Write an essay about race, ability / disability, gender, sexual orientation or any number of issues surrounding identity politics.
The purpose section needs to identifies the topic and some of the issues you chose for your research. The topic should be of interest to you, and also one that you believe you can view through many lenses. Your topic should be one to which you can contribute something on the discourse surrounding it. This means that you are not searching for tidy answers or absolutes that shut down the conversation; rather, your research and writing is an exploration of ideas that opens and perpetuates discourse.
In this section, describe what you see as the issues and summarize your interest in the topic. Write down any questions that have led you to this line of research.