Literature

For a reading assignment, each student will be required to make a formal response. Some of the readings will be more poetical and some will be more like prose. Some are direct translations and some will be more like a summary of the myth. Keep in mind that some reading assignments might include several different […]

Discuss justice in Dante’s Inferno. Use examples (from the text). Write in your own words. Include as much independent thought as possible. Answer the exam question via an assertion (your assertion = your thesis). Include a short introduction, persuasive thesis statement, well-developed body paragraphs, and a short conclusion. Use primary source quotations as examples in […]

Discuss how the frame story and the “enframed” stories work in The Thousand and One Nights. How does the text draw upon fables for didactic (educational) purposes? Discuss relations between men and women in the work. Do you agree with the “lessons” in the text? Medieval literature in Arab culture (fiction, frame story). Reading: The […]

Literary Analysis Purpose: For this first formal essay you will embark upon deeper analysis of the literature studied, by applying the psychological theories of the Human Psyche covered in class to help you better understand literary characters or themes. You will select a theory posed about the Human Psyche, either Psychoanalytic (Sigmund Freud) or Humanist […]

For this literary analysis, write a 1250- to 1600-word essay in which you do the following: Revise/develop the thesis from Week Three based on the feedback you have received. Again, the thesis should focus on the conflict(s) you chose to write about. This thesis should provide deeper insight into the possible meanings surrounding the chosen […]

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper identifying major advances in technology that took place during the 20th century. Emphasize at least three technologies you think had a notable effect on the world. Select the technology that you would argue has had the greatest effect on modern living. Analyze how that specific technological advance has influenced […]

POST 1 & 2: In separate 250 word posts, respond to two of the following: A) How is nature presented in “To Build a Fire”? What role does it play in the narrative? In “To Build a Fire” what is the difference between knowledge and instinct? B) In “The Open Boat” how are the characters […]

Part I Paper is 500-700 words in length. The essay is a total of at least three paragraphs. Describe three of the communication skills that you think will be most beneficial to you in your professional or personal life. The essay should have a clearly stated introduction with thesis statement; a supportive paragraph in which […]

The paper is to be an analysis using at least three reliable sources (2 of which must be scholarly or academic) in addition to one or more of the literary works we have discussed in the course. Your analysis, which is to be 1,700-2000 words in length, can take any of a number of shapes. […]

We have been able to look at the purpose of argumentative writing and how the arguments presented by others may affect the way we think or see certain issues. Creating strong arguments and focused rhetoric is a skill that is as old as the world and by looking into Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” we […]