Write a personal essay that explains the problem described in NYT story you ara following and narrates a personal experience ( yours or one you have observed) as an example of this problem.
Short Story Character Analysis EssayAssignment:
Write an essay (500-600 words) which analyzes one of the characters listed below from a short story we have read in this course. Your essay will answer this question: Your paper will point out and explain three qualities that significantly define who this fictional person is. The essay should provide evidence from the story to prove or illustrate your thesis. Choose ONE of these characters for your character analysis (or ask me about a different character who interests you in one of these stories):
Jackie or Nora in First Confession
Jig or the American in Hills Like White Elephants”
The grandmother or the Misfit in A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Emily Grierson in A Rose for Emily
Mathilde or Loisel in The Necklace
Elisa Allen or the tinker in The Chrysanthemums
Sammy, Queenie, or Lengel in A & P
The narrator in Araby
Tessie Hutchinson in The LotteryI am interested in your personal (but reasonable) analysis of a character based on the evidence in the short story, not what other critics have said. Therefore, do not do any research for this essay other than to review the PowerPoint that relates to your story, if you wish. If you include any ideas from my PowerPoint in your essay, you must be sure to cite those ideas properly within the paper and list the PowerPoint on your Works Cited page.Requirements of the Character Analysis Essay:
The essay will present a thesis statement in the introduction, and the body paragraphs of the essay should provide evidence from the story to prove or illustrate your thesis.
The essay must contain at least four direct quotations from the short story itself.
The essay may use my PowerPoint notes for the story as a source. Do not use any other sources for this essay besides the short story itself and possibly the PowerPoint.
Use MLA 8th ed. (2016) format and documentation style for this research paper, with in-text parenthetical citations and works cited page.
Similarity report when you submit the paper in TURNITIN should be no higher than 40%. The paper should be 500-600 words, not including the works cited page.
These papers are a great way for you to talk back to the readings and class discussions, to analyze
the particular topic from your own perspective. This is a time for you to participate in producing your
own knowledge around race and racism in the 21st century. Critiquing an author, text, or idea is also a
great way to engage with the courses major themes. You may also reflect on the theme and ask how
it affects, or if it affects your daily lives. Bringing in current events, and using class text to process
these events, is another option. The choice is yours. The paper should have three major parts:
1) A major thesis statement or question that is to be presented in the paper
2) A set of themes or questions that will help you address your thesis statement
3) Your own original perspective and/or take on the major themes discussed in the paper.
4) Engage with the text by including quotes and information directly from the article, book
chapter, video clip, etc.The papers will be graded in the following way:
Clarity of thesis statement and or major question you expect to investigate. Does the paper
clearly explain the main points it will be addressing?
Organization of the paper. How well does the paper read? Are your thoughts clearly stated
and organized?
Creativity. How creative are you in presenting your main ideas?
Grammar and correctnessPlease use the two sources provided.
Original, Plagiarism Free
Question that needs to be answered-
In Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath the issue of the degree to which a wife can rule over her husband is presented as one of the foundations of the tale. The Wife of Bath seeks to be powerful over her next husband. Cordelia in Shakespeare’s King Lear seeks not power but honesty with her father.
New health care delivery models require interprofessional collaboration in order for organizations to continue to provide quality health care services to patients. But what does it take to make interprofessional collaborations effective? Questions to think about: * What types of interdisciplinary collaboration would be most effective and beneficial within the hospital? * As a nurse, what role do you see yourself with regards to interdisciplinary collaboration?
Or you may describe your childs or parents movement through the stage. When you get to stages through which you have not yet encountered, describe how you want to progress through them and how you plan to achieve success through these stages.
1. Research ethical principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice as they relate to the Tuskegee syphilis study.
2. Elements of the Nuremberg Code of 1947 and the Belmont Report. Why were each written and how do they relate these to the Tuskegee syphilis study.
3. Universal Declaration of Human Rights and what, if any, violations of these rights occurred in the Tuskegee syphilis study.
5. Discuss the differences in the researchers’ behavior from the Tuskegee study era (early 1930s until early 1970s) compared to the expectations for researchers’ ethical behavior in the present time.
Find a television (or online) advertisement (minimum length30 seconds) for a pharmaceutical drug and respond to the following:1)What is the specific medication?
What company manufactures it?
3)What explicit medical benefits are touted? 4)Describe the ad. Do any of the images, words, etc. imply other benefits (e.g., overall improved quality of life)? 5)Is there a target population?6)What are the side effects? Compare and contrast the presentation of alleged benefits and side effects (e.g., amount of time spent on each, imagery, tone, words).7)Relate the ad to at least two specific concepts from the Weitz textbook:
https://books.google.com/books?id=YoVTCwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=weitz+book&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiB98uloYneAhWphOAKHQwvDk44ChDoAQhbMAk#v=onepage&q=weitz%20book&f=false Sources should be from chapter 8 in (1)the book and (2)the advertisement chosen
People have an Irrational Need to Complete Sets of Things
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/people-have-an-irrational-need-to-complete-sets-of-things
Find a real-world example of this being used and explain how you see this in action.Some concepts you should be able to apply: Framing, Trait Theory, Cognitive Consistency, Hierarchy of Effects, Attitude Functions.Do NOT summarize the articles. Go beyond just stating the concept to explaining how it applies here, in this situation.
Live Performance If you choose to report on a live performance, it must be a college level or above performing group. No high school. You must report on the entire concert, or on at least one set (usually about an hour) if you are hearing a jazz group in a nightclub. Be sure the group is a jazz group and not a blues group or a rock group. If you are not sure, better find something else. Going to jazz clubs in Kansas City is a great way to find good local jazz talent. See the D2L site for club suggestions. Compact Discs You must report on all the music contained on the CD. If you discuss only part of the music, your report will not count. The list below is a good place to begin when you are choosing a CD. CDs must be cleared with your professor if you are writing about musicians not listed below. YouTube Your report must include a discussion of at least three different YouTube videos. The list below will be helpful as you search for videos to write about. YouTube videos must be cleared with your professor if you are writing about musicians not listed below.
Louis Armstrong
Woody Herman
Randy Brecker
Miles Davis
Gary Burton
Michael Brecker
Charlie Parker
Count Basie
Chick Corea
Woody Shaw
John Coltrane
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Rollins
Buddy Rich
Art Blakey
Stan Kenton
Pat Metheny
Milt Jackson
Wayne Shorter
Herbie Hancock
Weather Report
Clifford Brown
Mike Stern
Benny Goodman
Freddie Hubbard
Oscar Peterson
Wes Montgomery
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis
Ella Fitzgerald
Sarah Vaughn
Bill Evans
Jeff Hamilton
J.J. Johnson
Jelly Roll Morton
Cannonball Adderley
Keith Jarrett
The list above is just a suggestion. Other important people we discuss in class could be written about as well. It should be easy to find recordings of these artists at your local outlets, in itunes, or on YouTube. Avoid best of recordings. If you want to write about a person not included on the list, email me and I will let you know if they are appropriate. For example, Kenny G is not an acceptable choice.
Writing the Report I have included some suggestions below in the form of questions you may want to ask yourself to stimulate your thinking. You certainly would not want to include answers to all these questions in your assignments, but they may help you get some ideas about what you want to discuss. Ask yourself the following questions about these aspects of the performance:The Head: (pre-arranged section or sections)
Is there a pre-arranged section?
Is it simple? (few notes, easy to sing along with)
Is it complex (many notes, difficult or impossible to sing along with)
How is it unique?
How is it typical?
How does it compare with other heads by the same composer; different composers?
What is the form? (12-bar blues; AABA; through-composed; other)
Is the tempo slow, moderate, fast, or extremely fast? Is it constant or changing? (Remember, jazz tunes are usually performed at a constant tempo throughout.)
Improvisation:
Is there any improvisation? How do you know?
How is the improvised section related to the head? (form, chord progression, rhythmic feel, other).
Does the mood change? How? Why?
What is the rhythm section doing? How is the rhythm section reacting to the soloist?
How does the music move toward a climax?
If there is more than one improvised solo, compare and contrast them
General Questions:
Why do you think the musicians made this recording? What were they trying to accomplish musically? Were they successful? Why or why not?
How did this music impact you?
Is this music historically significant? Why or why not?
Has this music changed you in any way? How?
Why did you choose this selection?
How is this music different or similar to the music you normally listen to?
Why do you think more people do not listen to this music?Things to avoid:
Subjective reactions: For example: As I listened, I could picture little elves dancing down a path through the woods, while flying robots from another dimension battled pink unicorns overhead. This may be what you were thinking of when you listened, but it says nothing specific about the music. Statements that dont mean anything: For example: He had a round, full sound. This could apply to almost any jazz musician. Padding: Filling up your paper with unnecessary words is called padding. For Example: The first tune on the CD that I would like to discuss is . . . Another Example: You know, feelings will develop, that happens among humans and its good it happens, and I have always said, and I said it again just last week, that you are a good friend, I care about you, and its fair to say in terms of emotional responses that mine has escalated or increased somewhat, and love would not be a wholly inappropriate word to use to describe where Im coming from. (Peggie Noonan speaking of how Obama has been padding his sentences lately.) Just say I love you and be done with it. Students pad their papers when they dont have enough substance to write about. They think the professor will simply look at the number of words they use and give them a good grade. It doesnt work. Inaccurate information: Be sure what you are saying is correct. If you are not sure, look it up or leave it out. Talk about what you are sure of. Run-on sentences and incorrect punctuation: Learn how to correctly use a period, comma, semi-colon, and colon. Sentences begin with a capital letter. Poor spelling: The days for having misspelled words in your paper are over. Computers should make misspelled words very rare. Use spell check. Have others read your paper and check it for errors before you hand it in Plagiarism: Plagiarism is using someone elses material and not giving them credit. This is a serious offense and will be treated accordingly. Washburn University has a plagiarism policy that will be strictly followed. Any plagiarism found in your paper will result in a zero for that assignment. A second offense will result in the student being dropped from the class.