For this assignment, you will write a 1-page compare and contrast paper on two of the authors from this week’s reading or video. Be sure to give equal weight to each author. You may include some background information on your authors, especially if their backgrounds impacted their subject matter. When writing about short stories, you do not want to simply restate the plot or events […]

Use the Contextual Redefinition chart with 15 words, and the sentences in which they are used, from the translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Your job is to discover their meanings in relation to the text provided. You will fill in the first two columns of your chart by asking yourself the four questions found on the lesson page. Then, you will use the dictionary […]

Electronic Life vs. Real Life The online environment opens up a world of possibilities for people to lead a “second life.” They might use a social networking site such as Facebook or LinkedIn, post on a political message board, go to a sports chat room, or participate in a role-playing game like World of Warcraft. People have the opportunity to create their own online identities, which […]

Reviews for movies are readily available through newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other print sources. Metacritic.com provides full reviews for a multitude of movies. Find a review for a film, preferably one that you have seen.  According to the distinctions made in Chapter Ten, how is the reviewer approaching the film. To what degree does the review acknowledge the public perception of the film? What evidence […]

POSITION PAPER #2Music 227 Instructions For your second position paper, please to compose a response to one of the prompts below, which tie together some of the themes and some of the readings from the last few weeks of class. This essay should be between 750-1000 words. Papers should be double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 point font. When quoting from the readings, please indicate […]

The Week 7 assignment is a research paper on a topic you select using any topic presented in your primary textbook, Intimate Relationships. Please note that your paper must conform to APA guidelines for research papers. This means that you should pick a topic that will allow you to gather enough references; a minimum of five scholarly source references are required for this assignment. Your paper […]

The purpose of this assignment is to introduce (or re-introduce) you to some of the tools needed for basic research in film studies.  You will have to use online databases available through Oviatt Library, such as ProQuest Newstand, LexisNexis, Ebscohost, Gale Virtual Reference Library, JStor, Project Muse and online encyclopedias.   You should also be familiar with the Internet Movie Database, Metacritic and Findarticles.com.  Any […]

Journal Two: Identifying Conflict in Two TextsRead About Journals in ENG125: Introduction to Literature for more information about the purpose and expectations for journals. This week, you continue writing your journal entries. This journal entry is designed to help you document ideas about conflicts in literature, which will contribute to the information required for the Week Three Draft and the Week Five Literary Analysis. Recognizing conflict is […]

 Poetry is a literary form that can offer readers a different experience based on whether the poem is read silently, read aloud, or simply listened to when read by someone else. For example, you might hear a certain rhythm or change of pace that you might not catch when simply reading the poem silently to yourself. For this week’s discussion, you will read and listen […]

Historical Perspective EssayInstructionsHistorical and Contemporary Perspectives Essay (15 points)? due at the end of Week 4 You will be required to submit a well-written 2-4 page essay (not including title page or references) on the specific topic in aging you identified at the end of Week 1. The purpose of this paper is to link historical and demographic trends to contemporary issues in gerontology. Your […]