Analyzing Edgar Allan Poe's Death

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Edgar Allan Poe’s death is a very controversial topic. No doubt about it. When it's brought up in conversation, many people begin to argue. Last week, our class held a Socratic Seminar about this topic. And I believe that what I chose to talk about was the right decision, and how I knew it was. During the Seminar, I brought up the theory of cooping, thinking it would be the right thing thing to do. Just in case you don't know, Cooping is a form of kidnaping the involves drugging someone, disguising them, and making them vote for a certain Politician. Many believe that because Edgar Allan Poe was found in torn up clothes and drunk/possibly drugged, he was in fact a victim of cooping. As soon as I brought it up, everyone started to

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