I will add up to 10 bonus points onto the grade for your midterm or your first paper if you attend at least one of the Furniss lectures, the following assignment, type it and turn it in at the begninning of class on Friday, March 24.

Constructing an argument:

What is Professor Gruen's thesis?

Cite at least three pieces of evidence he uses to support his thesis.

Provide an example of some of the analysis he uses to connect his evidence explicitly with his thesis.

(In the unlikely event that he fails to provide any of these elements, explain what was missing in his argument.)