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Essay is persuasive in nature of approximately 1200 words. o Essay is focused on ONE topic based on the article Your Brain on Fiction By Annie Murphy Paul (IN ATTACHED). o Essay fulfills all APA components, and includes a:  o Title Page with a creative title o References page o at least two properly formatted line (short) quotes introduced by a signal phrase. o The essay will have an introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. o The introduction should have a thesis statement that is clear which articulates the main arguments of the body paragraphs. o All body paragraphs should include:  o Topic sentence o Evidence o Analysis of how and why the evidence supports your thesis. (Remember to cite your sources!)   o There are no more than three sources used as reference. One of those should be the article provided. o Essay should be double spaced, 12 font size, and in Times New Roman. o Essay outline is completed in its entirety and submitted with the final exam.   Requirements:  Please choose ONE of the topics below based on the article Your Brain on Fiction by Annie Murphy Paul:   Topic 1: The author acknowledges that research shows, stories “stimulate the brain and [can] even change how we act in life” (para. 2). Support the notion that this is true and defend your response by using the article as support.    Topic 2. Expand on Paul’s position that the novel “is an unequaled medium for the exploration of human social and emotional life” (2015, para. 7). Support your claim.  Topic 3: Defend the notion that “the brain, it seems, does not make much of a distinction between reading about an experience and encountering it in real life” (Paul, 2015, para. 6).