The paper is your opportunity to demonstrate close reading and analytical skills and the depth and breadth of your understanding as you engage with key ideas related to your subject, and as you connect those ideas with any impact you identify on your life, your community, or on broader philosophical concerns (ethical dilemmas, political positions, social challenges, etc) You should: Engage the philosopher and philosophical position directly. Use outside sources. A minimum of two are required. Provide concrete examples and illustrations, in addition to direct quotations to show why you say what you do. Personal reactions, and first person consideration of ideas is welcome, but this is not an opinion paper per se. It is analytical, well-supported close reading that includes thoughtful, well-considered response.