What is your opinion of the idea that fitting in, or “knowing your place in the world” is necessary for finding happiness in life?

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Movie essay on the movie Unbreakable

Answer the following question

What is your opinion of the idea that fitting in, or “knowing your place in the world” is necessary for finding happiness in life? Use evidence from the film, Unbreakable, as well as from your own experience to form the basis of your argument.

Watch the movie Unbreakble starring Samuel.l. Jackson and Bruce Willis

 

Write a literary criticism essay of no less than 500 words based on a topic of your choosing from “Hans My Hedgehog”.

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Hans My Hedgehog

Write a literary criticism essay of no less than 500 words based on a topic of your choosing from “Hans My Hedgehog”. Use MLA style.

Note that papers that are predominately summary will receive no points.

 

In your examination of “happiness,” you may want to consider some of the lenses through which experts view “happiness” (spiritual, scientific, philosophical), ways to achieve happiness, some of the obstacles to achieving happiness, and perhaps even what happiness is not.

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Happiness argument essay

In a multi-paragraph essay (1500-1600 words including a Works Cited page in MLA format) define “happiness.” Be sure to formulate a focused, controlling and specific argument, supported with examples from at least three texts we have read and discussed in class.

In your examination of “happiness,” you may want to consider some of the lenses through which experts view “happiness” (spiritual, scientific, philosophical), ways to achieve happiness, some of the obstacles to achieving happiness, and perhaps even what happiness is not.

Be sure to include thoughtful, analytical commentary which helps the reader see the significance of each example as it demonstrates the central argument. Your essay should include :

  • An introduction which includes:
  • An opening strategy or hook (optional)
  • Sufficient background to introduce the subject on which you are going to focus in your essay, including the authors/ titles of the text(s) you are writing about
  • A argument which makes a claim about the subject: Happiness

 

Based on that reading, you will do a 750 words Literary Analysis. You may choose to compare and contrast more than one work or refer to more than one work.

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Literary Analysis

Choose a reading i.e.

  • Amy Tan’s Fish Cheek
  • Shirley Jackson’s Lottery,
  • Frost’s Mending Road,

Based on that reading, you will do a 750 words Literary Analysis. You may choose to compare and contrast more than one work or refer to more than one work.

Requirements:

  1. Length 750 words min
  2. MLA formatted with proper in-text citations and work cited for all references used.
  3. Essay must be paragraphed with one intro paragraph and one conclusion paragraph.

 

Provide the most impactful words and lines that support your thesis statement concerning the poem’s meaning and theme. Explain how you interpret each word and line so that the reader understands your understanding of these pieces of the poem.

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The sky is low-the Clouds are means by Emily Dickinson

The first paragraph should contain a brief introduction that includes the name of the poet and the poem. The first paragraph should also summarize the most important pieces of the poem as those pieces connect to the point you are going to make in this writing (i.e., the thesis statement).

The second paragraph should provide the most impactful words and lines that support your thesis statement concerning the poem’s meaning and theme. Be sure to explain how you interpret each word and line so that the reader understands your understanding of these pieces of the poem.

The third paragraph should explain why it is important for the reader to understand the poet’s message and theme based on the evidence provided.

Write a rhetorical analysis of George W Bush’s Speech on 9/11, picking apart the types of appeals he utilized, giving examples of each and using direct quotes from the speech.

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Rhetorical Analysis

Write a rhetorical analysis of George W Bush’s Speech on 9/11, picking apart the types of appeals he utilized (ethos, pathos, and logos), giving examples of each and using direct quotes from the speech (1 or 2 per page).

Write your issue in a complete sentence.. Explain it, and include the information that provides background and makes the issue interesting to your readers.

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Exploratory essay

Chapter 3 Reading, Thinking, and Writing about Issues

W rks Cited “History of Toys: Barbie Dolls.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2008. Web. 15 Feb. 2008. Edut, Ophira. “Giga-What? Barbie Gets Her Own Computer.” AdiosBarbie.com, n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2008. Wood, Gaby, and Frances Stonor Saunders. “Dream Doll.” New Statesman 15 Apr. 2002: 38-40. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Feb. 2008.
For Discussion: Did you ever play with a Barbie or G.I. Joe? If not, what were your favorite childhood toys? How did they affect your imagination and self-image? Have they had any lasting effects on you?

F. Writing Assignment: Write an Exploratory Paper Review ‘How to Write an Exploratory Paper” (pages 94-95) to help you complete this assignment. Then write a 750- to 900-word exploratory paper. Use the worksheet below to help you plan your exploratory paper. Follow MLA style (see the Appendix to Chapter 12), unless you are advised otherwise.

Exploratory Paper
1. Write your issue in a complete sentence.. Explain it, and include the information that provides background and makes the issue interesting to your readers.

2. Explain the parts of the rhetorical situation that are already in place as you begin to write. Describe the exigence or context for your issue, including what happened to make people interested in it. Identify the individuals or groups of people interested in this issue, with a brief introduction to their positions. Mention some of the constraints of these groups. For example, what do they think, value, and believe?

3. Describe at least three different positions on your issue, state who holds them, and give some of their reasons for holding them. You may explain more than three positions, if you want or need to do so. Jot down the positions. a. Position 1: b. Position 2: c. Position 3:

4. Explain your personal interest in the issue and the position you favor.

G. group Work: Analyzing an Argument Essay That Employs Visual •
Perspectives on the Issue as Sultport
The following essay was written at a time when some members of Congress were advocating the addition of a flag-burning amendment to the United States Constitution. Read the essay, study the images, and answer the “For

Provide an outline map of where to go with the essay. A well-developed outline will show the essay’s thesis, the main idea of each body paragraph, and the evidence/support that will be offered in each paragraph to substantiate the main points.

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The Power of English language in our Society today

Plan – An outline provides a map of where to go with the essay. A well-developed outline will show the essay’s thesis, the main idea of each body paragraph, and the evidence/support that will be offered in each paragraph to substantiate the main points.
An outline is a “blueprint” or “plan” for your paper. It helps you to organize your thoughts and arguments. A good outline can make conducting research and writing the paper very efficient. Your outline page must include your: Paper Title; Thesis statement; Major points/arguments indicated by Roman numerals (i.e., I, II, III, IV, V, etc.); Support for your major points, indicated by capital Arabic numerals (i.e., A, B, C, D, E, etc.). The final Roman numeral should be your “Conclusion.” In conclusion, you summarize what you have told your reader.

Remember that a good outline makes writing more accessible and more efficient.
Introduction: Thesis
Body Paragraphs:
Main Idea
Support examples –
Data, title of the articles
Conclusion – Main points

EXAMPLE of the OUTLINE for ESSAY #3. Topic: Language and Internet

1. Introduction:
Background information – a short history of the Internet and electronic media.
Thesis (opinion, position): The Internet has influenced the style of communication among people.

2. Body Paragraph #1.
Topic sentence (the main sentence of each paragraph that supports the thesis of the essay):
Due to the Internet expansion, people have started using informal English in writing.
David Crystal “Language and Internet,” chapter 1, 2, 4″; Lori Andrews “George Orwell…”,

3. Body Paragraph #2.
Topic sentence (the main sentence of each paragraph that supports the thesis of the essay):
The media and Internet have simplified communication.
“The Bane of the Internet” Ha Jin, Lori Andrews “George Orwell…”, David Crystal “Language and Internet”

4. Body Paragraph #3.
Topic sentence (the main sentence of each paragraph that supports the thesis of the essay):
Internet creates loneliness and depression.
“The Loneliness of the Interconnected” by Charles Seife.

5. Body Paragraph # 4.
Topic sentence(the main sentence of each paragraph that supports the thesis of the essay):
The media and Internet have deprived people’s privacy.
“The Bane of the Internet” Ha Jin, Lori Andrews “George Orwell…”, “The Loneliness of the Interconnected” by Charles Seife.

6. Conclusion: Closing of the main points of the essay.

How does Shakespeare explore the idea of deception in Macbeth? Discuss Shakespeare’s use of symbols in Macbeth, such as sleep, blood and darkness.

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 MACBETH ESSAY

Read and critically analyse Shakespeare’s Macbeth in terms of theme, plot development, character and symbols within the text, your task now is to write an analytical essay.

Choose ONE of the following topics as a focus for an indepth discussion of Macbeth. You need to include evidence from the play to support your conclusions, with textual references incorporated fluently in your essay.

How does Shakespeare explore the idea of deception in Macbeth?

Discuss Shakespeare’s use of symbols in Macbeth, such as sleep, blood and darkness.

Discuss Shakespeare’s portrayal of the changing relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth throughout the play.

Discuss the influence of the witches’ prophecies on Macbeth’s decision to murder Duncan.

Compare and contrast Macbeth with at least three other character’s in the play.

 

Compose your video critique in a Word document using MLA format. Write in your own words and in complete sentences.

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Video Critique Assignment Instructions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6GimGZz6a8 this is the video

If you enjoy watching movies, you would probably enjoy writing a critical analysis of a movie or video. Critical analysis is a form of writing in which the author evaluates or critiques the work.
The work that is critiqued or evaluated can be a film, an essay, a book, a painting or any other creative work. The aim of writing a critical analysis is to enhance the understanding of the work by the reader or viewer.
Following the steps below, compose your video critique in a Word document using MLA format. Write in your own words and in complete sentences. The assignment requires you to write four paragraphs. Each paragraph should follow our guidelines for writing a great paragraph (see the Paragraph module in the Course Documents section of Blackboard). This means that each paragraph should have a minimum of five sentences to be acceptable (i.e. a topic sentence, a closing sentence, and at least three detailed sentences in the middle). Every sentence should be complete (with a subject and an action/verb), not just a fragment or a phrase. A strong, healthy paragraph will contain more than five complete sentences. If you quote from the video, make sure to use a signal phrase to introduce the quote and “double quotation marks.” (See examples below for tips.)

How to write an analysis of a video step by step…
Your analysis will have two major aspects: studying the video and critiquing it.

Step 1: Watch the video “Why Not Eat Insects?”
At this step, you watch the video in order to understand it. To watch the video critically implies that you must watch it as much as you need to in order to understand it and to take notes while watching it. If you are watching the video using a computer, rewind and pause to understand important parts of the video.

Step 2: Engage with the video critically.
At this step, start engaging critically with the video that you want to analyze. This is very important because it will enable you to come up with a strong video critique. Identify the purpose of the video; that is the concept or theme that dominates the video. You can also think about how the video was filmed/photographed; how images, charts or graphs were used to make points; how a sequence in the video relates to a broader concept; how the video relates to a past event of history; how the video presents facts; how the presenter delivered the message (i.e. posture, gesture, expressiveness, eye contact, using notes, speaking loud enough so all can hear, etc.). Make sure you identify the purpose of the video and its message.

Step 3: Outline your critical analysis.
Writing a basic outline will help you to present your video critique in a more organized way. Create headings for the four different sections of your analysis which will eventually become the four paragraphs of your video critique:

  1. ) the introduction,
  2. ) summary, 3
  3. ) analysis, and
  4. ) conclusion.

Under each heading, list the ideas that you thought about during Step 2 that match the focus of that heading. Try to list at least three points under each heading so you have enough to write about in each section. Add new points to complete your outline, as the ideas come to you.

Step 4: Paragraph #1: Introduce the video.
In this step, you start the actual writing by introducing the video that you are analyzing critically and the major participants in it. Among the participants that you can introduce at this step are the film director and the actors (if known), or, in this case, the host/presenter (i.e. Marcel Dicke). You can also include the date the video was produced (Dec., 1, 2010), the producer (TED video podcast), and the publication platform (YouTube). You can introduce the subject and the purpose of the video (the main idea or theme), and describe the format and delivery method used (i.e. a video podcast in front of a live audience using a PowerPoint presentation and live demonstrations to support the talk).

Step 5: Paragraph #2: Write the video story overview or summary.
In this step, provide an overview of the video story in a brief manner. Describe the beginning, middle (content), and end. What happens in the video? What topics are discussed and in what order are they discussed? What is shared or shown? Think “TV Guide summary” when writing this paragraph.

Step 6: Paragraph #3: Write the analysis.
Start writing the analysis section with the video at hand. If possible, have the video up in a window on the computer close to you. Avoid relying on your memory. Re–watch the video, start and pause it, as necessary, while you write the analysis. This is because it is difficult to memorize all the points, video techniques, and narration, after playing the video. Therefore, make sure that you have easy access to the video while writing your critical analysis. In this section, you tell readers what you liked and what you did not like about the video. It is okay to use personal pronouns like “I” or “me” in this assignment. Provide an explanation for your ideas by citing specific examples from the video. Additionally, identify the goal of the video and whether it accomplished it. Your analysis should focus on determining whether the video is understandable, focused, organized, interesting, properly concluded, authentic, clear and meeting its purpose, among others. Your discussion should be very specific (using vivid details) and supported by evidence from the video.

Step 7: Paragraph #4: Write the conclusion.
In the conclusion paragraph, end your critical analysis by summarizing the main ideas that you discussed in paragraphs #1–3. However, use new words. Consider using a dictionary, a thesaurus, or a synonym finder. End the conclusion with an effective “call to action” in response to the video’s purpose. This call to action can vary depending on your critique and personal opinion. You may call for the reader to eat insects, or not to eat insects, or to adopt vegetarianism, or to eat meat but avoid insects, or to share the video and ask people to stay open to thinking about the issue of feeding the world in the future, or to find recipes using insects, or to learn how to cook insects, or something else entirely.

TIPS for sharing examples or quoting from the video:
A good critique uses examples and quotes to support your analysis. When you use “quotes” from the video in order to support your response, remember to introduce a quote with a signal phrase and to use “double quotation marks around the direct quote.” Examples from the video should include a signal phrase too. See the samples below to get inspired!

Sample phrases to introduce a quote or evidence from the video:
The presenter said, “Direct quote here …”
The presenter stated, “Direct quote here…”
According to the video…state the example.
The video stated, “Quote here.”
In the video, it said, “Quote here.”
One example from the video is…state example.
From the video, I know that…state example.
Based on what I saw…state example.
In the video, I noticed…state example.
_____ because in the video…
For instance, …
For example, …