Illness as Metaphor

Illness as Metaphor

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Assignment Sheet: Response Papers
Students are required to complete response papers. These papers are informal
responses to the class readings.
Reading for the Response Papers
When reading an essay for the first time, it is beneficial for the reader to make quick
remarks about the assigned reading. It is also beneficial to record any reactions to the
essay.
After completing the initial reading, read the essay for a second time. While reading the
essay for the second time, write out any reactions to the essay. Read from the writer’s
point of view, and have an understanding about what the writer is trying to accomplish.
Note key features of organization and style.
Writing the Response Papers
When writing a response to an essay, please adhere to the following requirements:
In the first paragraph of the response,
introduce the author and the title of the work
state the main idea of the essay
summarize your response to the essay
In the paragraphs that follow,
identify and explore your reactions to the essay
Works Cited page
Using the handbook as a guide, create a Works Cited page
The majority of the response paper should be your reaction to the essay, NOT a
summary of the essay. You may state the reasons why you agree or disagree with the
writer. You may also identify points that the author may not have introduced. Please
remember, this is not a summary of the essay. Rather, focus on your reactions to the
essay.
Each response paper must be at least one page long. As always, please use proper MLA
format, including Times New Roman font with the font size of 12. All response papers
must include a Works Cited page. Submissions that do not meet the minimum
requirements will not be accepted.
Selecting Essays for the Response Papers
You may write about any of the class handouts or the assigned class readings from the
text.

Just do one response !
Take any essay or topic you want !

 

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The book, “Illness as Metaphor” was published in the year 1978 by Susan Sontag. The author of the book, Susan Sontag was a cancer patient when she was working on the book. In the book, the author shows the how the myths and descriptions surrounding assured sickness such as cancer. Susan shows how these illnesses add suffering to patients and mainly slow down their healthy bodies…………….

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