2004 APO ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS (Form B)

Question 3

(Suggested time -40 minutes. This question counts one-third of the total essay section score.)

Michael Ignatieff, Professor of the Practice of Human Rights Policy at Harvard University, made the following
observation.

To belong is to understand the tacit codes of the people you live with.
-Blood and Belonging

Consider how unspoken rules help to define group identity. Then write a carefully reasoned essay that examines the
relationship between unspoken rules and belonging. Use specific examples to develop your position.