Choose a character from one of the short stories in this unit by Roanhorse, Liu, or Rash. Name the character and briefly describe them, considering some of the following elements: What they are like–how are they described?What we know about their past and present? Consider their relationships, their environment, their position in society, and their …
For Essay #2, you are to describe and analyze the relationship between place and identity as it appears for one or more characters in Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh. Your essay should aim to demonstrate the impact that the character/s social location and environment–specifically Boston and the Greater Boston area–has on their identity, both as …
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Please post a reflection on what you think about this reading and what is it all about. Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, Chapter. 7-13
Close reading is deep analysis of how a literary text works; it is both a reading process and something you include in a literary analysis paper, though in a refined form. Close reading is important because it is the building block for larger analysis. Your thoughts evolve not from someone else’s truth about the reading, …
In at least 500 words, consider how the poets Countee Cullen and Natasha Trethewey have addressed anti-Black violence and racial injustice by considering the relationship between Cullen’s “Incident” (1925) and Trethewey’s “Incident” (2007). Make sure to take into account how the different forms of these poems shape their meaning; to quote lines from both …
In at least 500 words, consider why form matters in fiction and poetry. Use one or two poems of “The Hill We Climb” Amanda Gorman, Joan Retallack AID/I/SAPPERANCE (1998) and “The Beautician” Thom Gunn and one or two short stories of: “Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” (1842), Edwidge Danticat’s “One …
Create a thesis based on the Prompt Money and Marriage in Ibsen’s “A Doll House” (i) a title that sets the stage for your paper and page numbers; (ti) an introductory paragraph with a clear thesis statement that alerts/prepares the reader for what your paper will be about; (ili) several main-body paragraphs that analyze examples …
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Create a thesis based on the Prompt Money and Marriage in Ibsen’s “A Doll House” (i) a title that sets the stage for your paper and page numbers;(ti) an introductory paragraph with a clear thesis statement that alerts/prepares the readerfor what your paper will be about; (ili) several main-body paragraphs that analyzeexamples from the text …
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Write a response to one chapter in DuBois) E. B. DU BOIS (1868–1963) From The Souls of Black Folk: The Forethought; I. Of Our Spiritual Strivings; III. Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others (pgs. 679-702) and VI. Of the Training of Black Men (pgs. 715-725). Readingwrite a response to one …
Write a five (5) page critical review of David Mathis’ Habits of Grace
