Category: Literature

hey I need a small discussion and two replies
First discussion to reply: In Kyra Wilder’s poem “John Wick is So Tired,” there’s a line that stands out to me: “Just look at the way he’s slipping even before he soaks the floor with other people’s blood…” This line captures John Wick’s agility and skill, highlighting his ability to anticipate even in intense situations. It suggests a sense of inevitability to his actions, as if he is always a step ahead, even when faced with violence. This quote reveals a lot about John Wick’s character. Despite his exhaustion, he remains incredibly efficient in his actions. It speaks to his experience and the weight of his past, which seems to inform his every move. The image of him “slipping” hints at a weariness that goes beyond physical tiredness, suggesting a deeper emotional and psychological burden that he carries. Overall, this quote adds depth to John Wick’s character, showing that there’s more to him than just a tired man.
Second discussion to reply: In the poem “John Wick is so Tired”, I felt like everything was so fast paced while reading it. It jumped from dark moments to bright moments, such as when Kyra Wilder mentioned “because he’s tired and loves dogs and he’s cracked right open too and” after talking about him killing other people. It felt like a long run-on, but it was interesting in the way it described the character of John Wick. I have never read or watched anything about him, but I always hear a lot about his movies. The poem makes him seem like a genuine person, but in reality he is a dangerous killer that people are afraid of.

topic Review #2: Ethics in Project Management
●What are the principles that guide the PMI code of ethics?
●What is the role of ethics in project management?
●Why is it important
Topic Review papers should be about 2 pages long and written in a
concise format (executive summary style)
Topic Review papers will utilise the citation-sequence style as defined by the Council of Science
Editors and defined here:
https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/documentation/do…
. All sources must be cited including internet sources.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________Topic Review Paper Layout Requirements:
Four Pages: 1 cover page (optional – not graded), 2 text pages (graded), 1 reference page = needed 5 references which can get a link towards the source (graded)
Font: Ariel Font Size: 11 Line Spacing: 1.0 or 1.15
Paragraph Spacing, Before 0 Paragraph Spacing, After 10 point
Top/Bottom Margins: 1 inch
Left/Right Margins: .75 inch

What makes a work “protest literature”?
Does literature have the power to change hearts, minds, and policies?
Is the label “protest” a helpful or reductive one for literature?
For this final paper, you will have very loose parameters. Essentially, you have two options for your final paper:
Write a literary argumentation paper that seeks to answer one of the questions posed above.
Compose your own piece of protest literature on any social issue of your choosing.

Part 1: Find a large, 4×6 or 5×7 index card (or make one using a computer). Using a combination of images, words, and numbers, describe you as a reader. Some use of color is also required. Here are some questions you might want to answer using your visual representation card.
Do you like to read?
How much time do you spend reading?
Do you prefer a kindle, or “real” books? Why?
Are you a good reader? Explain what makes you a good or bad reader.
How do you stay informed about what’s going on in the world?
What subjects do you like to read about the most?
About how many books do you own?
What is/are your favorite (book)s?
Do you have a favorite book character?
What genre do you like reading the most?
What are your strengths as a reader?
What would you like to improve about your reading?
What does “reading” mean to you?

These videos might inspire you on this topic: https://www.ted.com/playlists/645/talks_for_lifelong_readers

Share your completed creation with the class by saving the document as a jpeg or png. Taking a screenshot of the document or a photo should work. Upload it to the Blog using the insert (circle plus). Do not attach.

Part 2: Explain what you most want your peers to understand about your card. Then, briefly discuss how your attitude toward reading affects your life now, and how it may affect your role as a future teacher. How might you positively influence your future students? If your experiences are negative, is there anything you can do now that can turn things around? Use about 250-350 words.

Be sure to encourage your fellow students by leaving a comment on their work.

Reminder: Your blog posts are public so your classmates will see them. If you post yours early, you will serve as a role model for other students.

Next Week Preview: Next week will be focused on reading assignment materials. Be sure you have your Young Adult Book you selected from the lists below. If you start reading your book before next week, please keep track of your Before, During, and After thoughts about the book and how those thoughts change over time. More about that next week.

Getting Ready for Unit 4, Week Three: The final project in the class will be a personal reading experience. To prepare, select a book from one the following lists to acquire (library loan/amazon, etc.) and read in Unit 4.
2022 Lone Star Reading List (Grades 6-8) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HqFU_jHDd1PNktUl1Z2fD-sxkjLDrU2I/view
2022 Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List (Grades 6-12) https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/maverick/current-list/
2022 Lariat List (Adult) https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/lariat/current-list/

in this paper you are required to do research and to provide correct MLA in-text citations and a work-cited page. Three sources are the minimum required for this assignment.
1600 word, paper, postmodern writer
ANNE SEXTON

Read at least three additional texts by this writer
We saw in class the poems:
“Her Kind”, “Cinderella” and “Woman with Girdle”. Need 3 additional texts
other than the text required for class. Prove how/why your chosen writer is a postmodernist and how his/her works reflect Postmodern ideology. What topics/subjects presented and what techniques used classify the writer as a postmodernist?

Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics
Due: Sun Dec 3, 2023 11:59pmPreparation
This assignment is based on the Hoffman’s 2015 case study, Vodafone Egypt and the Arab Spring: When Government and Business Collide Links to an external site..
Complete the following:
Review the assigned readings from the previous weeks and reflect on the strengths, weaknesses, and issues with each major theory and how they may impact the issues presented in the case study.
Conduct your own research in the Capella library to locate additional resources to support your work in this assignment.
Instructions
After reading the Hoffman case study, complete the following in 4–5 pages:
Analyze the ethical dilemma presented in the case study.Should corporations influence public policy?
How should a corporation respond when a government request conflicts with business strategy?
Evaluate the role of CSR in a politically unstable setting.How are corporations and politics interconnected?
What is the responsibility of corporations when it comes to human rights?
Is it possible to find a resolution when a crisis situation threatens the bottom line of a multinational corporation?
Recommend a course of action that you would take if you were faced with this challenge.Support your recommendation with your framework, ethical theories, and principles.
Additional Requirements
Your assignment should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Your assignment should demonstrate sound critical thinking and research skills, as well as doctoral-level writing skills.
Length: 4–5 double-spaced pages, not including the title page, reference page, or appendices.
References: A minimum of five scholarly resources, of which at least three must be from your own research. Be sure that your resources are recent (within the last 3–5 years) and appropriate.
APA format: Follow current APA Style and FormatLinks to an external site. guidelines.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point. Week 8 Discussion: Corporate Obligation
In your post, address the following:
What is an organization’s obligation regarding human rights?
What ethical framework did you use to arrive at your response?
Support your position with references to the readings in this week and your own research. Be sure you follow current APA Style and FormatLinks to an external site.guidelines for citations and references.Response Guidelines
Engage in a conversational dialogue with at least two of your peers. This should be an exchange of ideas and experiences that add to each other’s work. Ask questions, seek clarification, and, as appropriate, challenge claims. You are encouraged to participate in an ongoing dialogue.

Consider the questions below when creating a rhetorical analysis ESSAY for David Crabtree’s “Why a Great Books Education is the Most Practical. Make sure you include the 2 sentence introduction and the correct devices, examples, and analysis.
Questions to Consider for the Rhetorical Analysis
How well is the argument structured (Rogerian, Classical, neither)? Is the thesis clear, and are there logical reasons offered as support?
Describe the methods of support. Does the author use facts, statistics, and appeals to logic, value, or emotion?
Does the author address counterarguments and refute or concede to them?
Are there any logical fallacies? Describe any examples you find.
Are any important words ambiguous? If so, describe them.
Is any important information missing, false, or contradictory?
Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Grading Criteria
_____ (10) Essay contains a 2 sentence introduction which includes the summary of the text and a thesis statement.
_____ (10) Essay shows basic MLA formatting (double space, 12 font, Times New Roman, heading, header).
_____ (20) Essay adheres to proper grammar and spelling.
_____ (50) Paragraphs use the correct device/logical fallacy, example/quote from the text and proper analysis linking the quote to the device/logical fallacy.
_____ (10) Essay meets the minimum word/page count – 1,000-3,000 words, or 2-3 pages.
_______________
_____ (100) Total
ESSAY for David Crabtree’s “Why a Great Books Education is the Most Practical: by David Crabtree
(David Crabtree is one of the founders of Gutenberg College, where he is the president
and a tutor.)
Gutenberg College is a great books college. The curriculum is designed to develop
good learning skills in students; they read and then discuss in small groups the writings
produced by the greatest minds of Western culture as they grappled with the most
fundamental questions facing human beings of all ages. When I tell people about
Gutenberg College, one of the most common responses is: “It’s a good idea, but not
practical.” The thinking seems to be that if one had unlimited time and money, a great
books education would be very good to pursue; but in the real world, food has to be put
on the table, and a great books education will not do that. I am convinced, however, that
a great books education is not only practical, but, in our day and age, the most practical
education available.
Modern society has adopted the historically recent perspective that the purpose of
education is training for the workplace. In this view, college should provide students with
skills and knowledge that will prepare them to procure reasonably high-paying,
satisfying employment for the rest of their lives. The common wisdom says that the best
way to achieve this goal is: first, as an undergraduate, select a promising occupation
and major in the appropriate field of study; and second, after graduating, enter directly
into the work force or attend a graduate or professional school for more specialized
training. The logic seems to be that the sooner one concludes one’s education and
begins work in one’s field, the less will be the cost of education and the better the
prospects for advancement into secure, high-paying positions. While this was once a
reasonable strategy, it is not suited to the economic environment currently developing.
The world is changing at a bewildering pace. Anyone who owns a computer and tries to
keep up with the developments in hardware, software, and the accompanying
incompatibilities is all too aware of the speed of change. This rapid change, especially
technological change, has extremely important implications for the job market.
In the past, it was possible to look at the nation’s work force, determine which of the
existing occupations was most desirable in terms of pay and working conditions, and
pick one to prepare for. But the rapid rate of change is clouding the crystal ball. How do
we know that a high paying job today will be high paying tomorrow?
A photographer told me about a talented and highly skilled artisan who touched up
photographs. He was the best in our region of the country, and people knew it; because
the demand for his skill was so great, he was unable to keep up with the work. A few
years ago, however, this artisan suddenly closed his shop; he did not have enough work
to stay in business. Due to developments in computer hardware and software, anyone
with just a little training can now achieve results previously attainable by only a few
highly skilled artisans. Technology had rendered this artisan’s skills obsolete. And this is
not an isolated case; technology is antiquating many skills.
One could try to avoid this fate by finding an occupation unlikely to be automated, but
automation is not the only cause of job elimination. Historically, mid-management
positions in large corporations provided good incomes and considerable job security.
However, AT&T’s recent layoffs have drawn attention to the growing trend in American
companies to eliminate mid-level managers as the companies restructure to compete
better in the world market. As a result, a glut of unemployed executives are having great
difficulty finding employment in their field of expertise. Most of them never dreamed they
would be standing in unemployment lines.
Medicine might be a more promising field. There will always be sick people to treat, and
doctors have a reputation for high pay. However, recent news reports have called into
question the future of this occupation. There is an excess of doctors in the United States
right now, largely due to the number of foreign medical students who decide to remain
in this country after they complete their training. And physicians’ incomes recently
declined for the first time in decades, a change attributed to the proliferation of HMOs
and managed health care providers–a trend expected to continue. To further complicate
the picture, in the near future a national health care plan may rise from the ashes of
President Clinton’s ill-fated one. What effect such a program would have on physicians’
incomes and working conditions is impossible to predict with certainty, but doctors ought
not expect raises under such a plan. In light of such an uncertain future, should a
student invest the time and money medical training requires? This is a tough question,
but similar uncertainties lie in the future of many professions.
One could forego the traditionally desirable occupations and choose a field certain to
grow and develop. Clearly the high demand for programmers, electrical engineers, and
computer programmers appears to hold great promise for job security in the foreseeable
future, even if one must work for several different employers over the years. However,
no one in this field will be able to take his job for granted. Due to the rapid rate of
technological change in the computer industry, people in this field need to be constantly
learning and updating their skills to keep up with the new technology. In areas of state-
of-the-art development, some companies do not want software writers or engineers over
thirty-five years old because their training is out-of-date and they are too set in their
ways to approach problems with fresh thinking. These companies prefer to replace
older employees with recent graduates. Thus the longevity of one’s career in this fast
changing field could be relatively short.
No matter what occupation one chooses, the future is full of question marks. Although
this economic dislocation is in its early stages, statistics already indicate a high degree
of instability in the job market. According to the United States government, the average
American switches careers three times in his or her life, works for ten employers, and
stays in each job only 3.6 years. (Note 1)
Such unpredictability calls for a different strategy in preparing for the job market. Rather
than spending one’s undergraduate years receiving specialized training, one ought to
learn more general, transferable skills which will provide the flexibility to adjust to
whatever changes may occur. A well-educated worker should be able to communicate
clearly with co-workers, both verbally and in writing, read with understanding, perform
basic mathematical calculations, conduct himself responsibly and ethically, and work
well with others. These skills would make a person well-suited to most work
environments and capable of learning quickly and easily the requisite skills for a new
career, should the need arise. Thus a hard-headed realism, with long- term economic
security as the goal, would seem to dictate an undergraduate educational strategy of
focusing on sound general learning skills–just what a great books education provides.
Therefore, a great books education makes good sense in terms of dollars spent and
dollars gained when calculated over a lifetime, and, therefore, good training for the
workplace. This is fortuitous, however, because a great books education is not designed
with this as the primary goal. It is designed to achieve the even more practical goal
historically assigned to education: to teach students how to live wisely. I say this is
practical because that which helps one achieve what needs to be done is practical.
Living wisely is the most important thing a person can do in his lifetime. Therefore,
education with this focus is quintessentially practical.
Wise living means to live as one ought; in other words, to strive to achieve good goals
by moral means. This statement immediately evokes an array of fundamental questions:
Why are we here? What is valuable or worthwhile? What are the principles of right and
wrong? Is there a God? Who is He? What is my relationship to Him? Without having
seriously wrestled with these issues, one will be condemned to a life without direction or
purpose. Without clearly defined and worthwhile goals, success and fulfillment are
impossible. Therefore, one’s answers to these questions have very important
implications for how one chooses to earn a living.
Is such a goal realistic or attainable by education? It is difficult to teach a person how to
live wisely. In a sense, such a skill can not be taught; it can only be learned. The
student must be challenged to think through these fundamental questions for himself;
he must be an extremely active participant in his own education. We all derive our
wisdom from careful reflection on our experience, and this reflection can be made more
profound by considering the reflections of others who have had similar experiences.
That is to say, we can benefit from the wisdom others have attained.
A great books education creates an educational environment conducive to the learning
of wisdom. Classes are small, personal, and largely discussion based. The small class
size and the discussion format encourage each student to be actively involved in
consideration of important issues, and they allow the course of the discussion to be
tailored to the concerns of the students. The writings of the most influential thinkers of
our cultural tradition are studied, which provides many thought-provoking insights into
the fundamental questions. As students work to understand these writings, they develop
important learning skills–reading with understanding, thinking clearly, and writing
cogently–which equip them to become life-long learners.
A great books education is not for everyone. In order to benefit from such an education,
a student has to be highly motivated, mature enough to realize the importance of such a
focus, and self-disciplined. Whatever reasons one might have for not pursuing a great
books education, it can not be because it is not practical
(I attached these files to use for the correct devices, examples, and analysis.)

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Before you start working on the question please let me know what work of popular culture you select since I must get the topic approved to make sure that it is okay to use.
Find a work of popular culture (any format, any medium, any platform) not discussed in class that relates to one of the plays: Richard III, As You Like It, Macbeth, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing. In a written response of at least 500 words, we would like you to offer your thoughts on some of the decisions made in the work of popular culture you’ve found. As always, the point here is not to offer a thumbs-up or thumbs-down evaluation but to think about some of the interpretive decisions that the artists involved in the production have made.
Requirements: At Least 500 Words Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages
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Purpose
The goal of this essay assignment is to explore literature by blending the writer’s own opinions and observations with quality research. In doing so, the writer will practice literary analysis and use literary criticism.
Content
Writers may choose one of the following prompts for their essay:
1. Identify a character from The House on Mango Street. Using research, your own reasoning, and examples from the book, examine this character. Who are they? What significance do they have in the story? How do they grow or change over the course of the story? Are they symbolic or meaningful in some way? What conclusions, assumptions, or hot takes do you have about this character? Use research and examples from the book to support your analysis.
2. Choose an object or image from The House on Mango Street. Using research, your own reasoning, and examples from the book, examine this character. Where in the story do we encounter this object or image? Does it repeat? What is meaningful or symbolic about it? How, if at all, does this object/image impact the characters, especially the protagonist? Use research and examples from the book to support your analysis.
3. Choose one of the short stories we’ve discussed in class so far, and compare/contrast it with The House of Mango Street. You might consider characters, setting, themes, or other elements you find interesting between the two texts. Use research, your own reasoning, and examples from the texts to support your analysis.
Format
This essay should be between 3-5 pages (double-spaced, size 12 font) in length. Writers may choose to use either MLA or APA, but must pick one and cannot blend the two.
Writers must use at least two outside sources, besides the texts they are exploring, for this essay. Scholarly sources are highly preferred. The JSTOR database (jstor.org) is recommended.
In-text citations and a bibliography page are required to adequately cite sources, within the chosen formatting style (MLA or APA). Rubric and Grading
The essay will be evaluated according to the following expectations.
Organization
The essay is well-organized, with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
The thesis/focus is clear, and it is obvious which of the three prompts were used.
Ideas flow clearly and logically, and the reader can easily follow the writer’s train of thought.Critical Thinking
The essay explores ideas in detail, without merely skimming the surface.
The writing anticipates and answers any questions the reader may have.
The writer shows a curiosity mindset, asking questions and engaging with possible answers.Research
The essay uses at least two sources of research, in addition to the text(s) being analyzed.
Sources are accurately documented and cited, according to APA or MLA formatting.
Sources are of a high quality, as appropriate for the topic.Mechanics and Formatting
The essay is generally free of grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.
There are no errors in MLA or APA formatting
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During the Enlightenment, aspects of rhetoric such as invention and style underwent further changes. What were some of those changes, and to what extent do we still see them today? To what extent were important conceptualizations of rhetoric lost or gained during this period? Use terminologies from the period to provide evidence of your point of view.