Examine the very last scene of David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly: why do you think the play ends this way? What is the play trying to say about the connection between desire, and gender and racial power dynamics?

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 David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly

FORMAT
Reflections must be 1-2 pages, double-spaced. Use Times New Roman 12-pt font and 1-inch margins. Give your reflection a title.

*Then free-write your reflection on Hwang’s play using the following prompt.

Examine the very last scene of David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly: why do you think the play ends this way? What is the play trying to say about the connection between desire, and gender
and racial power dynamics?

* Try to identify metaphors and motifs.

Write a 3-5 page essay tracing one of the elements of drama in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.

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 A Doll’s House

Write a 3-5 page essay tracing one of the elements of drama in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Use at least 3 outside sources. Make sure you use MLA formatting.

What do you make of the protagonist? Draw on at least one detail from the story to analyze his character. How does the supernatural matter in this story?

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Second Bakery Attack

Read the short story ”Second Bakery Attack” pdf and then respond to 1 or 2 prompts:
1) What do you make of the protagonist? Draw on at least one detail from the story to analyze his character. Finally, why do you think the story wants to interest readers in this character?
2) How does the supernatural matter in this story? Give an example and analyze in detail.
3) Does anything tie the story to the Japanese tradition as we’ve studied it?

Describe how and when the park was formed. Describe the geology of the area. What geologic forces took place to create the park? Why is it considered a National Park? What type of geologic or environmental challenges currently exist in the National Park and how is the park addressing some of these?

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Discussion Essay

Use appropriate sources, no specific sources are required

Order instructions: Dear freelancer,complete this task by using these instructions

  1. Prepare an introductory paragraph or Abstract discussing why you selected the park you selected and why it is important to you. This introduction should include the focus and goals of your paper
  2. Describe how and when the park was formed. Describe the geology of the area. What geologic forces took place to create the park? Why is it considered a National Park?
  3. What type of geologic or environmental challenges currently exist in the National Park and how is the park addressing some of these?
  4. Describe the geologic significance of your park. Why would you want to go see it? Why is it important?
  5. End your paper with a conclusion providing a summary of why your paper is important and answering the question, “So what?” For more information on conclusions, see the file attached.Attached: Instructions, Conclusions writing

 

How does the differences of Ismail compare to that “a young boy” during childhood and now based on the story of the Lamp of Umm Hashim?

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The Lamp of Umm Hashim

How does the differences of Ismail compare to that “a young boy” during childhood and now based on the story of the Lamp of Umm Hashim?

It is a response paper based on the book, The Lamp of Umm Hashim.

Write an essay on how the depiction of Ismail compare to that “a young boy” during childhood and now.

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Write an essay on how the depiction of Ismail compare to that “a young boy” during childhood and now.

Briefly summarize the overall themes presented in the Literature Review. Was the literature review applicable to the study, current and thorough? Were there gaps in the literature review?

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Literature Review

Briefly summarize the overall themes presented in the Literature Review.

Was the literature review applicable to the study, current and thorough?

Were there gaps in the literature review?

 

Discuss how each reading portrays what the main characters must confront in the different underworlds; why they must journey to the underworld, the purpose of their journey, and what they hope or expect to attain as a result?

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How are quests or journeys to the underworld/afterlife portrayed in The Epic of Gilgamesh, Dante’s Inferno, and Homer’s Odyssey?

Basically, discuss how each reading portrays what the main characters must confront in the different underworlds; why they must journey to the underworld, the purpose of their journey, and what they hope or expect to attain as a result? Are they successful in terms of achieving knowledge, salvation, redemption, etc.? If so, answer how and support your discussion with specific examples and/or passages from each reading, and don’t be vague.

Write an essay tracing the speaker’s argument stanza by stanza and discussing the poem’s possible themes.

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To His Coy Mistress

Write a short essay, 2-3 pages

Time’s wingèd chariot. Andrew Marvell’s poem “To His Coy Mistress” is structured like a three-part argument in verse. In the first stanza, the speaker posits a better world, in which space and time are boundless; in the second, he regrets that our world is more limited; in the third, he urges his addressee to take advantage of youth and passion while they last. Write an essay tracing the speaker’s argument stanza by stanza and discussing the poem’s possible themes.

What have other literary critics observed about Edgar Allan Poe’s style? Do you see evidence of this in “The Cask of Amontillado?” Does “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” reflect any realities of the Civil War, or Ambrose Bierce’s own experiences serving in that war?

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Academic Research Essay

The final research paper assignment combines all of the skills you have been working on so far this semester: literary analysis, thesis construction, effective organization, source evaluation, and incorporation, explanation, and citation of evidence. In this paper you will demonstrate how conducting cultural, historical, and literary-critical research enhances your understanding of a story or poem assigned in class. This assignment is similar to your second essay, where you also incorporated research

in order to make a more sophisticated argument about a literary text. However, there are a few key differences this time:

1) You must include at least five credible outside sources. The literary text—the short story or poem—does not count toward these five.

2) You will be relying more heavily on the academic databases, accessible via the Harper Library, as opposed to Google searches alone.

3) You must incorporate at least one piece of literary criticism.

4) As a result of your more in-depth research, your paper will be 9-10 pages.

Remember: your focus should still be on a close reading and interpretation, and you will still need to make an argument about the deeper meaning or significance of the literature you’re examining. The research will act as supplementary material and/or background information.

Sample Research Questions

  • What have other literary critics observed about Edgar Allan Poe’s style? Do you see evidence of this in “The Cask of Amontillado?”
  • Does “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” reflect any realities of the Civil War, or Ambrose Bierce’s own experiences serving in that war?
  • What is the critical assessment of the role of music or Harlem in James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”? Do you agree/disagree with any of these perspectives, or do they help you expand on your own interpretation of the story?
  • How does Nikki Giovanni’s poetry exhibit the mission of the Black Arts movement?
  • What does Leslie Marmon Silko’s “Yellow Woman” reveal about Laguna Pueblo culture and belief?
  • Why is Sandra Cisneros’ “Loose Woman” called a feminist poem? How does her feminist work draw from her Chicana culture and identity?
  • Does Sherman Alexie’s “Every Little Hurricane” reveal realities of indigenous experience in America, specifically modern life on reservations?