Edgar Allan Poe – “The Fall of the House of Usher” FYI: The bold text provides explanation/notes to help you as you move through the story. For this assignment, you might want to write answers in a new document. If you write in this document, you will need to remove both the questions and this […]
1. Do you think the U.S. government’s system of checks and balances is a detriment to policymaking? Why or why not? Do the current partisan battles suggest that we may need to adjust our policymaking system? What might be done? 2. Under what conditions might states be better positioned to take the lead in making […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson’s writings are full and not always easy to grasp. To help you understand him, I am assigning excerpts from his three major essays. I have tried to frame my questions to help you understand as you read. These excerpts will give you an overall idea of Emerson’s philosophy without getting bogged […]
After you have written your answers, delete the questions. Leaving the questions in the document will affect your Turnitin plagiarism score. 1. Briefly describe the culture in which Equiano lived before his capture; then summarize his capture and separation from his sister. 2. Describe Equiano’s reactions as he first encounters the slave ship and the […]
Answer each question below in essay form using a LONG PARAGRAPH FOR EACH CONTAINING TEXTUAL QUOTATIONS AND REFERENCES. Be certain that you cite each reference correctly. Each response counts 33 points. Be certain to submit prior to or by the deadline. Late submissions will not be graded. 1) Walt Whitman exhibited a very forward-thinking tone […]
Using texts “Turn of the Screw” by Henry James and “The Accursed Inhabitants of House of Bly” of Joyce Oates, respond to this prompt: How does this take on the events of The Turn of the Screw change your perspective about the characters, or does it at all? Explain why or why not, and draw […]
A paper that deals with two of the tragedies and investing the language of the tragedies. How do people deal with the trauma of conflict? Based on “The Odyssey” by Homer & “Seven Against Thebes” by Aeschylus https://archive.org/details/pdfy-T2WaiIPwOMJF1pR3 https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Greek/SevenAgainstThebes.php
In 2 pages or more, write an alternate part of the story from a different character’s perspective what the tide returns by Amina Gautier in the eyes of the daughter. Write a 2 or more-page response in which you write an alternate part of the story from a different character’s perspective or a character’s different […]
Published in 1973, LeGuin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” offers a fantasy of a seemingly perfect society…until you look more closely: Then you discover a more sinister cast. If happiness is so conditional, are the means ever justifiable? Examine the situation LeGuin presents. How do the story’s details contribute to its effectiveness? Now […]
In 2 pages or more, write an alternate part of the story from a different character’s perspective (what the tide returns by Amina Gautier in the eyes of the daughter. Write a 2 or more-page response in which you write an alternate part of the story from a different character’s perspective or a character’s different […]
