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What role do the ideas of freedom and autonomy (“being self-governing”) play in this week’s readings? What does it mean to be free in both of the readings, and how do the authors suggest that a state of peacefulness is potentially obtainable?

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Ambrose

Discussion Question: What role do the ideas of freedom and autonomy (“being self-governing”) play in this week’s readings? What does it mean to be free in both of the readings, and how do the authors suggest that a state of peacefulness is potentially obtainable? https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/webtexts/hour/ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49013/tulips-56d22ab68fdd0

Edgar Allan Poe:Select an aspect about this author or their work that you found interesting and would like to analyze in-depth.

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Ambrose

Edgar Allan Poe. 2 pages, double-spaced, MLA format, and a works cited page Include Four quotes from their work. Select an aspect about this author or their work that you found interesting and would like to analyze in-depth. You can include some biographical information, but this paper should not consist only of biographical information.

Discuss and compare how we see the idea of “injustice” portrayed in the specific primary texts included in our course materials by Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, and Rebecca Harding Davis.

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Ambrose

• Discuss and compare how we see the idea of “injustice” portrayed in the specific primary texts included in our course materials by Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, and Rebecca Harding Davis. What contextual factors contribute to the depiction of injustice, and what might “justice” to counteract it look like? What elements of “injustice” do […]

Discuss and compare how we see the idea of a woman’s power portrayed in the specific primary texts included in our course materials by Hannah Foster, Judith Sargent Murray, and Margaret Fuller.

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Ambrose

Topic • Discuss and compare how we see the idea of a woman’s power portrayed in the specific primary texts included in our course materials by Hannah Foster, Judith Sargent Murray, and Margaret Fuller. How and why do the women exercise their power, and what contextual factors might limit it? What elements of “power” do […]

Discuss and compare how we see the idea of “spiritual awakening” portrayed in the specific primary texts included in our course materials by Phillis Wheatley, Jonathan Edwards, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. What contextual factors led to this awakening, and what did it mean for those who experienced it?

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Ambrose

• Discuss and compare how we see the idea of “spiritual awakening” portrayed in the specific primary texts included in our course materials by Phillis Wheatley, Jonathan Edwards, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. What contextual factors led to this awakening, and what did it mean for those who experienced it? What elements of a “spiritual awakening” […]

Identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the Harlem Renaissance. What image of freedom have you found most powerful in the poems you have read in this unit so far?Discuss

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Ambrose

The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. Although legally “free,” many African Americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. Identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the Harlem Renaissance. What image of […]

Consider the topics Whitman addresses in the two poems. What topics do the poems have in common? How does Whitman develop these shared topics in the poems? Use evidence from the poems to support your answer.

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Ambrose

The American Voice Answer the question using complete sentences. Read the two poems. I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman In this poem, Whitman honors the American work ethic. He describes how the voices of individual citizens come together in unison to represent the pride and joy Americans take in their work. At the same […]

From your readings of the Introduction, the poems, and the notes included in the textbook, what are the key values of the speakers in these poems? Quote specific examples from the poems to support your stance.

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Ambrose

Native American Oral Literature After the introduction, you want to include 3-5 body paragraphs based on the paragraph plan shared in Module resources. And after the body paragraphs, wrap up your essay with a conclusion, then a Works Cited in MLA format. You are not required to use outside sources, but if you do, cite […]

Write about the meaning and function of music in this story what does it represent.

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Ambrose

Sonny’s blues by James Baldwin Write about the meaning and function of music in this story what does it represent.

Write a 5-paragraph essay illustrating your understanding/comprehension of the novel, Lord of the Flies. Each paragraph should be approximately 3/4 of a page in length. If your essay requires an additional paragraph, that is fine.

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Ambrose

Mans inherent evil in lord of the flies Length: approximately 5 pages, double-spaced Score: 100 points (assessment grade… counts toward 70% of your final grade) Per MLA: double-spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman Must be submitted through Canvas (linked to Turnitin… do not use Turnitin.com) Assignment: Write a 5-paragraph essay illustrating your understanding/comprehension of the […]

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What role do the ideas of freedom and autonomy (“being self-governing”) play in this week’s readings? What does it mean to be free in both of the readings, and how do the authors suggest that a state of peacefulness is potentially obtainable?

Edgar Allan Poe:Select an aspect about this author or their work that you found interesting and would like to analyze in-depth.

Discuss and compare how we see the idea of “injustice” portrayed in the specific primary texts included in our course materials by Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, and Rebecca Harding Davis.

Discuss and compare how we see the idea of a woman’s power portrayed in the specific primary texts included in our course materials by Hannah Foster, Judith Sargent Murray, and Margaret Fuller.

Identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the Harlem Renaissance. What image of freedom have you found most powerful in the poems you have read in this unit so far?Discuss

Consider the topics Whitman addresses in the two poems. What topics do the poems have in common? How does Whitman develop these shared topics in the poems? Use evidence from the poems to support your answer.

From your readings of the Introduction, the poems, and the notes included in the textbook, what are the key values of the speakers in these poems? Quote specific examples from the poems to support your stance.

Write about the meaning and function of music in this story what does it represent.

Write a 5-paragraph essay illustrating your understanding/comprehension of the novel, Lord of the Flies. Each paragraph should be approximately 3/4 of a page in length. If your essay requires an additional paragraph, that is fine.