an essay of ten pages on one of the following questions. You may write more if you wish, but less will not be accepted. The purpose of the examination is to allow you to demonstrate your mastery of the assigned materials. Thus, short of a major factual error, or errors, there is no one correct answer for each question. Rather there is a range of good answers. Please be specific and persuasive in your use of evidence and examples.

1.. In Douglass'Narrative and "Self-Made Men" address,and in Franklin'sAutobiographyand the"Way to Wealth" pamphlet , work and its rewards are major themes. Drawing upon these texts, please compare the "work ethic" presented by the authors. In what ways were their attitudes towards work and its rewards similar? In what ways were their experiences regarding work and its rewards different?