Competency Assess the historical impact of art on modern culture, society, and the workplace. Instructions As a team leader in the Creative Department, you run bi-monthly strategy and brainstorming sessions with all agency employees. Your boss sat in on the last session and expressed mild disappointment in the general lack of groundbreaking innovation by the team (though you still managed to shine individually). Consequently, your […]

Your research and writing will focus solely on a specific issue raised by that author or, in the case of literature, an issue raised by a scholar who has studied the author you are reading.  Additionally, for literature, you do not need to focus solely on the stories or poems; you may, if you choose, focus on a social or other issue that is raised […]

Instructions This essay should be a 600-900 word essay focusing on the assigned readings from the course.  Use as evidence primarily passages from the text or texts that you discuss.  The essay should be in MLA, APA, or Chicago format (whichever you’re comfortable with). A reference page and in-text citations are required. Analytical essays should be focused on making a debatable claim about the text in question. Informational […]

Week 4 – Assignment Journal Three: Addressing Problems of Writing Your Literary Analysis Read About Journals in ENG125: Introduction to Literature for more information about the purpose and expectations for journals. As you move forward to reflect on the process of writing your Literary Analysis Draft in Week Three, watch the video Writing the Compare and Contrast Essay, which provides an overview of the writing process.  This may […]

 This needs to be APA and no wikipedia   You will be analyzing two short stories, “Battle Royal” (which is the first chapter in Ralph Ellison’s novel, Invisible Man) and “The Birthmark.” As you read, reflect on the ways each depicts characters that are deemed socially unacceptable because of their outward appearances. Please write a comparison/contrast essay of 1000 words or more discussing the questions […]

Imagine a scenario where you are the last surviving member of the human species and you find yourself on another planet. The people of the planet do not have performing or visual arts of any kind. Living on a planet without the arts is dull, so you have decided to explain what the arts, are and why they are important. Include a discussion of all […]

1.Anatomy of a Murder, Part 2, chs 8-14) Why does Parnell leave Polly alone at the trial and take a short trip? How does what Parnell accomplishes on this trip help Lt. Manion’s defense? What precisely did Parnell accomplish, and what problem does this solve for Polly’s defense of Lt. Manion—or at least give him the hope of solving?     2.Anatomy of a Murder, […]

Paper written on The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara  MLA style Introduction needs to have a small amount about the authors background, briefly sum up chosen work last sentence needs to be a thesis statement that mentions two reasons for liking the short story Example: I truly enjoyed Kate Chopin’s work, Story of an hour because of its vivid symbolism the excellent theme dealing with […]

One of the most important ways we can strengthen our relationships with others is to show our respect by actively listening. By the same token, when we feel heard, we also tend to feel respected. Thus, it is helpful to learn the essential skills of being a good listener, allowing us not only to listen actively, but also model that process to others and be […]

Read the following two articles before completing this journal entry: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-older-dad/201208/building-happy-life-five-ways-change-your-self-defeating-habits (Links to an external site.) & https://www.mindful.org/curb-self-defeating-habits/ (Links to an external site.)  You’re about to embark on an exciting journey into your inner world! There you can discover—and later revise—the invisible forces that have gotten you off course from your goals and dreams. Write about one of your self-defeating behavior patterns in the box […]