It was a regular school day morning last year, when 20 buses carrying
Christian university students left the northern Iraqi town of Kara Gush.
The buses were traveling to the University of Mosul. I was on the
fifth bus.
So begins last year's essay by Melad, a 24-year-old student from Iraq. Let's ask a few questions about this story.
1. This story could have been written as a news story. Melad writes it as a personal essay. Which is a better approach?
2. How does Melad expand on his personal experience to explain the broader issue?
3. Why did American media outlets publish this essay? What makes it connect with American readers?
4. In her essay, Shireen Far draws on her experiences in Pullman to contrast her life in Palestine. What is your reaction to Shireen's essay? How is different from Melad's essay?
5. What specific details do the writers provide in their essays?
6. The writer Jennifer Allen said that in an essay, "You have to pull something out of yourself and give away some important part of yourself ... It's a gift to the reader." What does she mean?
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