K. C. Cole: Calculated Risks

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This activity contains 3 questions.

Select any three of K. C. Cole’s examples and explain why you do or do not agree with what she says about people’s behavior (your own included) with respect to each.

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Identify two analogies or uses of exaggeration (or two instances where she uses analogy and exaggeration together) and discuss the point of the analogy/exaggeration and the extent to which you think it is effective.

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Write a personal essay explaining your own attitudes towards taking risks. Illustrate your essay with examples from your own experience in deciding to engage in or to avoid particular kinds of behaviors. You may use examples from Cole’s essay or provide others.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

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