Literature homework help

For the “Introduction to Literature” Unit:

1) Look at the What is Literature slides under Information. There is an mp4 file you can watch/listen to.

2) Go to Content and check out all three of the Cinderella case studies. Choose one of the three versions. Write me a 1-page response as to how and why and that version is literary. Include critique of the other two versions: why don’t those have as much literary value?

Check out all three of the Cinderella case studies (Disney animated, Disney live action, and Anne Sexton’s poem). Watch/read each.
Choose one of the three versions. Write me a 1-page response as to how and why and that version is literary:
Overall, what makes it literary? (Think about the big definitions of what literature is and choose one for that version.)
How can you prove that literary value? (Find where literary elements might be present in that version. How do they serve its overall lit value?)
Include critique of the other two versions: why don’t those have as much literary value?

Assignment Overview

Earlier in the course, you converted your research topic into an overarching or primary research question. Even the most focused research question may contain within it a series of more fundamental and related questions. Once these are determined, the researcher must then determine the kinds of information necessary to answer them.

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAs and practice behaviors:

C4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice

C4.GP.B Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods and research findings.
Assignment Description

In this assignment, you will identify a series of subquestions that must be answered in order to find the answer or answers to the primary question. You will also begin to identify the kinds of data you will need, from whom you will gather it, and which methods you will apply to your proposed study. The approach you use “may depend on your topic, purpose, and intended use of the study results, as well as the orientation toward social science that you adopt” (Neuman, 2013, p. 110).

The subquestions you have identified will help you determine the kinds of data you would need to collect in order to address your research question. Who will be answering these questions:

Who will your participants be?
Is the data quantitative or qualitative in nature—should it be in the form of numbers or words?
What methods might you apply to glean the information that you seek?
What instruments, measures, or tools would you use in your study?
Also, identify how you would analyze the data that you collect. Will you be conducting statistical analyses of any kind? Or, will you be using coding and categorizing? Will you be using any computer software to assist with the analysis?

Finally, consider the results of the study. Who should know about these results? How will you present them?

Assignment Instructions

For this assignment:

Restate your overarching research question.
Identify critical subquestions related to a primary research question. In other words, what questions require answers in order to address the primary question?
Identify a relevant pool of participants.
Describe data sources (artifacts, literature, et cetera) relevant to a given research problem. Are you seeking information represented by numbers or words? Stated differently, are you interested in quantitative or qualitative data, or both? Describe these.
Identify contextually appropriate data-collection tools.
Explain the approach to relevant data interpretation. Be sure to explain why you have selected this approach. Consider whether you will use any computer software or programs to assist with the data analysis.
Explain the appropriate audience and medium for final data analysis. Include how you propose to present them and what format would be most appropriate to communicate your results to your audience.

American Literature:
one source Only the textbook ( I will give my e-book)
Compare a single aspect of Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” to some aspect of Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” (tone, sentence structure, theme, perspective, etc…) Use one quote from each story (use our textbook), and include in-text citations. Do NOT use any outside sources. Talk to me if you are having trouble. This is not an essay; this is just a quick response of at least 150 words to demonstrate that you know how to think for yourself and how to cite stories from the textbook
Do not see internet nothing from Google but only the files that I am going to send to you.
I can also send my ebook to help with the quotation

SELECT ONE, BETWEEN 1-3 WRITING PROMPT.
This Writing Assignment is to be at least one page and no more than three pages, with a thesis, multiple paragraph development and conclusion. A five-paragraph essay structure works well. Reference or citations should be made to textual evidence from the assigned readings or any outside sources used to support your position.

#1. According to the introduction, the period known as Harlem Renaissance “laid the foundations for the representation of their people in the modern world, with a complexity and a self-knowledge that have proven durable even as the African American condition changed considerably with the unfolding of the twentieth century.” In your opinion, what contemporary cultural phenomenon evidences this movement? For example, the emerging cultural divisions within the African American community between a bourgeois high culture, vernacular folk culture and vernacular urban street culture; continued conflict between advancement theories like agitation which focused on education and politics or accommodation which stressed moral education and economic stability; and an increased interest among white mainstream Americans in African American culture.

#2. As is noted in the introduction, the increased volume, popular dissemination and critical recognition of African-American cultural production during the Harlem Renaissance revealed some tensions amongst African-American artists themselves as theories of Negro literature emerged. How do you understand the nature of these conflicts? In what ways do you see these divisions in artistic style & philosophy as inevitable, or repeated throughout the African-American experience? For example, some authors of the period vernacular genres and folk aesthetic (jazz, blues, dance, fashion, etc.) was central to articulating the African American experience, while others cultivated written literature and a bourgeois aesthetic; some authors focused on crafting art that spoke to an increasingly proud, informed and connected African American community while authors sought to create art that encouraged patronage, critical acclaim and public recognition among white audiences; and regarded themselves part of the modernist movements while others saw themselves outside of the broader modern literary movements taking place in the US and Europe. There were members of the older generation who still saw negro literature as a serious endevour primarily used for counter hegemonic social and political messaging; however, there were many of the younger generation who did not feel the need to limit the function of literature to messaging; for them literature could have value for its own sake, for fun, and for personal expression.

#3: The Harlem Renaissance can been seen in many ways as a return on investment for all of the educational, artistic and political cultivation of the previous generation. The result was the increased ascendance and slow academic and critical acknowledgement of African American artists whose works reflected a broader diversity of black voices and experiences. Jean Toomer sought to escape the confines of blackness as he merged with the Modernist expat communities of Europe; Langston Hughes used poetry, critical essays & short fiction to celebrate the folk traditions and street culture of the black working class every man; Dorothy West & Nella Larsen explored the rarefied world of the black elites and bourgeoisie; and Zora Neale Hurston deflected those concerns to deftly give voice to the black female. Of each of these approach to writing, which was most valuable? Which would you adopt? Why?

Reading Response 9: Second Half of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Please see the attached file for the source. Only refer to Act Two for this assignment.

The Reading Responses are designed to give you low-stakes, judgment-free places to develop your ideas and prepare for the essay. Therefore, you should read the essay prompt first, understand what is going to be asked of you in that assignment, and to keep it in mind when you write your responses. As such, these responses should not be plot summaries, nor should they merely describe the content of a reading; they should be insightful commentaries on the ideas/images/feelings that are expressed in the works that you will be reading. You may choose to respond to a single work or make comparisons between any number of the class’s assigned readings, but you must limit your responses to the works we are covering in this class only. This also means that, for the Reading Responses and for the Essays, you should not discuss things that are outside of the poem, story, or novel. A literary analysis means you have to analyze the work of literature itself and nothing else. If, for example, we are reading a poem about a soldier in World War I, don’t digress and discuss foreign policy or military warfare or even your own views about war. The essay requires you to address only the author’s or the work’s message; so for the previous example, you would focus only on what the poem itself is telling us about war. While this assignment is somewhat informal, your responses should be thesis-driven, argumentative attempts to establish an interpretive point about the text (interpret its message/lesson). Always support your observations by referring to specific passages from the text but do not oversaturate your reading responses with quotes or summaries. Use only the right amount of textual detail that illustrates your point.

Your reading response should mainly address the question: What is the message of the work? In other words: What is the author trying to teach us? When answering this question, do not be content simply with a surface level interpretation. Do not settle for clichés or platitudes, such as “The message of the work is that you have to keep trying, no matter what.’” That kind of superficial sentiment is something we hear all the time. We don’t need to read poetry or fiction in order to come to realize that perseverance is a wonderful trait to have. Authors write imaginative works of literature in order to get at deeper things about life. Let’s try to hear what they’re saying! Use these assignments to explore that.

Requirements:
12-point font, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins
500 – 800 words per assignment (That’s approximately 2 to 3 pages)
Use MLA style in-text citations (But no Works Cited page is required)
Do not use ANY sources other than the assigned readings themselves. The reading response should include only your own words and ideas with quotes from the text you’re analyzing to illustrate your points. Do not plagiarize or even use other sources (whether that includes ideas, analysis, quotes, or information).

Assignment Instructions:
In sum, you are to write at least THREE different thesis statements in which you explain the lessons that you think these three works of art teach us about life. Since this is mostly practice, YOU get to choose the works of art that you write on. For example, you may choose three of your favorite movies or songs, or you may choose any of the assigned readings to write a practice thesis for. All you need to do for this assignment is to write three solid thesis statements that could potentially work for the essay prompt. (Note that no further development is required for this assignment – no intro paragraph, etc.). But since this assignment is intended to be practice for the essay, you want to think about how you might support each statement, since writing an unfounded thesis statement is not really practicing).
In addition to the basic requirements, however, you should remember to be insightful in your argument. Avoid cliches, stock phrases (that are repeated ad nauseum in our culture), and other surface-level ideas, and be aware of how you use unqualified words such as “always” or “never.” Finally, be insightful and make sure that you are adding to your readers’ understanding of the work you are writing on; help them see something that you learned from the work and that most people might not have seen on a first reading/viewing!

Assignment Requirements:
-Three different thesis statements, one for each of three different works of art you choose (poems, stories, movies, songs, etc.);
-Answer the “What” question in your reader’s mind (from Essay Writing Essentials); this must include the author’s name (or director/song-writer) + the title of the work + an insightful lesson they teach;
-Then answer “How” for your reader (i.e., how and in what specific ways does the work teach that lesson).

Example of a Weak/Poor Thesis Statement:
Ernest Hemingway’s “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” shows us that everyone can get lonely.
? While this thesis follows the basic required structure, it is not insightful. This is a “lesson” that no one needs to “learn” because we all, really, know it already. And it doesn’t do justice to the work of art, which is part of the purpose of literary study.

Example of Strong Thesis Statements:
1.) In “Whales Weep Not,” D. H. Lawrence reminds us that life, to be lived fully, must include spontaneity, vitality, and a constant connection with our emotional experiences.
2.) Throughout Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison tries to show us that a person’s authentic identity can not come from an external source (such as someone’s race, ethnicity, or even so-called cultural authorities) but from an individual’s own unique experiences.
3.) Jonathan Demme’s 1993 film, Philadelphia, not only gives a sympathetic depiction of a homosexual man’s struggle with HIV/AIDS but also makes audiences realize that all people deserve dignity but that because of persistent stereotypes, freedom from discrimination is still a dream that America has yet to fulfill.