Literature

Just answer these questions Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Questions: In the video you watched this week with our Guest Speaker, Matthew Higgins, He mentioned Sir Gawain is related to King Arthur somehow, but he couldn’t remember how– Use text support when providing the answer of how they are related. Based on what you have previously read about King Arthur, how does this story differ from previous knowledge you may have about these fictional characters? What do you think was this anonymous author’s purpose when constructing this text? Do you think this author believed this text would survive for this long and reach the number of audiences it has?

In this unit, you have read three famous stories that were written by Hemingway, Frost, and O’Brien. These writers used tone and imagery to express emotion, and thus a message. Initial Response: To which story do you relate the most and why? In two strong paragraphs, explain what it is about the tone and/or imagery of the story that speaks to you and why. Use some text examples to support your response.

For this research paper assignment, you will choose a work not commonly considered “literature” & make a case for its literary value. Possible types of works include, but are not limited to: films, songs, comic books, television shows, web series, video games, & so on. You may use the topic that you derived from the in-class questionnaire (& I urge that you do). Your case will be built on two key areas of evidence: 1. A clear definition of what you believe literary value is, based on OUTSIDE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF LITERARY STUDIES 2. Your own textual literary analysis that engages AT LEAST THREE pertinent literary elements present in your chosen work (theme, setting, characterization, symbolism, etc.) -Research Papers MUST be 1000-1800 words in length, PLUS a Works Cited page (the Works Cited page does NOT count in the word count). Please make the final line of the body of the essay the word count for the paper. -You must use at least THREE outside sources (three sources besides your primary case study. If my paper is on Watchmen, it does not count as one of my sources, but must appear on my Works Cited list.) -At least one source MUST be a book -At least one source MUST be a journal article -No more than one source may be a website (Wikipedia, Spark Notes, & the like are not acceptable AT ALL) -You may use the textbook as well as any sources that I (or your classmates) have shared via BlackBoard -All citations (both in-text & in Works Cited) must be in proper MLA format; points will be deducted for incorrect MLA format -Papers must have a clear introduction paragraph with a thesis statement. Your thesis should include two key components: 1. A clear articulation of your definition of what it means to be literary. 2. A declaration that your work is literary & why that is so, based on your definition of literary value.

Write an analytical paragraph on a graphic fiction of your choice.

Project Part 4: The Paper Length: The paper will be from six to eight pages double-spaced, standard one-inch margins, in Times New Roman size 12 font between 1,500 to 2,500 words. The Paper will have the following parts: An introduction where you provide relevant background on the primary literary text and introduce the sources for that text that you will be discussing. At the end of the introduction, you will state a thesis that makes an assertion about the use of the source(s) in the literary text. How did the author adapt and change those sources, and what is the primary effect of the changes? A comparison and contrast between each original source and the way the source material is used in the literary work. If you are examining only one source, break that examination into several segments. The body of your paper will use multiple well-organized paragraphs in which you explain your ideas and offer close readings of specific supporting examples from each play, including brief quotations. (Do not quote extensive passages.) All sources (both primary and secondary) must be cited in the text whether they are being discussed in your own words or quoted directly. A conclusion that returns to the thesis and then sums up your research and analysis. A works cited page (using MLA 8th edition documentation style) including both primary and secondary sources used in the paper. Documentation Style: The paper is to be formatted and documented in the Modern Language Association (MLA) 8th edition style. For assistance with MLA style, see the UMGC library MLA guide with MLA Citation Examples: http://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/mla_examples.cfm

Read the following article. Then take walk with a friend (use socially distancing please and wear masks if you cannot) and explain to them the principles in this article. After your walk write a reflection about your experience of walking in nature. https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/how-nature-changes-the-brain/

Please read before you bid…Read it thoroughly. Then, either online through Google or Google Scholar, in the physical library, or on E library databases, do research to find an article that analyzes the work you chose. Do not choose a Sparksnotes/Shmoop/etc. type ofwebsite or article. Yes, those are geared towards students, but I want you to find an author’s individual analysis, not an explanation of what you’re expected to know for an English class. This may take some digging. You may end up finding a book chapter, a journal article, or a thoughtful blog post to discuss.After selecting your article, read and annotate it. You should understand the author’s main points about the text.Now you’re ready to begin drafting. The paper should contain the following components:An introduction, summary, and explanation of the work you chose from our textYour analysis of the work you chose from our course – Does the author use literary devices, like foreshadowing or metaphor? How and where? You might discuss the setting or the characters, or whether or not the text is mimetic or didactic. Is there any historical significance to the text? Was there an event going on that impacted the text or the author in some way? Etc.An introduction, summary, and an explanation of the article you foundConnect the article to the text and give your opinion on its validity. Is the author completely off the mark or accurate in their analysis? Why or why not?

have any question email me please !! directions:essay is based on the blue cross short story. In the genre of detective fiction, the story typically ends in a rhetorical situation where the detective names the criminal and provides logical proof to support his or her assignation of guilt. In other words, the detective appeals to logos to support his or her position. In classical detective fiction, the detectives tend to be fairly infallible in their reasoning. Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, for example, seems almost superhuman in his capacity for deploying the forms of inductive and deductive logic to solve every enigma he encounters. Most fictional detectives are to a certain extent modeled on Sherlock Holmes. However, there are subtle differences in the way in which each of these descendants from Holmes appeals to reason. Each of them has their own distinct style, a signature pattern or tendency in their thinking, and this makes their stories more interesting to fans of the genre. It’s not so much the fact that each of the detectives in classical detective fiction is brilliant when it comes to appealing to logic. We pretty much take that for granted. What’s interesting is the strange way in which they are uniquely brilliant. When you look at these detectives, you typically look for some of the strange quirks in their character, some idiosyncratic habits of thinking that guide them in their investigations as they appeal to logic to solve their respective cases. It’s their quirky weirdness as much as their logical brilliance that makes these detectives so popular. Let me give you an example. Let’s consider the character of Dr. House (from the television series, House). While Dr. House in not technically a detective, the way he approaches the task of diagnosing his patients is fairly comparable to the way in which Holmes and Dupin track down their culprits. In this way, diagnostic medicine is analogous to detective work. And House is every bit as brilliant in his profession as Holmes is in his. And yet, it’s not the fact that Dr. House is a brilliant doctor that we find so intriguing about his character. Rather, it’s the way in which his odd personality helps to shape his appeals to logic as he makes his diagnoses. What are these odd personality quirks? Well, if you’re unfamiliar with this show, here are a few of them: 1. House is profoundly cynical regarding the character of his fellow human beings. He always assumes that given the chance, people will lie, cheat, steal, and otherwise harm their fellow human beings. 2. House is a drug addict, and this makes him always keenly aware of the compulsive behavior of others (specifically, his patients) and of their need to keep secrets. 3. House always assumes that ordinary doctors are mistaken whenever they make a diagnosis. He likes to keep ordinary doctors around him so he can listen to the most likely diagnoses, and then reject them. House believes that the extraordinary and outrageous diagnoses are the preferable ones. 4. House is more interested in solving problems in medical diagnosis than he is in curing his patients. He only will generally only take cases where the diagnosis is so difficult that even he is stumped by the symptoms. In episode after episode, it’s interesting to watch the way in which these odd quirks in Dr. House’s character effectively cause him to reason his way towards the correct diagnosis. What I’m asking you to do in this essay is to consider a similar causal relationship between the odd idiosyncrasies of character in the fictional detectives we meet in G.K. Chesterton’s short story, “The Blue Cross.” Aristide Valentin, the Chief of the Paris Police, and Father Brown, the bumbling country priest from Essex, are both fairly brilliant and fairly eccentric. I want you to contrast the unusual methods of reasoning that each of them deploys and I want you to look specifically at the ways in which those unusual methods of reasoning derive from odd traits in the respective personality of each man. Assignment Length: 1,500 words.

Compose an analytical essay of at least 1,200 words in which you offer an interpretation of a literary element in one of the assigned short stories. Write your analysis focusing on one of the following elements in one of the assigned stories: Character Theme Symbolism Imagery Setting Start by selecting one of the short stories assigned by your instructor. Brainstorm to identify the literary element that you would like to explore in the story. Choose from character, theme, symbolism, imagery, or setting. Then, develop a thesis that offers a specific interpretation of this element. Do not do any outside research at this point. When finished, the draft should be at least 1,200 words (approximately four double-spaced pages). Use APA formatting and citations. OPTIONS: Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily” Jackson, “The Lottery” Walker, “Everyday Use” Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart” O’Connor, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”

After reading My Papa’s Waltz , answer the following question: – What do you think this poem is about ? . Use text from the poem to support your answer