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Furs for Evening, But Cloth Was the Stone Age Standby by Natalie Angier
Read: Furs for Evening, But Cloth Was the Stone Age Standby by Natalie Angier
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Google Natalie Angier. List her name, credentials, and anything else of interest. Find out at least 5 things about her.
Example:
Natalie Angier
Educated from…
Published….
And so on…
What evidence does the author provide to show us that people were using string in gathering and hunting societies? Include a discussion about the Venus statues in your response. Include at least ½ a page. Include citations with this question.
Look up 3 of the scholars mentioned in the article and list their expertise (at least 5 characteristics about each author).
Set this up like #1.
Read: When Jesus Came, the Corn Mothers Went Away by Ramon A. Gutierrez
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Google Ramon Gutierrez. List his name, credentials, and anything else of interest. Find out at least 5 things about him.
Example:
Ramon Guitierrez
Educated from
Published…
And so on….
Who had more power or greater status in Pueblo society? What were the sources of that power or status? Discuss sexuality in Pueblo society.
Include at least 1 page and support your answer with examples from the article.
Include citations with this question.
Read: “Why Study World History?” by Jerry H. Bentley
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Google Jerry Bentley and list at least 5 of his accomplishments.
Example:
Jerry Bentley
Educated from…
Published…
And so on…
According to Bentley, why should people study world history?
Provide at least 1 & ½ pages.
Include a discussion about his 3 claims.
Include citations with this question.
Why do you think people should study world history?
Include at least a paragraph to answer this question.
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1. What do you know about the story just from movies, t.v. shows, pop culture, etc.
2. If you have read the book, what were some key elements you remember about the story? How does it differ from the pop culture version?
3. How doe we know Frankenstein is literature? Why do we consider it that (other than it’s a book:)
4. Why would we use a book like Frankenstein in a critical thinking writing class?
5. Other thoughts? (Add any extra thoughts, observations etc. you may have about the topic.)
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Critical Response Essay – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
In this class, you will produce a short critical essay on each of the literary works we explore; the first will be on the novel: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
An essay performing literary criticism is one which argues for interpretation of a text. If you are writing a short essay on a long work (as we are doing here), this inevitably means picking only specific sections in the text to discuss. You should assume that your reader has already read the literature and knows the basics, allowing you to skip a lot of summary and get to the business of talking about meaning. Essays which simply summarize the plot will not be considered passing work.
A strong essay will include the following elements:
• An introduction which establishes the text that you are writing about and the key question about the text that you’ll be trying to answer with your essay. Every introduction should FINISH with a clear thesis statement that answers your key question. A thesis in a literary analysis is a statement of meaning, interpreting the point of the text.
• A series of body paragraphs which point out specific details from the text, incorporating quotes from the text, and discuss what those details mean in a way that helps prove the thesis. It is wise to begin each paragraph with a topic sentence that indicates a particular section of the book and how it helps prove the thesis. Then, discuss that section in a bit more detail, using quotations, and follow up by explaining what you see as the meaning of those details in terms of how they prove your thesis. Be very careful about over-summarizing. Remember, your reader is familiar with the book; you are trying to impress the reader by noticing things that they might have missed and understanding meanings/messages that they might have failed to grasp.
• A conclusion which restates the thesis and offers some closing thoughts about the significance of the work.
MLA format is expected for in text citation of quotes and bibliography.
While I want you to feel free to take up any topic you want with this essay, if you struggle to come up with an idea, consider these questions/prompts:
• HP is a coming-of-age story and a fairly traditional hero’s journey. In what ways does Harry change over the course of the narrative, how does he do so, and what does this say about human development and transition into adulthood?
• What social systems and frameworks exist within the world of the novel, implicit or explicit (consider the sorting hat, but also consider the trio of heroes and the roles they take on). How does one arrive into their role? What is the message implied in these systems?
• Identify an important symbolic image or object within the story – it may be frequently recurring (such as Harry’s scar) or merely appearing in one or two scenes (such as the Mirror of Erised). What does it mean? What ideas/values are associated with it, and how do you know? Use the symbol and your interpretation of it to branch off into a greater discussion of the theme/message of the literature.
• Choose an underlying theme that you see in the novel (qualities being hidden within, how our personal history shapes our experience, class politics, etc) and argue for what meaning/message the text has about that theme.
General tips
1. Mention the author, title, general themes, and thesis in your intro statement, but don’t use examples in it.
2. Explain how the literary techniques convey ideas, but don’t define literary terms in your essay. (i.e. you can talk about symbols or metaphors, but don’t define the words “symbol” or “metaphor” – I already know what they mean).
3. Work all quotes smoothly into grammatical sentences that explain how and why the quote supports your thesis. Don’t begin paragraphs with quotes.
4. Don’t discuss the fact that you are writing a paper. Just state your points and prove them.
5. Don’t repeat “in the story” over and over. Your professor knows the context already.
6. Use topic sentences in each paragraph. The topic sentence should link the examples in the paragraph to your general thesis/point.
7. Write in the present tense, even if the literature was written in the past tense.
8. Print out your paper and read it slowly before handing it in. Read it out loud if possible.
9. Don’t say “I” in the essay, and say “the reader” or “the audience” instead of “you.”
Rubric:
Introduction establishes the text you are talking about and the central question guiding your essay: /20
Thesis statement appears at the end of the introduction, answering the central question by interpreting the meaning of the literature: /20
Body paragraphs incorporate strong and interesting details to discuss from the text while avoiding needless summarizing of full plot: /25
Body paragraphs offer thoughtful interpretation that supports thesis statement: /25
Quotations are cited using MLA format: /20
Includes MLA formatted bibliography entry: /20
Essay is clearly proofread/polished: /20
Total: /150 :
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“Gender as it functions today is a grave injustice. I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change. But I am also hopeful, because I believe deeply in the ability of human being to remake themselves for the better.”
In this passage, Adichie is obviously expressing anger, but anger that she identifies as important, positive, and helpful. Throughout this course we have explored a number of sex/gender/identity-related issues, both historical and contemporary. How does Adichie’s essay contribute to your understanding of sex/gender-related issues? How does Adichie explore the themes of gender and justice in her essay that parallel issues we discussed in class over the course of the semester? Finally, how can anger be a justified, positive response to gender issues?
Please respond to the above questions in an essay between 600 and 750 words.
In answering the questions above, be sure that you use ample evidence from the course readings and the Adichie book. This should include direct quotes, paraphrases and examples. You must absolutely cite every piece of evidence you use from the readings.
Your essays will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
20% – Clear, focused, central argument
30% – Evidence is balanced, related to the question, clearly connected to the central argument, and unpacked for the reader
10% – Citations, which are correctly done, consistent, and thorough
20% – Organization is clear, consistent, and appropriate. Essay has a solid introduction and conclusion that clearly establishes the central argument and parameters of the essay. Essay also has a strong topic sentence that help drives the argument. Every paragraph is fully developed and meets the criteria for a paragraph.
20% – Style and Grammar. The essay is nicely crafted with solid, effective prose, and is grammatically correct with good spelling and careful punctuation.
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The term ‘feminism’ dates from the end of the 19th century. It was first coined in Europe,
and shortly afterwards adopted in the US, to refer to the social and political struggle for the
improvement of the position of women in society. The struggle for the vote for women
launched feminism as we now know it: an organized and institutionalized movement. Since
the first feminist wave that started in 19th century there has been a second one in the 1960-ies
to 1980-ies and, arguably, we are witnessing a third feminist wave in the 21st century.
In this course the label ‘feminism’ has also been applied to texts published before the advent
of the first feminist wave: Christine de Pisan’s The Book of the City of Ladies, Mary
Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Women and John Stuart Mill’s The Subjection of
Women.
Suppose a new volume with feminist texts preceding the first feminist wave is issued,
including the texts by de Pisan, Wollstonecraft and Mill All texts in the volume are published in separate chapters with an introduction.
Write the introduction for the Pisan chapter or the Wollstonecraft chapter or the Mill chapter of
this putative volume, paying attention to each of the following aspects:
(a) The main arguments of the text under consideration. Illustrate your answer with at least
one significant quote from the text.
(b) An assessment of its feminist character (under a broad definition of feminism).
(c) Its current relevance: why should we read this text today?
Requirements:
in text referencing
no long quotes
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For this assignment, you are asked to write a personal narrative essay. One of the aims of this assignment is to facilitate the learning of using summary of someone else’s story as an entry point to your own essay. Consider beginning your essay with a summary of an incident in Report to Greco that helps you make new associations about your own personal experience.
Personal Narrative
Written in the first person singular a personal narrative is a story that focuses on a particular event that relates to a larger topic and becomes meaningful for a larger audience. The reader may receive an idea or a lesson from the essay. The story is told using sensory details and emotional language. The main body of the essay involves an analysis of this event in terms of its significance in the life of the storyteller, and by extension, the reader. Is it a story about growth, loss, love, regret? Anything goes here.
After considering Kazantzakis’s themes in Report to Greco choose a topic from your personal experience and think of it in relation to instances in Kazantzakis’s life as presented in his autobiography. How does your personal experience compare to Kazantzakis’s experience of childhood and education? Can you bring the two in dialogue with one another? To which extend your experiences are different but most important, similar to Kazantzakis’s? Even if he lived in a different place and time what are those elements that bring the two lives, yours and his, together? Even though surprising, this would be a meaningful connection to make both for you and for your audience.
For example in the chapter “The Son” the author describes moments in his childhood that in retrospect and in the large scheme of his life acquire symbolic significance. “The globe” symbolizes for Kazantzakis’s future travels; the bird symbolizes his roaming in the world; the harbor and sea symbolize fear and dirt; the stars, symbols of fire and destruction, lead to renewal and rebirth (45). In “My hardboiled egg,” an essay posted in Stream, the egg becomes a symbol of the writer’s childhood experience of an Asian striving to find her place in the American society. Can you think of moments in your life that when you analyze them speak to a certain aspect of your identity?
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A narrative essay that tells the story of a significant incident in your life. The essay will be structured according to the following format:
An introductory paragraph that “sets the stage” for the telling of the story (provides any necessary background) and presents a thesis that includes the incident and the one major emotion/significance that came from the incident
Body paragraphs (at least three) that break up the telling of the story into logical segments (time or place)
A concluding paragraph that really focuses on the emotion of the incident at the time the event happened and its impact upon you even today.
Topic Selection
For this essay, you can choose any significant incident that has happened in your life. Just make certain that the event is confined to a certain time frame (usually a day or less). The event can represent any one of the range of emotions: joy, sadness, fear, surprise, amusement, pride, or embarrassment. Students in the past have written about the death of loved ones, accidents, engagements, weddings, birth of children, and embarrassing moments.
Please write about me in JROTC Camp, overcoming a repell wall.
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Monograph Book Analysis Listed in the Syllabus BOOK: Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanche’s, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History Instructions: The monograph essay is a book analysis of one monograph listed in the syllabus. The goal of the essay is for you to read the book and critically evaluate the merits and the faults of the book’s argument or thesis. It is NOT a book report or a summary.
Monograph Book Analysis Listed in the Syllabus
You may wish to write a short summary of the reading to introduce your essay, but your grade on the assignment will come from your analysis. you should spend some time on the explanation of your analysis and critique. The following is a list of questions that you should answer at a minimum: What is the book’s argument/thesis/main point? Is the argument/thesis/main point convincing? How does the author(s) substantiate their claims? Use specific examples. What critique (or perhaps fault) do you find in the claim? Even if you agree with the author you can still offer criticism. What sources did the author use to write the monograph and make their argument? Were these sources adequate? This may require you to find some of the sources and evaluate them. Your overall impressions of the monograph and its effectiveness.
This paper is ONLY for individuals who have read the book Samuel Scheffler, Death and the Afterlife. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.
This paper only focus on pages 85-110 in a section titled “Fear, Death, and Confidence.”
The paper should be 2500-3000 words long. The paper should be typed, double-spaced. Include a word count at the end of each paper. (2500 is fine)
The paper should describe the issue on which you have chosen to focus, lay out the position you have chosen to take on that issue, and defend that position. Your position might be, for example, a criticism of a particular philosopher’s view, or a defense of a particular view from a certain objection, or a suggested revision of a view that enables it to avoid a certain criticism.
You might need to explicate a view or an argument you are focusing on; do this clearly and accurately. A major part of the paper should consist of your argument for the position you have taken. Present reasons why your view should be accepted, consider objections to your position, and reply to those objections. Aim to persuade your reader.
The paper should draw from at least one of the assigned readings for the course. You may, but you need not, draw from additional sources.
Crediting sources: If you get an idea from something that you have read, include a footnote or endnote identifying the source. If you quote something, use quotation marks and include a footnote or endnote. The first time a reference appears in a note, give full bibliographic information. For a book, give author, title, city where published, publisher, publication date, and page number(s). For an article in a journal, give author, title, journal name, volume, year, and page numbers. For a web source, give the web address and date accessed.
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What seems to be the story’s perspective on the government in newly independent Sudan? What’s the relationship between the government and the villagers?
2) Isabel Allende, “And of Clay are We Created”
What do you think the significance of Allende’s title is? What does it mean to be made of clay?
3) Toni Morrison, “Recitatif”
Why do you think Morrison chooses not to be explicit about which girl is African American and which girl is Caucasian?
4) Borowski, “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen”
Explain the significance of the story’s title, “This Way to the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen.” What seems strange about it?
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