An essay of 2 pages (minimum 5 paragraphs) about how an idea or event from any article from this list (https://lgray61.wixsite.com/comp102/authors-readings) parallels an event or realization in your own life. Possible situations include but are not limited to these: a time when you made an atypical choice (Frost), a time when you realized how you treated others (O’Conner), a time when you experienced a departure from being too busy in a complicated life (Thoreau), a time when church made you confused and sad (Hudges), and so on.

You must reveal the outcome, good or bad
You may use “I”
Theses statement as the last sentence in introductory paragraph
MUST have at least 2 references to the chosen text, quoted directly
Example for thesis statement: At that time in my life, much like young Langston Hughes in Salvation, I felt confused and dismayed because of negative experience at church.