Plot is an area that we don’t often single out for discussion. Because this element of story is driven by character, setting, and perspective, it is often considered to be the “easy” part of the story to navigate. However, more and more often modern texts are using unique formatting and structure to draw attention to […]
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Identify and explain 3 gender role expectations and relationships that traditional fairy tales express and which this PC version exaggerates in order to draw our attention to it. In other words, using exaggerations and politically correct humor, how does this story highlight the roles women and men play in traditional fairy tales?
. Read the original Brothers Grimm version (Links to an external site.) of Cinderella and then read the “politically correct” version of Cinderella (see attachment below). It is essentially a satirical view of the traditional Cinderella story and therefore is not intended to be read to children. In satirizing the story of Cinderella, it draws […]
Describe the offender(s) and their crime. Be sure to answer who, what, when, where and why.
Writing Assignment Below you will find three headings with two names listed below each one. Choose one example from two of the headings to discuss. In other words, you will be discussing one individual/groups from two separate headings. Describe the offender(s) and their crime. Be sure to answer who, what, when, where and why. Include […]
Explain What it’s like to live in Miami…Give us a scene about living in Miami now. Give sounds, colors, names of places, and people. Give us a year, the season, the weather. Include dialogue, setting, gestures
Select one of the two options (Narrative or Description) and begin to tell your Miami Story. The key here is to capture a moment in as much detail as possible. Use the rhetorical structures you have learned so far. Narrative (1 page, typed, double-spaced) FIRST PART: Tell a story of significance to your family. Tell […]
What is Toomer’s purpose in ending “Blood-Burning Moon” with such a graphic and shocking depiction of a lynching? And why does the song close the story after the disturbing imagery? What is the song’s effect? Support your answer by referring to details from the story. Don’t use quotes, however; simply refer briefly to key moments from the story that support your answer. Start your post with a thesis that answers these questions. Then explain your answer more fully in the rest of your post.
Discussion Post 5 passage of time have any significance to the rest of the story? How so? Support your answer by referring to details from the story. Don’t use quotes, however; simply refer briefly to key moments from the story that support your answer. Start your post with a thesis that answers these questions. Then […]
Compare the ways in which the poem and story may be considered representative of American culture during the time period in which it was written.
3 paragraphs to compare the ways in which the poem and story may be considered representative of American culture during the time period in which it was written. Additional info in document
Identify one element of the hard-boiled detective story and analyze a specific scene from the novel to show how and why the scene embodies the specific element of the hard-boiled detective story.
Discussion post on Chandler’s The Big Sleep (3 points) For this discussion post, you must provide at least 250 words in your response, and a short passage from the required reading as evidence/support for your analysis. Be sure to create a unique thread for your response. Remember to come back and provide one response to […]
Discuss and Show specific examples of dialogue (one or two sentence examples) and how they allow the reader to know a character (or characters). The aim is to explain how dialogue works in making the story more effective.
Write a two-page essay on fiction craft in James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues.” This essay should have a specific focus on Baldwin’s use of dialogue in building characters. Show specific examples of dialogue (one or two sentence examples) and how they allow the reader to know a character (or characters). The aim is to explain how […]
Write two paragraphs with an introduction and one body paragraph for “The Blue Hotel” discuss the setting in this story.
1) Write two paragraphs with an introduction and one body paragraph for “The Blue Hotel” discuss the setting in this story. 2) How did the video help you better understand the story be specific and refer to places in the video (exact quotes) and keep it brief.
What is the problem?What will the future state look implemented?
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