Best Writer

Prompt: Analyze your two chosen artifacts. Then, identify a common theme and compare your examples to one another as expressions of the same theme in
different cultural artifacts. To document your analysis and research, you will develop a reference list. In preparation for the presentation you will develop in
Theme: Human Culture, you will also consider how you would present your research to a specific audience.

Describe how the setting influenced this story “Hills like a White Elephant.”

Compare and contrast the Progressive Era, the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal Era. How did Progressive Era reforms compare with New Deal reforms? How did Roosevelt’s philosophy of government differ from Hoover’s? Try to focus on change over time. Be sure to use specific examples, such as policies, events, and turning points.

Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Oxford Press, 2002.
Answer the question: How does Henry Box Brown’s story change your view of slavery?
You must establish your view of slavery and then explain how HBB’s story changed it or not.

Compare and contrast the Progressive Era, the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal Era. How did Progressive Era reforms compare with New Deal reforms? How did Roosevelt’s philosophy of government differ from Hoover’s? Try to focus on change over time. Be sure to use specific examples, such as policies, events, and turning points.

Write a 6-page paper on the play Doubt or its film adaptation, both by John Patrick Shanley, in which you argue that the character of Father Flynn is either a) guilty or b) not guilty of a sexual relationship with 12-year-old student Donald Muller (Miller in the film adaptation). You may feel a little of both, that Father Flynn may be guilty, but then again maybe not. The play is designed to create this sort of response. However, for the purpose of this paper you must choose one side or the other, or you won’t be able to argue effectively. Decide which perspective you can argue more persuasively.
We read the play and viewed the film together in class. You may write about the play exclusively or you may write about the film exclusively, but please do not write about both. If you were to write about both, your essay would be a compare/contrast essay, and this assignment is not asking for that approach. Also, an effective compare/contrast essay would need to be twice as long as this assignment requires.
Specifics:
Formulate a strong, clear thesis and then support it with evidence both from the text and from outside sources. For this paper, your thesis is the statement of your position regarding whether Father Flynn is guilty or not.
Please note: consent does not enter into this argument, because Donald is a child and therefore cannot give consent.
Also: Mrs. Muller/Miller suggests that Donald is gay. During class discussion it came up that perhaps Father Flynn is also gay, which might mean he and Donald share that secret. If Father Flynn and Donald are both gay it could give them something in common (particularly in the Catholic Church which forbids homosexuality) and it could give Father Flynn another reason to feel protective over Donald, but it has nothing to do with pedophilia. If you are to suggest that they are both gay, be very careful not to conflate homosexuality with pedophilia, which is an example of homophobia intended to demean and demonize gay men.
Once you’ve written a strong thesis, the rest of the paper will clearly support your argument with textual evidence and research. A strong thesis strikes a balance between subjectivity (your perspective on or interpretation of the text) and objectivity (factual evidence from and about the text).
Please remember: you are required to take a guilty or not guilty position. “He could be guilty, but on the other hand he could be not guilty,” “He’s somewhere in between,” or “He’s not guilty of an inappropriate relationship with Donald, but he is guilty of something” will not
suffice. A strong thesis means you are making a strong argument about something in a literary text that is debatable and supportable with evidence. A wishy-washy position will not accomplish the things this paper is asking you to do.
Technical Requirements:
6 pages, typed, double-spaced, .doc, .docx, or .pdf files only.
MLA format – in-text citation, works cited page, standard font (12 pt.), standard
margins (1 inch), correct formatting.
Use of direct quotations from the text of the play or screenplay.
Use of at least 2 outside sources (other than the play) to support your argument.
These sources must be scholarly, academic, legitimate sources.
Only papers uploaded to Blackboard will be accepted. (This means please don’t
email me your paper, don’t send me a link to a GoogleDoc, don’t bring a hard copy to class, etc. or your paper will not be accepted).
Due Date: March 11, 2022

Describe how the setting influenced this story “Hills like a White Elephant”

Investigating the idea of the uncanny as horrific (as in Poe and Hoffmann) and connect it to other examples in a text from the class; how does the uncanny function as a horror device on those books?

At least one primary source texts from class should be used as well as no less than 5 secondary sources all cited using MLA style. It is not an entirely academic essay, but it isn’t solely a creative piece either; it is something in-between. It is a synthesis of your personal explorations and associations as they related to the critical argument of the piece. Please note that you may also write a strictly academic paper, however. All researched material should be properly cited using MLA style

In class text:
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
The Turn Of The Screw by Henry James

Read the attached case and address the questions at the end in a carefully crafted essay not to exceed three (3) pages. Also used the attached e-text powerpoint resource.
Make sure all questions are answered thoroughly and completely.
Case study must be written in your own words, i.e., from your thoughts, insights, reflections, ideas, and analysis, but supported with e-text materials and/or outside sources to substantiate, validate your thoughts. E-text materials and/or outside research sources should not be used as the basis of your case study.
Be sure to cite all sources inclusive of the article and e-text.
Check for the correct forms of verbs, capitalize proper nouns, and make sure you are using the correct word or phrase. Sometimes what we say and what we hear is different from the way something must be written.
Requirements and Format
Length: not to exceed three (3) pages double-spaced, typed, 12 pt. font, 1” margins.
APA format
Case study must be written in your own words, i.e., from your thoughts, insights, reflections, ideas, and analysis, but supported with e-text materials and/or outside sources to substantiate, validate your thoughts. E-text materials and/or outside research sources should not be used as the basis of your case study.
All phrases and para-phrases must use in-text citations (APA style) and with full references on reference page.
Explain why research materials should be high-quality sources such as those available through the library online databases.
Supplementary materials (such as tables, figures, screenshots), can be present in appendices that are not included in the page limit, but their contribution to the report should be integrated within the main text.
An electronic copy of the case analysis must be submitted via Turnitin. Any similarities found in Turnitin above 25% will subject the analysis to be returned for no credit, and may be subject to further discipline under the plagiarism policy of the College.

Write a paper Investigating the idea of the uncanny as horrific (as in Poe and Hoffmann) and connect it to other examples in a text from the class; how does the uncanny function as a horror device on those books?

At least one primary source texts from class should be used as well as no less than 5 secondary sources all cited using MLA style. It is not an entirely academic essay, but it isn’t solely a creative piece either; it is something in-between. It is a synthesis of your personal explorations and associations as they related to the critical argument of the piece. Please note that you may also write a strictly academic paper, however. All researched material should be properly cited using MLA style

In class text:
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
The Turn Of The Screw by Henry James