Category: Literature

Answer the three questions to which you are to respond in a minimum of 150 words and one question to which you are to respond in an essay of at least 300 words
Define romanticism and discuss the romantic elements in “The Luck of the Roaring Camp.” by Bret Harte (150 word minimum)
Discuss “The Beast in the Jungle” by Henry James as an example of a psychological ghost story. (150 word minimum)
Discuss how Howells attacks romantic notions of war in “Editha.” by William Dean Howells (150 word minimum)
Discuss The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Twain’s satirical commentary on his contemporary society. You should deal with at least three aspects of that society. (300 word minimum)
Use specific examples from the readings to support your claims and observations. Do not just re-tell the story.

Do you see Romantic and/or Transcendentalist tendencies in Dickinson’s poetry? Choose at least two poems and talk about how Dickinson fits (or doesn’t fit) with the authors we’ve explored over the past few weeks. Please quote specific examples from the poems you choose.
Your initial post should be at least 300 words. Quotations do not count towards this word count.
Respond thoughtfully and substantively to two of your classmates.

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I need an essay of around 1200 words (+/-10% within the word count is alright as well), which focuses on a close analysis on the poem ‘To her Sister Mistress A.B.’ by Isabella Whitney. The essay needs to have a strong introduction and a conclusion, as well as a few paragraphs which discuss the language techniques used in great depth. It is really important for the essay to also focus on including historical context (can also be biographical or social) of the time period in which the poem was written. Context on gender, specifically how female writers were perceived in society during that time is also greatly accepted. There should also be footnotes, sources used and a bibliography all made in Chicago style.

Prompt (What are you writing about?):
Find a famous work of art or famous photograph and complete the following:
1. Include a pasted picture of your painting or photograph.
2. Research the artist and the painting/photograph and write a history in your own words. You
must usein text citations for your newly researched information. You should have at least
one academic research source.
3. Create an original Response Poem that uses imagery to describe the artwork and your reaction to it.
Instructions (how to get it done):
• Cut and paste a picture of a famous work of art.
• Research and write a history of the piece of art and the artist.
Note: Be very careful about plagiarism. The purpose of this section is for you to
research thework of art and the artist, put the summary of history and life into your
own words, and then provide in text citations for the researched information.
• Create a descriptive poem that uses imagery words to provide a visual description of
your chosenartwork and your reaction to it.
Note: Your poem needs to be at least 14 lines. Remember in writing poetry, that not all
poems need to rhyme. The important skill here is to use imagery descriptions to
describe the artwork and the author.
Requirements:
• Length and format: 2-3 pages (not including the pasted picture).
• The title page and reference page are also required, but they should not be factored into the
2-3 pagelength of the essay.
• Research section should be double spaced, written in Times New Roman, in 12 point font
and with 1inch margins. Essay should conform to APA formatting and citation style. Please
refer to the APA 7thedition module with any questions.
• Use APA format for in-text citations and references when using outside sources.
• Please be cautious about plagiarism. Make sure to use in-text citations for direct
quotes, paraphrases, and new information.

Mother when she was girl to woman and than mother life was never easy for her but unstoppable she was clearing all barriers for bringing up her children’s and making them successful

Purpose: Practice analyzing a play through the lens of Culture, Gender, or Sexuality by examining critical questions.
Tasks:
Part 1. After reading and viewing the Looking through a Cultural Lens and Looking Through a Gender- or Sexuality-Based Lens pages, answer up to three questions related to your chosen theory/theories (see below) to discuss your dramatic selection. Be sure to provide evidence (passages from the play, script, or film) to support your answers.
How does race/culture/gender/sexuality shape the ways the characters interact with each other, both onstage and in offstage actions we learn about?
What types of symbols or objects in the drama reflect the characters’ racial/cultural/gender/sexual identities?
How does race/culture/gender/sexuality function as a persistent force in your dramatic piece?
What stereotypes or assumptions relating to race/culture/gender/sexuality are present in the drama, and how do the characters react to them?
How does the drama reflect the experiences of people who face racism/bigotry/sexism/homophobia?
Use specific details from the text to support your answers.
Part 2. Use one or more of the Research Resources for Your Drama Analysis Essay in this Unit to add depth or insight into the critical lens(es) that you are using. Choose a pertinent quote or paraphrase that you find applicable to your chosen text and theory, and, in your own words, explain how it connects. Approach this as preparation for your essay in this Unit.

Write a 700 words response on the given passage. The response will consist of THREE PARTS: First, a thesis (labeled as such, at the top of each answer); second, a paragraph analyzing the passage itself; third, a paragraph contextualizing the passage within the work as a whole. Some further details:
The thesis needs to advance an argument—i.e. it needs to be more than a statement of facts about the text you are analyzing.
• For the first paragraph, you should analyze the passage you have chosen, paying particular attention to the words the author uses. What is the author saying here? How does the author choose to convey those ideas? For this response, you need to use specific evidence from the passage. Be sure you are analyzing, rather than simply describing what happens in the passage.
• For the second paragraph, you should set this passage within the larger context of the text as a whole. How does this passage contribute to the text’s larger aims? How does this passage relate to other moments that come before or after it? For this response, you need to use specific evidence from the text beyond the passage to demonstrate your understanding. And be sure you are analyzing, rather than simply summarizing the plot of the text.

In a single paragraph, compare and contrast the philosophical ideas and importance of Booker T. Washington’s “Atlanta Exposition” or his autobiography Up From Slavery and W. E. B. DuBois’ The Souls of Black Folk. What claims do each writer make? Are they effective? Explain your answer in a paragraph. Use, cite & reference assigned sources. Paragraph should be 6-8 sentences or more.
Describe the importance of Ida B. Wells to African American Literature and also to African American History. What was her philosophy? How was her work pivotal in the Reconstruction Era? Explain your answer in a single paragraph. Use, cite & reference assigned sources. Paragraph should be 6-8 sentences or more.
In what ways did Paul Laurence Dunbar and James Weldon Johnson contribute to the Reconstruction Era? What themes did their work offer to the masses? How effective were they as Negro artists during Reconstruction? Explain your answer in a single paragraph. Use, cite & reference assigned sources. Paragraph should be 6-8 sentences or more.
In a single paragraph, summarize playwright August Wilson’s relationship to the Great Migration Era. In doing so, define the Era and give a synopsis of who Wilson, the artist, is. Explain your answer in a paragraph. Use, cite & reference assigned sources and material from weeks 8 and 9.
In the play, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone who has the leading role or is the central character, and why? What message does Wilson try to iterate throughout the play? Explain your answer in a single paragraph. Use, cite & reference assigned material in your analysis.
How does playwright August Wilson continue themes of African American writers before him in this play? For example, which traditional African American literature themes are in the play, and what new themes, if any, does Wilson introduce in the play? Explain your answer in a single paragraph. Use, cite & reference the assigned material in your response.
Why is a play like Joe Turner’s Come and Gone still relevant today? Use, cite & reference the assigned material in your response.

Watch this lesson’s videos on the Lost Cause Myth and read my notes on those myths. Describe how Douglass attacks one or more of the key elements of the myths surrounding slavery in his Narrative of the Life. Provide specific evidence from the text in the form of quotations with page numbers in your answer.
Your initial post should be at least 300 words. Quotations do not count towards this word count.
Respond thoughtfully and substantively to two of your classmates.
As you learn about the Lost Cause Myth, recognize that it reinforces ideas about how society should be ordered, including myths about the realities of slavery, that started before the Civil War.
These myths include:
That enslaving black people is “natural”
That enslaved people thrived on plantations
That black people were better suited to hard work and felt less pain when being abused
That slaveowners were benevolent and took good care of enslaved people
That enslaved people wanted to stay on the plantations once they were free (I highly recommend this letter a formerly enslaved person wrote to his enslaver)Links to an external site.
Douglass directly addresses many of these myths in his Narrative.