It offers a glimpse of what the issue is and it contain a critique that still needs of further elaboration.

Critical Response short paper is meant to encourage you to engage critically with the assigned readings. Being critical of a reading or a point an author makes does not necessarily mean negating or rejecting it. It could also mean making attempts at (a) showing its shortcoming(s), (b) exposing its epistemological assumptions, (c) sharpening its argument, (d) trying to extend the argument that in your judgment has been left undeveloped or incomplete, or (e) any combination of the above. In order to achieve the critical stance, you will need to understand the logical and epistemological component on an argument. You will need to know what makes an author offer a certain statement or take the position she or he takes. This is key to critical response and it is called “immanent criticism”: to be critical of a predicate by focusing on the very elements that made the predicate possible in the first place.This is a short assignment—strictly 2 pages in length, plus a title page and a Bibliography (or References) page. You will need to take out one point, one argument, or one passage from the readings and focus on the one issue you think you can critically engage with. Take the following steps: (a) use one paragraph (half-a-page or so) to quote, paraphrase, and/or explain the statement, position, or thesis in question; (b) use another paragraph (half-a-page or so) to explain why the earlier position or statement is problematic; and (c) use the rest of the paper (about one page) to develop your immanent criticism as explained above. The suggested lengths/format is more of a guideline rather than strictly imposed. But please do write clearly and with a thesis in mind—a thesis you will develop throughout the response.Your Critical Response Paper will focus on Hannah Arendt’s book exclusively.All assignments must include a cover page and a bibliography. All references must be correctly cited (using ASA format) including page numbers. Proper citation part of your grade.1. An ‘A’ paper contains an outstanding short response that gestures toward making a contribution to the field. It offers precise elaboration of the issue and why it is problematic, as well as a formidable and well discussed critical engagement with it as explained above.2. A ‘B’ paper contains a very good response that captures with relative success the issue to be discussed. It is clear about the issue and its problematic, and its critique is also acceptable.3. A ‘C’ paper contains references to the issue that still needs to be clarified and developed. It offers a glimpse of what the issue is and it contain a critique that still needs of further elaboration.