- Choose a mystery, something without an answer, but plenty of room for conjecture. This can even be a mystery within a work of fiction such as an unresolved plot line in a series.
- Explore what is known about the mystery, such as when it first began to be investigated, what speculation has been made about it so far, information related to the region where the mystery is based, etc.
- Present a hypothesis of your own about the mystery. What are you basing your conjectures on? Try to present your own theory rather than repeating the theories already surrounding the mystery.
- At least 1,250 words, and this does not include the Header, Title, or Work Cited Page
- As grammatically and mechanically correct as possible.
- Accompanied by a properly formatted Work Cited Page that includes at least three Peer-Reviewed sources
- While a specific number of quotes are not required, each source should be used effectively.
Category: English
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Textual Analysis of a Mystery
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Bible
see attachmentsAttached Files (PDF/DOCX): Bible Study Project Part 2 Correlation and Application Worksheet.docx, Bible Study Project Part 2 Correlation and Application Example.docx, Bible Study Project Assignment Instructions.docx
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Main Topic: The Issue with Housing Affordability in South Ca…
The Issue of Modern Housing Costs in South Carolina
] 1200 word count, works cited not included
[ ] local community issue, national data allowed
[ ] must argue a solution
[ ] scholarly tone
[ ] thesis needs two sides (counter-argument)
[ ] include signal phrases for quotes
[ ] evidence needs to appeal to logos
[ ] nothing personal (I, me, you, we…)
[ ] must be done in Word
Claim: South Carolina’s housing affordability is affecting low-income families significantly.
Thesis Statement: Homes in South Carolina are too difficult to afford, and their pricing must be reduced, or the minimum wage must be raised.
Solution: Reduce the price of housing and rent costs or increase the wage for low-income workers.
Sources Used:
https://www.builderspatch.com/housingcount/us-states/south-carolina
https://www.expertrealestateteam.com/blog/breaking-down-housing-affordability-south-carolina/
https://www.epi.org/publication/ib341-raising-federal-minimum-wage/
Sources Found: https://schousing.sc.gov/homebuyers/made-it-home
https://www.realtor.com/advice/hyperlocal/south-carolina-housing-construction-homebuilding-affordabilit/
https://www.builderspatch.com/housingcount/us-states/south-carolina
https://www.expertrealestateteam.com/blog/breaking-down-housing-affordability-south-carolina/
https://nlihc.org/housing-needs-by-state/south-carolina
https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2026-02-12/the-pace-of-development-and-affordable-housing-in-south-carolina-is-fast-its-also-uneven
https://www.epi.org/publication/ib341-raising-federal-minimum-wage/
[ ] Annotated Bibliography with 5 sources (4 used, 1 unused) answering the 5 questions each
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Essay 1 Literary Analysis
Using the APA Format, students write a 1,200-1,500-word Literary Analysis on a work of literature. They must quote from the work, do in-text citations, and References correctly according to the APA Format. they must identify the protagonist, the antagonist, the round and flat characters, the theme, the plot, the setting, etc., of the work, and whether the work is relevant to events happening in the world today.
-Must Be written in complete sentence
-Plagarism must be under 1%
-Add in text citation and references
-Bachelor’s level work
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Literary Analysis- Reader Response Criticism and The Writer…
For this assignment, the method of analysis I want to focus on is Reader Response Criticism. The chapter on reader response (book) is attached. Please read Chapter 3, creating the text. My discussion post, which was my thoughts and reactions while reading the poem, will be included as they are significant in writing this essay, as well as two of my classmates. The assignment directions are also attached to the post. Please do NOT use AI, and an AI and plagiarism checker will be required. This is a developmental draft, so 1000 words. This paper must be Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, and must be in MLA format.
The Writer link
I WILL SEND DISCUSSION POSTS MINES AND MY CLASSMATES WHEN THE QUESTION IS ASSIGNED
Requirements: 1000
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Literary Analysis- Reader Response Criticism and The Writer…
For this assignment, the method of analysis I want to focus on is Reader Response Criticism. The chapter on reader response (book) is attached. Please read Chapter 3, creating the text. My discussion post, which was my thoughts and reactions while reading the poem, will be included as they are significant in writing this essay, as well as two of my classmates. The assignment directions are also attached to the post. Please do NOT use AI, and an AI and plagiarism checker will be required. This is a developmental draft, so 1000 words. This paper must be Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, and must be in MLA format.
The Writer link
MY DISCUSSION POST: The Writer
Stanza one- I visualized a scene from Gilmore Girls in my mind. Line two confused me because I wasn’t sure what ‘Linden’ means; I believe the author intended to write ‘linen.’ The part where the daughter is writing a story really grabbed my attention, which connects to the Gilmore Girls vibe. I’m assuming the narrator is a parent and they live in a comfortable house by the beach or in the suburbs. Line ones word is confusing, considering the use of the term prow; after looking it up, it means the stem of the ship.
Stanza two- This parent is nosy, but I get the feeling he’s also proud of his daughter. The narrator compares her typing to a chain hail over a gunwale, which suggests he’s very proud of her skills. I’m curious about what she might be passionately writing about.
Stanza three- The daughter is young, and it appears she has experienced a lot in her life. Or perhaps she is a handful.
Stanza four- I assume the daughter paused her typewriter. The parent can be easily caught snooping. Now that the daughter paused, the whole house came to a stop. Making it hard for the parent to act or even think.
Stanza five- The daughter is clearly the loudest in the house, which also suggests she might be an only child. I believe that if there were another child in the home, she wouldnt be the loudest, and the entire household might not be as synced with her.
Stanza six- when she paused, she went back; a little writers block didnt scare her away from writing so passionately.
Stanza seven- I’m a bit confused here, but is the iridescent creature the narrator is talking about his daughter? I would assume so, because it showcases his admiration for her writing.
CLASSMATE A’S DISCUSSION POST:
Stanza 1&2: While reading the first 2 stanza I imagine a young girl in her room. She lives in a house thats super old and it creeks anytime you walk around. It’s also night time so the only thing keeping the house and rooms lit are lamps. The lamps aren’t really bright so the house is light lit. I have a sense that the girl writing in her journal might be sad or maybe got into an argument with her family because the father is checking in on her.
Stanza 3&4: So the young girl is going through something. It must be very serious. I think it’s serious becasue the word Heavy sorta sticks out to me. She’s young and she’s already had something really bad happen to her early on. She is going through a really hard and I i get a feeling that she is trying to hide her emotions to her family. I think tis because she stops typing, almost on the look out for her parents.
Stanza 5&6: I have many questions while reading this stanza. I am wondering if the pauses is becoming a pattern on purpose? Why does she keep stopping. This line was a little confusing to come up of ideas and what I though of becasue I don’t really know whats going on at the moment.
Stanza 7&8: They are currently watching something. They are trying to watch something escape. Its a nice tone becasue they are trying to help it and not harm it.
Stanza 9,10&11: Maybe the thing that is stuck is a metaphor for the daughter? They seem to be struggling and they are trying and trying to get back up from whatever they have been dealing with. Maybe thats referring to the daughter whenever she types its her helping herself like a coping mechanism. They wish that whatever situation she is going through she is able to get out of it like last time but stronger.
CLASSMATE B’S DISCUSSION POST:
Stanzas 1&2: I felt that the poem began feeling very quiet and domestic. You can tell that speaker is watching his daughter write in her room. The house itself is quite, and small sounds are notcied, like the movement of her pen. The speaker does not interrupt her because he knows she is focused. It seems that he is both curious and careful. After reading this poem, I feel that this part specifically shows how writing takes a lot of concentration and how it can separate people from others around them.
Stanzas 3&4: In these stanzas, the daugher’s writing is being compared because of the struggle she is indorcing. This makes the writing seem risky and hard, not the typical smooth or easy. The speaker imagines problems and struggles, but he does not feel the need to step in. I like this image because it captures how hard it can be to write, when you have no idea on where your story is going next. I can see that the father seems anxious but also respectful by not rushing into help his daughter, even thought he can see the struggle she is having.
Stanzas 5&6: The speaker is seen getting more worried. The ship image make it feel like writing if failing apart. I believe that this part is about more than writing. It seems like it is about growing up and doing things by youtself. Even tho, the father wants to help, he is aware. that he should not. I feel tha is relevant in real life because many parents want to help their children when they are growing up, but know that they should let them do it on their own.
Stanzas 7&8: These stanzas I feel are more calm. The speaker seems to be more accepting of struggling while writing. The daughter knows she has to work through it alone. This made me think about hpow writing is usually unorganized before perfect. However, when somehting gets hard, you just have to push through it.
Stanza 9: The last stanza, the speaker has now let go of this worry. He believes and trusts his daughter’s process. The poem is ended in a quiet way, showing that writing and growing take times. Overall, the poem made me think abut how hard wiritng can be, and alo hwo important it is to struggle through it on your own.
Requirements: 1000
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Drama Essay assignment
The assignment is a 900-1000-word drama paper on the play August Wilson, Fences. A formal (third person) essay with YOUR opinion on something important. I would like it to focus on Rose Maxsons’ (the wife) point of view. I attached a literary criticisms from the database to use as one of the sources it is just the highlighted one by Joseph H Wessling and the book is going to be the other source. Below are the directions the other things to help, and the one criticism to be used and sourced.
**There are lots of details below but the main thing to know is to write a formal (third person) essay with YOUR opinion on something important about the assigned plays/dramas. Think about the following: is there a particular character you like or can identify with in the readings? Is there something about the setting ( the porch in Fences, that you like? Is there a certain theme that you think is present in one of them? Do you want to research and see if there is a connection with one of the author’s and their particular play or drama- can you identify it? What does the play or drama say about their time period in history? In Fences, think about the 50s and 60s and how society and how American race relations were changing. These are just some of many ideas to help generate thoughts and how to start your writings.
**Note the final essay are due to the assigned links by February 22.
You may NOT re-use an essay you have written for any previous class. Recycled essays will not be considered and will receive grades of zero.
Your drama essay should be 900-1000 words in length (not including the endorsement (heading) or Works Cited), follow MLA style for attributions, in-text citations, and Works Cited, follow the policies for formatting documents, and use present verb tense and third person (Use “the reader” or “readers,” not I, me, my, you, your, or yourself.).
Your drama essay will be a focused analysis of one of the following dramatic works. .
August Wilson, Fences
You MUST use quotations and/or paraphrases from the play in every body paragraph of your essay and one literary criticism of the play found in the TCTC Library databases to support your thesis in one body paragraph of your essay.
Unit 4 Essay Topics: If you would like to write an analysis on a topic not listed (it must be on one of the four plays assigned), please use College Email to email me your topic idea for pre-approval.
1. Choose a character, either major or minor, from one of the above plays to analyze. Some examples of what you could cover in a character analysis are: What function does this character serve in the work, and why is that significant? For example, is the character an antagonist, protagonist, or foil? How does the character change over the course of the work and why? What does this character show about the human psyche? What does this character reveal about gender roles or societal roles? Does this character fit into a specific role or does the character criticize the idea that we should or do fit into socially prescribed roles? *Please do not attempt to answer all of these questions in such a short essay.
2. Choose one of the dramas listed above and analyze one of its themes, keeping in mind that “every element of a playits title, its conflicts, its dialogue, its characters, and its stagingcan shed light on its themes.”
3. Analyze the purposes and value of justification in relation to an aspect of one drama listed above. For example, analyze the characters in Sweat. Is anger justified? What about the social dynamics make either one of these plays more real?
4. In these dramas, the action unfolds in a confined, isolated space. How does the confined setting influence the characters’ actions, reactions, and dialogue in one of the plays? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the confined setting in the play? What might the limited setting symbolize in the play?
5. Dramatic irony occurs when the main character(s) know less than readers do. Analyze the use of dramatic irony in one of the plays.
Critical sources are available within the and other TCTC library literature databases. Remember, you’ll need your T# to access the databases. Use the TCTC library databases for your research; no websites are allowed. For help finding sources, chat with a librarian using the chatbox under “Got a question?” on the .
Guidelines:
1. For this assignment, you may write about either of the two plays required for reading in the course. Again, you should have TWO sources on the Works Cited for this essay: the dramatic work from our online textbook and one critical source from the library’s databases. Cite each correctly.
2. Follow the “MLA Formatting Example for 102 Essays” provided in the MLA Document Design folder in Getting Started/Course Info so that you don’t lose unnecessary points for incorrect formatting. Also, use the “Essay Outline Planning Guide” in Unit 4 to help you plan your essay.
3. Title your essay creatively–do not give it the same title as the play or character you are analyzing.
4. Use present tense, and write in third person. (See examples in the Notes documents “Ways to Quote” and “Writing a Literary Analysis.”)
5. Italicize the play’s title.
6. Include an introduction with an audience attention-getter and a clear thesis statement focused on your analysis. Avoid plot summary.
7. Write well developed supporting paragraphs with details, quotations, and/or paraphrases cited from the play and one critical analysis. Integrate quotations smoothly into your sentences.
8. Transition smoothly between ideas and paragraphs.
9. Write a conclusion that draws the analysis to a close, not merely restates the thesis or content of the earlier paragraphs.
10. Include the playwright’s last name and page number(s) of the quotations in the in-text citations for the play since none of the plays have line numbers, only paragraph numbers.
11. Use an attribution to introduce the literary criticism author and/or article title (if no author is given) when you first include it in your essay.
12. Do not plagiarize. Please be aware that when you submit essays, they will be run through SafeAssign and will be checked for plagiarism. See the ENG 102 English Department Syllabus and the “Policies for Assignments and Essays” for consequences of plagiarism.
13. Create a Works Cited using correct MLA 8th ed. documentation formatting. Review , , Remember to include the original publication date after the play’s title. Use the Citation tool on the database article to correctly construct the Works Cited entry for the library database literary criticism article, and check its accuracy with our textbooks and Purdue OWL resources.
14.Revise and edit before submitting your essay for a grade in SafeAssign. Review and as needed.
Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): HOWTOWRITEALITERARYANALYSISESSAY_101507_001.pdf, Joseph H Wessling source.pdf, literary analysis essay outline planning guide updated for drama.pdf
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Argumentative Research Essay Assignment
The essay is about To what extent does long term exposure to violent video games influence aggressive thoughts, behavior, or real life violent actions in adolescents and young adults? below is the rubric and guidelines along with notes that I have and work cited
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Argumentative Research Essay Assignment
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the wonders of tiktok
my professor wants me to write an evaluation essay about TikTok being a better app ex thesis sentence TikTok is an effective educational app because it provides access to videos on wellness, beauty, and culinary.