AP Language Free-Response Questions
“The end justifies the means.”
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines this idiom as saying that a desired result is so good or important that any method, even a morally bad one, may be used to achieve it.
This should be an essay in which you develop a position on whether the end justifies the means.
In the response you should do the following:
Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible position
Provide evidence to support your line of reasoning. For the purpose of our course, you may use knowledge from your reading of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as evidence (as well as other evidence of course).
Explain how the evidence supports the line of reasoning
Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.