Thursday, March 7, 2013

Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter is "a novel of betrayal, self-definiton and hope". Do you agree? Your discussion will include your opinion on Ba's portrayal of women in the novel. Support your answer with specific examples from the text, including quotes.

Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter is "a novel of betrayal, self-definiton and hope". Do you agree? Your discussion will include your opinion on Ba's portrayal of women in the novel. Support your answer with specific examples from the text, including quotes.


 

 

According to Klein, why is it in the interest of "disaster capitalism" to impose "shocks"? What is the strategic outcome of these shocks in terms of regime change, changes in existing social/institutional framework, and international finance capital?

According to Klein, why is it in the interest of "disaster capitalism" to impose "shocks"? What is the strategic outcome of these shocks in terms of regime change, changes in existing social/institutional framework, and international finance capital?


 

Any controversial topic such as abortion or gun control which includes your opinion.

Any controversial topic such as abortion or gun control which includes an opinion. Such as an essay about the rising rate of gun violence and your opinion on what we should do to prevent them.



Banned Books By Hitler

Banned books by Hitler based around the book "All Quiet On The Western Front" and its writer. Why did he ban this book and others like it.



Write a paper on a hero other than odyssey


Choose one major hero from the readings so far  and discuss that hero in terms of the good choices and the poor choices he makes (please focus on a hero other than Odysseus in The Odyssey). How, overall, do these come together to give you a particular view, positive or negative, of this hero? Be sure to illustrate your thesis and supporting points with evidence from the work you are using.

Consider our two wandering heroes, Odysseus and Aeneas, and compare their actions during their time “on the road.” What seem to be their worst moments and why? Does either seem to out-do the other in finding a real low point in his adventures?

Think about one of the heroes we have seen and consider the issue of who you see as that hero's main antagonist. Identify the conflict between the hero and his antagonist, and create an argument about how that particular relationship fits into the epic model. What makes this an epic conflict?

Compare two heroes from different works, and create an argument about how each fits into the definition of an epic hero. What characteristics do they share? What characteristics are different, and how can we stretch the concept of “epic hero” to cover both figures?

Make your own topic: come up with your own critical question about the assigned works from this unit, and write an essay arguing for your answer to that question. If you choose to do this prompt, please note that you are required to post your critical question and working thesis to the Week 4 Essay forum so that you can receive feedback from your instructor and classmates.



Most people think the way we grow up affects the way we are as adults.

Most people think the way we grow up affects the way we are as adults.


 

Impact of the Industrial revolution on the American farmer

Impact of the Industrial revolution on the American farmer