You might find inspiration in these words from Terry Southern, the screenwriter for and . (Don’t recognize these movies? Check them out on the web. Terry Southern was one creative writer!)He said, ”The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock – shock is a worn-out word – but astonish.”This assignment requires you to write an essay that follows the surprising reversal pattern. Keep in mind that, although your purpose is to change the reader’s view, you are not writing a persuasive argument.