Category: English

For this paper, select any poem from the ones we covered so far (in all modules) and write a literary analysis (using one of the critical approaches, without repeating any critical approach that you already used in your prior papers) [700 words].

you can use this poem for the analysis : Dulce et Decorum Est

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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-est

Midterm Essay Instructions

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

1100 words,

MLA format!

Write an essay comparing any two groups that have divergent values. For example, vegetarians and meat eaters or smokers and nonsmokers etc.

Your assignment is due Friday night at midnight.

Please submit your paper to Canvas in Module 8.

Helpful hints for your paper:

First paragraph– Hook! Introduce your topic, give the reader some background information and include your thesis statement (tells what the following two paragraphs will compare and contrast).

Second paragraph– compare the two topics, tell how they are alike (include research, statistics, data).

Third paragraph– tell how the topics are different (include research, statistics, data).

Fourth Paragraph– Conclusion- Conclude your paper, restate your thesis statement.

Remember, to cite at least three (3) sources, please cite in-text and in your Works Cited page (see MLA Template in files).

Remember, at least two citations per paragraph.

At least six sentences make a full paragraph.

Times New Romans 12 font

You may not go under the word minimum-research your topic! If you do not meet the word minimum, your essay is incomplete.

Prof. Randolph

In a few paragraphs write a happy birthday greeting to my close friend that is like a sister to me.

Second paragraph a birthday greeting to my best friend and fianc.

Directions: Listen video before attempting to do this assignment. Also edited PowerPoint slides for later use.Identity & RepresentationPrompt:Contemporary playwrights frequently foreground race, gender, sexuality, diaspora, and cultural identity in ways modern playwrights rarely did.Discussion question:

Why do you think identity-centered storytelling has become more central in contemporary theater? What cultural changes might have influenced this shift? Use research to answer the question above and properly cite your sources using MLA 9th edition only. You may conduct your own investigation as well as the material above. Write no more than 1-2 paragraphs (7-10 lines of text). Going forward students must demonstrate a much better execution of handling source material. Respond to @ least three classmates.

For examples: Hook to start your conversation, some thought that leads us to your premise to argue or explore then research. Research is properly introduced everything time it is used to clearly delineate from your words and source material. Last is the analysis, interpretation or evaluation. EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU DROP RESEARCH IT MUST BE FOLLOWED BY CRITICISM. The analysis does not come first because what are you analyzing.

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While these frameworks played essential roles in resisting colonial rule and advocating political independence, they often relied on fixed ideas of identity tied to race, territory, and national belonging.

Works Cited

Anderson, Benedict. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. Verso, 1983.

Eaton, Kalenda. Eternal Blackness: Considering Afropolitanism as a Radical Possibility. Africa Today, vol. 65, no. 4, Summer 2019, pp. 117. JSTOR,

Ede, Amatoritsero. The Politics of Afropolitanism. Journal of African Cultural Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2016, pp. 88100. JSTOR,. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

Gikandi, Simon. On Afropolitanism. Negotiating Afropolitanism: Essays on Borders and Spaces in Contemporary African Literature and Folklore, edited volume, Brill, 2010, pp. 911, .

Mbembe, Achille. Afropolitanism. Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art, vol. 2020, no. 46, 1 May 2020, pp. 5661, .

Selasi, Taiye. Bye-Bye Babar. The LIP Magazine, 3 Mar. 2005, Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

Skinner, Ryan Thomas. Why Afropolitanism Matters. Africa Today, vol. 64, no. 2, 2017, pp. 321, .

In the Introductions Forum, you shared a little bit about how you find and share information in your life. For this written assignment, dig a little more deeply and reflect on your information habits as a student and a professional, as well as in your personal life.

In a short reflection essay, respond to the following questions:

• Where do you start a search for information? Does your searching differ depending on whether your needs are professional, academic, or personal? Explain.
• Is there a form of information you’re likely to trust at first glance? Either a publication like a newspaper or a format like a scholarly article?
• Can you think of some voices that aren’t present in that source of information?
• Where might you look to find some other perspectives?
• Is there a source you are least likely to trust at first glance? Why?
• Think about the purpose that drives the creation of different types of information (newspaper articles, explainer videos, etc.). How might the purpose influence the reliability of the information?
• What was the last thing you researched that you were really excited about? Do you struggle when you are asked to “research something that interests you”? (Instead, try asking yourself, “What makes me really angry?” You might find you have more interests than you realized!)
• What are three things you hope to get out of this course to improve your information literacy skills?

This essay should be 500 to 1000 words (2 to 4 pages). Be sure to double-space your text and use paragraphing. You should frame the body of your essay with an introduction and conclusion.

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This week you will submit your first current event and reflection paper. In it, you will do the following:

1. Find a current event that focuses on one of the nations we discussed in either week 7 or week 8 of the course. Your news item can be written in any language, as long as there is an equivalent English language translation. (If you are not sure where to start, this website, the Latin American Herald Tribune, out of Caracas, Venezuela, is a good place to start. It focuses on Latin American news, but is written in English. See: )
2. If you are unsure if your news item is legitimate, you can consult this published by the University of California, Merced.
3. You are always welcome to consult your instructor at any time for further guidance.

Your paper should be roughly 750 words (about 2 pages) and address the following:

1. What current event did you choose? Why?
2. How does it tie in to the countries and topics we have studied over the last two weeks?
3. How does this current event relate to any of the information you have learned in the course so far? Does it support the information you have learned so far? Or does it refute it? You should be able to cite at least one specific reading and one video clip that is relevant to the current event you are discussing.

The class is Contemporary Latin American Society

Readings from past two weeks:

https://rise.articulate.com/share/xYWylaVlho6NpgCguqLwPYYjgOyo-D79

https://mycourses.umassglobal.edu/content/enforced/43170-OL-202621-HUMU-310-A01.57744/csfiles/home_dir/courses/2019ZZ-HUMU-310-038/week-8-mexico-and-the-united-stated-an-uneasy-alliance-0EsV2Ub1.pdf?ou=43170

https://www.graphicmaps.com/mexico/languages

https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/north-american-free-trade-agreement-nafta

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/nyregion/the-quinceanera-a-rite-of-passage-in-transition.html

https://rise.articulate.com/share/Y8u4K7-lZXSvjbMY0opIfB0ULbkgMf-5

What is the difference between Voodoo, Hoodoo and Santeria?

https://mycourses.umassglobal.edu/content/enforced/43170-OL-202621-HUMU-310-A01.57744/csfiles/home_dir/courses/2019ZZ-HUMU-310-038/week%207%20Candelario,%20Traveling%20Narratives.pdf?ou=43170

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/dominican-republic-erased-birthright-citizenship/575527/