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 […]

Assignment:  Write a critical review of a full-length children’s book—i.e., a novel.  The book should be a Newbery award winner—or be written by an author who has won the Newbery award.  (Other books may be appropriate.  Check with instructor if you have other ideas for a selection.)  The paper should be approximately 750 words in length.  It must be typed, double-spaced, and carefully proofread. Like the […]

Discuss the Industrial Revolution and its inventions/innovations as well as their cultural impact. As part of your essay include answers to the following questions. What was the Industrial Revolution? List and explain 2 major inventions/innovations from this time period. for each one explain what was it? Who invented it? What was its purpose/what did it do? What impact did the invention/innovation in question have on […]

What role has “race,”  “ethnicity,” and “pan-ethnicity” played in the lives of Asian Americans (and Pacific Islanders) and in perpetuating this notion that Asian Americans (and Pacific Islanders) are “perpetual foreigners.”  Provide at least two historical instances *and* two legal cases that illustrate and concretize the perpetual foreigner status of Asian Americans (& Pacific Islanders).    How have the assimilation and internal colonialism models helped […]

Please write a short reflection paper of at least 1300 words (12pt, double space, 1” margin, conformed to Turabian or to the style guide native to your major field of study) reflecting on one of the texts we have discussed in the class. Please avoid generic paper topics (i.e. “Plato’s Politics”) and strive to write a paper that explores the issue with significant narrowness, creativity […]

 The Frankenstein Application Essay  For this assignment you will write your Frankenstein1 application essay.  You are required to submit only your final draft for this assignment  though we encourage all students to take advantage of the additional  feedback a draft can provide. Use grader feedback, along with the course  lessons and your own ideas, to revise your optional draft prior to  submitting the required final […]

 We all dream of finding that mate that loves us just as much as we love them. I believe that the relationship between Rama and Sita, exemplifies that. From the first time they met, it seems as if it was destine to be, of all the suitors aiming for Sita’s heart, only one man qualified. The passage states that Rama is the only one who […]