According to the biography in your textbook, Paul Laurence Dunbar wanted “to interpret my own people through song and story, and prove to the many that we are more human than African.”  The same argument could be made that Chopin and Gilman, both female, were attempting to prove that they were more human than woman.  From the assigned readings by Dunbar, Chopin and Gilman, choose works […]

Having a better understanding of the Gospels allows for a deeper, more personal connection with Jesus and God. I have always tried to put others before me, sometimes to the point of my own detriment. I am very much aware of what I do and how I present myself to the world. I learned early on that sometimes we are the only Bible that people […]

You are required to post items to the course online discussion forum that add value to the topic that is covered that week linking theory to real world examples. You will have three open discussion postings during the semester (Check syllabus calendar for when Open Discussion Postings will be due). •Find & Post (or post a link to) a concept of Rhetorical Public Address (photo, […]

Stories are everywhere.  they are the basis of our nightly new, our conversations at the dinner table or on the phone, and the articles we read in our local newspaper.  Children are immersed in stories just as we are, and this immersion is what helps even the very young become motivated to learn to read.  Section 7.2 of the course text discusses the importance of […]

The Response can be: _ A short report on an eligible cultural event, _ A written, critically aware discussion of a researched subject of interest, clearly related to interdisciplinary humanities, _ Your informed observations and critical comparison two or more works of art or fiction, or perspectives on a subject, theme, issue, or event (this is not the place to write a course overview).  – […]

 Several of the works we have read this semester focus on a relationship between two or more people (Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Bata and Anubis, Joseph and his brothers, Ruth and Naomi, Medea and Jason, Phaethon and his father, Orpheus and Eurydice, etc.). Choose two different works and write an essay that makes an argument aboutthe theme of relationships. Some questions to consider: What defines a […]

 Several of the works we have read this semester focus on a relationship between two or more people (Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Bata and Anubis, Joseph and his brothers, Ruth and Naomi, Medea and Jason, Phaethon and his father, Orpheus and Eurydice, etc.). Choose two different works and write an essay that makes an argument aboutthe theme of relationships. Some questions to consider: What defines a […]

 Several of the works we have read this semester focus on a relationship between two or more people (Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Bata and Anubis, Joseph and his brothers, Ruth and Naomi, Medea and Jason, Phaethon and his father, Orpheus and Eurydice, etc.). Choose two different works and write an essay that makes an argument aboutthe theme of relationships. Some questions to consider: What defines a […]

 Several of the works we have read this semester focus on a relationship between two or more people (Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Bata and Anubis, Joseph and his brothers, Ruth and Naomi, Medea and Jason, Phaethon and his father, Orpheus and Eurydice, etc.). Choose two different works and write an essay that makes an argument aboutthe theme of relationships. Some questions to consider: What defines a […]

 Several of the works we have read this semester focus on a relationship between two or more people (Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Bata and Anubis, Joseph and his brothers, Ruth and Naomi, Medea and Jason, Phaethon and his father, Orpheus and Eurydice, etc.). Choose two different works and write an essay that makes an argument aboutthe theme of relationships. Some questions to consider: What defines a […]