Category: American literature

The
final project of the semester, I plan on focusing on “The Absolutely True Diary
of a Part- Time Indian”. My main focuses will be education and poverty.
Throughout the novel I felt like Junior’s story of his life on the reservation
was really centered around his quality of education and the little to no money
his family had. Junior expresses his struggle with necessities such as food, gas,
and clothes. It is not only his family that is facing poverty, the rest of the
Native American community. When taking a look at education, Junior was
originally attending his underfunded school which had outdated resources for
the students. All the students are not provided with equal opportunities in order
for them to be successful.
For the first resource I will be
using “Native American Healthcare, Bureaucracy, and Poverty: Institutional
Problems and Solutions”. Throughout this article it gives statistics on
poverty levels of Native Americans, it shares that they are at least
twenty-five percent of Native Americans who live below the poverty line. It
also expresses how living in poverty can affect many aspects of your
livelihood.  The second resource I will
be using “Native American Students Going to and Staying in Postsecondary
Education: An Intervention Perspective”.  The focus of this article is giving insight
about Native American students trying to pursue a degree and only a small
percent accomplish this goal. It describes how this can be related to their
education before entering a college or university. Both of these articles will
help add to the focus of what my final project will be about. 
The resources I have selceted
Adelman, Howard
S., et al. “Native American Students Going to and Staying in Postsecondary
Education: An Intervention Perspective.” American Indian Culture and
Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, 1 June 2013,
escholarship.org/uc/item/3hz4v9gg.
Alexie, S.
(2007). The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Little,
Brown.
Sealey, Larkin.
“Poverty and Mental Health in the American Indian Community.” Columbia
Social Work Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 2008, pp. 18–28,
journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cswr/article/view/1980/943, https://doi.org/10.7916/cswr.v6i1.1980. 

Compare Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, to Trippie Redd’s song Romeo and Juliet 
Provide quotes in the play and in the song. 
You can use any Trippie Redd song, I just choosed that one because of the name. 
– no need for title, I have one already, I just need 850 words 

In Ginsberg’s Howl, the speaker is serving as a prophet, warning us of danger. Near the end of the first part of the poem, he describes poetry as a kind of alchemy, a magic process  for converting base metals into precious metals. What truths or insights about modern life/art are captured in these pictures of his artist friends? 
Only two paragraphs and no outside information, has to be in your own words. 

I have provided the instructions down below,,. You need 5 primary and 5 secondary sources. My topic is LGBTQ representation in animation shows.tv series. 

The assignment is described as such, ” For this essay, you will argue what you feel is the primary meaning of your chosen text (either Pride and Prejudice, Brave New World, or The Catcher in the Rye) and show how this meaning is revealed in the work.  You can choose from many different literary elements for this paper—such as theme, plot, characterization, the use of literary/rhetorical devices, tone, symbols or motifs, etc.—or you can explore a critical “problem” in one of these texts—a frequently discussed and unresolved issues in the literary criticism.   But ultimately your paper should argue an overall point:  both WHAT the text’s key meaning is and HOW this meaning is revealed.”
I chose to write about Catcher in the Rye which is the only source you need to quote from, because you can choose anything to write about the thesis should be along the lines of this, “The purpose of Holden’s story is to preserve one’s childhood as long as possible as the preservation of childhood is also the preventative means of becoming a “phony”” This is what the entire paper should revolve around, use evidence from the book to back this up. VERY IMPORTANT to adequately analyze the text, my teacher wants us to take a VERY close look into the language of the quotes, as in how specific, individual words convey a deeper meaning and one that relates to the Thesis. try an use evidence from across the book but don’t over-quote. Lastly, I have some examples of what I mean by the thesis which I will lay out for you to expand on with evidence. First, Holden hates New York as it epitomizes American consumerism related to adulthood and growing up.  Holden’s purpose is to be the “Catcher in the Rye” as he wants to keep them from growing up and becoming phony like himself. This brings me to a big point, Holden himself wants to prevent kids from growing up as his childhood was cut short by the death of his brother Allie. In this shortcut childhood, Holden had to grow up and try and be a phony to fit in but ultimately hates himself and those around him for it. He also is more distant from his brother DB as he is the epitome of consumerism-driven adulthood, of the phonies, and what’s phonier than acting as someone else at the movies? Lastly, Holden has such a hard time fitting in as he can’t even accept himself. Write this essay with one indtorduction paragraph to set up thesis then CEW, claim, evidence, warrant, body paragrpahs and end with conclusion paragraph. Thank you!

Just follow the rubric in the PDF and try and get it back to me as soon as possible so i can make sure the title and format is correct the way it needs to be. 

I have attached a sheet of instructions for this assignment. I have also uploaded files of the readings needed for each question Please be sure to cite correctly and also include page numbers and timestamps to each citation when needed. Be sure to look over each reading and correctly match them to each essay response. Please reach out to me with any questions. I am willing to help as best as I can.

First, read the article “Why Do Human Beings Do Good Things? The Puzzle of Altruism”. In this article, Steve Taylor argues that people are capable of “pure” altruism, meaning that they are not motivated by any selfishness. The word ALTRUISM means being unselfish and concerned for others even when it may hurt us or not be in our own best interest.
Second, read the short story “A&P” by John Updike. In his story, John Updike writes about a young man who takes a stand. Is it altruism? 
Third, think about this prompt.
Using examples from BOTH texts respond to the following: 
Do you agree with Steve Taylor’s argument that there is such a thing as “pure” altruism? 
Do you think the narrator’s actions in John Updike’s “A&P” are an example of pure altruism or is the narrator acting selfishly for his own benefit?
Be sure to include evidence from both texts to support your claims. 

The journal should be about 6-7 pages (typed). It would be your own reader’s response on at least 5-6 reading assignments. It will be assessed on the clarity of expression, originality, and the effectiveness with which you convey your appreciation (or lack of) the material at hand. You should convey the impression that you have carefully read and understood the material.
You can record personal impressions to selections you read, sum up your understanding of a reading in a few sentences, comment on readings that gave you trouble, free write in response to study questions you invent, or reflect on your reading process (for example, record how long you read in one sitting and what conditions make it easier or more difficult to read.) You can also give an account of what you were thinking as you were reading a given text.
You have to incorporate 12 vocabulary words (bolded or underlined) in your journal
I have provided the glossary pdf please choose the vocabulary words from there and incorporate it in the journal. 
I have also provided 5 readings 
1- equal in Paris 
2- life and death of a Filipino American (ignore the other stories in the pdf)
3- Rite of encounter 
4- Be American 
5- kaiser and the war 
Above are all the information and guidelines provided for the journal, please let me know if there’s any 
Confusion. 

war can be historical, and it can be social.
Examples of both include:
A historical war (World War I and II, and the potentiality of World War III)
A “civil war” (North v. South and regionalism)
A culture war (my religion, beliefs, or politicians are correct and yours are not)
Discrimination (race and/or gender)
The people (democracy) v. the State (the republic)
Ideological (a differing value system, such as placing importance on animal life)
Person v. society (who are you? And how does the world influence that?)
Person v. self (internal struggles with opposing goals or viewpoints within the person
You will select a text and argue how the text presents a war.
Your essay will require careful analysis of the evidence in the text.
Conclude the essay with your viewpoint of what can learned from reading the text.
Requirements:
1. Interpret how the text is a war story. What “war”? And how is it presented?
Example of an inappropriate thesis because it’s too factual: Wilfred Owen’s poem,
“Dulce et Decorum Est,” is about World War I. Okay, so what? What does Owen have to
say about World War I?
2. Incorporate and cite direct quotes
3. Explain all quoted material —no dropped quotes.
4. Include a Works Cited page
5. At least two, credible sources should be incorporated for social or historical context (you will need some help understanding some of the history, so research and cite it).
6. Five pages at the minimum (about 2,500 words) with MLA formatting (this is a 200-level college course, so the minimum must be met). Pages will be counted 
Clarifications:  Due to the rise of AI generators and other means of academic dishonesty, the following issues result in an automatic F for the paper:
-No in-text citations from the literature
-No in-text citations for researched material
-No Works Cited page
-Does not meet the page or word count
-Recycles content from the first paper
“A” papers are marked by:
-An arguable thesis (is debatable)
-Clear explanations of supporting ideas for the thesis statement (reasoning “why?”)
-Well-selected evidence (direct quotes)
-Thoroughly analyzed evidence (discussed quotes)
-Credible sources (written by authorities in the field)
-Ethical incorporation of source material (cited)
write proffessionally but still like you are a college student