Write a 2-page literary analysis of one of the short stories from the assigned readings for Module 02, explaining how the author used characteristics of modernist literature or dystopian elements to create the dominant theme of the short story. You should include two of the terms used in your Module 02 literary terms exercise, and highlight the unique elements utilized in either modernist or dystopian […]

 Part 1: From Frederick Douglass’ “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave,” what pro-slavery arguments of its proponents does Douglass refer to or hint at in his narrative?  How does he counter the various pro-slavery arguments? Provide quotes and cites to support your assertions.   Part 2: What themes (messages, lessons, ideas, or concepts) or motifs (recurrent thematic elements in the work) did […]

Develop a 8- to 10- page, typed, double-spaced essay focusing on the representation of Haiti, Haitian people, or the Haitian dyaspora.  PICK ONE ARGUMENT WITH ONE,  EVERYTHING INSIDE BOOK BELOW WILL BE PRIMARY SOURCE,  UTILIZE OTHER BOOKS PROVIDED AS SECONDARY SOURCES 8-10 PAGES LONG CITATIONS AND REFERENCES PLEASE UTILIZE ALL THE INFORMATION PROVIDED Examine how your chosen text explores what it means to be of […]

For this paper choose two mythological narratives that we have examined so far in this course, or that you are otherwise personally familiar with. The two myths that you choose should have one or more elements in common, possibly including (but not limited to): Overarching story (e.g., creation, flood) or story elements (e.g., descent into the underworld, establishment of divine rulership, rapture of mortals by […]

   You have only one more reading, a Russian short story by Leo Tolstoy which should be a simple and pleasant task.  How Much Land Does a Man Need? should give you thought stimulation for a lifetime.  I will send you notes over the weekend, but I’d like you to draw your own conclusions and apply them to your own world. Final Writing  PLEASE NOTE […]

Please help me to write: Readings – Act 2, Scenes 1,2, and 3.  Reaction Paper:  Please read  Act II, Scene 1 . Before reading Act 2 and completing the writing assignments, read “Symbols and Metaphors in Fences”    Towards the end of Act II, Scene I, both Troy and Rose have monologues (a speech presented by a single character). Begin your analysis with Troy’s monologue that begins, “Rose, I […]

 Select a Topic Topic Bank (Choose only one topic.)  1. Deliver an elevator pitch that describes your professional background and experience for a potential employer during a job interview.  2. Present a significant event or decision in your life and describe how it impacted you.  3. Discuss your dream career or a potential business you intend to start following graduation.  4. Select an object that […]

According to the biography in your textbook, Paul Laurence Dunbar wanted “to interpret my own people through song and story, and prove to the many that we are more human than African.”  The same argument could be made that Chopin and Gilman, both female, were attempting to prove that they were more human than woman.  From the assigned readings, choose works from at least two […]

You are an opera composer. Choose a scene from a film you think would translate well into the operatic medium. Write your libretto, which should be a paraphrase of an important dialogue and accompanying dramatic event from the scene. Next, describe your answer to the following musical decisions: What part of the dialogue should be in recitative style, and what part should be in aria […]

  Your assignment is to report on TWO “cultural experience” visits you make during this term. You will hand in one during week 4 and the other during week 7. After each visit, write a 500-800 word report about the visit and what you learned. Instructions For your two reports, attend two different experiences in different areas of the humanities that we have studied in […]