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 […]

Answer ONE of the following questions , writing roughly 3 1/2-5 pages for your answer.  Your submissions should be 12pt font double spaced.  Use both of your textbooks (as well as any files/lectures provided on Canvas) to answer the question (if you are using any other outside sources, make sure that they are academic/peer-reviewed ones).  Use your own words, and make sure to cite your […]

Who can do a 3-page Interpretation paper concerning social, political, and cultural information about the early 19th century? The paper is on “The Oral Tradition.” In your own words, explain ways in which the poems, rhymes, songs, and narratives contribute to the body of African-American literature? Identify features of orality. Conclude with the most surprising or disturbing fact you have learned. In other words, what […]

 Basic Essay Requirements: – Submit to TurnItIn.com – 3 to 5 pages plus a Works Cited page – Times New Roman 12 Point Font – MLA formatting throughout the essay – Take an argumentative position with a well-developed thesis statement. – In every body paragraph, include of at least one direct quotation from the literary work. – Analysis and explication of those direct quotations is […]

All of you are making a good attempt at directly addressing the material. For next week, I would like to see all of you work at explaining what the ideas mean to you. You are all doing a great job of pulling key concepts from the reading and then summarizing them. Now, take the next step. End every paragraph with “What this means to me […]

In at least 200 words, discuss a passage or theme from “The Imaginary Orient” by Nochlin that you consider significant. You can choose a specific statement or argument the author makes, an image she analyzes, or engage with her overall thesis more broadly. Explain why the theme you select to discuss is important to you and why you agree or disagree with the author. Basically, […]

Barbara schedules a meeting with a core group of clinic  managers. The purpose of the meeting is to review the strategic plan and to  gather additional feedback from the managers. Barbara is aware of the  importance of diversity within the organization. Diversity and inclusion is  particularly important because of the population served by UCCO facilities.  However, she realizes during the meeting that there may be […]

What are some ethical challenges presented by contemporary uses of online technologies to communicate, interact, and engage in social activities? Web 2.0 and the evolving social dimension of computing has brought about a paradigm shift in many individuals’ experience of technology use. The ability to connect, communicate, and collaborate with others through the affordances of technology continues to influence and shape our attitude and motivation […]

 For this week’s forum I have decided to speak on Don Quixote‘s character and how I feel about him. As I read through the story, for one the makeup of the way the story was written made it hard to follow until I noticed how they began to describe him. As a character, my initial analysis of him was that of an insane man who suffered […]

   After you have read “Hills Like White Elephants” and the “Critical Approaches” chapter from your textbook, select a lens that you think most illuminates what you see to be the central issues in the story. In other words, do you think that Hemingway does something particularly interesting with a literary element within the story? You might write from one of the lenses that places an […]