Octavia Butler and Derrick Bell manipulate time to engage you in a past that has not quite passed. They push you into seemingly fantastical worlds, they push you beyond assumptions and expectations, beyond limited narratives and gaps, and instead place a grim fantasy in your hands and demand that you reckon with the complexities: … Read more
Literature of Loss: AIDS and ACT UP (1980-Present). ONLY 300 words! Discussion: AIDs and AIDs activism led to the creation of novels, plays, and autobiographies. Select one or more of this weeks readings (or one other reading of your choice) and discuss the political and social legacy of AIDs literature. 1. How did it impact … Read more
Compare and Contrast Rent and The Band Played On. 2-3 page response. This is a very broad question. You can take any angle you want on this question. The main goal is to analyze/examine the two works in relation to each other in some way. For example, the response could compare and contrast themes, characters, … Read more
Childrens literature is often categorized into fairy tales (featuring elements such as magic, mermaids, or unicorns), myths (based on a religion or belief system, such as Greek mythology), or legends (potentially based on real people or events but largely exaggerated, such as Robin Hood). Often, these types of stories, in addition to entertaining, have a moral lesson and can teach the reader … Read more
This essay will make an original argument about ” The girl with the louding Voice” by Abi Dare, “The sex lives of African Girls” by Taiye Selasi, and “Birdsong” by Chimamanda Adichie, focusing on shared theme and discussing the similar and different ways the texts(including ALL media) treat this theme, particularly in terms of historical … Read more
Now, for the exam itself. Below are 4 questions. You need to answer 2 of them with a mix of your ideas, quotes from the text, and some secondary research (non-Wikipedia, non-Litcharts). I am looking for about 5 pages for both mini-essays combined. The due date will be April 9 by 11:59pm. No extensions. Questions: … Read more
I NEED A CONTINUATION OF THE PAPER I ATTACHED BELO!! Choose 3 or 4 poems from Elizabeth Bishop. You may choose any poems that you want, whether in our eText or from another source, but be sure to use proper citations for each of them. Discuss how the poets life has influenced her or his … Read more
Wit play by Margaret Edison: Because its central gure is a female professor, Wit highlights the role of women in education as well as the nature of female intellectualism. But this representation does not unproblematically celebrate womens achievements: Vivian Bearings professional success appears to have come at the cost of personal relationships, be they … Read more
Write 3-5 paragraphs (minimum 5 sentences each), in which you compare a work by one Harlem Renaissance writer (either Zora Neale Hurston or Jean Toomer) with one later writer (Ralph Ellison or Toni Morrison) in terms of either the theme of racial pride or the theme of social equality.
PLEASE READ!!!! Look at the definition of Comedy of Manners: Comedy of Manners is an entertainment form which satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class or of multiple classes, often represented by stereotypical stock characters. FIND 4 EXAMPLES, 3 SENTENCES MIN. CITE, ACT,SCENE AND TIME STAMP IN VIDEO HERE IS VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNGK6dq_XJU … Read more