Liberty

Discuss ideas about liberty found in the texts and artworks we have been studying from the 18th and 19th
centuries. Be sure to have a specific thesis that you develop in a well-organized and well-supported essay.
Refer to at least three of the texts or artworks we have studied (in any combination) in support of your thesis.
List of Texts and Artworks:
“The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen”
Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
David, The Oath of the Horatii
David, The Death of Socrates
David, The Lictors Bring Brutus the Dead Bodies of his Sons
David, study for The Oath of the Tennis Court
David, The Death of Marat
David, Madame Raymond de Verninac
David, The Intervention of the Sabine Women
Frederick Douglass, “What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Eugene Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People
Specifications:
The essay is clearly written and persuasively argued.
The introduction contains a clear statement of the thesis, sets forth the overall structure of the argument, and
makes the reader want to read on.
The organization of the argument is clear and easy to follow, with good use of topic sentences and transitions.
The essay demonstrates a clear understanding of historical material and the relevant primary sources.
The argument is supported by specific evidence, including appropriate quotations, taken from the relevant
primary sources.