The Religion of Hate in The Sun Also Rises and 1984 Instructions: Write a 7-page essay using the latest MLA 9th edition citation format on the topic of how how religion is subverted in Orwell’s 1984 and Hemmingway’s The Sun Also Rises. Look at Butler’s definition of Mania and Tyranny and ground your argument n […]
Essay questions Question 1 Edgar Allan Poe developed a theory of the construction of a tale. He wrote: A skillful literary artist has constructed a tale. If wise, he has not fashioned his thoughts to accommodate his incidents; but having conceived, with deliberate care, a certain unique or single effect to be wrought out, he […]
The American Renaissance Answer the question using complete sentences. Refer to “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne in Journeys in Literature: American Traditions. Respond to the prompt. Authors use paradox to present ideas that, on the surface, seem contradictory. But with deeper analysis, readers figure out that the ideas together make sense. In addition, the intentional […]
Write about the topic: “How does Jefferson represent both the best and the worst of Enlightenment thought?” The primary text for Jefferson’s is linked below. http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1776-1785/jeffersons-notes-on-slavery.php
Paper Assignment Ralph Emerson Henry Thoreau Thomas Jefferson Final papers must be 6-8 FULL pages, double-spaced, with 1” margins in 12 pt. Times New Roman font. They must include a Works Cited and use MLA citation style (Works Cited page is not included in the six-page minimum requirement. What does it mean to be an […]
American writers Consider the ideals, values, and themes that early American writers considered to be important and worthy of inclusion in their journals, sermons, and poems. What are these ideals and values? Why were they important? How do different writers incorporate them into their works? Did certain values or ideals seem to become more or […]
Revolutionary period What values and ideas did the writers of the Revolutionary period have in common with their Puritan forebears? What values and ideas did they leave behind?
Life in the Iron Mills Choose one characteristic of sentimentalism and one of realism and discuss the function of each in “Life in the Iron Mills”. How does each help convey the theme of the work? Start with an argument in your first sentence that defines the overall function of mixing the two modes of […]
Woman vs Man Writers Define the function of one characteristic in local color realism by contrasting one work by a woman to one by a man. What do the gender differences between the stories reveal about the purpose of the defining characteristics of local color?
The Gift of the Magi and The Tell-Tale Heart. Analyze the differences and similarities between “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
