Please use the prompt below as the basis for a practice in class essay. Set your timer for 40 minutes, read the prompt, and then write an entire essay, ending at the 40 time. Please write by hand and in ink.
Prompt:
"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant". —Horace
Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience.
