Documentation Essay

Part I (4 to 5 pages) will deal with only the stories and a biography and is worth 10 %
Part I will have an introduction that will state what will be followed in Part II
using at least three of the following stories and the biography, show how the character(s) from Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants”, Chekhov’s “Rothschild’s Fiddle”, or “The Huntsman” and or Staple’s “A Brother Murder” and at least three people from our society who refused to see the truth and the consequences they suffered. Part I deals with the stories and the biography; You are not comparing and contrasting any of the characters to anyone in today’s society. Your essay should show how the stories’ characters and people (celebrities, businessmen, athletes, politician, coaches and criminals) from today’s society follow their personal ethics (rules), how they refused to see the truth and the consequences they suffered. The claim is that they will suffer consequences when they refuse to see the truth. The warrant is that we know the effect this claim has on the characters in fiction and people from our society; nevertheless, we go on making the same mistake.
You will need to use in-text citations — direct quotes and paraphrasing. Remember, each of your citations should be followed by an explanation that explains an aspect of the claim and have the appropriate transitions. If you do not have the explanation, your essay will just be retelling the story or giving a plot summary.
Please note: Your essay must show the truth that the character(s) should know or recognized and the consequences they incur by refusing to embrace that truth from at least two stories by Chekhov or one each from Chekhov, Hemingway and Staple’s) that we discussed in class. If you do not develop this claim, your essay will receive a failing grade. If the section dealing with the stories is not at least four pages, your essay will receive a failing grade.
You will need to cite at least three different articles for each person that you are researching from the MONTGOMERY COLLEGE Library Data Base ProQuest Newspaper. Please Note: The Newspapers from ProQuest Newspaper only include – The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Wall Street Journal and The Christian Science Monitor. Articles from any other sources will result in your paper getting a failing grade.
If you are unable to find articles to support and document the claim, you will have to choose another subject (person) to research. Please check with me to make sure the articles you are using meet the criteria discussed in class.
Your paper will receive a failing grade if any of the following requirements is not met:
Articles from the Montgomery College Library Data Base ProQuest Newspaper: The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Wall Street Journal and The Christian Science Monitor.
Exceeding the number of pages by two or more pages
Having a Works Cited page following the MLA rules at the end of Part II
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