Category Archives: English

An exegesis is an interpretative summary of the text. You should in your own words unpack key concepts and summarize the overall argument.

2-Page EXEGESIS 1(Choose from Sakai or Karatani) An exegesis is an interpretative summary of the text. You should in your own words unpack key concepts and summarize the overall argument. While including short quotations is encouraged, it should reflect the essence of your point and be free of excess. Be careful to avoid a “cut-and-paste” […]

Write an essay entitled The Four Biggest First-Date Blunders.

The Four Biggest First- Date Blunders Write a six paragraph classification/division essay (no less than 500 words) on one of the topics listed below. You need an introduction, four body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Your essay needs to be typed in 12 point, Times New Roman font and double spaced. Look at Sample Classification & […]

How? Social media and the internet have impacted free speech by restricting it.

Have the internet and social media impacted restrictions on free speech? How? This is a draft so it doesn’t have to be perfect draft of your response to the prompt: Have the internet and social media impacted restrictions on free speech? How? Social media and the internet have impacted free speech by restricting it. Citations? […]

Why did British government and naval authorities want to violently suppress piracy?

Rediker states that piracy was “a way of life, voluntarily chosen, for the most part, by large numbers of men who directly challenged the harsh ways of maritime society” (p. 156). What was harsh about maritime society? Why did so many sailors voluntarily join the ranks of the pirates who captured their vessels? Rediker argues […]

Identify how this speaker built credibility and revealed research in the speech.

The Super Mario Effect 1 ) Name which video you viewed 2) Provide a short summary of the main message and identify which types of support material this speaker(s) used. 3) Identify how this speaker built credibility and revealed research in the speech. 4) What was effective about the speaker(s) attention-getter and closing 5) List […]

Define and explain what narratives are and why they are written how they can be powerful and effective means of accomplishing a purpose, to exhibit or express concepts or ideas, and of engaging an audience, particularly in ways that other types of texts cannot.

Using some of the narratives we have discussed as examples, define and explain what narratives are and why they are written how they can be powerful and effective means of accomplishing a purpose, to exhibit or express concepts or ideas, and of engaging an audience, particularly in ways that other types of texts cannot. For […]

What are your family’s strengths and weaknesses in dealing with anger?

part one Emotions Although is might sometimes feel like your anger “explodes” and comes out of nowhere, this is almost never the case. Anger builds slowly, and if you aren’t paying attention, it can happen entirely outside your awareness. 250 words min. 1. Discuss a time when your anger caught you by surprise. 2. In […]

Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

Pick a prompt below. (650 words) 1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then share your story. 2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a […]

Do you agree or disagree with the author’s position on toxic masculinity? Why?

  In at least 1000 words, write an essay in which you use textual evidence to evaluate the argument made by one of the author’s in an article. Prompt: Do you agree or disagree with the author’s position on toxic masculinity? Why? Select 1 article or 1 Youtube video to respond to: Youtube Video: Jackson […]