{"id":35589,"date":"2024-10-21T19:34:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/write-a-diagnostic-writing-sample-the-late-great-martin-luther-king-jr-stated-the-ultimate-measure-of-a-man-is-not-where-he-stands-in-moments-of-comfort-and-convenience-but-where-he-stands-at-time\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T19:34:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:34:15","slug":"write-a-diagnostic-writing-sample-the-late-great-martin-luther-king-jr-stated-the-ultimate-measure-of-a-man-is-not-where-he-stands-in-moments-of-comfort-and-convenience-but-where-he-stands-at-time","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/write-a-diagnostic-writing-sample-the-late-great-martin-luther-king-jr-stated-the-ultimate-measure-of-a-man-is-not-where-he-stands-in-moments-of-comfort-and-convenience-but-where-he-stands-at-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Write a Diagnostic Writing Sample.The late great Martin Luther King Jr. stated, &#8220;The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The late great Martin Luther King Jr. stated,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit; font-weight: normal;\"><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><i><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please dissect the meaning of this quote, and discuss how this quote can, or has applied to you specifically in your personal or professional life.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><strong style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your Diagnostic Essay must be<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">at least one page in length<\/span>, but not more than two pages in length.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You should include a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">strong thesis statement, good supporting details, and a conclusion in your essay.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You must use MLA formatting (<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Times New Roman. 12 font, and double spacing<\/em>)<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>for this assignment and for<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">EVERY writing assignment in this course.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Required MLA Formatting:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">John Smith<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Professor Cook<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">English 101<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">21 September 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>Diagnostic<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1<sup style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">st<\/sup> Paragraph<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Introduction<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3 to 6 sentences in<br \/>\nlength<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">-Opening that grabs the<br \/>\nreader\u2019s attention<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please reference Dr. King\u2019s quote in your<br \/>\nIntroduction<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use one of <span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">these 5 way<\/span>s to begin<br \/>\nyour Introduction<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A dictionary definition, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>a relevant<br \/>\nquote from a famous person<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>Martin<br \/>\nLuther King\u2019s quote, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>Relevant<br \/>\nstatistic,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>background<br \/>\ninformation or story<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Last sentence or two of your Introduction is your thesis statement<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp; <\/span>(<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">main idea, main point and focus of your essay<\/span>)<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Dissect the quote<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">State how the quote relates to you <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Thesis Statement-<\/span><\/u><\/b><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">gives your<br \/>\nessay focus and organization<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Supporting<br \/>\ndetails (paragraphs 2, 3, or 4)<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your essay should be at least 3 strong paragraphs<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; 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