Documented Literary Analysis
Your literary analysis essay will be on the novel Sula by Toni Morrison. You can choose from any of the topics listed below (recommended) or explore further topics in the chapter on Sula, in the book How to Write about Toni Morrison ( linked here for your convenience). Your literary analysis should be between 2 […]
In her 1970 testimony before Congress, Gloria Steinem lays out the reasons for the Equal Rights Amendment
1. In her 1970 testimony before Congress, Gloria Steinem lays out the reasons for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would require completely equal treatment between men and women under federal law. One of her most striking claims is that women’s liberation is also men’s liberation: under such a law, men would no long hold […]
Martin Luther King is rightly celebrated for his role in the Civil Rights movement of the early 1960s
1. Martin Luther King is rightly celebrated for his role in the Civil Rights movement of the early 1960s. But we often praise him in contemporary terms: along with a national holiday every January, he is often associated with woke “diversity and inclusion,” etc. Based on his actual writings in the Letter from a Birmingham […]
Finalize Selection of a Project and Funder
In last week’s Discussion, you proposed a project idea and explained why it might be attractive to funders. You also distinguished it from other projects that have tried to solve the same problem or meet the same need. As you have no doubt discovered, locating an RFP that aligns to your project idea is a […]
Select one (only one) from the four categories of identity below and write a short essay
Select one (only one) from the four categories of identity below and write a short essay (300 to 500 words) offering reasons and evidence for your choice. Start by asking yourself “Who am I?” 1. I am a person defined mostly by race, ethnic group, or country of origin. I am an essentialist. 2. I […]