Write a five paragraph, error-free essay in which you discuss how the author of Beowulf uses specific literary devices to present the themes of heroism and leadership.
Tasks:
First, choose one of the following two topics:
Topic #1: One of the Five Great Themes of World Literature is “Sacred & Secular.” As stated in Unit 1 of this course, “We will find in our study of literary masterpieces from the past many intricate negotiations between the divine and the earthly realms.” Discuss what we learn about how divine powers and earthly beings interact in Sundiata (in an area with a syncretic religion) and Popol Vuh (which is not a sacred text but presents the Mayan cosmology). Which values embodied by these interactions are considered significant by their societies? What can we learn about their respective cultures by analyzing how these texts handle these issues relating to the sacred and the secular? Use these questions as a springboard to making an argument related to the similarities and/or differences between the texts and their handling of these issues.
Topic #2: Both Sundiata and Popol Vuh deal centrally with a heroic quest. Unit 1’s introduction to the Five Great Themes of World Literature states with regard to the hero: “The surest way to understand what a culture of the past most values is to focus on what it considers heroic, in that a culture recognizes its heroes as embodying its most important ideas, the values that are essential.” Discuss what forces Sundiata and the Hero Twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque have to overcome and how they go about doing it. For Sundiata your essay will probably focus on Sundiata’s historical destiny; in Popol Vuh, the Twins’ quest will have a more mythic quality, but you probably will focus on the meaning for the Mayan culture of the mythic events. Regardless, be sure to discuss the texts in relation to one another, and craft an argument about the similarities and differences in their presentation of their heroic quests.
Second, write an essay presenting your argument. Include quotations from the texts as well as additional details that illustrate and enhance the points you are making. Use the following as an outline of what to include:
Explain the general topic and relevant themes (e.g. heroes, women) and any relevant terms for that topic (suggested 1-2 paragraphs).
Apply that topic to both Sundiata and to Popul Vuh (suggested 4-6 paragraphs). Give specific examples and quotes from the texts to support your analyses. Use in-text citations for the quotations.
Compare and contrast the texts; it’s up to you whether you organize your essay around this (i.e. spend half comparing them, then half contrasting them) or talk about each of them individually, then mention similarities and differences.
Your final page should be your Works Cited page, in MLA format. It should include the literary texts, as well as any content pages from the course material to which you may have referred and any secondary sources you used. Do not plagiarize.
Don’t forget to review the guidelines for How to Succeed in the Written Assignments and the sample paper in MLA format.
Write an essay on which leadership style is the best- Authoritarian, democratic or Laissez Faire.
Choose either Gulliver’s Travels Part 1 or Fantomina to discuss the work and its use of classism.
4-6 pages (1,000-1,500 words)
Must use primary source (the work you chose to write about) and 2 outside academic sources (articles or books from the library).
Must be formatted in APA 7th edition.
ANY plagiarism gets an automatic zero with no chance to make it up.
How does Kafka use his central metaphor (Gregory=vermin)? Is he treated like a vermin before his metamorphosis? Does the metaphor extend to humans in general? You may want to look into secondary sources for this topic, as it would strengthen your discussion, but you don’t have to. You DO need to use support from The Metamorphosis with parenthetical citations and works cited page.
Provide a clear and precise thesis that addresses and answers the question; use facts from the works selected to support your argument; use critical secondary sources (at least three) to support your essay; demonstrate familiarity with the context of the works selected; and provide adequate details and explanation of ideas to support your argument.
File a brief summary of Russett’s essay, “All About Eve. ” File it in proper MLA format and in MSWord doc/docx. Make sure to read the definition of summary in this folder.
1.Read the definition of theme. It is located in the Week 4-5 folder.
2.View the two short films:
“Two plus Two = Five” by Babak Anvari and Gavin Cullen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTjM6S-kOmg
and “Alternative Math” by David Maddox and Malcom Morrison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3Yz3PiXZw
On one-page, double-spaced, MLA fomatted, describe and define the theme in each of the above short films.
Write in concise language. Eliminate any first-person, subjective feelings about the movies. Your task is to briefly analyze each fictional movie.
Sheriff Bell uses God and the law as reference points for morality. These moral frameworks give him a clear sense of right and wrong and influence his life as an officer, husband, and community member.
Assassin Anton Chigurh on the other hand, becomes the ambassador of the novel’s philosophy on fate and free will. In his interactions with other characters, Chigurh continually suggests that every choice we make determines our fate—even small actions bring us toward death. The coin toss is an extreme example of the connection between our choices and their eventual outcomes.
Compare and contrast their two life philosophies.
-MUST cite specific examples and passages from the novel.
-12 Pt Font, Times New Roman
-2 pages double-spaced
In a page and a half, research and write summaries of the biography of Plato and that of Socrates. Also summarize p. 690 – 700
Select 4 works read in class and discuss your reaction as a reader to those works. If you select multiple narratives, be prepared to demonstrate some relationship among the works. How did they impact you and why? Was your reaction primarily emotional or intellectual? Give specific examples from the narrative(s). Take care not to simply retell the narrative(s); but rather, examine and analyze your reaction(s) to them in detail.
Finally, be sure to credit any sources that you use as background or cite in the body of your paper.
Readings:
The Latino Reader: From 1542 to the Present. Harold Augenbraum, Margarite Fernández Olmos, eds., Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997.
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