Read ‘Cannibals’ by Michel de Montaigne and write a reading response. Format for

Read ‘Cannibals’ by Michel de Montaigne and write a reading response. Format for Reading Response in Humanities: This is not an essay. It is a strategy for critical thinking about specific ideas without a formal essay structure. Please follow the format closely. Write at least one page but not more than three pages. This must be typed. I will not accept hand-written responses. Please choose 2 main arguments or ideas (if the reading is fiction, then choose key moments which reveal character or help us understand larger themes) from your reading. For each one do the following (please include numbers): 1. Briefly restate the argument/idea in your own words 2. Respond to this argument/idea with critical thinkingSome strategies to consider: Agree or disagree and explain why. If you agree or disagree, then what does this mean? What are the consequences of accepting or rejecting the argument/idea? (For example: If I agree with Pico della Mirandola that humans have free will, then this might mean that humans must take responsibility for the quality of their own lives because they no longer can accept fate, or some kind of life where God is directing things). What are the most convincing and least convincing parts to his argument? Explain each one. 3. Consider how the idea is applied to today’s world, if at all, and provide a concrete example from contemporary society to support your thinking. (Example: Thomas Merton was a Roman Catholic monk who, at one point in his early life, was a hedonist. He lived a life of instant gratification and pleasure-seeking. However, at a critical moment in his life, he disavowed these pursuits and dedicated himself to the Cistercian monastic order and became, in Pico’s hierarchy, one who is closest to God).

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