The assignment might sound silly but all of those words are so important to nursing. It is a first assignment most likely for the teacher to see your writing skills and see how you feel about one of the important aspects of nursing and medical field. Also, as a nurse you have to write a lot when you are in the field so I guess if this is too much for you or has no interest to you, you might want to choose a different profession. Earning your BSN should not be easy, you should work for it because in the end, not everyone has one and an RN with their bachelors gets paid more....