QUESTION: Discuss the treatment of any one of the following topics in Dickens: memory; ‘the fallen woman’; first-person narrative; education; labour; Empire; race; autobiography. You should discuss at least two novels of Charles Dickens.
How and to what extent do the texts by Cortés and Las Casas confirm or negate what your have learned about colonialism thus far in this class? You might consider the definitions of various terms including “colonialism” and even “post-colonialism.” You will consult and cite Loomba, Cortés, and Las Casas for this paper.
More details: Compose a one-page (250 –300 words) paper where you highlight anything about a particular text that stood out for you in the reading so far. (Extract from an Oration at Rochester, July 5, 1852) Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have […]
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (1741). Write a personal reflection on what intrigued, surprised, puzzled or excited you. Discuss personal connections, observations, or questions that directly relate to the primary text. Be specific.
Choose four or five stories from this term and write a thematic literary analysis essay.
Description Describe the prejudices that were common in the 1980s and 1990s regarding HIV and AIDS. Do you think those same misconceptions are still prevalent today? Why or why not? How does a story like “In the Gloaming” help challenge biases against those who have HIV or AIDS? Gloaming: Laird, who is dying of AIDS, […]
Description Writing Response to Readings on Washington and DuBois: • Washington, pages 572-579, “The Atlanta Exposition Address” • W.E.B. Du Bois, pages, 694-702, Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others Directions: Carefully re-read the above pages. Take notes while reading; be sure to read the footnotes in the text. After you have a firm understanding […]
Poetry of Intoxication. First, read the poetry by Sappho (ancient Greece), Li Po (medieval China; Tang Dynasty), Moira Egan (21st-century American feminist) and Kendrick Lamar (21st-century American hip hop). Think about what each poet is saying about intoxication–what are the points of similarity and difference among the poems? Think about intoxication in a broad sense; […]
Compare the two symbols of protection in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: the shield and the girdle.
For the East Asian writers, the concepts of filial love, honor, worldly pleasure, and balance were areas of exploration and conflict. With this dichotomy in mind, how may the writing of Saikaku and Shangren epitomize this exploration and conflict? Further, what does each “define” as the needfulness of this conflicted exploration? Explain in no fewer […]
