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Intensive Writing – Name ______________________ Knowledge 30 minutes Period _______

>> - **you will need to narrow the topic; choose a small part of the idea** >>> your examples and what order to put them in to be most effective. Doodle on the back of this sheet. It is a good idea to use 10 of your 30 minutes in planning.
 * Choose one of the following topics.
 * Write a 30-minute essay which includes the following:
 * a clear thesis (a topic and an opinion)
 * arguments to support your thesis
 * from your life
 * from literature
 * from what you know of the world around you
 * return to the idea of the thesis at the end
 * You will not have time to write a rough draft, but you do have time to plan


 * Turn in what you've written at the end of class.

Topics:
 * 1) **Should everyone have access to all knowledge**? Are there things no one should know? What are the limits? (Imagine what's on the internet: how to build a bomb that will fit in a suitcase, how to kill someone and never get caught, how to extract a rotten tooth without any training, etc., etc.) **Choose one area of knowledge** and develop your thesis around that. //All knowledge// is too broad!


 * 1) Should those with more knowledge have more responsibility? Are there things you wish you didn't know? Why? What kind of knowledge comes with a burden like this? **Does responsibility come with knowledge**?


 * 1) **Are people with more knowledge better able to make decisions concerning the well-being of others?**  Should people with more knowledge (is this the same as wisdom?) make decisions for society as a whole? Why or why not?