Category: English

Everything had been totally different that Sunday morning

Use the book .

Use a minimum of 3 sources. include the book aswell and only use sources found online.

1. Finding a topic If you’re having trouble thinking of ideas for your essay, the best way to get hold of an old- fashioned piece of paper started is to come up with a list of questions. Begin with asking yourself what aspect of the reading most fascinated (or frustrated) you, and why — but ask other questions as well. Try to come up with at least six or seven. Then, see if these questions relate to one another — try “distilling” your longer list into one or two most important questions. Then begin to see where you might find evidence with which to answer these questions — you can use a highlighting marker to note them in the text. Read these passages over with care — try to put the finger on the precise reasons why you felt as you did about the book. In the case of a film, try renting the film for yourself, and playing the scenes which most affected you over a few times (use slow-motion if you have it). Examine the technical aspects of the scenes — what is the role of light, of color, or background music or scenery? What about the camera angles, the editing, the special effects? From this structure, you should be able to come up with a working outline, which will involve stating your questions, giving the evidence, and ultimately deciding what your answer(s) may be. List your main points, and under each one, your supporting evidence. Flesh out your observations, using as detailed and specific language as possible.

2. Thesis Your essay needs to Have an olriginal thesis, supported by relevant quotations from the book(s) or film(s) in question. What is a thesis? It’s hard to do better than to follow Aristotle’s old rule, which is that, if a reasonable person would agree to it without being persuaded, it is not a thesis. Things we all agree on are statements of fact, and a thesis must be a statement of opinion. Furthermore, the opinion must be linked to supporting evidence. Examples of statements which are not theses: Graham Swift writes a lot about the landscape. Shakespeare’s Tempest is about a clever magician named Prospero and his daughter Miranda. Pleasantville isn’t a very pleasant film. A thesis can be based upon statements such as these, but it must go one to offer both a) A sense of what your criteria are for greatness, humorousness, or strangeness, and passages from the text which embody it; and b) Your opinion as to how this quality affects your reading of the text, laid forth in such a way as to urge your readers to consider, and possibly accept your view. Rewritten in this way, the above statements might look like this: Graham Swift’s sense of how the landscape shapes human lives reveals an uncomfortable truth about people: we are where we are from. Shakespeare’s Tempest is a play which is filled with magic, but underneath all the spells and spirits, it’s basically a family drama. Pleasantville pretends to be a light-hearted parody of the sanitized world of 1950’s sitcoms, but grows darker even as it grows more colorful.

3. Omit Needless Summary Merely summarizing the plot does not a paper make. Papers with more than a minimal amount of summary will be returned ungraded for revision. How much is too much? If there’s more than a paragraph of summary, you probably have too much. Use summary only when absolutely necessary to place an example from the text in its necessary context, e.g. “In the section of The Tempest where Prospero gives the history of the island, he seems relieved that his daughter can’t remember much about her upbringing This seems strange, because . . . ” The writer in this passage gives us just enough context to recall the section of the story relevant to making her or his argument.

4. Various old “Rules” that you should be sure to ignore You may have heard it said, “Never use ‘I’ in a paper, because you’re not an authority on anything.” This foolish piece of advice is often handed out by high-school English teachers who, rather than wishing to teach people something, prefer to humiliate them, crush their self esteem, and ensure their future boredom by eliminating all traces of independent thinking. I implore you to ignore this wearisome injunction — to write a critical essay, you MUST use the pronoun “I,” and use it forcefully! “The thesis statement must be the last (or first) sentence of your first paragraph . . . ” Your thesis statement need not be at any particular place — instead, it depends on how you approach your subject. With a deductive essay, one which states the conclusion and then sets off to prove it, your thesis should be explicit and stated somewhere early on; however, with an inductive essay, one which first makes observations and then gradually weaves about to its conclusions, your thesis may be in the last paragraph of the whole essay. “Your second paragraph should be a concession to an opposing view,” “Your last paragraph should repeat or recapitulate your argument,” “A good essay should be eight paragraphs in length,” “Writing well simply means following a formula,” etc., etc. Kindly ignore all rules of this sort, as they only produce essays which are as tedious for me to read as they were for you to write.

You should complete the reading log for the following text:

Hello,

I need help completing several discussion board posts for my English Composition course. Each discussion only requires one paragraph (initial post). Please do not include replies to classmates.

Each response should be written in clear, natural English and sound like a college student. Each paragraph should be approximately 120150 words.

Here are the topics:

1. M3D1 Free Speech
2. Prompt: One way of celebrating the right to free speech is by complaining about things that we find wrong in our world.
3. Task: Generate examples of issues that our society has stopped complaining about. Include at least 5 examples in the paragraph.
4. M3D2 Your Writing Process
5. Prompt: What is your personal process for writing essays?
6. Task: Describe the steps you follow when writing an essay.
7. M3D3 Language and Gender (Deborah Tannen)
8. Prompts:

• Do you think language can be restrictive?
• Do you agree or disagree with Deborah Tannens ideas?

1. M3D4 Deception (Podcast)
2. Prompts:

• What are the different types of deception mentioned in the podcast?
• In your opinion, which type is the worst and why?

1. M3D5 Do Our Jobs Define Us?
2. Prompt: What role do our jobs play in defining who we are as individuals?
3. Google and Knowledge (YouTube video)
4. Prompts:

• How has the internet changed the way we gather and process information?
• Do you agree with the presenters ideas?

Please write six separate paragraphs, one for each topic.

Thank you.

Acts of Betrayal Choose three scenes from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar that includes such acts of betrayal. In your research paper, analyze the nature of the betrayal and show how it contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole (theme). 8 pages long, the 8 page can be work cited, Paper counts as one test grade and one quiz grade. The test grade is based on the content of the paper which This is my intro paragraph (please go over it and fix any mistakes) keep the paper consistent with this paragraph: “Betrayal is often excused with being necessary, especially when people believe they are selflessly acting for the good of others. However, Julius Caesar shows even well-intended betrayal can lead to bad consequences, and in this case civil war. Characters who claim they want to protect Rome instead destroy its trust, order, and peace. Friendships are sacrificed for power, chaos grows, dividing Rome more and more. In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses acts of betrayal, specifically Caesars assassination, Brutuss betrayal of personal loyalty, and Antonys manipulation of the conspirators, shows how betrayal can lead to chaos. In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses acts of betrayal, specifically Caesars assassination, Brutuss betrayal of personal loyalty, and Antonys manipulation of the conspirators, shows how betrayal can lead to chaos. focuses on grammar, spelling, organization, length, and support of the thesis. The quiz grade is based on the MLA format, which includes heading, margins/spacing, parenthetical documentation, works cited, etc. Your paper must be between 8-10 full pages. You are to use a minimum of five sources. They must be journals, magazines, and/or newspapers. You may use only one book. If you access a newspaper, magazine, or journal, print the article, not a summary or abstract. The paper must be student created. It will be checked for authenticity. Any plagiarism or AI use will constitute a failing grade and be reported to both the counseling office and the office of student affairs. minimum 5 sources in work cited page 1-7 This essay is supposed to consist of 8 paragraphs one quote from Julius Caesar and a second quote from a credible source in each paragraph) use different sources for each and cite them in mla formatted in the text The paper must be typed in MLA format, including double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and 1-inch margins on all sides.

( The Prince Machiavelli )

( Heptameron by Marguerite de Navarre )

(IWA) about hurricane katrina using this years theme of connects and The stimulus A Walk to Kobe my research question Your Research Question: To what extent did displacement after Hurricane Katrina reshape intergenerational family connections among low-income communities in New Orleans?

• Read Volume 1 (Letters i-iv and Ch. 1-8).

What are your thoughts and feelings on the novel thus far? Remember to always back up your statements with evidence of why you believe something.

the 2 pictures of the you tube videos are the 2 sources for this assignment