Category: ENGLISH

How does the writer connect various subtopics about identity—for instance, their personal identity and religious faith, or their personal identity and ethnicity?

Here are some general questions to help as you read, take notes, and make connections:

How does the writer connect various subtopics about identity—for instance, their personal identity and religious faith, or their personal identity and ethnicity?

What does identity mean to the writer? What conflicts or challenges does she address?

What does the writer say about how identity (the specific kind they’re addressing) does, should, orshould not work in society—generally or in

particular contexts (like the workplace, advertising, school, etc)?

What kind of reparations is Coates advocating for? Why does he believe it’s important to publicly debate and discuss the idea of reparations (through the HR 40 bill, for instance)?

On p. 55 of “The Case for Reparations”, Coates states, “What talking about is more than recompense for past injustices—more than a handout, a payoff, hush money, or a reluctant bribe. What talking about is a national reckoning that would lead to spiritual renewal.”

We might typically think of reparations as being purely material—taking the form of land, money, etc. What kind of reparations is Coates advocating for? Why does he believe it’s important to publicly debate and discuss the idea of reparations (through the HR 40 bill, for instance)?

How can beauty be terrible? How does the “birth” of this beauty mark a profound change? Why are these words repeated at the end of three of the poem’s four stanzas? How might the paradox within this image reflect a broader wrestling with paradox in the poem?”

Easter 1916

For your “Easter 1916” response paper, write a short (2 ½ page paper with Works Cited on page 4 our later) in MLA format in response to required prompt:

“Write a [2 ½ page] response paper considering the significance of the famous refrain ‘a terrible beauty is born.’ What does this refrain mean?

How can beauty be terrible? How does the “birth” of this beauty mark a profound change? Why are these words repeated at the end of three of the poem’s four stanzas? How might the paradox within this image reflect a broader wrestling with paradox in the poem?”

What does the character's physical description tell us? What do their thoughts (if we have access to them) reveal about their nature?

What does the character's physical description tell us? What do their thoughts (if we have access to them) reveal about their nature? If the character is the protagonist of the story, what conflict do they face? Does the character change over the course of the story and if so, how and why?

“Why is your major important for the world?” and/or “Why is your major rewarding for you?”

Logistics
Address one or both of these questions:

“Why is your major important for the world?” and/or “Why is your major rewarding for you?”

Include an underlined statement that includes a counterargument and a reason. My major is supply chain management

Are there any grammatical (fragmen ts, run-ons, parallelism, etc.), punctuation, or spelling problems that interfere with reading and reflect poorly on the writer?

Does the paper have a clearly ident ified story and piece of text that serves as the focus of this reader-response paper? There must be a thesis sentence that will include t he selected text from the short story and its page number, as well as the author/title of the short story.

Are there two elements of a short story used in the reader-response paper?

Is there a discussion on the relevance for the reader of the text from the short story?

Is there MLA documentation provided?

Do the contents of the paper follow the provided format gtven in the assignment sheet/paper model?

Are there any grammatical (fragmen ts, run-ons, parallelism, etc.), punctuation, or spelling problems that interfere with reading and reflect poorly on the writer?

 Identify and discuss at least three ways that author Jorge Luis Borges attempts to humanize the Minotaur in “The House of Asterion”.

Characterization In Short Fiction

Essay has no word limit it’s covering the story “The House of Asterion” by Jorge Luis Borges.
Identify and discuss at least three ways that author Jorge Luis Borges attempts to humanize the Minotaur in “The House of Asterion”.