Write an essay answering ONE of the following questions.
Option A Write a personal essay about an event you anticipated hopefully but that did not fulfill your expectations, incorporating an explanation of your disappointment into your account, as Angelou does. In one of your body paragraphs, compare and/or contrast your experience to Angelou’s, using the proper format for introducing a piece of writing.
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Option B Drawing on your memories of a friend or family member, write an essay about a problem that a person had and its effect on your life. In one of your body paragraphs, compare and/or contrast your experience to Sanders’, using the proper format for introducing a piece of writing.
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Option C Write a compare and contrast essay of the two versions of Sojourner Truth’s essay “Ain’t I a Woman.” What similar elements are included in both versions? What significant differences are there? Explain why one version is better than the other or why both are equally important. Remember to use the proper format for introducing a piece of writing.