English Literature

Description  The annotation assignment requires students, working in groups of 2-3, to select a passage from a course reading (Oroonoko, Robison Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels, Pamela) and electronically mark up the text, adding interpretive commentary, links to relevant online resources, images, sounds, and explanatory notes.  Your selected passage should be between 200 and 800 words. The annotation should feature four analytical comments (150-250 words each) and three additional resources: images, links, or multimedia files. Your interpretive comments may focus on:  § The language, structure, and themes of the passage. What is significant about the figurative language (denotation and connotation of specific words, metaphor, repetition, rhythm, etc.) and structure (a stream of consciousness, dialogue, etc.)? How does the passage engage themes that resonate throughout the work?  § References—direct or implicit—to contemporary political, social, historical, and cultural contexts. How do these contexts shape the passage’s presentation of characters, themes, or ideology?  Your annotated passage should be followed by works cited list that provides MLA-format citations for the passage and additional resources.  Guidelines  1. In your interpretive comments, concentrate on the “so what?” Instead of simply identifying an allusion or symbol, analyze how this figurative language functions in the passage.  2. Your additional resources should be relevant to the passage rather than merely decorative. Ask yourself how an image, link or multimedia file offers readers a deeper understanding of the passage. Provide captions for images and brief descriptions of link and file content if necessary.  3. You may layer interpretive commentary and additional resources if you wish, linking to web sites or inserting images into your commentary, or expanding upon the information offered by a link.  4. The easiest way to compose your annotation is via Word. Use the “Comments” or “Footnote” feature to insert your analytical comments. Note that if you include a downloaded audio or video file in your annotation, you must submit the file along with your document.  5. Do not forget the arguments posed in class, textbook introductory materials or materials posted on Moodle. A review of lecture notes, readings, and postings will help you develop your analytical comments. You will, of course, cite specific words and interpretations borrowed from classmates or other authors.  6. If you’re having difficulty devising an approach to the assignment, or if you want to discuss ideas-in-progress, visit office hours or email me to set up an appointment.  Grading  I will grade the annotations using the following criteria. Annotations that fall in the A range excel in all criteria; those that fall in the B, C, and D range exhibit problems in one or more categories. F-range annotations represent another author’s work as the writer’s own, contain few of the required elements, or do not address the significance of the passage in any manner.  § Complexity: The analytical commentary exhibits depth, fullness, and complexity of thought.  § Organization: Body of interpretive comments has a logical structure, with each point connected to the previous and following points; the writer doesn’t offer a list of ideas related to the language, structure, themes or contexts of the passage.  § Completeness: The annotation includes all required elements.  § Connection: Additional resources have a clear relationship to the passage.  § Clarity: Writer expresses ideas clearly, and commentary contains few, if any, grammatical and mechanical errors.  § Citation: The writer correctly cites words and ideas borrowed from others.1

Discuss the idea(s) developed by Fredrik Backman in the novel Us Against You , about the strength of an individual’s convictions when dealing with the expectations of others. This is the prompt for the essay, which is in critical analytical form. There must be 5 paragraphs, intro, 3 bodies, and an outro, following a “conflict, reaction and outcome” outline. Quotes must be used as evidence in each body.

1. Characterize the narrator of “Everyday Use”: Is it a first person narrator or a third person narrator? Is the narrator dramatised or undramatised? Reliable or unreliable? Is the narrator just an observer or a narrator-agent? Privileged or limited? Self-conscious or not?  (based on Booth’s essay; 100 words); 2. Why do you think Alice Walker chose Mama as a narrator of her story? Why is it important that Mama is a “teller” rather than just a character? How would you characterize “distance” between the narrator (Mama) and the implied author? Does the implied author share the narrator’s views on heritage? Why or why not? How do you know? (100-150 words); 3. How would the story be different if it were told from Dee’s [Wangero’s] point of view? (50-100 words).

Write a critical analysis of Lorna Goodison’s poem, “Guyana Lovesong” Please note these rules: 1.      Do not use any secondary sources. 2.      Your essay must consist of well developed paragraphs.  Begin with a thesis statement and thread it through every paragraph to achieve unity and coherence.

How is the Beowulf reading going? Are you understanding it, beginning to understand it, or still struggling? In the lecture notes, I comment that in the world of Beowulf a failure to take revenge could be psychologically destructive. Usually, in our time, we think of taking revenge as psychologically damaging. (Although we do still say, “revenge is sweet.”) Imagine and comment on why a culture might see taking revenge as contributing to emotional health. Quote an alliterative passage from Beowulf that appeals to you. Paraphrase it and explain what the images and words make you see or feel. What are some ways Anglo-Saxon culture was completely different from our own? One thing you might notice throughout Beowulf is that the writer is very aware of the psychological effects people experience when they lose someone to death. Re-read lines 129-134 and describe the emotional condition Grendel’s attacks leave Hrothgar in. Paraphrase what Beowulf predicts will follow the old spearman’s words, “Now my friend, don’t you recognize…,” lines 2053-2061. Think about Beowulf’s behavior towards Unferth right before he sails to his own home (southern Sweden), beginning about line 1807-1812. From a leadership point of view, why do you think Beowulf is so respectful to Unferth? See lines 2379-2390. This passage reveals extremely important details. Paraphrase it. To understand these lines better, look at your genealogy before the poem begins, part 3. This explains that Ongentheow is the father of Ohthere and Onela. Ohthere would have been Ongentheow’s heir, and when he is killed in battle, Ohthere’s oldest son, Eanmund, might try to claim the throne. However, Onela becomes king of the Swedes, but Eanmund and Eadgils threaten his power. Read lines 2430-2443 and describe what happened in Hrethel’s family before the Beowulf story began. What relation is Hrethel to Beowulf? In lines 2444-2462, the poet tries to explain Hrethel’s reaction to his son’s death by telling an imaginary story about another father. Paraphrase lines 2450-2462, using quotations here and there. Comment on the imagery the poet uses to communicate the emotions the old man feels. Read lines 2616-2619, referring to Onela’s response to Weohstan’s offering Eanmund’s weapons to him. Explain why Onela does this, remembering that Eanmund is his nephew and thinking about revenge killing and/or wergild. Once you get to the end of the poem, I want you to figure out whose sword is in Wiglaf’s possession and why that matters to the future of the Geats. HINT: It’s not Beowulf’s sword, and it came from the Swedes. You can understand why the origin of Wiglaf’s sword matters so much if you remember the Freawaru digression, and the way the old spearman gets the younger one worked up; keep in mind the impact of lines 2910-2923, especially line 2922-2923. Have you read any different versions of Beowulf before? There are other poetry versions than Heaney’s, and there are also prose versions. Would you rather read the story in poetry or prose? Why? What are the strengths and weaknesses of both? Have you seen any movies based on Beowulf (like The 13th Warrior and the horrendous 2007 Beowulf)? What did you think of them? Can you think of other movies or stories that kind of remind you of Beowulf? (The Lord of the Rings trilogy comes to mind, as do the Klingons in the Star Trek series.) Is Beowulf more of a Pagan or Christian work? Where do you see elements of both?

I have an essay with 7 pages is already done I need to edit and add a new insurrection to it INSTRUCTIONS NOT FOLLOWED: please follow these new guidelines from my instructor he requested last night: REMEMBER – AVOID mere single line sentence/statement – You must elaborate to clearly justify your sentences -ask simple question on your sentences – did your sentence shows appraisal – does it elaborate to include analysis of what you intend to say and does it expand by being critical in your evaluation of what you intend to say – your report MUST demonstrate your are writing an MBA analytical report. Consider the following: You must apply the various concepts taught in Ops Mgt, as appropriately, in your assessment 3 Your report must have an executive summary of not more than 3/4 of a page – Briefly what is the problem you are facing, How you wish to analyse and propose to solve the problem then what benefit you are expecting from this proposal In Introduction section: you can relate your background to concepts such as low productivity – inefficiency or not effective to customers (internal/external) – lack of competitive edge to appraise problem/gaps/challenges in your current processes/activities (As_Is) Appraise your current process (As_Is) – consider using Transformation Systems to discuss how the process works or/and identify root_cause_of_the_problem – analyse your process input, the set of activities, the related business rules or the mechanism – which of these are causing problem to your identified gap. Or may be you want to apply Quality Mgt of PDCA or Six Sigma as elements to identify problem and/or solution as well. You can also consider using Process Mapping to show the flow of your activities (remember: you need to show oly those activities that are causing the problem – extraction of the whole process – may be 4 or 5 activities) – show activity cycle time, capacity for the indv activities then for the Overall process – flow time, capacity and cycle for the whole flow In your proposal (To_Be process) – consider what concept/s you can apply to solve the above problem you identified. You can analyse what process strategy (check the type of process strategies suitable for your process) is suitable for your proposal. Use Process Mapping again to show the changes in To_Be process solution. Pay attention to the difference in cycle time, capacity and overall flow time. Or consider the layout strategy of your workplace…. May be use Quality Mgt to measure and show how you wish to improve. You must do comparative analysis between the As_Is vs, To_Be processes. Consider how many activities or time you reduced, how much costs you have save – compare the level of productivity from As_Is against To_be. fe, how efficient or effective your proposed To_Be can be as compared to the existing As_Is. Has your proposal increase the competitiveness of your process to increase the customers (internal/external) satisfaction/benefit/profit – how your proposal add value to your own workload. Your conclusion: must summaries what was the problem, what is your proposal, how your proposal increase the productivity/competitiveness of your chosen process. What is the limitation of your proposal and If given more time, how would you have done it better. Hopefully the above helps your to improve your assignment before submission. Please remember, you will be penalized for duplication. Must write your own words. You can submit early and check for duplication, rectify your report if necessary and resubmit before the due date.

Reading a novel and writing an essay have many features in common, such as an introduction which captures the reader’s attention, the body which fleshes out the story and increases the reader’s understanding, and a conclusion which reflects the introduction, so that a circularity occurs between the two. Your essay should contain the following components (each fully developed with examples and details): I.  How does the ending of Persepolis reflect upon its introduction, using comments by Michael Cheney in “How to Read a Graphic Novel.” II.  Considering the “body” of the novel; discuss in detail any 3 panels in the book which you believe are important to an understanding/progression of the story.  Why/how do the panels you have chosen advance the story? III.  In what ways does the conclusion reflect the introduction? Give page numbers for the panels you discuss. Give a thorough explanation of each panel and its relevance to the furtherance of the story. Discuss what is happening in the panel, as well as the setup/design/placement of the panel itself.  Criteria: MLA format 3-4 pages 2-3 outside sources (don’t forget the in-text citations) Works Cited page

select no more than three characters and examine the relationship. okonmwo shares with them as he struggles to honor his people and their ways. don’t forget to include Chinua Achebe. each paragraph needs to reflect on what the author of the novel is trying to teach people who choose to read the book. this is a three paragraph essay with a big introduction, a body paragraph, and a conclusion paragraph, then site your sources

a) Compare ONE or TWO adaptations of a work of your choice with its/their source, commenting on maximum TWO kinds of shifts in particular: PLOT, CHARACTERS, CONTEXT, LANGUAGE, MEDIUM, GENRE, GENDER, IDEOLOGY. The essay should include: 1) an analysis of the source, its themes and context; and 2) an assessment of the adaptation(s) and the approach adopted by the adaptor(s); 3) reference to secondary literature; 4) a bibliography of minimum 7 items. Theatre must be represented in your essay at least in one of the works being considered.

Discuss the relationships of language, ideas, and events that tie the Bethlehem Nativity scene with Mary and the baby Jesus that ends the play to the rest of the play.  What similarities and differences link the story of Mak and the stolen sheep to the final brief portion of the play that depicts the infant Jesus?  How does the action of the first segment of the play prepare the shepherds (and the audience) for the messages contained in the final segment? You should reread the biblical Christmas story in order to appreciate the play’s embellishments.