Assignments are always based upon the previous week's readings (so that you have time to process them), so if you decide to do your assignments before your weekly reading, that is a sound strategy.

It is opposite day. Pick any major topic from Pence Chapter 03, and argue as persuasively as you can for the position OPPOSITE of the one you actually hold. Ideally, this assignment will help to expand your mind as you critically consider how others think and feel about the same issues about which you have strong thoughts and feelings. If you really want to challenge yourself, pick a topic about which you are particularly zealous writing a paper arguing for the opposite of your stance will be a real challenge, and may even feel hard, or even impossible. My one caveat here is: do not broach a topic about which you may feel violated or unsafe should you argue (as convincingly as possible) for the opposite stance of how you feel.

Write at least 500 words.