Write a 4 page essay with a citation page an only use whats provided below. Review the ENGL 2111 ass ...

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Write a 4 page essay with a citation page an only use whats provided below. Review the ENGL 2111 assignments for directions. Dont use any ai an put on a word doc so i can see it. For the second question on the ENGL 2111 use a american author when you compare an cite it an use foot notes throughout the whole paper etc . Pick a author around 2024-2025 autobiography . reference the reading below an only use what i have provided below outside of the comparison for the auto biography. Read the Tao reading below for an understanding of tao an his life an read his master 5 willows inside. Times new roman 12point font an double spaced. The paper must flow an answer question 1 an 2 from the directions below. Please take your time an provide a great paper. This is a brief back story on Tao. No 7 The Life of Tao Ch’ien/Qian (365-427) Reading: Textbook: The Norton Anthology of World Literature (P. 960-961) Tao Ch’ien was born in 365 and lived most of his life in Eastern Jin dynasty. He was born in a scholar-official family. His grandfather and father were local magistrates. Since his father passed away when he was only nine, his family became very poor after that. At that time, the civil service recruitment system was abolished. Many (especially, high rank) official positions were unavailable to intellectuals of commoners’ origin. Thus, although Tao was a talented and knowledgeable person, he was unable to get a good official position. Because his mother was old and his family was poor, Tao Ch’ien accepted a minor official job when he was young. Since Tao did not like the formalities and burdens of this career, he soon quit his post and returned home. When he was 35, he was again too poor to support his family. His uncle helped to get him appointed as the magistrate of Peng Ze (a small town). But he was not happy in his duties and resigned again. After he had resigned his job again, he went back home and lived a simple life in his hometown. He was often poor and sometimes his family did not have enough food. To make things worse, his house was once burnt down by fire and the family had to stay on a boat for a while. Even though, he declined the summons of Emperor An to be a secretary in the Imperial government. Thus he lived among the peasants, leading a simple, humble, yet independent life. He passed away in 427 at an age of 62.