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Your second paper must make an argument about Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake._x000D_
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PROMPT B – ADAPT AND ADAPT AGAIN: As the environment changes, what are some ways that humans have to adapt to survive in Atwood’s novel? Does Atwood characterize Snowman’s change in nature after the collapse of civilization as evolution or devolution? What other types of adaptation, repetition, remembering, revision, reproductions, and simulacra exist in the novel? How is each represented differently? What are some ways that Atwood uses these concepts to build the world of Oryx and Crake?_x000D_
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Identify a problem that is worth addressing._x000D_
Formulate a claim that makes a strong argument and is not obvious._x000D_
Establish a motive for the essay. Here you will answer the “So what?†question, suggesting why your essay is important and interesting to an intelligent reader._x000D_
Structure the essay around your central claim, making sure that each paragraph is adding an essential piece to your argument._x000D_
Use textual evidence persuasively, quoting from the text when necessary, summarizing accurately and responsibly when appropriate._x000D_
Focus your argument around 2-3 moments in the text._x000D_
Properly cite your textual evidence both in-text and in bibliography.