Category: American literature

Please compose two sturdy paragraphs on the following:
A) Think about some THING [ a generator ] or a PROCESS [evacuation packing] that you learned — for the first time, or how to do better, over the several years, in regards to dealing with the ongoing storms someone may face in the South. Example: Hurricane Ida, Katrina, etc. 
Describe what you learned.
B) After reviewing the Rolling Stone article “Bayou Lost and Found”  -or- listening to the NPR podcast “Bulbancha”– and with the Cool Venn diagram in mind as your guide– what are some “threads” brought up in the piece that tie in with what is happening in Chita and everything that is happening all around us? (One might want to watch the “Aloha Golden Meadow” video or listen to “Blister in the Sun” by the Violet Femmes or focus on the relief effort discussed..
Links:  Chita: ( https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/717/pg717-images.html )
“Bayou Lost and Found”  ( https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/can-this-cajun-punk-musician-protect-his-culture-from-climate-change-1226895/ )
OR
“Bulbancha”  ( https://www.wwno.org/podcast/tripod-new-orleans-at-300/2018-12-20/new-orleans-300-bulbancha-3000 )
“Blister in the Sun” by the Violet Femmes  ( https://youtu.be/JE-dqW4uBEE?si=KjzbtfTXjyxGMDmZ )
OR
“Aloha Golden Meadow”  ( https://youtu.be/wC_uSd1DFgU?si=Ym8Sa00ttd-kBkt6 )
**No MLA format or a Works cited is needed. Just answer part A & part B, 2 paragraphs each. AI is being detected and Turnt In” 

“The Birth-Mark” explores themes of perfection/imperfection, obsession, and acceptance of (or the failure to to accept) the inherent flaws of humanity. Write a paper that examines contemporary society’s obsession with perfection and the consequences of striving for an unattainable ideal. Discuss an experience when you noticed someone who became fixated on eradicating a perceived physical or psychological flaw. What was the outcome? Explain the moral and ethical dilemmas of pursuing an idea of perfection at any cost
Your response should (A) Answer the question(s) in ONE prompt completely; (C) Cite evidence that fulfills the requirements of the prompt (your experience should work for most of these); and (E) Explain your use of examples and your reasoning.
Be sure to conclude your response by answering “So what?” Even creative writing projects need conclusions!
Your paper should follow MLA formatting and style conventions (current edition).
This part of your project should total at least 500 words.
Next, write a reflection in which you explore the choices you made in your creative response paper. Explain your thinking process and discuss how the creative choices you made compare to the choices made in the original primary text mentioned in the question.  Be sure to use pertinent details and quotes to support your exploration of how your creative response paper reflects or differs from the primary text. This part of your project should total at least 300 words.

It must be in MLA and have five citations. Each source in the citations must be used once in the body of the essay and properly cited (MLA). I have enclosed directions and a rubric. 

Post 1: 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 two of the readings. Choose one character from a work of fiction (“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?”). Describe how perseverance is reflected in each.
Criteria:
300 words minimum (excluding quotations and citations)
Include two properly integrated and cited direct or paraphrased quotations (one related to each character) to support your claims. See the Week 1 and Week 2 Literary Analysis Tools Modules for information about integrating and citing quotations.

In 2 pages, write your reflections on Ken Burns’ commencement speech to Brandeis University.  link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n1OqPzIKH4 
This assignment can receive up to 10 extra points.
Absolutely, no late submission is accepted. 

One way to describe the American Romantic movement, which was less of a movement and more of a group of tendencies in art during the first half of the 1800s, is to identify three focal points that distinguish Romantic art from Neoclassical art (from the Enlightenment era).
A focus on the individual (vs. a focus on society), including an individual’s experiences, thoughts, and emotions.
An emphasis on the value of spiritual and emotional experiences (vs. observation, logic, and reason) as a way to know or understand the world. A focus on nature as in relationship to individual humans. It can be a soothing relationship, as we see in Bryant’s “Thanatopsis,” but it doesn’t have to be.
With this in mind, think about how Poe’s uniquely Gothic expressions work as expressions of Romanticism. Choose one of Poe’s works that I have assigned for this lesson, and write about 300 words describing how the work fits with these Romantic tendencies. The connections you are able to make might surprise you. Please use at least two direct quotations from the work you choose to support your claims. Use page numbers from our book (the 9th or 10th edition) in your citations. Quotations do not count towards your 300 words.

This is the paper where you “start with what others are saying.” You’ll end by giving us a sense of where you want to go in your presentation. Intro: Your introduction paragraph can provide an explanation of why you chose this topic. What initially sparked your interest? It’s OK to use first person pronouns here. End the paragraph with a thesis statement that gives a glimpse of where you ended up (your plan for how you will apply what you learned in the presentation).
Body: Your body section will describe what you found in your research and give a sense of the journey you went on as you chose the approach for your presentation. I suggest organizing your body by theme, explaining how you narrowed down your topic. Mention the articles you consulted along the way. You must use and quote from at least three scholarly journal articles, but you will likely refer to many more. Include the articles you refer to in your works cited page. This should be easy since our databases create the citations for you. Do not organize your body section by journal article. “In the first article I found…In the second article I found…etc.” does not give me a sense of your process. Conclusion: Here’s where you provide a proposal for what your presentation will do. You can think of this as the transition to how you plan to respond to what “they say.”
The presentation (part 2 of your Research Project) will be thesis-driven. You’ll make a claim about the author and specific works of literature and then support that claim with your own direct analysis of the text. You may find an approach or a lens in your research that you would like to try on a different text. You could find some contextual information that you’d like to explore further and apply to the literature more fully. There are a lot of different things you can do. I encourage you to consult with me to help with this section, especially if you’re having trouble.
In your proposal, include a narrow list of works you want to look at, a description of the approach you plan to use, and some thoughts on additional research you will need to do. Formatting Guidelines:
Quote from at least three scholarly journal articles. Cite your quotations according to MLA in-text citation guidelines. Include a works cited page. Please double space, use one-inch margins all around, use 11 or 12 point Times New Roman font, and follow the guidelines for MLA manuscript format . Your essays should be 4-6 pages long, not including your works cited page.

For this week’s forum, I’d like us to think about what Emerson and Thoreau have to say to us today.
1. Start by making a claim about something that Emerson and/or Thoreau says. Use your notes from your reading to help you identify something.
2. Next, provide a quote from one or both of the authors to support the claim you make. (In other words, show where they say the thing you’re claiming they say.) Use page numbers from our textbook.
3. Make a connection to the world we live in today. Consider answering one or more of the following questions: How does this idea help you understand our current situation better? How do you think these ideas would play out today? Are these ideas practical? Do you see evidence that these ideas have influenced the world? Be as specific as you can.
Your initial post should be at least 300 words. Quotations do not count towards this word count.

1. write a literature essay about the small short story text: “Superking Son Scores again”. The text is attached here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-31/fiction-drama/superking-son-scores-again/
2. I have the thesis I must use and 9 direct quotes from the text. I will attacha document with everything.
3. The paper should be in MLA. I will attach the format as well.

ESSAY 1: EVALUATIVE ESSAY OR INFORMATIONAL ESSAY
OPTION A: EVALUATIVE ESSAY
For Option A, write a short essay (minimum 750 words) in which you evaluate the quality of a
short story or a work of nonfiction from the anthology that has not been assigned for class. A list
of acceptable choices can be found as a handout on Blackboard.
After an introductory paragraph in which you give the title, author, and date of the work and
briefly summarize it, the remaining paragraphs should focus on your views on the quality of the
work. You should support your views with evaluative criteria such as the quality of the plot,
characterization, descriptions of setting, and style (for narrative works) as well as any ideas that
the work presents. No secondary sources should be used.