Choose one of the following questions to answer in essay form.   Your essay should contain an introduction with a thesis, a body that supports the thesis with specific examples from the texts that we have read, and a conclusion that summarizes and closes the essay. At least 2 pages. MLA Style

Choose the reading that struck you the most this session and reflect upon its meaning, as well as whether it contributed to your being "more knowledgeable, loving, empowered, sensitive, complex and creative" person. Make specific references to the texts, including such literary conventions as character, setting, narration, dialogue and events.

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Describe the development of the African American literary voice throughout history.   Consider at least one text from the Colonial, Antebellum, Reconstruction Periods, the Harlem Renaissance, the Protest, Black Aesthetics, and Neorealism Movements