Readings:
Wollstonecraft, Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
Marx & Engels, Manifesto of the Communist Party.
Answer ONE of the following questions in a 4-5-page paper. You must present an original argument with a clear thesis statement that is based in a well-reasoned, well-sourced interpretation of the text. You must cite the assigned readings to substantiate your interpretation at every stage of the argument. None of these questions have a single correct answer, but there are better and worse interpretations and better and worse arguments to substantiate those interpretations.
According to Wollstonecraft, Marx, and/or Du Bois (select two), why is inequality harmful to a body politic?
2. According to Wollstonecraft, Marx, and/or Du Bois (select two), is modern political life defined more by freedom or domination? Why?
3. According to Wollstonecraft, Marx, and/or Du Bois (select two), is modern life conducive to happiness? Why or why not?
The paper must be 4-5 full pages in length in 12-point, Times New Roman, double spaced font with 1” margins. The paper must use a standard and recognized citation style such as MLA or Chicago Style. Use the assigned publications of the texts. Write the number of the question that you select somewhere on the first page. Straying from this formatting may lose you points.
