Deirdre McCloskey’s essay, “The Core of Liberty is Economic Liberty” asserts that, “economic liberty does not corrupt us, but rather makes us rather virtuous as well as very rich. It enriches in both senses, material and spiritual.” Do you agree with McCloskey when she says that economic liberty can enrich us in a spiritual way? Support your response with evidence from the three authors you’ve […]

Discuss the story that you saw. What happened? Could you follow the basic story? Did the performers make what was happening clear to the audience? What was your basic reaction the piece? Funny? Sad? Emotional? Etc?  What was the main conflict? Was it resolved?  Did the performers create believable characters? Were they convincing in their portrayal? What did you expect? Was the result less than […]

350-500 words answer all questions in paragraph form Film Review Guidelines for Our Disappeared  Written, directed, and narrated by Juan Mandelbaum Films, whether fiction or non-fiction, help create imagery in our minds and bring to life the subject matter. Within that imagery, the filmmaker’s perspectives on society, culture, politics, morality, ethics, religion and more are presented. As the viewer, we watch not only for entertainment […]

Beginning next week, we will be focusing on a variety of Enlightenment Age philosophy.  As one of the earliest playwrights of the period, it is fitting that we focus on the ways that he incorporated various aspects of Enlightenment thought into his most famous drama Tartuffe((1669).  Having read the play, refer to your notes and to the variety of information posted on Bb to draft […]

   Required readings: Flannery O’Connor: Author Bio Flannery O’Connor: “Good Country People” Tim O’Brien: from “Going After Cacciato”- chapter 31 “Night March” Joyce Carol Oates: Author Bio Joyce Carol Oates: from “Blonde” Theodore Roethke: “My Papa’s Waltz” Answer should be based on the reading requirements of the week mentioned above. Part One: Several of our works this week portray significant or complex relationships between characters. […]

  Instructions Outcomes Students will… summarize course content synthesize course content into questions evaluate different possible responses to questions about course content evaluate the relative importance of different pieces of course content to the content as a whole Introduction One of the most interesting things I learned when I became a teacher, is that teaching something is a great way to really learn something. The […]

For this assignment, choose a piece of public art in Chicago. The  work of art that you select can be a painting, mural, sculpture,  drawing, building statue – anything, so long as it is available for the  public to see. You may choose something displayed in a museum, or  something that is outdoors. If you are at a loss for what to choose, here is […]

Objectives Evaluate various approaches to art  Summarize various approaches to art  Synthesize various approaches to art with different types of discussions about art Instructions 1. Choose  one “approach” to art and describe it. What is important, or  meaningful, about an artwork for someone using this approach? What would  someone using this approach look for? What kind of research would they  do?  2. Evaluate  your chosen […]

Essay #4: Drama 100 Points Due: 7/27/19 Pacific Standard time  *Before beginning this assignment, make sure you have read the section “Writing About Dramatic Structure” (pp. 631-674). This includes the play Antigone.  Read Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie (p. 677).   In an essay of no less than four (4) full pages, write an analysis of this play, responding to the following short, critical essays in the […]

  I have chosen to analyze the poems “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Thing in the Forest” by A. S. Byatt, and “A Wall of Fire Rising” by Edwidge Danticat. Each one of these poems uses symbolism in some sort of way. For example, the birthmark in “The Birthmark”, the forest in “The Thing in the Forest”, and the hot air balloon in “A Wall of […]