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1. What do the humanities mean to you?2. How have they personally impacted you in your life?To access and watch the video, click on this link: https://vimeo.com/68662447NO MORE than 300 WORDS

Read Chapter 8 Ordered LoveThis chapter focuses on the life of St. AugustineEssay to address the following:1. Apply Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems model to describe the factors that shaped George Eliot’s life and character development, making sure to include each of the five ecological systems to identify the factors that you feel shaped St. Augustine’s character.2. In your narrative, also integrate the ideas of Brooks, especially the U-Curve, pleasure and love, humility and self-confrontation can shape character.Note: Identify and describe how of how each system impacted Augustine’s life and helped shape character. Follow the same for the ideas of Brook. In addition, make sure to use examples from the text to illustrate your answer. For example, if a person’s parents (Microsystem) were strict and at times neglectful (U-Curve, austerity vs. love) provide an example from the individual’s life that illustrates and supports your answer. Describe how St. Augustine know of self (willingness to confront one’s limitations and build on one’s strengths) shaped his character.

This quiz is based on your reading of Chapter 10 in Everything’s An Argument, pp. 224-254. After or as you read this chapter answer the following questions. Write your responses directly into this document. Be sure to SAVE your document and POST it on Black Board by the due date.Questions: (10 points each)1. According to the author of this chapter what is the criteria of evaluation?2. Using the language “quantitative arguments” and “qualitative arguments” what is the distinction between hard evidence and constructed arguments?3. What must you already know to make developing an argument of evaluation a simple process?4. What three things must you pay close attention to when developing an evaluative argument?5. How does raising your criteria to a higher level of generality help your argument?6. Why should your criteria apply to broad topics?7. According to the authors what should follow strong and reasonably direct or implied claims?8. Why do you think the authors say, “More [relevant] evidence in an evaluation is better”?9. According to the authors how should evidence be presented?10. What should you not be afraid of if your evidence does not help build your initial argument?

Read and/or listen to Chapters 18-24 of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. What do you think is the theme or universal message of the novel? How does the ending of the novel fit into your understanding of the theme? Select a passage that supports your argument.Begin your post by properly quoting and citing the passage. Then, write a 300-word discussion on the information conveyed in the passage you selected, pointing to specific words or lines from the passage. End your post with a full MLA citation of the text.

After reading all assigned materials for week 2, respond with at least one thorough paragraph (7+ sentences) here with your answers to the below questions:Is it clear to you what rhetoric and the rhetorical situation mean? If so, describe them in your own words, and give an example of how you assess rhetorical situations in your daily life.How do you feel about 5-paragraph essays? Were you taught that style in the past, and do you still use it now?After you post, respond to at least two classmates: you can look for those you agree with and share your common points, or look for those with different views and offer your differing perspective. Your peer responses should also be at least one paragraph (5-6 sentences or more).

· Begin with an interesting fact, statistic, or anecdote to grab the reader’s attention.· Introduce the topic (give background/context) and show the audience why they should care about this topic.· Typically, people only write a proposal to solve a problem. As such, you will want to highlight a question or concern that you think your argumentative research essay would solve. Use your research here.· Also, who is your audience? You may need to know who you are writing for to emphasize the benefits your proposal would bring.2. Proposal· Include a statement of purpose. A purpose statement announces the purpose, focus, and direction of your argumentative research essay. Essentially, what can your audience expect? The statement of purpose should be a few sentences long. Common beginnings include: “My argumentative research essay will examine…,” “The argumentative research essay aims to…,” and “The purpose of the argumentative research essay is to… .”· Additionally, this section will contain your working thesis statement. The working thesis should include your topic, opinion, and three points within one sentence.3. Plan of Action· Highlight your qualifications for taking on the argumentative research project. What precisely, in your academic, professional, or personal career, has prepared you? Consider answering the following questions. What do you already know about your topic? Why is it important to you? Why have you taken such a stance?· Highlight where you will find your research and what information you have found.· In this section, provide at least one example of your research. Provide a quote that you might consider using in your essay and how it would support one of your points within your thesis. Remember, you may or may not use this quote in your writing later. It is just a starting point.· Anticipate potential problems you may run into while writing, such as your opponents’ strongest arguments or fallacies against your argument. Communicates to your audience that you’ve thought carefully about your proposal and potential stumbling blocks. How do you plan to get over these issues?4. Necessary Resource· What resources do you need to complete the argumentative research project? Time, space, motivation, food, a babysitter, eye witness, internet access, etc.?5. Preparations Made· Show the audience that you know what you are doing. What have you already done to prepare for the argumentative research project? The more prepared you look, the better your chances are to get the proposal approved by the instructor.6. Conclusion· Simple. State the goal(s) of your proposal or thesis statement. What do you want to change, fix, or understand? Everyone is going to have a unique desired outcome or result they wish to attain. Or you may talk about the benefit of your project to your audience or yourself. At this point, it is OK to sound repetitive -you are just making your purpose very clear.

Reflect on the ending of the novel. What surprised you? What didn’t? Who ended up being your favorite character? Your least favorite? Explain and rationalize with textual evidence.

mark any passages (2-5 lines or more) that you find interesting. Perhaps these passages exemplify Homer’s storytelling techniques or stylistic quirks. Or they deviate from the usual Homeric narrative model. In a blog post of 400-500 words, analyze the passage you’ve chosen by relating the details with broader themes in the work as a whole.

Select a quote from the short story you will be using for your fiction essay, and then write it here as if you were putting it into your paper. Remember, there are three things you need to do when incorporating a quote into an essay:1. Introduce it (with a small introductory phrase or by connecting it to the sentence before with a colon).2. Cite it (using an MLA in-text citation with the author’s last name and page # or just page #).3. Discuss its relevance. (A quote is just like a plot point–you must explain it’s significance to your reader.)

Death Penalty Should Be Abolished: Annotated Bibliography, Outline Of Essay, And First Draft Of EssayThese are the assignments and and their definition:Annotated bibliography:Sources that were actually used for the research of the essay.Outline:is a plan of your academic paper, where you structurize it and organize the main points into paragraphs so it would be easier for you to write an essay.First draft of essay: May include information that might not be used in the final draft of essay but that is fine. *Revisions will be made*