Author: chris

When writing about literature, you should use the present tense.

Paper: Introduction with a clear thesis, body, and conclusion

Type of paper: Discussion/Comparison

Literature from: The Present and the Past

Literature literature from the present(1960 – Present) and discuss its connection to literature from the past (before 1960s).

Comparing music from 1960s and on to music before the 1960\’s in African American culture. The messages they were trying to present etc. You\’ll understand once you read the materials I upload.

Format: 12 font, time or times new roman, double space

There should not be long quotations from the book in this essay, which is not a research paper.

The focus is your analysis of the literature.

If you want to you one or two other sources of information just (one or two and NO WIKIPEDIA) please cite in MLA format:

Here is a link that will help you with MLA documentation:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/

Assessment

to analyze
to discussion the connection of the piece(s) to the past
to write a classic essay
to write a one sentence thesis
to write specific topic sentences that relate to the thesis
to write a paragraph that develops a central idea
to write a concluding sentence that relates to the topic sentence
to distinguish between an introduction and a conclusion
note the grammar
proofread the paper

Choose one of the elements of craft you would like to focus on: characterization, voice, imagery/symbolism, setting or plot. You may choose to focus on more than one.

Include a thesis statement. For ideas, the example papers provided have underlined thesis statements.

Refer to the section in Burroway that discusses the element (s) of craft you have chosen. Quotes from Burroway must be included to support your thesis along with quotes from your selected work.

Choose on outside literary source (no Wikipedia, Sparknotes, etc.) on craft that will help support your thesis. Quoted material from this source must be included in your paper.

Write a 4-6 page literary criticism paper and underline the thesis.

Include a works cited page.

Follow MLA guidelines to include in-text citations and the works cited page.

Both Karl Marx and Pierre Bordieu were concerned with the forces that created inequality in modern society. Describe some similarities and at least one substantial difference in the theories that both Marx and Bordieu came up with to explain inequality and social stratification.

Students are to write an analysis based on any film of their choice that focuses on a Hollywood stereotype
whether it be political, ideological, social, or cultural. It can be a film that contains racial stereotype(s); gender stereotypes (male stereotypes, female stereotypes); socio-economic stereotypes (rich stereotypes or poor stereotypes); sexuality stereotypes.

It can be a film that contains racial stereotype(s); gender stereotypes (male stereotypes, female stereotypes); socio-economic stereotypes (rich stereotypes or poor stereotypes); sexuality stereotypes.

After you have chosen your film, in the opening paragraph discuss in a FEW sentences what the film is about. Then proceed to your thesis statement, discuss the stereotype(s) that you feel the film presents using BRIEF examples from the film to support your argument.
NO FOREIGN FILMS – THIS IS NOT A FILM REVIEW – ONE FILM

In this paper, talk about the technological advances that were made in military weaponry. How much of a game changer was this? This paper can be really broad with the weapons in WW2. Chicago style.

Essay for Unit III
Choose one of the following questions. Your word limit on this last essay is 1500 words.
1. Assess the success and/or failure of the modernization reforms that the Ottomans and Qajars undertook over the course of the nineteenth century. Start by establishing the measure of success/failure in terms of the aims and constraints of the Ottoman and Qajar governments. Focus on two aspects of the modernization process (economic, political or social) and draw on specific information from different periods of reform.
2. The Constitutional Revolution in Iran and the Young Turk Revolution in the Ottoman Empire marked the culmination of a process of profound intellectual and political change. Discuss this transformation keeping in mind the similarities and differences between in the political and social landscape of both political entities.

400 words, argue whether or not we should allow babies to be genetically engineered using the video. (link) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bcXSZ_YPRo

Write a minimum 1,000-word essay discussing whether it should be a crime to download copyrighted music from the Internet. Is illegally downloading music the same as stealing a CD from the store? Provide a minimum of four peer-reviewed sources.

*All page numbers refer to the Eleventh edition of The Norton Introduction to Literature by Kelly J. Mays

Reading Assignments

1. Read “Drama” (740-765) which includes Trifles by Susan Glaspell.

2. Read A Doll House (784) by Henrick Ibsen.

3. Read The Sandbox by Edward Albee (Handout)

4. Read excerpt from As You Like it by William Shakespeare (Handout)

Final Exam Questions

Choose 2 of the following questions and answer in a fully developed essay of at least 1 ½ pages (50 points each). Make sure both essays indicate in the heading the prompt they are answering. For example: Category 1: question 2, or Category 3: question 3. Essays should be combined into a single document and submitted through SafeAssign before midnight on May 10.

All essays must be developed around a clear thesis that identifies a universal theme. Although you need not write 5 paragraphs for each (but make sure the prompt is fully addressed), organize your argument using topic sentences that relate to your thesis statement. Use correctly integrated and cited quotations from the texts, and include a work cited entry at the end of each essay.

Note: You may NOT answer 2 questions from the same category.

Category 1

In Albee’s The Sandbox, Grandma’s speeches are markedly different depending on whom she is addressing. Why?
What is the significance of the setting, including props, in The Sandbox?
Considering the textbook’s descriptions of the types of drama, is The Sandbox a tragedy, a comedy, a farce, a social drama, a tragi-comedy, etc., or does it fit more than one type? Consider the theme you perceive and how Albee’s manipulation of dramatic genre seems appropriate in conveying it.
Read Shakespeare’s famous “All the world’s a stage” monologue (As You Like It: Act 2, scene 7), spoken by Jaques. How might Albee be echoing Shakespeare’s words?

Category 2

In Trifles, how does Susan Glaspell’s title reflect the theme of her play?
In Trifles, the women conspire to conceal evidence that would incriminate Mrs. Wright. Why do they do so and, in your opinion, are their actions morally justifiable, or at least understandable?
CSI:CSM – Imagine you are a detective assigned to Mr. Wright’s murder case. How would you establish motive? (Note: Incorporating a theme will be tricky, but your thesis must make an argument. Considering the male characters’ attitudes to women’s issues, or their lack of attention to “insignificant” details, will help.)
What is the significance of setting, including physical and period, to the theme of Trifles?

Category 3

What is the significance of A Doll House’s being set during Christmas and New Year?
How are symbols and metaphors used to illuminate the theme of A Doll House? (Please remember there is no actual doll house in the play and it is therefore NOT a symbol!)
Compare and contrast Nora Helmer and Christine Linde.
Discuss sisterhood in A Doll House.
Although Nora Helmer obviously suffers from the limitations placed on women of her era, how might Torvald be considered equally subject to society’s expectations?
Discuss the idea of women’s autonomy in 19th century European society as portrayed in A Doll House.
Discuss Ibsen’s apparent implication that character traits are hereditary

Questions used from each category is completely up to you, but I emphasize that only 1 question can be used from any category and you can only pick 2 questions!

I am going to upload one of my previous essays in which I have gotten a decent score on, I feel that it would help aid you in writing an essay that would be more consistent with my own way of writing and help to better understand how my professor thinks. -Thanks

We choose to do what we do. Or do we? The issue of free will is a bread and butter one for philosophers. We've been arguing for thousands of years about this sort of thing. Some argue that we are free to choose as we wish. Others say we are not. To some, our actions are determined by an all powerful supreme being. Calvinists, for example, believe that all of our actions are pre-determined by the divine. Today, there are those that suggest that the brain is merely a matter of electrical impulses, that our actions are determined by biology. And still, most believe that we choose to do what we do.

The real payoff here lies in the notion of moral responsibility. We don't blame people for doing things where they have no choice. If your friend gets pushed by a bully and bangs into you, do you blame your friend for the accident? Your friend will rightly say, "It is not my fault. I did not mean to do that." We don't blame people, or even praise them, for doing things that they do not do voluntarily.

There is one part of voluntary action that has always intrigued me—namely, non-voluntary action. I've always been interested in the situation where one is coerced, or forced to choose to do something. In this section of the Nichomachean Ethics, Aristotle sets out the first understanding of coercion and moral responsibility.

Read the chapter on Voluntary Action from the Nichomachean Ethics.

here are two steps to this assignment:

Explain what Aristotle means in this text. Why is it important to distinguish between actions that are voluntary and involuntary?
Put this in a concrete context. Have you ever been concerned with an action that was less than fully voluntary? Have you ever seen a case where one was wrongly accused for something that was less than voluntary? Be creative here. In particular, you might want to look into the legal arena. Have you ever heard of a case where someone was forced to commit a crime against his or her will? (I'm thinking maybe of Patty Hearst here! http://crime.about.com/od/history/a/Patricia-Hearst.htm)