I need someone who has read the Book The Midnight Library
Essay 1 Content
Essay #1:
The Justin Hicks School of Philosophy
Purpose: Philosophers grapple with a recurring question: “What does it mean to live a good life?” Throughout The Midnight Library, you were exposed to several different philosophical schools of thought that each offered a different answer. They gave Nora a framework for understanding what was happening to her, which she then combined with her experiences to craft her personal philosophy. Now, it is your turn. Like Nora (and every other philosopher), you will engage with existing schools of philosophical thought and combine them with your own ideas and experiences to create your own Philosophy.
Skills: The purpose of this assignment is to help you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in this and future college courses:
Analysis of Ideas
Synthesis of Ideas
Source Incorporation
MLA Citation and Paper Formatting
Task: You will write a multi-paragraph essay response to the question of what it means to live a good life by discussing at least two different philosophical viewpoints presented in The Midnight Library.
One of these can be from Nora’s viewpoint, but at least one must be from another philosopher discussed in the book.
You will then agree or disagree with these viewpoints based on your own experiences and analysis of examples provided by the book.
The end product will be your philosophy of life.
Criteria for Success:
● Your thesis statement will directly answer the question: what does it mean to live a good life?
● You will then elaborate on your thesis statement with a combination of support from the book and personal examples from your own life.
● Your response must include at least two textual examples from The Midnight Library. At least one must be a direct quote. You may reuse the examples and writing you produced for your ICE assignments. Do not use any sources other than The Midnight Library.
● All textual examples included in the essay must follow the ICE method of source incorporation: Introduce, Cite, Explain.
● You must use MLA (9th edition) Citation format for all textual examples, both in-text and works cited.
You may only use The Midnight Library as your source of information.
● Word Count— 500-750 words
● Point of View— You may use 1st person in this assignment, but no 2nd person “you.”
● MLA Paper format is required. Follow the example provided on page 358 of your Bedford Handbook.
● Your title should be The [insert your last name here] School of Philosophy (for example, if your last name is Jenkins, your title would be The Jenkins School of Philosophy).
● Any use of generative AI for this response will result in a grade of zero.
