ENGL 112: ARGUMENT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET Instructions: Find an article online about a topic that interests you. You may use a database from our library that’s provided on the course page, or you may use an online search engine. The Opposing Viewpoints database would be the easiest and most reliable for this type of assignment. That […]
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What purpose does Twain have in pairing Jim with Huck-In pairing Tom with Huck in the final chapters?
Remember, when you quote from the novel, you must use in-text citations, and you must have a works cited page. What purpose does Twain have in pairing Jim with Huck? In pairing Tom with Huck in the final chapters? How are disguises used in the novel? How are multiple identities/aliases useful to Twain’s characters? There […]
What role does the physical human body play in the Introduction, Prologue, and Tale?
Answer the following questions within 4-5 sentences: How does Chaucer craft our responses to the Pardoner? When are we drawn to him; when do we recoil? What role does the physical human body play in the Introduction, Prologue, and Tale? Why is the tree a significant image in the tale? Work out the significance of […]
Why might both the United States and England officially claim him?
Discussion Prompt: Henry James Information Challenge You are all now used to the idea of presenting some non-Wikipedia research on an author we are studying especially since the author research prompt is always the most popular one for the first lecture of a particular work. For this prompt, there are multiple steps, all designed to […]
select the article which has the argument you think you can most easily dissect.
Choose one of the following four articles to write about for the Reading Response. You should absolutely skim through all of them before making your decision, and select the article which has the argument you think you can most easily dissect. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/… http://www.columbia.edu/~col8/lobsterarticle.pdf https://michaelpollan.com/articles-archive/our-nat… https://honest-food.net/on-killing/
Briefly describe a problem that interests you (what is the situation that exists, when and where does it happen, how does it affect people? Feel free to describe the problem you explored in your “Google it” assignment)
Starter Step 4 – WTF! (What’s the Frustration?) Type brief (3-4 sentence) responses to the questions below and save this file as firstnamelastname– Step4.docx. Be sure to include supporting evidence where requested – a considerable portion of your grade will be based on the quality of evidence you provide. Ideally, this assignment would be a […]
What does effort mean to a fixed person and a growth person?
https://icrrd.com/media/01-11-2020-205951Mindset%20by%20Carol%20S.%20Dweck.pdf#page195 Here is a link to the book Read and annotate your book for Chapter 2: Inside the Mindsets. Then answer the following questions in your own words – do not copy sentences from the book. You get points for this activity by simply doing your best. We will discuss these concepts further in our […]
What types of searches, search terms, and search strategies were the most successful and which were the least successful?
Research Report 1 Assignment: You must find at least three appropriate scholarly sources relevant to Charles Darwin’s The Descent of Man (or one of the other two available primary sources) and write up a research report documenting your research process and evaluating your sources. You must find a scholarly source using each of the following […]
Comparing and Contrasting a fairy tale and a animated movie that have the same theme.
Comparing and Contrasting a fairy tale and a animated movie that have the same theme. Needs to have a strong topic. Add in some quotes, and examples from both the fairy tale and animated movie.
Give a specific example of her use of comparison, contrast, definition, or classification, and explain how that use helps her make her point.
Consider this week’s reading from Tugend (“Multitasking”). While the author is writing a report on multitasking, she is also making an argument. What is her central claim? Give a specific example of her use of comparison, contrast, definition, or classification, and explain how that use helps her make her point. Make a suggestion as to […]
