Final Examination,

Spring Semester, 2001

This final examination has three parts.  Parts One and Three will be completed and turned in during the final examination period.  Part Two will be done in bluebooks provided at the examination.

Part ONE:

Click on the link below to take you to 16 quotes, all taken from sources we've read in the second half of the semester..  Identify the author and reading from which each is taken.

All Quotes are from the second half of the semester. 

Not All documents are used. 

NO document is quoted twice. (the Harlan Dissent counts as a separate Document)

Documents which must be downloaded are included.

PART TWO:  (To be done in the exam period on materials provided).

Select any three of the quotations, and in three  short essays,

A.  Relate the quotation to the context of the essay itself.  What is the general topic of the essay?  What is the particular assertion which the quotation makes?

B.  Relate the essay to its historical context.  What event, movement, or idea gave the occasion for the writing of the essay

C.  In your judgment, does the assertion of the quotation still valid?  Why or why not.

PART THREE: (To be done at home and turned in by the end of the final exam period)

Select any Two or Three essays, at least one of which must be from the last half of the course, and identify a identify a common theme or topic which they discuss.  Together, they may debate opposite sides of an issue, or they may be in general agreement.  In an essy of no more than five pages, double spaced, and typed, identify the issue, explain the position of the two authors, and if appropriate, decide which, in your judgement makes the best case for position taken. 

I will give an automatic increase of 1/3 grade (i.e., C+ to B-, or A- to A)  to anyone who works on his or her paper at the writing center.  To Qualify, you must do two things.

1.  Sign in at the Writing Center each time you go to work on the paper.

2. Turn in both a rough draft and the final version.