Your assignment is to read the following article: The Frivolity of Evil Then, you will type a 500 word response in which you address EACH of the following points IN YOUR OWN WORDS: 1) What is the author's main argument? 2) How does he support his main argument (evidence, ancillary arguments, etc.)? 3) Do you agree or disagree with him? 4) Why or why not? 5) Explicitly apply at least one concept or insight from any of the philosophers you have learned about in this course to your analysis. Make sure to give a substantive explanation of how your chosen concept or insight is relevant to your analysis. Also, be sure to cite your source using MLA format (this includes at least one in-text citation as well as a Works Cited Page at the end. A WORD OF WARNING: This article is rather long and complex. The author likes to make extensive use of his rather copious vocabulary, so I strongly urge you to have dictionary.com handy as you work your way through this piece. The purpose of this essay assignment is for you to demonstrate your ability to discuss, analyze, and evaluate complex philosophic arguments. I am confident that the reading assignments, tests, and discussion boards will have prepared you for this final, and no doubt challenging, essay assignment.

It probably feels like we just started our learning in this class, but this week we're going to begin planning for our final paper. To begin, start thinking about the topic for the final persuasive essay. You learned about persuasive writing during this week's lecture--and we'll get into more details about the essay in the coming weeks--but for now, let's focus on two areas:Start thinking about the topic and jot down any questions you have to give a direction to your research. Click on the link for the approved topic.Locate five sources that you think will be helpful for learning more about the chosen topic. At least three of these sources should come from the Online Library databases. You're going to submit these sources in the form of an annotated bibliography. "Annotation" is another word for "notes," so essentially you'll be adding a brief summary of approximately 100-125 words for each source under that source's reference citation. In the following links you will find some examples of annotations.Here are some resources for creating an annotated bibliography:NoodleBib GuideAnnotated Bibliography Guide