English 252 Essay Two Choices and Guidelines a. You are assigned to write a formal MLA-style essay that involves textual evidence. In a major composition, you will analyze, synthesize, and evaluate literary works and/or relate assigned literature to other disciplines and to broader human concerns. You do not retell the story. You will be making […]
Discipline: American Literature
Exploring the Central Theme of Death in “A Rose for Emily” and “The Story of an Hour”Exploring the Central Theme of Death in “A Rose for Emily” and “The Story of an Hour”
My Topic Proposal: Exploring the Central Theme of Death and its Effects on Female Sense of Self The two texts that I am using are n “The Story of an Hour,” by Kate Chopinn and William Faulkner’s piece, “A Rose for Emily” Sources must be peer reviewed lReturn to MLA, JSTOR, and ProjectMUSE (available through […]
Compare Rowlandson’s narrative to Cabeza de Vaca’s. In what ways does Rowlandson’s captivity resemble the experiences of Cabeza de Vaca? How do the two accounts differ? Why are these differences significant?Compare Rowlandson’s narrative to Cabeza de Vaca’s. In what ways does Rowlandson’s captivity resemble the experiences of Cabeza de Vaca? How do the two accounts differ? Why are these differences significant?
The paper should be 4 pages minimum, meaning 4 full pages, top to bottom. The 6 page maximum is flexible; you may go over as long as your paper is on topic. You should include a title page. Your paper should also include a Works Cited page, although neither the Works Cited nor the title […]
(“The Soft-Hearted Sioux,” “Pawn Shop,” or The Invisible Man) and one person from a work of non-fiction (“Speech to the Osages,” Incidents in the Live of a Slave Girl, or “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”(“The Soft-Hearted Sioux,” “Pawn Shop,” or The Invisible Man) and one person from a work of non-fiction (“Speech to the Osages,” Incidents in the Live of a Slave Girl, or “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
You learned the definition of the American Dream in Week 1, and you also learned about the American identity. Traits often associated with the American identity include boldness, confidence, perseverance, and integrity. These traits are often demonstrated through a character’s words or actions. This week, we’ll focus on perseverance and how it is reflected in […]
1. Discuss how Winthrop’s sermon sets the precedent for the concept that is today known as “American exceptionalism.”1. Discuss how Winthrop’s sermon sets the precedent for the concept that is today known as “American exceptionalism.”
For this paper, you will select one of the topics listed below and discuss in a 4-6 page researched MLA paper. You will primarily be discussing your own thoughts and ideas about the works. You will use secondary sources for this paper to provide necessary historical information, supporting information or scholarly opinions, etc. Your paper […]
Hawthorne explores the idea of perfection and imperfection in “The Birth-Mark.”Hawthorne explores the idea of perfection and imperfection in “The Birth-Mark.”
Near the end of “The Birth-Mark”, the narrator states: “Yet, had Alymer reached a profounder wisdom, he need not thus have flung away the happiness, which would have woven his mortal life of the self-same texture with the celestial.” He then concludes that “he failed…to find the perfect future in […]
Children’s Lit Discussion Week 2: Eerie Elementary: “The School is Alive” and “The Locker Ate Lucy”Children’s Lit Discussion Week 2: Eerie Elementary: “The School is Alive” and “The Locker Ate Lucy”
How would the concepts of reading aloud and together as explained by Gurdon apply to “The School is Alive” and “The Locker Ate Lucy”? Why does Chabert use the tropes of the school being alive and the locker eating as the villains in these stories? Who is the “mentor” and how does he teach Sam […]
Demonstrate how Richard Wright “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” is an example of Modernist ideology. What qualities does it have that categorize it as such?Demonstrate how Richard Wright “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” is an example of Modernist ideology. What qualities does it have that categorize it as such?
Develop: Richard Wright “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” into a supported, proven 1500 word essay. Complete research. At least two other, secondary texts are required other than the story. Secondary sources should be outside research material about the story or thesis. Provide textual support from all of these sources and cite them correctly […]
Compare and Contrast a work from William Faulkner and a work from Gertrude SteinCompare and Contrast a work from William Faulkner and a work from Gertrude Stein
In the essay, please compare “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “Tender Buttons [Objects]” by Gertrude Stein. Compare/contrast the style, tone, voice, etc., and discuss any changes and shifts that you see from one work to the other. You should assume that the audience for your writing is familiar with the work you […]
Show connections and relationships with “The Fragility of Goodness” “Welcome to the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen” “Torture” “Survival in Aushwitz” and “The Road of No Return”Show connections and relationships with “The Fragility of Goodness” “Welcome to the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen” “Torture” “Survival in Aushwitz” and “The Road of No Return”
I want you to review all the texts we’ve read so far and map connections and relationships between and among them. The readings are the Nussbaum, Borowski, Amery, Levi, and Korn. Basics: While I want you to arrange your texts in relation to each other, I do not mean that you must link every text […]