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In Henry James’s Daisy Miller, the author explores the behavior of his title character through the eyes of his character Winterbourne. Do you think he is correct in his views of her? Explain your position.

respond to one question from “The Cask of Amontillado” and one question from “The Things They Carried” Make sure you are using evidence from the story to support your points.  “The Cask of Amontillado” Why does Montresor wait 50 years to talk of the murder? How might the story differ if it was told the morning after burying Fortunato? How would the story have been different if it was told in the third person? Do you think you are sympathetic to Montresor since it was in the first person? “The Things They Carried” What is the purpose of the long paragraphs? What is the purpose of the short paragraphs? “They used a hard vocabulary to contain the terrible softness” (para. 68). What does this mean? How does it affect the story and your perception of the characters in the story? The cask ofAmontillado: https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_cask_of_amontillado.pdf The Things They Carried : https://www.sfponline.org/Uploads/372/OBrien%20Story.pdf

Summarize and analyze the rhetorical strategies, assumptions, and logic of the following text about vampires “Visum et Repertum” – a report filed c.1732 by Johannes Fluchinger (i’ll be uploading the text in the files) After summarizing the text make sure you cover the follow in the paper – How would you assess the author’s rhetorical choices (e.g. ethos, logos, and/or pathos)? – What assumption(s) do you see included in this text, if any? – What kinds of logic (including, possibly, fallacious logic) do you see the author use or attempt to use (deduction, induction, and/or logical fallacies)? Please explain your reasoning. Each body paragraph should include at least one quote each from “Visum et Repertum”. Refrain from focusing much on your opinions or response to the text.

After reading TSIS 480-98 and 505-523, please answer BOTH of the following questions (one paragraph each, or more): 1. What do you think is Cadwalladr’s most important criticism of Google (480-498)? Do you agree? Why, or why not? 2. According to Turkle (505-523), what are the emotional differences and effects of texting versus speaking on the phone? What are the pros and cons of each method, as regards the way we handle our emotions? Where do you yourself stand on this issue?

The Critical Reading Paper is an analysis of a literary text that should include: a) an informative title (including the name of the literary text being analyzed); b) a thesis paragraph (usually the first paragraph of the paper); c) an incisive and original thesis (usually expressed in the final one or more sentences of the thesis paragraph); d) a convincing and tightly organized discussion of the evidence you have found to support the thesis, drawn directly from the language of the text you’re analyzing; e) a successful integration of evidence into your paper, according to standard practices (see the MLA Handbook or consult with me); and f) a brief conclusion that formulates the larger implications of the paper’s argument (not covered to that point in the paper) and gestures toward further issues that could not be addressed in the current project but that would build directly off your paper’s insightful argument. (In general, conclusions should not merely reiterate what the paper has already successfully demonstrated.) The paper should be free of grammatical mistakes and typographical errors; and it should be written in a formal, yet natural-sounding, voice. For this paper, investigate the following topic: Re-read carefully the descriptions in the “General Prologue” of the Miller, the Wife of Bath, and the Pardoner. Drawing on a combination of two or more descriptions, prologues, or tales, discuss how one of these pilgrims implicitly contradicts, exposes the flaws of, meaningfully informs, re-contextualizes, or otherwise corresponds with one of the other three pilgrims, over the course of their journey to Canterbury. As part of the process of conceiving your thesis, you may wish to think through one or more of the following questions: What is the relationship between community and conflict? How do stories soften or disguise social arguments? Can one be attacked without being harmed, or without realizing the attack has taken place? How is the social fabric tested and re-tested by storytelling? [These questions are here to help you formulate an argument, but you are free to ignore them and pursue your own sets of questions, too.]

write two paragraphs about Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck and “Mindfulness in higher education” by Mirabi Bush. The prompt : Do u believe that the thoughts u hold about yourself affect your life? Begin ur Reading response with a quotation. The quotation must be located underneath a title created from your imagination. Throughout your RR, u will explain the quotation without explicitly referring to it. Remember, it is Dweck or Bush u are responding to not the quotation. A successful RR will have: 1. Heading on the left side of the page w your name, course #, instructor’s name, assignment and date. 2. Double spaced 3. An original title that you create 4. The paragraphs which clearly respond to Mindset: “The new psychology of success”by Carol Dweck and Mindfulness in higher education by Mirabi Bush. 5. All RR must begin with a quotation. This must appear underneath the original title of ur RR. It is the only time u will italicize a quotation in ur RR. 6. USE MLA FORMAT, minimum of 2 paragraphs, double-spaced, and have a 12pt font, Times new roman, Arial or Calibri. And 1’inch margin

Present an Aristotelian account of truthfulness as a virtue. Aristotle discusses truthfulness in NE IV.7 (pp. 76-77). In addition, you should also draw on what Aristotle says about virtue in general and about other virtues in particular. Cite specific passages in support of your account. The paper should address the question: Does behaving virtuously in regard to telling the truth depend on the possession of other virtues? The book and paper instructions are linked! You can do either one.. this one looked easiest

Discussion assignment: Here are two topics .Please write 200 words for each topic Meno_Discussion At the end of the Meno (around 100b) Socrates says that if Meno can convince Anytus of the things they have concluded in the dialogue he will provide a benefit to the Athenians. Given the background of the Apology what do you think Socrates means by this. What is the overall topic of the Meno? and how is it relevant to the Athenians or to us for that matter? _Phaedo_Discussion In the Phaedo Socrates is preparing for his death and consoling his friends that death is not a bad thing. There are echoes of the end of the Apology here. Much of the dialogue deals with arguments for the survival of the soul after death. We have already seen in the Meno the famous argument for the pre-existence of the soul to explain the puzzle of learning (cf Meno 81e ff); Aristotle in his Posterior Analytics (76a ff) will provide another solution to this puzzle that doesn’t require the preexistence of the soul. My question here regards Plato’s general conception of the body in the the Phaedo. He famously states that the proper aim of philosophy is the practice of dying and death (64a). He goes on to claim that only the philosopher (lover of wisdom) can have genuine virtues; non-philosophers overcome fear by greater fears and overcome desires by stronger desires (69a-c); virtues require knowledge and only the philosopher has real knowledge so only the philosopher can actually be virtuous. What is Plato’s underlying attitude towards the body in this dialogue as you see it? What essentially is the human being for Plato as you can gather from this dialogue? is he correct in this? why or why not? (address any or all of the above in your posting and end your posting with a question of your own).

Starting this week, we will be working with another classmate for Assignment #5 below. I will be pairing everyone up and will be asking everyone to work with each other for the next week or so. Everyone will soon receive an email regarding who their partner will be. Please look out for that. Assignment #5 will be due Tuesday, October 20th at 9am in your BE-102 Google Doc. Please see instructions below: Assignment #5: Sharing Compassion with a Classmate (Approx. 1 week long) In this assignment and activity, you will be paired up with a student in our ALP class. I will give you instructions on how to share your work with me and give you specific guidance with how I want you to conduct your collaborative work with your partner. You will be kindly asked to present a 1,000-word reflection on your work with your partner. That is, I am hoping that this assignment will be about 2 pages, double-spaced, or approximately 1000 words. Your reflection should be focused, and somewhat organized. Remember to follow any style and/or format for this assignment just as I’ve noted in previous assignments. This is a good time to review, reflect and think about the work you’ve created and compiled on the idea of compassion.  Directions: When you meet with your classmate online, please have a discussion with them on your work over the past few days and/or weeks on compassion. Each of you should spend a minimum of 20-30 minutes sharing your thoughts and ideas. This includes each of you asking questions related to compassion, as well as any of the work both of you have been doing over the past few weeks. Most importantly, please be encouraging and open-minded. Here are some things you should include in your reflection on working with your partner: What is something significant you learned about your classmate? This can relate to the topic of compassion and/or any related topic. How does your classmate’s idea, notion or definition of compassion compare to yours? What are some things your classmate worked on and thought about for the previous assignments on compassion? How does your classmate define compassion and who are some people in their lives that embody this term? What are specific questions you asked your classmate? Share them as you asked them word-for-word. What is something surprising you learned about your classmate?  What is a strength or unique trait they possess? What is something you forgot to ask your classmate that you may want to ask them for a follow-up interview? If you could sum up your work with your classmate, what are 5 words you would use to describe it? What were some of the biggest rewards and/or challenges from working on this assignment with your classmate? *Please do not feel obligated to ask these questions in the order that they are shown – feel free to pick and choose which ones you want to use. The list is just a guide to get you started on the right path. You are more than welcome to create your own questions as long as they are appropriate and professional. Tips:  Here are some general tips to keep in mind while working with your classmate. This may slightly vary depending on how you will be communicating and working with them: Agree on how, when and in what manner both of you will be working together and do let me know if there are any obstacles in the way. Like all other practices, interviewing is a unique skill that needs practice, patience and thoughtfulness. Any information is useful information. Sometimes the most basic information can be the most helpful Be professional and serious – You are responsible for creating the narrative of the person you are interviewing. Be patient and organized. Take plenty of notes! Let the interviewee steer you to the new information – don’t force a question, or topic if the interviewee is not there yet. Ask more open-ended questions only until you have established a rapport with your interviewee. Stay away from “Why…?” or “How…?” or leading questions (e.g., do you like Pepsi or Coke? Batman or Robin?) and try your best to withhold judgement. Be open-minded. If you’d like to record any conversation or chat, please get each other’s permission first.

For this assignment, I want you to put on your creative thinking hat. Imagine that your are a movie producer or a screenwriter. A major Hollywood studio (or a streaming service like Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Prime) has approached you and given you the green light to write and produce either a historical movie or a historical television series. This isn’t going to be a documentary, but rather a movie or series. The only requirements are that the events in your movie/series or the person your movie/series is about has to have either lived or the event has to have taken place prior to 1990. It can be something from US History or World History.1. What event or person did you choose and why?  2. Will you be making a movie or a television/streaming series? Tell me what format you’ll choose but also tell me why you think it is better than the other format.  3. How will you go about conducting the research to ensure that your movie/series is accurate. You also have to make it entertaining, so how will you decide how much liberty you will take with the facts.  4. Where will you film it? Will it be shot on location or in another place that looks like the actual place where the events happened.