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We all have different perspectives and opinions. For this discussion, you will read the prompt and decide if you agree or disagree. Choose one of the listed opinions for your focus. In a short paragraph, you will state your opinion and then support your point with the following: Researched facts or statistics (include the source), information from the readings in this class, Specific experiences or knowledge that you have.

Your response may start with something similar to this: “In my opinion, I agree with this statement. I feel/believe that _[blank]_. To support my perspective, _[blank]_” or “In my opinion, I disagree with this statement. I feel/believe _[blank]_. To support my perspective, _[blank]_.”

Prompt:

Opinion 1 (from Barack Obama’s “Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Part 1”): Our actions matter, and can bend history in the direction of justice.


Opinion 2 (from Barack Obama’s “Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Part 1”): So yes, the instruments of war do have a role to play in preserving the peace.


Opinion 3 (from “Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall” by Diane Ackerman): Leaves have always hidden our awkward secrets.

Answer 1

Opinion 3 (from “Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall” by Diane Ackerman): Leaves have always hidden our awkward secrets.

Autumn is a season of beautiful leaves, which come from sunlight and chlorophyll breaking down. Animals migrate, hibernate, or store food to prepare for winter, but trees survive by dropping their leaves. Fall foliage is spectacular in the northeastern US and eastern China due to its rich climate. Anthocyanin, the pigment that gives apples their red, varies from year to year depending on the temperature and amount of sunlight. Leaves color beautifully in the fall, symbolizing death and disintegration, as Nature becomes more carnal, mute, and radiant. Leaves fall from the trees due to the growth hormone, auxin, and division of cells at the base. Leaves remind us of the end of a season and the end of life, turning color, crunching, crackling, and clinging to one's feet.

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