Answer each of these 2 questions in the form of a 1-2 page essay. Both essays should be included in a single document and placed in the “Exam 1″ dropbox. .” 1. The year is 2025 and after several successful years in college, where you earned various degrees, you have hit the ground running in […]
Read the Bruce Sterling short story, “Maneki Neko,” from his collection A Good Old-Fashioned Future. The story in brief: the gift economy of a future Japan is made possible by networked communications. People follow instructions sent to them anonymously via their hand-held devices to carry out random acts of kindness. One idea to consider: the […]
With a 1000 word essay with 3-4 body paragraphs respond to the prompt: In 1984, the protagonist, Winston, attempts to “stay human” in the face of a dehumanizing, totalitarian regime. What, according to Orwell, does it mean to be human? How does the governing body in 1984 exploit certain tendencies, weaknesses and even strengths that […]
Description ‘Literature proves that human beings are intent on deceiving one another.’ In the light of this view, consider ways in which Chaucer and Webster explore deceit and delusion, especially in reference to the events of Act 2. Use the work we have done this week and last week to write the essay. remember the […]
Philosophy of Art Assignment Two: Ellen Dissanayake: Homo Aestheticus and More Human Than Human As we have seen and read in Ellen Dissanayake’s work, this author believes that human beings evolved to create art. After listening to her speak and reading her work, answer these following questions: What is the bioevolutionary view of art? […]
