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– I cannot use any source except the text. And no title page includes. – Please follow the guidelines. Thank you! – This is Commentary paper and is not primarily a summary. Rather, it analyses, comments on, and evaluate a particular reading. Your commentary paper should show that you can recognize arguments and engage in critical think about the course content. Critical understanding is broken down into three components: understanding (facts), interpretation, and informed judgment.  – Guidelines. ·      What is the argument that the author(s) is/are trying to make? ·      On what data and/or literature are the claims based? ·      In what ways is the argument persuasive or not to you? Why? ·      Where do you agree or disagree with the author, and why? How do your own values and experiences shape your response to the text? ·      What strikes you as particularly interesting, curious, insightful, irritating, etc.? ·      How does the author’s argument relate to other things you have read or to your own experiences?

The ability to analyze texts rhetorically will be fundamental to your success as writers and, more generally, as individuals who can engage critically with ideas and arguments. With these ends in mind, your aim in this assignment will be to 1) learn strategies for rhetorical analysis and apply them toward sources related to your project; and 2) construct an argument that both evaluates your focus texts and explains what you can gain from comparing their rhetorical features. The instructions described below are designed to guide you through this process. Getting Started: Brainstorming and Planning Select a source related to your topic that contrasts the source you wrote about in E2. Analyze this second source using the same framework you used for Exercise 2. Identify the rhetorical features that shape both articles, with a particular emphasis on what makes them distinct from one another and how they both represent larger “camps” within this debate. Draft a thesis statement that reflects your evaluation of the two sources and what can be learned by comparing them (i.e., how they “shape up” compared to one another and what such a comparison tells you about how this conversation/debate works). Composing Your Essay Academic research writing takes many forms. For this assignment, however, you will adopt a common organizational structure. Introduction (Designed to frame your paper and provide context for the type of analysis that will follow, culminating in a clear, argumentative thesis statement.) Thematic Background (Designed to build from Exercise 2. How do these articles relate to our course theme? How do they relate to your specific topic/issue and to each other? How do they help you frame and understand the conversation you’re hoping to enter into?) Rhetorical Analysis (This is where you’ll present your analysis and comparison of the sources’ rhetorical features and overall effectiveness. This section will require multiple paragraphs and make up the bulk of your essay.) Resolution (Designed to reinforce your thesis. Now that you’ve completed your analysis, what do these two sources and their approaches to this issue tell us about the how this debate works? What do these two sources reveal about how someone’s position within a larger debate shapes the rhetorical choices they make? Why should we care about how writers use rhetoric to craft these arguments? What’s at stake for people who care about this issue specifically?) Conclusion & Directions (Designed to gesture toward future action/research. What can you as an aspiring academic writer take away from comparing these two sources? What could you emulate from them? What might you avoid? What steps are next for you as a researcher and writer? Specific Requirements Your paper should: Analyze the rhetorical features and overall effectiveness of two sources related to your topic/the course theme; Develop a compelling thesis based on methodical analysis; Have a well-defined and coherent organizational structure; Be written in a clear, precise, and active prose style; Properly attribute source material to its author using a combination of signal phrases and in-text citations; Include an MLA format Works Cited page; Include a title that reflects the spirit and scope of your paper; Be 4-5 pages in length (double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman). Be submitted to Canvas as a Word document. Submissio Assigned Peer Revi Comme

Respond to this discussion activity by constructing a one-paragraph argument about character or symbol in Shirley Jackson “The Lottery”. Make a claim about how character or symbol is significant in one of this module’s four assigned short stories. Add evidence to support your claim in the form of a quote from the novella to illustrate the point you are making. Add analysis by explaining how your quote proves or illustrates your claim.

Analyze the use of descriptions and images in Hamlet. How does shakespear use descriptive language to enhance the visual possibilities of stage production? How does he use imagery to create a mood of tension, suspense, fear, and dispair?

This assignment builds on the discussion of globalizing ideal beauty. For this assignment you should read The Modern Girl Around the World (Introduction, Ch. 2 and Ch. 3). Prepare an article suitable for a high end fashion publication like CR Fashionbook.com and mobile devices (i.e. incorporate layers of text, images, video and charts) that discusses the relevance of the Modern Girl in light of today’s style. What makes the Modern Girl “modern”? How is this relevant today? What “bundle of commodities” deUine the modern girl? Is the bundle different today? Is the idea of “technologies of the self” still relevant or has it changed? 4. What is the connection between the “modern girl”, ideal beauty and race? 5. Identify exemplars of today’s modern girl. Your discussion will be evaluated based on how it informs our understanding of markets and marketing methods to position products for the Modern Girl. See: http://www.crfashionbook.com

Research Paper First Draft (Grader and Peer Review)     Name:   I. Introduction Comments Hook Does the essay begin with a hook/brief introduction that situates the topic more broadly? Is the thesis statement easy to identify? E.g. “This essay argues…” Is it clear? Is it logical? Is it original?       Roadmap Does the roadmap state how the paper will prove the thesis statement in several parts? E.g. “This paper is organized into X sections. In the first part it argues A. In the second part, it details B. In the final section it discusses C.” – Does the body of the essay follow the roadmap?     Literature Review Has the author met the threshold for the readings? Does the literature review capture what others have written on this topic?   II. Argument ·         Does the paper provide analysis, or just describe? ·         Has the paper considered alternative viewpoints? ·         Does the paper present sufficient evidence based on solid research to support the argument? ·         Does this read like a politics paper? Is it showing evidence of “political thinking”?   Conclusion Does the paper give a brief summary of what the paper has argued? E.g. “This paper argued X. It demonstrated this by showing A. It then went on to detail B. Finally, it explicated C.”   Does it state the limits of the paper? Does it reflect on the generalizability of the findings in the paper? Does the paper end with how the topic discussed affects broader issues of politics?   III. Professionalism of  Presentation Is this paper presented in a suitably professional form (cover page, quality of writing, referencing, bibliography, etc) (Length: ?2500 words)   GRADE   I.                    Introduction 30 II.                  Strength of Argument 40 III.               Professional Presentation 30  FINAL 100

Have you ever heard someone called a “sheep” before, as in “Bob is just another sheep following the crowd”? When we use such figurative phrasing, what do we mean by it? As noted in our lecture notes on “Self-Reliance,” Emerson never properly defines the concept “self-reliance.” Instead, he spends the first several pages (if not the entire essay) describing the phrase in the attempt to promote individuality. With that in mind, why do you think Emerson intentionally avoids giving us a singular, definitive meaning of the phrase? How might this connect back to the problem of people acting like “sheep”? How do you think Emerson feels about people acting like “sheep”? Give me a single passage to support your close reading and response. Then, think about compliance in today’s world. If we could talk with Emerson today, how do you think he would feel about social media and #trending? This part of the response will probably be the trickiest: give me a single word that you feel best incapsulates his feelings about society, independence, and creativity.

To develop the ideas a bit more fully.  For example, the notion of “fear” isn’t really a theme yet (a theme is an idea you should be able to state in a short sentence).  A good question to ask yourself would be: what are these two stories telling us about fear?  That in extreme situations it can lead to madness, even murder?  That it can so warp our thinking that we’ll commit the unthinkable in order to avoid facing it?  Once you’re able to express this theme/idea in a sentence, you’ll have your “topic of discussion” sentence.  Then, tell us how each story is addressing/developing this theme slightly differently.  This will be your thesis statement.

Answer the following questions about Linda Pastan’s poem “Ethics”. Responses should be your own observations and interpretations. You may include a quote(s) from the poem in your response. 1) Pastan raises an ethical question in lines 3-6 of her poem. What do you think is the most ethical choice- to save a person or save a priceless work of art? Have you ever heard of a similar ethical dilemma? Why do people like to debate these topics. 2) Why does the speaker reflect on the imagery of an actual Rembrandt painting in lines 17-23? What might the colors symbolize? 3) Looking at the final lines of the poem, what does the speaker conclude about the solution to the question posed in the beginning? 4) Do you think readers of the poem would have to see a Rembrandt painting to understand and appreciate the poem itself? Link to the poem https://shenandoahliterary.org/blog/2011/09/linda-pastan-ethics/

1. What is the title of the poem?  2. Who is the author?  3. Do you like the poem? Why or why not? 4. Who is the speaker? (The author is not the speaker. The speaker is a personae the author creates.) In other words, what can you assume about the speaker’s gender, age, educational level, life experience, personal situation, and world view based on his/her language and style of expression? 5. Who is the audience? To whom is the speaker addressing?  6. What is the situation? In other words, what is happening in the poem?  7. What are the major images in the poem? What can you see, hear, taste, touch, and smell? 8. How do those images add to the understanding of the poem? 9. Are there metaphors and similes? If so, discuss. 10. Are there any symbols in the poem? If so, discuss. 11. What is the central meaning of the poem? What does it mean to you? 12. Theme is the main idea from the author’s perspective. What is the theme of this poem? 13. What does this poem suggest about human nature, experience, and condition?  14. How could this poem apply to your life?