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(30 points) Essay (multiple paragraphs, with a THESIS statement and conclusion). Read CAREFULLY.  You’ll need at least 25-30 minutes for this section. Explain fully and develop with textual evidence and DETAIL.  There are several “broad concepts” that can be associated with Enlightenment rationalism. Explain how (a) Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography AND (b) Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” OR “Age of Reason” illustrate at least TWO late Enlightenment concepts or values. As part of your answer, ALSO comment on “how” these authors use “language” (style) with their audience or reader. Be specific and provide textual examples where appropriate.

(8 points) Short Answer (use the space below).  Explain with adequate textual evidence or detail from the text itself.  1-2 paragraphs is usually sufficient.. Identify what the “U” means in the Puritan acronym TULIP AND explain how (a) Jonathon Edwards’ sermon OR (b) Elizabeth Ashbridge’s autobiography departs from traditional Calvinist doctrine in regard to this—or a related—concept.  Choose ONE. Be specific and use textual examples.

(8 points) Short Answer (use the space below).  Explain with adequate textual evidence or detail from the text itself.  1-2 paragraphs is usually sufficient. How does the poetry of Philip Freneau that we read (a) reflect “neoclassical form” AND (b) a “romantic” or revolutionary spirit as it pertains to race matters? Be specific and use textual examples.

Short Answer (use the space below). Complete using textual evidence and adequate detail (two paragraphs are sufficient). Identify (a) the “speaker” in ONE of the following passages below AND (b) the specific rhetorical feature(s) at work in the passage and the work it is from as a whole. (1) “When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of a the earth a position different from that which they hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are the life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” OR (2) “The gratification afforded by this triumph was a full compensation for whatever else might follow, even death itself. He only can understand the deep satisfaction which I experienced, who has himself repelled by force the bloody arm of slavery. I felt as I never felt before. It was a glorious resurrection, from the tomb of slavery, to the heaven of freedom. My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, bold defiance took its place. . . .”  

(8 points) Short Answer (use the space below).  Explain with adequate textual evidence or detail from the text itself.  1-2 paragraphs is usually sufficient. John Smith’s Description of New England and Thomas Morton’s New English Canaan reference TWO different aspects or stages of English colonialism.  What are they?  Also identify (a) the type of “narrative genre” each text is “primarily,” and explain (b) how the predominant “tone” of each piece is different. Illustrate your answer with textual examples.  

(6 points)  Short Answer (use the space below).  Explain with adequate textual evidence or detail from the text itself.  1-2 paragraphs is usually sufficient.  What characterizes an “origins” or creation story as opposed to a “trickster tale”?  Illustrate in reference to our reading.

Short Answer (use the space below). Complete using adequate detail (one paragraph is sufficient). Define “republicanism” (as discussed in class).  

Which of the following is a common principle in funeral service ethics?

What is a key professional obligation in working with cemeteries or crematories?

How should funeral directors interact with military representatives?