Category: English

Select an issue or theme about gender relations that is significant in each of the texts: “Why I
Want a Wife,” “The M/F Boxes,” and “Stay-at-Home Dads.” Compare the similarities and
contrast the differences of how each author discusses, argues, and presents the topic of gender
and identity. Then compare and contrast the arguments in the texts with your personal view of gender. 
Since it is personal view say that is unfare because women can do what men do and men ad do what women do.  But society is the main reason why we are like this. It is important to remember that these interpretations are socially produced and do not correspond to innate capabilities or gender-based preferences. In order to deal with and modify these opinions, actions must be taken to advance gender equality and understand the importance of all employment, regardless of gender. In “Stay-at-Home Dads” proves my point because society wants women to be a stay at home mom and take care of the household but men can do it too.  This is what i think.

Using the book “The Murder on the Orient Express”
Language/ Structure of the Text: Here is an opportunity to incorporate the quotes/passages you’ve found most inspiring throughout the text as you demonstrate your understanding and appreciation for the writer’s  linguistic prowess. And how the passage and/or quote connects back to the rest of the book, characters, etc. Give background evidence and  how the quote helps the book pogress. *Your analysis must reflect both magnitude and merit. 
Check attachments for an example but please write more in the explanation than what is written in the example. 

3 to 4 FULL pages, about 1000 words or so, (not including the Works Cited page… the Works Cited page is an extra page on the end, after the main essay; only papers with a minimum of 3 FULL (DO NOT STOP AN INCH SHORT…!!!) pages of writing can even possibly receive a passing grade… so write three-and-a-half MINIMUM… 12-size font, Times New Roman… double spacing, no gaps between paragraphs, and with 1 inch margins and proper formal MLA formatting: REVIEW the earlier Modules on MLA FORMATTING… it is REQUIRED on all papers for Eng101, 102, 103 and many other classes.  You must take formatting SERIOUSLY: it is the required acceptable presentation of your work, so get serious, practice it, get tutoring… you must learn and master formatting).  If you do not meet at least the minimum, you will automatically fail.  Get out of the very bad habit of going for the minimum possible… Here’s a big lesson for college and life in general: if you go for the minimum, then you’ll get the minimum and maybe not even that.
Requires a direct quotation from at least 1 source, properly cited inside the essay and ALSO listed on the separate Works Cited page which is after your minimum of three and a half essay pages (with MLA format). 
Let’s be absolutely clear right now:  MLA Formatting is REQUIRED for all essays; it is not optional, so get serious about learning it and using it.  You are learning to write FORMAL academic essays, and thus they require the proper accepted FORMat. 
MLA Resources are found in the introductory modules, so I hope you didn’t just skip them.
Must include a formal Works Cited page (with MLA format).  The Works Cited page is in addition to essay pages… so it appears as the last, separate page after the essay body. 
Thesis should define your chosen location using its distinguishing elements and make an evaluation.  An evaluation is an opinion based on informed and educated details.
Avoid using “I” unless absolutely necessary.  Also, avoid “you” statements.  For example, do not write: “When you arrive at the restaurant, you will see a red flower.”  Instead, write: “A red flower in a blue pot sits at the entrance of the restaurant.”
Essay Prompt
Select a place that inspires you… and then NARROW IT DOWN to one small spot within.  A starting point for brainstorming could be a neighborhood or city or a house where you have lived or visited. It’s better to choose a place where you have some firsthand experience that you can use to guide you. What defines that neighborhood?  Then, narrowing down, what defines that ONE SMALL SPOT in the neighborhood, like one restaurant, one fire station, one room in one house…?  What are its distinguishing physical features that are different from other places?  Each region has its own defining characteristics, and then your FOCUS SPOT, like one park bench, or one room in a house, or one small coffee shop, has its own PHYSICAL characteristics that you will describe and explore in this paper.  Perhaps choose one larger area to start with, but then you’ll need to get a lot smaller to tighten your focus on a smaller area.  So, you can start with a city, but a city is just a start and you must then move into something far smaller within that city, maybe one park bench or one cafe or one bowling alley…
Once you have identified a general area, then you must focus even more tightly.  “Las Vegas” is far, far, FAR too large to “cover” effectively in detail with such a short paper as this… it would take a book, at least.  So, you must define one small niche, one small little area of your general area.  For example, you might narrow down to the poker room at Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas, or one small park in Pacoima, or one particular church in Mexico City, or one bar in Tijuana… Only by narrowing your focus will you be able to go into DEEP DETAIL about that place.  You MUST NOT try to “describe” an entire country or city… pick one SMALL SPOT within your larger context.  >>> SMALL SPOT <<<  Also, this is an exercise in using EXACT, PHYSICAL DETAILS to convey the actual real world experience of physically interacting with the place.  Physical details are: sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste details.  So, fluffy words like "beautiful" and "wonderful" and "fun" and "amazing memories" are meaningless because they are not exact, not specific.  Also, this is not an essay about your beautiful memories and how much those memories "mean" to you... and it is NOT an essay about the "amazing history and wonderful culture" of a place; it is an essay to exercise your skill in providing EXACT and PHYSICAL DETAILS to create a real-world picture for the reader.  Physical details are ones that you can perceive and measure, details of sights, sounds, smells, touches, and tastes... SOLID, real, physical details: things that can be seen, heard, touched, smelled, and tasted by other people, details that could actually be measured.   Go small, focused, and then deep into physical details... do not try to "cover" too much because then you will have a boring, thin, shallow essay.  FOCUSED and DEEP. Tips Remember to include a quote from at least one source using the quotation sandwich. You will need proper MLA in-text citations for all direct quotations. Remember to be descriptive. Use specific, sensory details to bring the place to life. You will need a Works Cited page that includes your source and proper MLA formatting.  You must get serious immediately about MLA format:  it is REQUIRED, not optional... REQUIRED.  I'll repeat one more time: MLA Formatting is REQUIRED. Study it, imitate the many examples available, get tutoring... The rest of your adult life you will be confronted with formalities, proper forms and formatting, so get disciplined and get used to it and start practicing now.   How you present work, how you present yourself, is very important and can mean the difference between success and failure.  Do not underestimate format presentation; it is absolutely critical to your success in college and in professional life.  When structuring your essay, include an introduction that sets up your argument about the topic, effectively organized body paragraphs with strong topic sentences and transitions, and a conclusion that both briefly reviews your main points and also restate your thesis . PLEASE NOTE: If your paper does not meet the page minimum, or does not come in with MLA Format, you will receive an automatic D or below, and your paper may not receive any teacher comments.  In order for the teacher (or a supervisor at work) to take your work seriously, you must present work that meets and exceeds all of the minimum requirements, including formatting.  Go beyond minimums.   BELOW IS A SAMPLE ESSAY PLEASE REFER TO IT BUT DO NOT COPY THE PLACE THEY CHOSE

Overview: You are going to write a story using Book Creator.  This story will have pictures as well.  Think of this story as helping a younger version of yourself make the transition from middle school to high school (or childhood to young adulthood).  You will be the main character.  Before you start writing in Book Creator, you will need to storymap your idea with a plotline.  You will loosely base this story on you and your life, but you may need to exaggerate the conflict to make this story more interesting—no offense.  The final kicker is you can use any setting and genre you wish: future, past, sci-fi, fantasy, reality, mystery, action-adventure, humor, etc.
Some ideas you could write about are as follows:
bullying
social media
friendships
parents
teachers
peer pressure
classes
Siblings
parent/teen issues
stress/anxiety
body image
depression
overcoming obstacles
academic challenges
dealing with failure
like (love) interests
social norms (and not knowing them)
the future (the overwhelming idea of it)
not knowing your path in life (figuring it out)
being too hard on yourself
letting things slide
dealing with conflict
anger issues
confidence issues
figuring out who you are as a person
taking a small step into the adult world
dealing with—or learning—responsibility
knowing how to be a good student
treating yourself with kindness
Imagine the story in Book Creator to look something like this: every other page will have text and the accompanying page will have a picture. You can even draw on Book Creator if you wish or more likely you will import pictures from Google Images.  Or, you could actually take pictures yourself and use them.  I imagine this story will be around twenty pages.  Don’t panic.  The text size will be larger here, so all in all maybe three-four pages on a normal doc.  Think of this like an older kid’s book.
Plot Line (Make notes under each plot even).  Note, each plot event will most likely control multiple paragraphs:
Pre-Exposition: what were you doing before the conflict began.  This gives the reader a sense of who you are before the conflict, and that is crucial so that the reader can see how you changed as a result of the conflict.
Exposition: the conflict will begin toward the end of this plot event; this is the moment you go from normal life to life in conflict, a conflict you must deal with.
Rising action #1: the conflict is underway, and you initially try to deal with it.  
Rising Action #2: the conflict has gotten more serious, and you are scrambling to find a way out of it.
Rising Action #3: the conflict has really heated up and taken over your life.  Part of you wants to panic and part of you is actively looking for a solution.  The tension is high.
Note: You may have up to eight Rising Actions.  Use this space for more R.A. plot events.
Climax: the moment you face the conflict with a solution.  You will either succeed or fail, but the conflict will be dealt with here.  (Remember: we usually learn more from failiures than from victories):  This is the most emotionally charged part of the story.  This is the turning point for the main character.  It is the point that the character changes.  They go from being character A to character B.  They are wiser, beat up, more able to get through life as a result of dealing with conflict.
Resolution (optional): I am not always a fan of these in short stories.  To go too far past the Climax will diminish the power of the Climax.  Sometimes it’s better that the reader infers your fate.  That way, our imaginations keep churning with ideas about the story.  You end the story to completely, our imaginations shut off.  It’s up to you.  Some stories need resolutions.  You will be able to tell, and at the end of the day, you’re the artist here, not me.

You will write a literary essay on your ISU novel( chasing freedom by Ann Wesley). Your essay will use researched sources to prove your thesis in a highly structured and organized essay.

https://neal.fun/absurd-trolley-problems/
Share some of your favorite answers to the Trolley Problem game. What did you think of the game? Which choices were most difficult and which ones were easiest? Explain why.
Respond to two or three of your peers in the group. Commiserate with them! Did you have similar or different reactions or decisions for the easy/hard ones that you chose. Share your experience and responses with them!

Prompt 2: The Role of Fate versus Free Will in Macbeth
Throughout William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, the theme of fate versus free will is prominently explored. Analyze how fate and free will influence Macbeth’s actions and their consequences. Utilize textual evidence and ONE outside source to support your argument. Consider how characters’ beliefs in fate or their own agency impact the trajectory of events in the play. Additionally, present a counterclaim that addresses the other side of the issue, and then provide a rebuttal that challenges this perspective. For this essay, be sure to include one HYPHENATED TERM and one EM DASH thought, as you practiced with your group.

Source Essay
​In this essay you are asked to write an essay drawing extensively on outside sources. The subject could be any issue relating to social media–some current controversy, an issue related to the history of social media, a consideration of the role of social media in society more generally, etc. . The purpose of your essay could be either informative or persuasive. If informative, the essay should have a clear and specific focus, and the reader should be able to identify its goal. If persuasive, the essay should make an argument, drawing on the basic principles of argument we considered in writing Essay 3. An informative essay of this kind should be reporting or explaining, while a persuasive essay should be taking a position or expressing a point of view.
​The essay should incorporate 6-8 outside sources (you could use more if you need to), fully and correctly cited and documented. Correct citation and documentation will be a central part of this essay. The sources should be used to provide information or support. The choice and use of sources should indicate to the reader that you have looked into this subject seriously and chosen relevant and representative sources. The essay should be approximately 2500-3000 words.

I have two essays that I have to combine. My professor said that I have to rewrite it and make the wording better. He says not to import the two essays together and just add a transitional sentence. I will provide you with all the work citations for both the essay and my critical question, and both of my essay. Also my professor’s feedback on the last two essay

Guidelines
Structure: Remember to use good essay formatting: Introduction paragraph, thesis statement, topic sentences for each paragraph, examples, conclusion, and Works Cited page as needed. Double space your paper. Indent first lines of each new paragraph ½ inch by pressing “tab.”
Length: 3 pages
Style: MLA
Font: 10-12 professional font, such as 12 Times New Roman.
No Works Cited page required for this project unless you reference something outside of your personal experience, such as in the introduction and conclusion.
Provide an introduction that grabs the reader’s attention, provides background analysis, and gives a strong thesis.
Develop body paragraphs that each analyze one aspect or step in your story. There should be at least two main points.
Provide a conclusion that answers the “so what” question.
Provide a title for your paper centered above the introduction paragraph that is both interesting and indicative of the topic of your story.
Use an MLA heading on the top left-hand corner of the first page of your paper:
Student Name
Mrs. Duke (Instructor)
English Composition II
Day Month Year
On the upper right-hand corner of each page, include a page number that provides your last name directly before that number.
Tips: Use vivid imagery—“show, don’t tell!”
Use dialogue to share conversations.
Think of the bigger picture and explain the moral or lesson behind the story.
Assignment Overview
Due: Sunday 11:59 p.m. CST
Pick a topic that covers a short amount of time, like a day or week, or that has three or four specific “scenes” you want to cover. Example: “the day I broke my arm” OR “three hospital visits.” I would encourage you to think of a story in which you learned or realized something!
Pick one that you remember clearly! You may even want to discuss the event with somebody who was there with you.
Avoid picking topics that trigger you—that is best left for a more personal setting, such as personal reflection, healing, and therapy. This is not because your story is not important! It just may not be time to share that story yet.
Example topics include the following: my journey to college, how I learned responsibility at my first job, the day I truly realized I was an adult, how I overcame my fear of flying, my car accident, and many more!