Write an essay focusing on the one word or phrase which you think is the most important word in the story.

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Write an essay focusing on the one word or phrase which you think is the most important word in the story. Offer three points that support your choice; these may be reasons why the word is important, places in the story where the word is important, or ways that the word is used to emphasize the theme in the story.

Do not use outside sources for this paper. Use only your own ideas, experiences, and words.

Your essay should be 500-700 words written in the standard 5-paragraph essay format, including a thesis statement at the end of the introductory paragraph, focused body paragraphs with clear topic sentences, and a conclusion. Any essay less than 500 words will not be graded.

In your introduction, you should establish the name of the story and the author and give a very brief (1-2 sentence) summary of the key points of the story, then state your thesis. Don’t spend any more time “telling the story.” In your body paragraphs, spend time explaining the importance of the word you have chosen in the story.

Giving specific examples and support from the story is always better than being general or vague. Stay focused on the story; don’t use personal experiences as supporting points.

It’s okay to use “I” in your essay, but don’t use “you.”

Use standard format:

  • Put your name, course and section number, and assignment title clearly at the top of the document.
  • Use 12 font.
  • Double space.

 

Choose from the following:

“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe  –  http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper/POE/black.html

“The Most Dangerous Game” – Richard Connell-  https://archive.org/stream/TheMostDangerousGame_129/danger.txt

“The Yellow Wallpaper” -Charlotte Perkins Gilman – http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1952/1952-h/1952-h.htm

“The Story of an Hour” -Kate Chopin –http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/hour/

 

Distinguish between empirical, normative, and advocacy researchas well as how they form the components of arguments for and against a particular topic.

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Demonstrate theability to distinguishbetween empirical, normative, and advocacy researchas well as how they form the components of arguments for and against a particular topic.

2Recognize, respond to and analyze a rangeofevidence used to support varioustypesofclaims.

3Understandtherelationship between research, language, and well-supported conclusions.4Provide a foundation of evidence to assist in completing the 2 major essays for the course.Assignment Description:Please either alone or in groups no more than 3, to organize your research on the class topic. Development of a thoroughpacket (i.e.cover all the stock-issues) with your own research is the goal of the assignment. As such, the quality and depth of your group’s research on the stock issues, from both the affirmative and the negative perspective,is the most important factor. Please make sure to conform to the specific requirements for both the advocacy and refutation sections to demonstrate the strength and sophistication of your approach.Specific Requirements:1Each group will compile a research packet that evaluates a minimum of 15sources relating to the topic. The first 10sources must be dated after 12/31/2018but no date restrictions apply to any additional sources.2The packet must have a cover page that notes the topic verbatim, has a table of contents organized around the stock issues, and lists each group member’s name.A MLA style Work Cited must also be includedas the final page(s) of the packet.3There must be at least 3main sections: definitions, affirmativeand negative•The definitions section must, through individual words and/or phrases, define every term in the resolution.•The affirmative section should consider, at minimum,thestock issues of:Ill, Blame, Cure, and No Cost(no link, non-unique, and no impact).•The negative section should consider, at minimum, the stock issues of: No Ill, No Blame, No Cure, and Cost (link, uniqueness, and impact).4Other than the Cover Page and Works Cited, each page of the packet should: only deal with 1 stock issue, have the entire evidence quotations with a citation and a 1-sentence summary, and note the page number of the packet.5This packet is due in three stages and each group member must submit a copy ofpacket for each stage. The stages are:•Affirmative Research Due 11 October 2020 at 11:59 pm(value = 20points)•Negative Research Due 22 November 2020 at 11:59 pm(value = 20points)•Final Research Due 13 December 2020 at 11:59 pm(value = 60points)Grading(100 points):1Meeting the specific requirements of the assignment.2Strength and sophistication of evidence generated.3Thoroughness of research of the topic sources.4Clarity of research presentation.

Checklist for the Research Packet’sSpecific Requirements:I.Cover Page:A.Is there the class proposition?B.Is there a table of contents?C.Is each group member’s name listed?II.Issues:A.Does the packet contain cards from at least 15different sources?B.Are the first 10sources dated after 12/31/2018?C.Have you defined every word and/or phrase in the resolutionwith a field contextual source?D.Have you included evidence both for and againstthe proposition?E.Do you provide evidence for each stock issue:1Affirmative: Ill; Blame; Cure; and No Cost (No Link, NoUniqueness, No Impact)?2Negative: No Ill; No Blame; No Cure; and Cost (Link, Uniqueness, Impact)?III.Page FormatA.Does each page note the group(i.e. the stock issue)name?B.Does each page note the brief name?C.Does each page only deal with 1 stock issue?D.Is each page numbered?IV.Card FormatA.Does each quotation have a 6-12 word summary(i.e. a tag)?B.Does each quotationhave, at minimum, a citation that includesthe required MLA information for your source?C.Are cardsunderlined rather than shortened with ellipses?D.Works Cited Page1Do you have a Works Cited page?2Is it in MLA format?

Some people argue that if we think positively and follow society’s conventions, it will lead to a happy life. Where do you stand on this issue?

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You will write a thesis-centered essay of at least 500 words in response to this one question using excerpts from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” and Oliver Burkeman’s “Happiness is a Glass Half Empty” to support your writing. Develop a thesis that takes a clear stance or position.
Organize your thoughts–an outline can help do this.
Use MLA in-text citation to support your claim with quotes or paraphrases from BOTH the Emerson and the Burkeman readings. (You must use at least one cited idea from each reading).
Also use your own observations, experiences, or other sources to develop your claims. Discuss how your citations and ideas are relevant to your thesis.

Some people argue that if we think positively and follow society’s conventions, it will lead to a happy life. Where do you stand on this issue?

If in any case, you use outside information other than the two readings please include it in the work cited page and use MLA citatiofktn. 12 front, Times New Women.

Show with clear evidence from the work how the character’s view of the past is used to develfktop a theme in the work.

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A character’s attempt to recapture the past is important in many plays, novels, and poems.
Choose a literary work in which a character views the past with such feelings as reverence,
bitterness, or longing. Show with clear evidence from the work how the character’s view of the
past is used to develfktop a theme in the work.

What was the most challenging part of the writing process for you?

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Intro – thesis and hook 2 body paragraphs supporting your side in third person Counter argument – source Rebuttal Conclusion.

In addition, please include as your final page a one page, double spaced reflection on your writing process for this essay. Consider the following questions in your reflection.

What are you especially proud of in this essay?
What do you want to improve on in the essay?
What was the most challenging part of the writing process for you?
What do you want to work on/change about your writing process for the next essay?
How will you achieve that goal?
P.S ; please carefully follow the instructions.

Explain how reading Sophocle′s Oedipus the King from a modern perspective can lead to a unique understanding of the events of the play.

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An interpretive essay in which you will consider a problem in the modern world and then explain how reading Sophocle′s Oedipus the King from a modern perspective can lead to a unique understanding of the events of the play.
Use the uploaded file which includes my thesis statement, and the outline of the essay, and what questions need to be answered in each paragraph that must be used in the assignment.

Is the media mostly biased, or do forms of media present only the truth

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Is the media mostly biased, or do forms of media present only the truth

Explain the importance of sleep for the individual and society

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The importance of sleep for the individual and society

Write story opening in which dramatic event occurs

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Earthquake – Write story opening in which dramatic event occurs

Research and discuss how a diversity of views have transformed American society using any literature from the Puritanism to Enlightenment time period.

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Assignment 2: Research Paper
In this course, you’ve been exploring two overarching questions: How did a diversity of views transform American society? and How have the literary movements of the last two centuries affected us? Choose one of the following topics to find out more about, and write a clearly developed and well-formed research paper on your chosen topic. Follow the writing process and use MLA format to cite sources used. Use the following two websites to help you in your writing:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/01/

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/

Research and discuss how a diversity of views have transformed American society using any literature from the Puritanism to Enlightenment time period.
Research and discuss the role of women in Victorian England and how/why women’s status seemed to decline despite the earlier feminist writings of Mary Wollstonecraft from the Enlightenment. For this research question, you will use literature from the Enlightenment and/or Victorian time period.
How have the literary movements of the last two centuries affected us? This question will focus on any literature from the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern/Postmodern literary time periods. Feel free to address modern ideas such as politics and social issues and how you literature has shaped our current culture.
Each essay should be well developed with a clear intro with thesis, body paragraphs that support, and a conclusion. Your essay should be a minimum of 500 words and have a corresponding works cited page of all sources used. Sources should be SCHOLARLY sources. Click here for info on scholarly sources. This is a major assignment designed to assess your readiness for college-level writing and research.

*NOTE: You will not receive a grade for this assignment unless you include sources. Since this is a research paper, evidence of research must be present both in-text and in the reference list.

Click HERE for tips and a sample outline for a research paper.

Before you submit, check the following:

1. Have I read the rubric?
2. Does my paper fully address the prompt, and do I have a clear thesis statement in my introduction?
3. Are my paper and sources in MLA format? The paper should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double-spaced. Click here for an example paper in MLA. Click here to see a sample Works Cited page. Need further assistance on how to cite? View this short video: How to Format Your Paper and Create Works Cited Page