Literature

 In 2-3 pages final reflection essay and for this week, you’ll consider LeGuin, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”  and ways it has prepared you to live a life of leadership and influence in the world.  We reflect to understand who we uniquely are (Composing A Life) and to grasp the critical questions of purpose and meaning, both individually and collectively (Searching For Truths).  The results of our reflection form the basis for our life’s work,  This is the ‘doing’ of life, Working for Community and Justice. As we reflect this week, consider: from the fourth-century monk and mystic John Cassian:  “Nothing is ours except one thing, which is possessed by the heart, which clings to the soul, and which can never be taken away by anyone.” What is your one thing? Knowing that, how will you use it for others in your one, precious life? Critical Thinking Questions (to guide your reading and reflection) In “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” the only people presented as taking any kind of social action are the ones who simply walk away.  Is there value in not participating in social injustice?  What other types of social action could result in solving the problem of the child’s suffering? For more information on LeGuin read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin

? Instructions Choose only ONE of the following options and write a post that agrees OR disagrees with the assertion. Cite specific scenes and/or use specific quotes from the novel to support your position. Your answer should be written in no fewer than 200 words. When you are done posting your response, reply to at least one classmate in no fewer than 75 words. Although the novel is titled Sula, the real protagonist is Nel because she is the one who is transformed by the end. OR While the community ostracizes Sula, it is subconsciously grateful for her presence. For more information on Sula read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sula

Of Mice and Men  Theme Final For this assignment, you will need to examine the plot and characters of Of Mice and Men to extract a theme. A theme is a complete sentence of topic and opinion, a judgment about life. Themes should be complex and not obvious statements. In a short essay, you will introduce your theme and support it with evidence from the novel. Necessary components: Introduction Discuss history context  Introduce the novel Introduce theme (CLAIM) Body Each paragraph focused on claim Separate ideas into paragraphs Conclusion Summary of the claim and support Implications for how we live You will need: 4+ substantial quotations Correct punctuation Paragraphs  To help arrive at the theme, complete the graphic organizer: Topic: Responsibility (Examples: oppression (racism/sexism), workers, friendship, responsibility, loneliness  1. Which characters exhibit this topic? George,  Candy 2. How is the topic being demonstrated? George is responsible for Lennie Candy – the dog. Slim is responsible for the ranch and its workers 2a. Quotation that shows how a character acts, thinks or feels about the topic “An’ whatta I got…I got you!  You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get.  Jus’ keep me shovin’ all over the country all the time.  An’ that ain’t the worst.  You get in trouble.  You do bad things and I got to get you out…you keep me in hot water all the time”. 3. Incorporating all the above ideas together, what is being said about the topic? 1 Complete sentence. This will be your theme In Of Mice and Men, the theme of responsibility keeps men from unraveling is shown through George, Candy, and Slim. For more information on Of Mice and Men read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Mice_and_Men

Topic/instructions: Write a short journal essay of 350 – 400 words.  This journal is due by no later than 11:30 pm on Sunday, 12/13.  Consider the video with Marcus du Sautoy that we saw in class on 12/8.  To see it again, here’s the link: https://vimeo.com/106089707 After watching the video and thinking about what we have learned about free will and determinism, are you more convinced that determinism (about human nature) is true?  Or do you think that determinism is not true, and that we have real free will?  Be sure to explain your position!  As you write your journal, it might be a good idea to think about incorporating the idea of compatibilism, and/or perhaps some ideas from the Sartre material that we have discussed. Making references: If you make specific references, then just make an in-text, parenthetical page reference, such as: (Solomon, 201). Submitting your journal here on Blackboard: First click on where is says ‘Journal 5’ above.   After this, scroll down to  ‘Assignment Submission’, and click on where it says ‘Write Submission.’  A text box pops up, and then you either type your journal directly in space or copy/paste your journal into space.   After putting your journal in that text space, you can either click on ‘Save as Draft’, or ‘Submit.’  If you click on ‘Save as Draft’, it means you have saved a draft of your journal in that space on Blackboard – you can come back to Blackboard later and continue to work on it.  Also, do note that I cannot see the journal when you have clicked on ‘Save as Draft.’  If you put your journal in the text space and then click on ‘Submit,’ then the journal is submitted to me, and I can see it.   I would like you to put your journal directly into space as described in the preceding paragraphs.  Also, do not email your journal to me.  For more information on Journal Essay read this:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essay 

You will write a poetry essay exploring the conflict and ambiguity in the four groups of poetry you read in this module. The poetry selections in this module reflect conflict and ambiguity concerning themes that may be interpreted as both positive and negative elements. Construct a well-written essay that analyzes the author’s purpose and rhetorical stance and develops your own interpretation of the poems. Reference each poem in your essay. Remember, you must include both the author’s purpose as well as your personal response in your essay. Note: Rhetorical stance is a language that conveys a speaker’s attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject.   Complete the following four sections of the poetry essay: Part 1: Poems by William Blake – Analyze the author’s purpose and rhetorical stance and develop your own interpretation of the poems. Remember, you must include both the author’s purpose as well as your personal response in your essay.  Part 2: Poems by Richard Crashaw – Analyze the author’s purpose and rhetorical stance and develop your own interpretation of the poems. Remember, you must include both the author’s purpose as well as your personal response in your essay.  Part 3: Poem by Robert Frost – Analyze the author’s purpose and rhetorical stance and develop your own interpretation of the poems. Remember, you must include both the author’s purpose as well as your personal response in your essay.  Part 4: Poem by Thomas Hardy – Analyze the author’s purpose and rhetorical stance and develop your own interpretation of the poems. Remember, you must include both the author’s purpose as well as your personal response in your essay Criteria for This Assignment Length and Formatting Requirements Five to six pages, double spaced Time New Roman, 12-point font Works Cited page In-text citations Divide your essay into four parts, each representing one of the four poetry elections Content Requirements Analyze the author’s purpose and rhetorical stance. Develop your argument for your interpretation logically and cohesively. Address all four parts of this essay.  For more information on Poems read this:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry

Summarizing a Written Rhetorical Text Purpose of the assignment: To summarize an op-ed or argumentative article. Procedure: Choose a well-established news source. Select an op-ed piece or argumentative article from within the last eight weeks.  Important: Do not select a straight news article or one that appears mostly informative. (How do you tell the difference? See below.) You will be analyzing the argument of the article you selected in Week 3. Write a 150- to 250-word summary of the article. Your summary should include an overview of the article’s purpose and enough information that someone who has not read the article would have a clear and concise understanding of what the piece is about. You will have to make some choices about what reasons, details, and examples to include in your summary. However, your goal is to represent the gist of the article as clearly and accurately as possible. Do not include your opinion of the article or its topic. Do not editorialize (“This is a well-written article”). Your summary must adhere to the following guidelines: ·  Introduce the source by title and author within the first few sentences of your summary. ·  Include a few direct quotations. ·  All quotations and paraphrases must be cited in APA Style. ·  Write in the third person. Do not refer to yourself in the summary. ·  Include an APA-Style References page. ·  Proofread carefully so your summary contains few or no mechanical errors. Format:  One paragraph (two, at most), with an introduction, body, and conclusion. Format the assignment in APA Style: one-inch margins, page numbers at the top right, and title page. See the Sample APA Paper in the Guides to Writing, Research, and APA Style: https://content.grantham.edu/academics/01_Instructional_Designers/KeepingScore_APA_Example.pdf Submitting the assignment: Attach your essay as a single file Word document or .pdf file and submit to the W2 assignment dropbox. Is it News or is it an Argument? A common mistake students make in this assignment is selecting a news article to summarize instead of an argument or opinion piece. It’s important to distinguish between two types of writing: informative and argument. Even if an article addresses a controversial topic, such as gun control, the author may not take a position. He or she may be reporting on recent developments of a particular piece of legislation or on what a political figure has said. In general, an article in a news source does one or the other–report or argue–not both. How do you tell the difference between arguing and reporting? Sometimes the title of the article can give away the author’s claim. One article selected by a student for this assignment contains this title: “Health Care is a Human Right. It’s Time for a Public Option” (Schneider, 2019). That’s a clear statement of the author’s point of view. Another way is to look for a thesis statement—one or two sentences that clearly express a point of view. At the end of the same article, we find these words: “A public option will bolster competition, help control skyrocketing costs, and give patients more choices. It is time for action.” (Schneider, 2019, para. 7). These sentences crystallize the point of view—what the author is trying to convince you, the reader, to agree with. (Usually, a thesis statement is found at the end of the introduction, but sometimes it can be found later. In most essays, however, the conclusion reaffirms the author’s main point.) If you have trouble finding the author’s point of view—or if positions are expressed solely by people interviewed in the article (not by the author)—you probably have a news report instead of an argument. References: Schneider, B. (2019, August 22). Health care is a human right. It’s time for a public option. The Daily Herald. Retrieved from https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190822/health-care-is-a-human-right-its-time-for-a-public-option

Write an article about the impact of game art on the game. The theme I chose is the impact of Ray tracing on the game because this is the latest game technology. He changed the picture of the game. Request reference https://www.gamasutra.com/static2/blogsubmissions.html At least 1500 words. Original and punctual For more information on Game Essay read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game

Compose a thoughtful and original essay of 4-6 pages. Quote liberally the assigned texts, but build the argument with your own language and opinion, establishing a provocative thesis, proceeding with colorful commentary, and concluding with an unmistakable takeaway. John Leland titled his book Why Kerouac Matters. You will be setting out to prove why, in conjunction, Kerouac and Rechy matter. Hypothesis: On the Road purports to be a narrative of American freedom, but it is really a narrative of repressed male fantasy, whereas the City of Night purports to be a narrative of repressed male fantasy that is really a narrative of American freedom.  Prove by citing key examples from each book. Rephrase the hypothesis in your own language.  Touch base on the importance of the Beat Generation and shift in American literature.   Turnitin report must be provided with completed writing, with no less than 15% match.  For more information on Hypothesis read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis

 Summarize the characteristics of the approach of the research article you chose during your literature search. Summarize the research article, including the citation and sufficient information for your classmates and Instructor to locate the article. Present a short critique of that article based on the “R8360 Guidelines for Reading and Evaluating Qualitative Research Articles For more information on Research Article read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Article

Your instructor will send you the first draft submitted by one of your peers through the classroom email system. Copy edit the other student’s paper using copyediting marks or the Track Changes editing function in Microsoft Wor Provide feedback related to the key problems in scientific writing and relevance as described in Lecture 4.This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment. For more information on Peer Editing read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_review