American literature

Read FIIT 1 of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Vol. 1, pp. 140-153). Review the “Critical Reading Skills” section of the W1 Literary Analysis Tools module and then perform a close reading of lines 130-150, paying particular attention to how the Green Knight is described. You may find it helpful to annotate or take … Read more

George Orwells 1984 Analysis

  Communist scholarly analysis deciphers a book by taking a gander at the job of social classes and social requests inside the content. In 1984, there were three primary social classes. The internal party or the higher class establishes “under two percent of the populace”. “Beneath the Inner Party comes the Outer Party”, which can … Read more

Literary Criticism

   The Assignment 1. Choose a short story (Sweat, The Notorious Jumping Frog, Desiree’s Baby, etc.) or a cluster of poetry (Dickinson, Hughes, Brooks, etc.) from Weeks 1-4.   o If archetypal criticism is chosen, two short stories or two clusters of poetry must be selected. 2.  Determine which of the listed criticisms work well … Read more

proposed project

 Overview: The project charter provides an overview of the proposed project and is a working plan for how it will be executed. It contains key information including the who, what, when, and where of the project and how it will be conducted. For this assignment, you will use information from the interview you conducted and the template linked in … Read more

Photography Discussion

For the initial post, address one of the following options: Option 1: In the 19th century, the camera was a revolutionary invention, and many artists were concerned about the effect that photographs would have on the art world. Did the invention of the camera change the arts? Why or why not? Choose an artistic movement … Read more

How would you improve an email from a supervisor?

You received the following message via email from your supervisor. After reviewing the message, identify one change from the list below that you would make and thoroughly explain why you would make that change.  Word Choice Tone Subject Line Subject Line: Stop Working Overtime NOW! Message:  Hey, When I reviewed this week’s timesheets I saw … Read more

Fixed vs. Growth Mindset

 This week you learned about the importance of adopting a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset. Describe a time in your life when you faced an important opportunity or challenge with a fixed mindset? What held you back? Were you concerned about your ability to succeed? Were you worried about other peoples perceptions of you? … Read more

Poem Creation

Part 1: Art CreationSelect a poem to use as a point of inspiration. Create a work of poetry inspired by your selected art piece.  Part 2: ReflectionWrite a reflection about the relationship between your art production and the inspiration piece. Include the following in the reflection: Introduction Inspiration Piece Include the inspiration poem within the … Read more

The Visual Arts

  Option A: Visual Arts Summary Research one painting, sculpture, or work of architecture. You may choose to perform your research in the University Library or an online, academic resource. Write a 525- to 700-word summary describing your selected work of art or architecture. Include the following in your description: A description of the use of color, … Read more

Visual Analysis

The Analysis Project is focused research  that performs a “close reading” of one of the complete works of  literature or any visual artwork (painting or photograph) included the course modules.  Students also may not substitute outside materials. (For example, just because an artist was discussed for one painting does not mean you may go on … Read more