The idea of a trickster in literature has been around for quite some time.It is usually the trickster who is most active in the story and actually causes our main characters to react or not to react. It is the trickster who, perhaps, actually teaches us the lesson we are supposed to learn. Here is […]

   Read the Two texts and answer three questions below, and should be a minimum of two paragraphs (500 -800 words) · MUST at least 2-3 quotes from the texts integrated into your post (as evidence for whatever claims you make). · Use MLA style for all citations. QUESTIONS: Think critically about how the authors […]

Choose one work from the Puritans authors, Mary Rowlandson, Anne Bradstreet, or Edward Taylor. Which work conforms or conflicts with Puritan values? Provide specific examples from the work to support your response.  Create a substantive response of 150-200 words and respond to another student in the forum. Rowlandson.Excerpt.NarrativeoftheCaptivity.pdf EdwardTaylor.Puritanism.Huswifery.Analysis.pdf Bradstreet.ToMyDearLovingHusband.PoemandAnalysis.docx.pdf

Both the Hopi and Cheyenne Native Americans nations have creation myths that explain the formation of the world. Identify elements in the myths that relate to or are similar to your own beliefs about creation or compare and contrast the Hopi's creation myth with Cheyenne's creation myth.  NativeAm.HowtheWorldWasMade1.pdf

Book: AE = McKibben, Bill, editor. American Earth: Nature Writing Since Thoreau, Library of America, 2008. Readings: Thoreau, "Huckleberries" AE pp. 26-36 Catlin, "Letters and Notes" AE pp. 37-45 Sigourney, "Fallen Forests" AE pp. 46-47 Cooper, "Rural Hours" AE pp. 48-58 Guthrie, "This Land" pp. 258-59 Whitman, Leaves of Grass, AE pp. 63-70 Muir, "Thousand […]

After reading The Chief’s Daughters, what message does the tale hold for the reader? Is there something specific readers are to learn from the tale or is it just a “campfire” story that is passed on from generation to generation. NativeAm.HowtheWorldWasMade.pdf

Order Instructions 2. Discuss Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” as an allegory—that is, as a self-sufficient narrative that nevertheless signifies more than what is said. You may choose to focus on the entire narrative, or on brief sections or episodes that you consider allegorical. Include direct quotes from the “Rip Van Winkle” for analysis and […]

  Write a 500 word response to "The Boarding House"  This time do not summarize -analyze instead. Don't tell me what happened in the story -tell me what you think the story is about, what theme or themes the author was exploring and what idea or message Joyce was conveying through the story. Please organize […]

https://youtu.be/SMDkvJRHaNM  watch this video    https://medium.com/@andrewkeiper/the-first-hijacked-airliner-ripped-into-the-north-tower-of-the-world-trade-center-bringing-the-24c56624edaa  read this article  answer these questions.   In a few paragraphs discuss how YOU, personally, feel about the photograph of "The Falling Man."  There was a great public outcry when it was published.  Ask yourself: 1. Should this be published? 2. What purpose does it serve? 3. Should news departments […]

 You need to review the feedback provided in the rubric and write an actual research question. You provided a statement. Your topic is still Government Censorship of Information. Once you have a question, submit the Research Question Part 2 assignment. It is okay if your second attempt is not approved – many students struggle with […]