This is what the essay needs to be about: 1. Compose an essay (approximately two pages; there are no style requirements; your essay must be formatted as a .doc .docx or .pdf document) on the following topic: Several U.S. events over 2025 have prompted requests for civil discussion about hard topics. Writer Dean Jackson offers this instruction: “Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self.” Tell us how you have applied these instructions and how it helped you have understanding about yourself or others. How has it changed your attitude or practice. You may also tell us how ignoring these instructions has made a situation worse for yourself or someone you have tried to understand.