Category: Literary Studies

This week we are learning about ordinal/categorical, continuous, and dichotomous variables. Using the Gestation Demographics SEU dataset that is located in the tabs at the bottom of the Framingham dataset provided, perform the following problems using R Studio or Excel. Create a simple distribution graph (histogram) where we will explore the age of women after giving birth to their first child. Remember that a histogram consists of parallel vertical bars that show the frequency distribution of a quantitative variable in the graph. See the example in Introductory Statistics with R on pages 71-7 or pages 123-124 in EXCEL statistics A quick guide. The area of each bar is equal to the frequency of items found in each class. Determine the mean age of the women in the Gestation Demographics SEU dataset. We will be testing the hypothesis that the mean age (μ = μ0) for women is 37 years in the Gestation Demographics SEU dataset. The topic of hypothesis testing was introduced in HCM505. If you need a review see Chapter 7 of our text. H0 The mean age of women giving birth is 37 years old. (Null Hypothesis) H1 The mean age of women giving birth is not 37 years old. (Alternative Hypothesis) Ensure to submit the following requirements for the assignment: Present your findings in a Word document, by copying and pasting the histogram into the document. After your analysis state whether you accept or reject the null hypothesis and your reasoning why. Always use a title page, an introduction, a discussion where you interpret the meaning of the histogram, and a conclusion should be included. Your submission should be 2–3 pages to discuss and display your findings. Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of two scholarly, peer-reviewed articles. One of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but the others must be external. The Saudi Digital Library is a good place to find these sources and should be your primary resource for conducting research. Follow APA 7th edition and Saudi Electronic University writing standards. Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment. You are strongly encouraged to submit all assignments to the Originality Check prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading.

This week we are learning about ordinal/categorical, continuous, and dichotomous variables. Using the Gestation Demographics SEU dataset that is located in the tabs at the bottom of the Framingham dataset provided, perform the following problems using R Studio or Excel. Create a simple distribution graph (histogram) where we will explore the age of women after giving birth to their first child. Remember that a histogram consists of parallel vertical bars that show the frequency distribution of a quantitative variable in the graph. See the example in Introductory Statistics with R on pages 71-7 or pages 123-124 in EXCEL statistics A quick guide. The area of each bar is equal to the frequency of items found in each class. Determine the mean age of the women in the Gestation Demographics SEU dataset. We will be testing the hypothesis that the mean age (μ = μ0) for women is 37 years in the Gestation Demographics SEU dataset. The topic of hypothesis testing was introduced in HCM505. If you need a review see Chapter 7 of our text. H0 The mean age of women giving birth is 37 years old. (Null Hypothesis) H1 The mean age of women giving birth is not 37 years old. (Alternative Hypothesis) Ensure to submit the following requirements for the assignment: Present your findings in a Word document, by copying and pasting the histogram into the document. After your analysis state whether you accept or reject the null hypothesis and your reasoning why. Always use a title page, an introduction, a discussion where you interpret the meaning of the histogram, and a conclusion should be included. Your submission should be 2–3 pages to discuss and display your findings. Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of two scholarly, peer-reviewed articles. One of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but the others must be external. The Saudi Digital Library is a good place to find these sources and should be your primary resource for conducting research. Follow APA 7th edition and Saudi Electronic University writing standards. Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment. You are strongly encouraged to submit all assignments to the Originality Check prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading.

In at least 250 words, discuss the poets we have read for this unit. First, choose a selection from one of the poems and quote that at the beginning of your post. Make sure that everyone knows what poem and author you are talking about. You may quote one line or an entire poem. (Just note that this quote does not count toward your word count.) This quote will provide the basis for your discussion. It gives your classmates context to your discussion and aids them in ease of understanding what you are basing your argument on. Then, make an argument about that selection. You can talk about its relevance to the material you learned about American Romanticism, or you can propose something about what the author’s intentions are in writing the poem. What effect does the methods the author deploy create in the poem? What do we learn about American Literature from the poems? The important thing is that you make an argument and back it up with evidence from the text. Remember, we are close reading during this semester. Demonstrate your ability to close read. I know this is last minute! Links to poems and material are below- https://pressbooks.nvcc.edu/writingthenation/chapter/ch1_introduction/ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46480/i-hear-america-singing https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45706/i-felt-a-funeral-in-my-brain-340

1,200 – 1,500 words (Double-space, Times New Roman, Font 12) *Word count includes direct quotes, footnotes, but excludes bibliography This paper has a research component: you will need to use a minimum of TWO sources. One source should be scholarly: this source can be a journal article of literary criticism; a chapter from a book that explores the historical or cultural context of your chosen novel; or a scholarly article that explains a theory of place, for example. The second source should be from a reputable source such as an author interview, a book review, a newspaper article etc. Please state the question number and provide a title for your essay. 2. Both primary and secondary source materials are needed to support and develop your argument. Remember to provide relevant in-text citations and a reference list. 3. Use MLA referencing style for your essay.

Write about an essay on “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston and explain what tone the narrator uses and how that tone is created. Make sure to include literary elements such as narration, diction, imagery, or language as support for positions taken. What You Turn In • Your essay should be approximately one to two pages in length. Use one-inch margins and a 12-point font. • The first paragraph should contain a thesis statement in which you clearly present the argument you want to make in your essay. • Each body paragraph should begin with a topic sentence in which you clearly state the argument for that paragraph. • Be sure to support your arguments with brief, relevant examples. Each body paragraph should include at least three pieces of supporting evidence and should be clearly linked together with intelligent commentary. • When using direct quotations from the text, document your citation using standard conventions (for example, use line numbers when quoting poems, act and scene numbers for drama, and page numbers for fiction).

People ask the same Big Questions over and over again. These questions are themselves permanent things, and when we read what people have said in response to these questions over time, we are joining the Great Conversation that is literature. Among the big questions we have encountered are: “What is the relationship between man and God?” “What is the relationship between the individual and the society?” “Why does the individual person matter?” Choose one of these questions and trace its development from Enlightenment to Modern literature, using at least four of our course writers as examples. Conclude by offering your readers a biblical response to the question. Requirements: Minimum of 1000 words; APA format

Prompt: We have been discussing the theme of the fragmentation of modern society, especially as such fragmentation points to the fragmented self in modern life. The ancient book of Proverbs presents us with an unfragmented view of life, one in which the wisdom of the Creator shines forth in every rock and tree and budding flower. Yet, it is the fragmented view of life which, tragically, the modern world has taken to itself. Read Proverbs, chapter 1, in the New Living Translation (Belhaven’s official translation for coursework) and in approximately 700 words, identify and discuss five characteristics that mark a culture opposed to the world that God intended. Then, close by describing how different our own culture would be if it chose the unfragmented world of biblical wisdom. [Note: In Proverbs, chapter 1, it is personified wisdom who is speaking, not the Creator himself; it is important to note this, as God does not laugh at our calamities or fail to respond when we call out in distress.]

Consider the worldview question “what is the meaning of the physical world?” Using specific textual examples, explain how three of our writers would answer that question. Conclude by describing a biblical answer to the question of nature’s meaning. Requirements: 700 words minimum; APA format

Note that this essay has three separate tasks – you must explain an Enlightenment perspective on the origin of order in the universe, then you must give examples from our reading that prove Enlightenment thinkers believed both orderly thoughts and orderly actions were important. Consider these three tasks as you organize your essay. Requirements: 700 words minimum; APA format

Frankenstein Essay – 3-5 page paper – need it by Sunday – MLA format – Must find credible sources and scholarly articles that relate to your thesis to include reference to in your paper (3-5 sources) – Must include quotations from text and research – Draw connections from character and plot elements from novel – Thesis: Victor’s supportive family environment has led him to flourish through love and support, pushing him to follow his ambitions. Although he pushed his limits of science and selfish wants, leading him down a path of guilt and regret after creating the monster. Reflecting the archetypal Outcast, he grapples with the consequences of his actions and desire of genuine human connection.