Category: Literature

M3: L7: Discussion on The Metamorphosis (D-07)
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⁞ Instructions
Choose one of the following assertions and write a 200-word response supporting why you agree or disagree with it. When you are done posting your response, reply to at least one classmate in no fewer than 75 words.
Gregor’s transformation highlights his isolation and alienation before his metamorphosis.
Or
Despite having become an insect, Gregor is more humane and sensitive than his family.
Or
If Gregor had been a stronger person, he would have been able to avoid all of the suffering and alienation he endures.
When you are done posting your response, reply to at least one classmate in no fewer than 75 words.
Your discussion post will be graded according to the following criteria:
80% – Thoughtful original post that develops a position about one of the prompts above (at least 200 words)
20% – Thoughtful response to a classmate’s post that comments on what they have said (at least 75 words)

Please see attached word document for further instructions. Utilize the readings that are attached for the questions. Reflect: 
During this course, you have read exemplary literary works from the Middle Ages through the eighteenth century. You have studied how the political, religious, social, and cultural context of each time period influenced the works, and how writers’ personal biographies also impacted literary output. In addition, you have traced the development of important topics, themes, literary styles, and literary conventions. Now, consider the larger implications of a study of early British literature and what it can teach us about ourselves and our world.
Write: 
Reflect on your experience in this course and, in particular, your experience of British literature from the early Middle Ages through the 18th century.
Answer the following questions:
What works did you enjoy reading and studying the most during this course and why?
– Week 1 Beowulf, pp.85-127
Did any literary works or topics surprise you or cause you to think of literature in a new way?
-Week 2: The Wife of Baths Prologue and Tale, Pp329-350
Which one work, of all the works read during the course, do you find the most topical or relevant today, and why?
-Week 4 A Dialogue Between the Sol and Body, pp976-977
What can a study of British literature reveal about history, society, culture, and ourselves?

write a 5-page essay and here′s what you need to do:
Pick a Theme from Your Readings: the essay should explore a theme or topic from the ″Great American Short Stories″ collection book. Write the Essay: Your essay should be 5 pages long.
Thesis and Focus (25 points): You need a clear main idea (thesis) and your essay should stick to this idea without getting off track.
Sources and Citations (20 points): You have to use different kinds of sources (not just stuff from the internet) and cite them correctly in MLA format. This means giving credit to the authors of your sources. You also need to include a bibliography (a list of all the sources you used).
Content (40 points): This is about the quality of your writing and how well you explore your topic.
Length (15 points): At least 5 pages long.
Choosing and Citing Sources: Use credible sources for your research. This means no Wikipedia or similar websites. You can use your school′s library resources, which are reliable. Remember to cite your sources in the MLA format, and you can find examples of how to do this on Canvas.

Please see attached word document for further instructions. Utilize the readings that are attached for the questions.
Reflect: 
During this course, you have read exemplary literary works from the Middle Ages through the eighteenth century. You have studied how the political, religious, social, and cultural context of each time period influenced the works, and how writers’ personal biographies also impacted literary output. In addition, you have traced the development of important topics, themes, literary styles, and literary conventions. Now, consider the larger implications of a study of early British literature and what it can teach us about ourselves and our world.
Write: 
Reflect on your experience in this course and, in particular, your experience of British literature from the early Middle Ages through the 18th century.
Answer the following questions:
What works did you enjoy reading and studying the most during this course and why?
– Week 1 Beowulf, pp.85-127
Did any literary works or topics surprise you or cause you to think of literature in a new way?
-Week 2: The Wife of Baths Prologue and Tale, Pp329-350
Which one work, of all the works read during the course, do you find the most topical or relevant today, and why?
-Week 4 A Dialogue Between the Sol and Body, pp976-977
What can a study of British literature reveal about history, society, culture, and ourselves?

PART 1
Knowledge:
After this assignment you will understand:
How the written policy process works.
Skills:
After doing this assignment you will be able to:
Demonstrate your knowledge of policies and how to policies become law and regulated.
Task
Research a current health policy issue and develop a concept map of how the law makes it through the process.
Explain the connection between law, policy, and health using a concept map and narrative.
Use several examples from the scholarly literature.
250 words for the narrative. APA Style Citation. Minimum of three cited references.
PART 2
Answer ONE of the four questions provided below. Choose a topic you can speak on for at least three minutes and give relevant examples from the course or another relevant source. You may also include personal experiences.
What were your physical activity levels during your childhood? Explain it at different stages and various factors that could have affected this.
If you knew during your childhood all that you have learned now about the importance of physical activity, is there anything you would have done differently? Is there anything you would have advocated for in your youth?
Is it more challenging to work with youths vs. adults in our health, wellness, and fitness field? Why or why not? Do you prefer to work with youths or adults in your future career?
Explain how body image perception is related to mental health for youths and why this is important to know when working with youths.

This is Part Two of the assignment, in which you will pick a character or two or three and describe their concrete situation, how they act, and what they say, using that as a kind of illustration or commentary on the Big Questions played out between Book Five and Six. Here’s how he puts it: “I want to see with my own eyes the hind lie down with the lion, and the murdered man rise up and embrace his murderer, I want to be there when everyone suddenly finds out what it was all for. All religions are based on this desire, and I am a believer. But then there are the children, and what am I going to do with them? That is the question I cannot resolve.” Markel mysteriously finds himself thankful and full of joy and endowed with unforseen compassion and insight. Here is a case where the pointless suffering itself is redemptive. Wow, is this a case, for potentially anyone to witness with their own two eyes, of a being reconciled with something terrible? Characters chosen
1) Alyosha
2)Dimitri
3) Grushenka
In your essay be sure to include and cite specific details from the text as you write your analysis. This is not a research assignment. Just use the primary text before us, describe and chart the two portions in the way that strikes and stands out to you, and then weigh in with your own reactions and thoughts. In your essay be sure to include details from the text as you write your analysis.

This is Part Two of the assignment, in which you will pick a character or two or three and describe their concrete situation, how they act, and what they say, using that as a kind of illustration or commentary on the Big Questions played out between Book Five and Six. Here’s how he puts it: “I want to see with my own eyes the hind lie down with the lion, and the murdered man rise up and embrace his murderer, I want to be there when everyone suddenly finds out what it was all for. All religions are based on this desire, and I am a believer. But then there are the children, and what am I going to do with them? That is the question I cannot resolve.” Markel mysteriously finds himself thankful and full of joy and endowed with unforseen compassion and insight. Here is a case where the pointless suffering itself is redemptive. Wow, is this a case, for potentially anyone to witness with their own two eyes, of a being reconciled with something terrible? Characters chosen
1) Alyosha
2)Dimitri
3) Grushenka
In your essay be sure to include and cite specific details from the text as you write your analysis. This is not a research assignment. Just use the primary text before us, describe and chart the two portions in the way that strikes and stands out to you, and then weigh in with your own reactions and thoughts. In your essay be sure to include details from the text as you write your analysis.

Additional instructions are located in the WORD document attached.
Write:

Answer the following questions: Refer to specific examples, passages, or quotes from the literary work in your discussion.
In this discussion, you will consider how Milton uses character and imagery to convey his theology of “the Fall” in Paradise Lost, and how the epic expands upon arguments presented in his essay Areopagitica.
1. How does Milton use character and imagery to convey the story of the Fall and convey meaning to readers?
2. Identify one character from the epic (Satan, God, Adam, or Even) and find imagery associated with that character.
3. What recurrent motifs can you find?
4. How does that imagery convey meaning about the character and, thus, Milton’s overall story?
5. How are the arguments presented in Areopagitica regarding free will, good and evil, faith and knowledge, and truth present in Paradise Lost?
Choose at least one of these concepts and discuss where it appears in Paradise Lost and how it affirms Milton’s worldview.
6. Bonus Question: Who do you think is the “hero” of Paradise Lost and why?

Instructions are in the WORD document attached.
Write:
In this discussion forum, you will consider one of the assigned poems as a representative work of “metaphysical poetry” of the 17th century in its use of theme, imagery, and style.
Answer the following questions:
1. What is the poem about?
2. What do you think is the poem’s overall meaning or the poet’s message?
3. What are the images, metaphors, uses of irony, or other poetic devices that help the poet convey meaning?
4. Would you consider the poem to be “metaphysical”? Why or why not?
5. How is the poem similar to or different from the sonnet or lyrical poem that you chose to discuss in your Week 3 Discussion
***Refer to specific examples, passages, or quotes from the literary work in your discussion.*****

Write me a 400-word, 5-paragraph essay on the Battle of Angora in 1400, describing the reasons
for the battle, the protagonists, and the battle’s historical significance. Single spacing.