The distinctions between American idealism and the literary and visual realism of American life

This assignment (at least three [3] pages in length) is, for the most part, an exercise in writing for a precise length, so the papers may not exceed three pages (on occasions, if you wish to write more [one-half to one page more] I will read it).

All papers must be double-spaced, 12 pt. font with one inch margins on all four sides, and either typewritten or printed by computer.  Handwritten papers will not be accepted. Each page of text should contain 25-27 lines of text. This will mean your page has about 250 words.

Please use The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) in relation to your citations.

Cover Pages: Papers will be submitted electronically as a file uploaded to Canvas; please submit all papers on the Canvas account for this class.

Papers should be submitted with a separate title page on the front, with a title, the student’s name, student identification number, name and time of the course, date and my name. Please include, also, the paper prompt on the cover sheet.

Prompt:

What, if any, are the distinctions between American idealism and the literary and visual realism of American life based on the reading of The Marrow of Tradition and the film Strange Fruit