1.what can you say about chocolate-covered manhole covers by Paul osze
2.salvation by langston hughes
3.the fourth of July by audre lorde
4.on compassion by Barbara Lazear Ascher
5.Turkeys in the kitchen by Dave Barry
6. The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie
7. The ugly tourist by Jamaica Kincaid
8.why don’t we complain by William F Buckley                       X2
9. the unfinished revolution by Maria Shriver                       X2
10. A Woman’s Beauty: Put Down or Power Source? by Susan Sontag 

you may pick one of the following response options
A. Address an issue you feel is discussed in the essay. you may agree or dis agree with the author, but make your point of view clear. give adequate reasons for your argument
B. write about something in your life that the essay reminds you of. what emotion do you feel
C. what did you like about the essay? what didn’t you like about it? what emotion do you feel