Literature

 Please submit a reflection essay (about 200 words)  No outside sources. Only text provided as a reference.  Answer following question. Wu Zhuoliu’s novel Orphan of Asia explores the split subjectivity of the Taiwanese people during Japanese colonial times. Discuss how Japanese colonialism in Taiwan affected the relationship of Taiming and Hisako.

The goal is not to simply summarize the chapter or to do a review ultimately telling me whether you liked it or not but rather to provide a narrow and focused analysis, argument, or interpretation about one specific aspect covered in the reading. You are to critically evaluate the material/discussions giving your thoughts, ideas, and making links to your life, experiences, or society.  For more information on Critical Reading Response read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_literacy

View the presentation “How should we then live” by Dr. Francis Schaeffer in the link below. Address the following prompt: In the Roman culture, almost all religions were tolerated, but Christianity was persecuted. List and discuss several reasons why this occurred. 150 -200 words  separate the draft and the final  https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781307304176/cfi/206!/4/2@100:0.00

 Do Knight’s and Hedlee’s ideas resonate with you and/or challenge your previous thinking? If so, in what way? Write a short (1-2 paragraph) reflection. https://www.ted.com/talks/celeste_headlee_10_ways_to_have_a_better_conversation#t-151534

You will continue your practice of journal writing this week. Hopefully, you are finding that taking some time and putting thoughts and words on paper doesn’t have to be scary or intimidating. The more you practice and make time to improve your skills, the easier it will become. As a reminder, you can type your journal entries or you can handwrite them; the choice is yours. The most important thing is to write 1 to 1 ½ page for your journal entry. The instructions for the assignment this week are the same as last week. Just write! The goal is to get more comfortable with the idea and practice of writing. If you find yourself struggling for something to write about, check out these suggested journal topics: Describe the most memorable day of your life. List the reasons you chose to attend college. Describe what it means to be a parent or your child-rearing philosophy. Alternatively, describe what your childhood was like. What do you recall? Discuss some mentors in your life. Describe who you most admire and why. Discuss the people who support you on your educational journey. Describe your dream job. Recount your greatest success or mistake and what you learned from it. Describe and discuss your favorite film, book, or story. To complete and submit this assignment, follow these instructions: Select the topic you want to write about this week. Choose the format you will use for the Weekly Reflective Writing Journal assignment (e.g., Microsoft® Word or hand-written on paper). Write 1 to 1 ½ page in your journal. Once you complete your journal entry, write a summary sentence or phrase that captures your writing experience or your topic. Post your summary sentence or phrase into the text box below these instructions to receive credit for this week’s Reflective Journal Writing assignment. Note: This assignment is a completion grade only and it is not necessary to submit the reflective journal entry.Resources Center for Writing Excellence Reference and Citation Generator Grammar and Writing Guides

Write a letter to your friend who lives in the country and explain that you’re thinking of having a portrait made of yourself. You are considering 2 options, an oil painting or one of the “new” photo processes i.e. daguerreotype or calotype. Weigh all facts you must consider for both options using your friend as a sounding board. Assume your friend knows little to nothing about photography. What are the pros and cons of each? What is involved with each process? What do you decide? Why? Your letter should clearly show you understand the social/ cultural, economic, and technical considerations. 1.5 – 2 pages, double spaced, 12 pt font

Guidelines: 1- As a general rule, the summary of each article should behalf of the original article.  That is, if the original article is 10 pages long, your summary can be 4 or 5 pages long. 2- Use the same organizational framework of the original article.  Let’s take an example: “The Relationship between Language and Culture” by David Elmes. Abstract   –  Your Summary   Introduction – Your Summary    Language and Culture –  Your Summary    The relationship between language and culture  – Your Summary    Implications for language education and language policy  – Your Summary    Concluding thoughts  – Your Summary Part Two: Personal Contributions   Here, you need to show how knowledgeable, you are, using the same patterns in your summary.   1. Language and culture   – Contribution  2. The relationship between language and culture   – Contribution  3.   Implications – Contribution 4.Conclusion  –  Contribution. 

I need you to write me an introduction for an essay. I only need the introduction (thesis/statement), not the full essay. It is about Anne Carson’s work on three books: Plain water; Glass, Irony, and God; Autobiography of red. This is about poetry. I will provide all the reading material and some examples of introductions from our teacher. I will send you the three books. it has to be an introduction with 300-500 words For more information on Introduction read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction

 For this assignment, you review a published research study with two purposes in mind: Observing the structure and content of the article Comparing the content of the article to the recommended content of sections for a research study. Submit a 10-page critique and review of the article, which includes the title page and the reference list. Follow the guidelines below: Use the quantitative or qualitative research article that you located and that your instructor approved as part of the Week 5 assignment. Provide an APA reference for the article you select. If you selected a quantitative research study, use the “Quantitative Article Review and Critique. If you selected a qualitative study, use the “Qualitative Article Review and Critique.” Respond to all the questions. Be sure to include the questions in your critique. 

 Try revising your points to give them some kind of organizational style.  Consider 3 ARGUMENT structure – make a claim and then each main point serves as an argument for that claim.   Or you can consider PROBLEM – CAUSE – SOLUTION structure where you address the problem in the first main point, what’s causing it in the second main point, and how to solve it in the third main point. For more information on Argument Structure read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_form