Readings:    Joseph Stiglitz, “Rent Seeking and the Making of an Unequal Society”  (New Humanities Reader) Franklin Foer, “Mark Zuckerberg’s War on Free Will” (linked on Sakai as  an excerpt from  World Without Mind) Prompt: Franklin Foer discusses how Facebook, through its use of algorithms that manipulate its  users in various ways, “outsources” independent thought and encourages what Foer  calls “mechanical thinking”.  Joseph Stiglitz outlines how […]

  Look at Henry David Thoreau’s “Resistance to Civil Government.”  He claims that it is not just our right as Americans, but it is also our duty to defy unjust laws.  This is a very American idea.  Part of the American identity involves intervening in the face of injustice.  Do you agree with this point?  What boundaries should exist to those interventions?  Support your claims […]

   Please choose two of the following three questions. The length of each essay should be about 1,500 words each. The deadline for the examination is noon, Tuesday, April 27.  Upload your essays to the turnitin by April 27, noon. Make sure to put your essays in a single file, as you can only upload one file.  In answering the following questions, please try to […]

3.4.5 Project: Who Are You in a Networked World? Project Media Literacy (S2318458)   Points possible: 50 Date: ____________         For this assignment, you’ll create the “ultimate profile” for an imagined social media website in which you express who you are and how you connect in a networked world. In your profile, include ways you use social media in a typical day, what media you […]

please use the following hypothetical scenario to answer the following 5 question. Each question is worth 20 points fogh she felt that she was eminently qualified for the position, she also was growing tired of a certain good old boy culture at the plant. For r a total of 100 points. When complete upload your document to the drdropbox below.    Scenario Janet Johnson, an […]

   Reflection Essay Instructions We started this course by considering that everyone is a theologian because everyone has thoughts about God. You considered how you form your thoughts of who God is and what God does. In Module/Week 1, you reflected on your experience with theology and your study of theology in the past. For this module/week, you will write a 600-word essay answering the […]

Please answer original forum with a minimum of 400 words Please Respond to both students on separate pages with a minimum of 200 words  please follow directions or I will dispute  This week’s readings Video: Post-Modernism Flannery O’Connor: Author Bio Flannery O’Connor: “Good Country People” Tim O’Brien: Author interview Tim O’Brien: from “Going After Cacciato” Joyce Carol Oates: Author Bio Joyce Carol Oates: from “Blonde” […]

Need discussion question completed tonight. Literary Techniques and Their Connection to Conflict in Literature Read the required materials and review the handout Plot, Theme, andConflict. All stories have a theme that forms the plot. Also, literaryelements and techniques contribute to creating and highlighting the theme.In this discussion you will: Choose a story from the textbook. -* 6.3 Hills Like White Elephants*Describe the core conflict represented in […]

Answer any ONE of the questions listed below in 2–3 pages (double spaced).  The questions are keyed to different sections of the reading, with the idea that each question is raised most centrally in a certain section. However, you can and should use material from anywhere in the text where it’s relevant to the answer. Because this is an exam rather than a paper, I […]

  Provide detailed evidence, including excerpts from the literary text. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the themes, genres, cultures, time periods, and texts that are this week’s focus. Apply APA style guidelines to the source material. By the end of week, review and comment on at least two of your classmates’ answers. Your responses should be substantive, which means that you should provide a significant […]