274 ChApTEr 1 1 | the Union Undone? | period Five 18 44 –1877•
Harriet Beecher Stowe—favors forgiveness and brotherhood•
Mary Henderson Eastman—favors traditional boundaries of ownership•
James E. Taylor—suggests moral indignation at the cost of war•
Emily Dickinson—implies that slavery is a condition of madnessGiven the different messages of these examples, the discussion of morality is in-
fluenced by your recognition of the outlier status of any of the examples.•
A beacon or inspiration: You could write, for example, that Emily Dickinson
(Doc. 11.11) was one of the first to incorporate a transcendental philosophy into
the slavery debate, as in these lines:
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur, — you’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.•
A portal for new ideas: Alternatively, you could write that James E. Taylor
(Doc. 11.10) made the moral debate an economic one, thereby broadening
the discussion about morality.•
A recognition of another side: Or you could instead write that Mary Henderson
Eastman’s (Doc. 11.3) moral view was based on a traditional mind-set that grad-
ually lessened with new ways of thinking about slavery and morality.In your notebook, identify and organize your evidence for the economic aspects
of the debate.steP 4 Outline your response
Use the following outline as a basis for your essay. Note the position of the quali-
fier as a way to enhance your body paragraphs. The qualifying example may serve
as a transition to a new segment of your essay, a counterargument, or an extreme
example of all the evidence that you have provided for that portion of the essay.I. Introduction
II. Moral aspects
A. Patterns of evidence that agrees
B. Qualifier example(s)
III. Economic aspects
A. Patterns of evidence that agrees
B. Qualifier example(s)
IV. Conclusion
steP 5 Write the essay
Suggestion: As you write, keep in mind the language of counterargument (Chap-
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