<p>The essay prompt is this<br /><br />"We have spent a good deal of time considering the question of whether America was founded as a Christian nation or not. One way to approach the issue might be to look at non-Christian groups like Jews. A small Jewish community was present in colonial America and it grew noticeably in the nineteenth century with new immigrants from Europe. What were some of the challenges and issues facing Jews in this largely Protestant early republic? How did they respond? "<br /><br />The key points of emphasis are the professor wants&nbsp;<br /><br />- a strong, clear, direct topic sentence at the very beginning ( first, and no later than second snetence ) of each paragraph- &nbsp;In his words, "tell me why I am reading this"-......He notices at times students will delve straight into the evidence without a topic sentence at the start of each paragraph and has taken points off for that<br /><br />- a clear introductory paragraph- &nbsp;Almost like within the paragraphs he wants a strong intro paragraph ( He recommends in some cases switching the conclusion paragprah wth the introbecause he has noticed in some cases the intro is weak because the writer does not yet have a firm idea on what he/she is writing on or arguing unlike the conclusion whcih is written at the end<br /><br />- aviod passive voice<br /><br />- be clear and concise, use less words to say the same message to give the same message but in a stronger manner rather than using "wordy sentences"<br /><br />I will give more details later.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>