Humanities is a course taught by Ms. Small, in which we explore the human experience and fundamental questions about society. It covers writing, reading, and history. Throughout the year, we delve into a few major topics, including education, rhetoric, and satire.
The AI Synthesis Essay was the first essay we wrote in Humanities.
Leading up to it, we read many papers on the history of education
and other people's perspectives on education. We read the work from
figures such as John Dewey and Horace Mann. For this essay, we took
a stance on the question: To what extent should AI programs such as
ChatGPT play a role in education? Personally, I focused on the role
of AI programs in writing. To learn more, you can find my full essay
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After the education unit, we learned about rhetoric and satire. We
analyzed the structure and rhetorical devices used by authors in
pieces such as Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and Nana Kwame
Adjei-Brenyah's "Friday Black." In this essay, I chose to analyze
the satirical short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, which
criticized conformity. To learn more, you can find my full essay to
the right →
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