Category Archives: English

What justification can be offered for Whitman’s long lines, his lack of rhyme, his abundant catalogs and enumerations?

Whitman’s “Democratic Vistas” can be read for guidance on Whitman’s voice as well as his aspirations as a bard. Read aloud one of the emotionally charged and prophetic paragraphs—for example, the one beginning “Then still the thought returns,” and then choose a passage from Song of Myself that picks up on similar sounds and rhetorical […]

provide an explanation-discussion of an author’s commentary-interview

Essay 3 In a 5-6 page formal essay with a thesis statement, describe the author’s perspective, philosophy, or purposes and explain how it is reflected in their work. You must also discuss a second work by this author that we have not read in class. You will likely want to provide an explanation and discussion […]

Identify changes from artifact to artifact such as shifts in audience, appeal strategies, or message, and explain if these are effective.

Project 4 Kairos Paper and Visual For this assignment, compose a 4 to 6 page analysis paper that contains Introduction Detail essential historic or background information about the artifact briefly Include thesis that makes a claim about how the artifacts have changed over time and the effectiveness of that change Did the audience change? Did […]

What are the educational concerns, issues or implications from what you have read?

Why gender matters Write a short paper on, “Why Gender Matters” including a brief summary with educational implications and your reflections. The paper should be 3 pages in length. Summary: Briefly summarize the most important points of the book. Organize your thoughts carefully since you need to express yourself concisely. This section should be NO […]

Write an essay that explains how-why someone you know is a survivor.

For this assignment, you will write a well-developed 4-6 paragraph essay on the topic below, building on the paragraph you wrote two weeks ago. PROMPT: Think about the Brent Staples essay you read in Chapter 6. The author describes himself as a “survivor” (para. 7) of the streets where he grew up. In a sense, […]

Explain what temperature were in the same range in the morning hours and which specific areas did not experience stratification.

 Background is overly long. Deformation and stretching of temperature profile is not important to understanding experiment or anywhere in the report. Provides limited or overly general background. Purpose-States the purpose or problem ambiguously and/or with excessive detail. Approach-Measuring the “Size of the shell” was not part of the approach. Describes the approach with excessive detail […]

Explain how interpersonal relationships, including those from family-school, experience growth from childhood to adolescence to early and middle adulthood.

Human Growth and Development 2 Part A Describe in a well-developed paragraph that includes a thesis the development focus of each of these groups: 1. Middle Childhood 2. Adolescence 3. Early Adulthood 4. Middle Adulthood Part B Describe how identity of self is developed in middle childhood and continued in adolescence, early adulthood, and middle […]

What are some of the different ways love is discussed, especially in the context of Trinidadian culture?

Love After Love AAS In this Discussion Board, please write about your reactions to the way love is discussed in Part One and Two in Ingrid Persaud’s Love After Love. What are some of the different ways love is discussed, especially in the context of Trinidadian culture? Give specific examples.