In Part I, imagine it is 1900, and you are an editorial writer
for the New York Times. Write a 500-word editorial attacking Boss George Washington Plunkitt
and his political machine operating in New York City. In Part II, write a 500-word letter to the
editor as Boss Plunkitt defending himself and his machine. In Part III, write a 500-word essay
from the perspective of a historian in 2019 analyzing political bosses and their machines,
explaining why and how they rose to paper and assessing their historical significance.
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