Category: Literature

In his 1903, The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. DuBois, the preeminent African American intellectual of the twentieth-century wrote: “After the Egyptian and Indian, the Greek and Roman, the Teuton and Mongolian, the Negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second-sight in this American world,–a world which yields…

use only our texts for references and should cite sources using page numbers from our three relevant Norton Critical Edition texts. Do not consult other sources for this. Write a short essay (1-2 par.) with references to at least one particular story from James Joyce’s Dubliners. Consider to the following portion of a letter Joyce…

TOPIC: Welcome to the Week 12 discussion. Shakespeare’s sonnets can be pretty complicated–not least because they are written in 17th-century English! In Sonnet 73, he uses images of the season Fall (Autumn), twilight, and a dying fire. What senses (sight/touch/taste/smell/hearing) do these images cause you to experience in your mind, and–a harder question–how are these…

Write an interpretive essay that analyzes literature from the perspective of a quotation. In your essay, interpret the quotation and explain how it applies to literature you have read. Support your viewpoint with evidence from a variety of literary texts that you have read. Include precise language and literary terms. “That’s what literature is. It’s…

Length— 500-700 words 5 Paragraph Essay format– introduction, 3 body and concluding paragraphs Provide a clear thesis statement Follow all Formal Writing Rules (present tense; no contractions; use 3rd person, no “I”) Your analysis will draw logical conclusions about the character(s) and make critical connections between the text and one of the websites Use MLA…

discuss enstrangement in modernist literature through the two texts: The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad and The Altar of The Dead by Henry James. you could discuss the theme of estrangement and alientaion, and then to discuss how imagery u=is used to establish estrangement sensual imagery. possible structure: -Introduction -estrangement and alienation -sensual imagery -close…

Answer all 3 prompts in 3 short essays (no min/max 600) Essay Prompt 1: Discuss the role of Zeus in each of the texts we’ve read thus far. (600 words +/- 5%) Essay Prompt 2: Discuss the role and treatment of women (mortals and immortals) using at least three of the texts we’ve read thus…

Please see the attched document for more instructions and attachements. An Annotated Bibliography: This is a preparatory assignment for the final criticism essay. An annotated bibliography is, essentially, a works cited page with notes. The final criticism essay can expand upon your essay. First, prepare an MLA works cited page of all the sources you…

1. Comparing the Essential Characteristics of Effective Teachers in Inclusive Programs and the “It” factor described by Dr. Prizant. Do you think you have the “it” factor? 2. Prizant challenges the reader to reframe Echolalia and Stimming Behaviors. Explain how. Do you agree with him? Do you disagree? Do you think that we still need…

I would like this essay to have 5 paragraphs. 1 Introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and 1 conclusion. (I DO NOT WANT A WORKS CITED PAGE) Here is what I would like the 3 body paragraphs to talk about: •Body 1- Discuss Macbeth’s ambition within the play •Body 2- Discuss Lady Macbeth’s ambition within the play…