topics would you like to discuss regarding this reading?

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