TOPIC: Why does Plato have Socrates argue that the life of the king is more pleasant than the life of the tyrant?

Essays must be 2000 – 2250 words in length. Provide a word count.
Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins.

Essays will be assessed for clarity & organization, the extent & quality of textual research, and critical
analysis & insight. To compose a complete and successful essay, you must:
• state your main argument up front in the first paragraph, directly and plainly, and remark upon its
significance—do not simply promise to discuss some subject or another in what follows;
• take a stand and advance an insightful argument of your own, in your own voice, through a
thoughtful analysis and interpretation of the text—do not simply describe and summarize what is
said in the text;