Category: English

Part 1: Read the selected poem (https://poets.org/poem/american-smooth) Then, answer the following questions in a paper:
– Why you chose your poem – How you understand it, using the questions from “How to Read Poetry,” which I will include.
– Discussing each poetic device
Then, summarize what one critic has said about your poem and respond to it, using particular words in the poem to explain your response. Be sure to include the source of the article. These all must be in answered in an MLA essay format. It should be a paper.
Part 2: In a separate document, choose 10 questions out of the list to answer. If you use any secondary sources, you must document the source; otherwise, it is plagiarism.
What does William Carlos Williams mean by “No ideas but in things?” How is that idea connected to “The Red Wheelbarrow?”
In James Dickey’s “The Leap,” for what is “leap” a metaphor?
In Bob Dylan’s “Hard Rain,” what does Scorses’s film suggest hard rain represents? Which historical moment does he use to accompany the lyrics?
4. Paul Simon’s “April.” Youtube. How is each month of the year represented? Which figure of speech is used?
What is the form of the Shakespearean sonnet? What are the two negative definitions of love and the positive one in “Let me Not to the Marriage of True Minds?” Explain the following tropes or figures of speech: “marriage of true minds,” “alters” “remove” “Time’s fool,” “bending sickle” “brief hours and weeks” “edge of doom.”
Define an Italian or Petrachan Sonnet. How does Billy Collins use the stations of the cross to make fun of the Elizabethan sonnet? How does he use the story of Laura and Petrarch?
Define a Villanelle. What does Dylan Thomas mean by “Do not go gentle into that good night?” What does he say about the “wise men,” “good men,” “Wild men,” and “Grave men?” Discuss the metaphors in each.
In Sharon Olds’ “Sex Without Love,” what is the speaker’s attitude towards those who have “sex without love?” Point to specific words that convey the tone.
What is the tone of “My Papa’s Waltz, and which words convey it?
What does “metaphysics” mean? In a sentence, define Metaphysical poetry. In Donne’s metaphysical poem, “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning,” define “valediction.” What is the speaker urging his beloved to do? How does the metaphor of the compass work?
Look up Romanticism as a literary movement and write down its definition in your own words.
Read “Ozymandias” by Shelley. Who is Ozymandias? What does the speaker mean when he says, “Nothing beside remains: round the decay/Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,/The lone and level sands stretch far away?” What does the poem say about power? How is the poem an example of Romanticism, or not?
May 2 Why are Blake’s “Lamb” and “Tyger” companion poems?
How do you understand Wordsworth’s:–“The World Is Too Much With Us”
“The World Is Too Much with Us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;”
14. Keat’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn”–required–All questions below are part of 14.
a. What is an “Ode?”
b. Explain the poetic device and your understanding of: “Thou still unravished bride of quietness,
Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,
Sylvan historian, who canst thus express
A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme:”
c. How do you understand:
“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard
Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;
Not to the sensual ear, but, more endeared,
Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone:
Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave
Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;
Bold Lover, never, never canst thous kiss,
Thou winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve;
She cannot fade, thou thou hast not thy bliss,
For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!”
d. How might Carly Simon’s “Anticipation” (Google YouTube Carly Simon “Anticipation”) address the idea behind the images on the urn? e. How might Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young” (listen on You-tube) allude to Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn?”
f. Keats defines “Negative Capability” as “the willingness to embrace uncertainty, live with mystery, and make peace with ambiguity.” Is it connected to “Grecian Urn?” How does it relate to your present situation? g. How do you understand “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,–that is all/Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” (1819, Keats)
h. How is this ode an example –or not—of Romanticism?
15. Required **Define Modernism, (see your packet), briefly explaining why Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is an example. How do the literary allusions function? How do you understand the poem? You will need to look up what readers have said about the poem, if you do not attend our extra class. Please document your source.
16. How do you understand Dickinson’s poem,“faith is a fine invention/For Gentlemen who see?”
What is Hopkins celebrating in “Pied Beauty?” Define “pied” and “dappled.” How do assonance and alliteration work?
Look up Seamus Heaney’s Obituary, The New York Times, Aug. 30, 2013. Write down one significant fact about his poetry.
How does Heaney’s “Digging” compare a poet with a potato farmer?
Point to the figures of speech in Langston Hughes’ “Mother to Son.”
How do you understand Adrienne Rich’s: “Aunt Jennifer’s Tygers”
“When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie
Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.
The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.”

Please only write for Topic #1: 
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) concerns the Romantic themes of
creation, invention, and animation. Shelley’s gothic novel utilizes overlapping levels of
narration evident in the three narrators: Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the
Creature. Please refer to attached document to see what needs to be considered in essay. 
– 14 point font and double spaced
– 3-4 pages 
– no sources, just quote from book when needed
-In 3-4 pages consider the following: 1.    
In 3-4 pages, you will need to consider the following:
·       What is the
significance of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s title Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus? How can Frankenstein be
likened to a Byronic hero? In other words, what is his quest? To what extent
does Frankenstein fulfill his quest?
·       Mary Shelley
Wollstonecraft includes this epigraph from Paradise
Lost beneath the title: “Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay / To mould
me
man? Did I
solicit thee / From darkness to promote me?” What do these lines mean? In other
words, what sort of analogy can be drawn here between Adam and God in
comparison to the Creature and Frankenstein in this context? How does the
Creature identify himself with Adam in terms of his request? How does
Frankenstein identify himself with the “Maker”?
·       After
Frankenstein’s death, the Creature admits: “But I was the slave, not the master
of an impulse, which I detested, yet could not disobey” (Shelley, Norton, 1032). How would you
characterize his “impulse”? Do you agree or disagree that the Creature was a
“slave” to the “impulse” that he “detested” and “could not disobey”? Why? Or
why not? Conclusions?

“1. In your research, what have you learned about actions or policies that need to be taken regarding your topic?
Within my research, I have found that the legal age of Drinking has laws that vary from country to country. For example, in some parts of the European continent, you could drink before the age of 21 while in the US you have to be 21 to drink. Another thing that some states such as Texas have is that you could drink if you are underage but have to company your legal guardian.
2. What do you think should happen regarding your topic? What do you propose?
I think since drinking is the root of the problem we should lower the alcohol level of the drinks; similar to the alcohol percentage in Europe. But what I propose is lowering the age of drinking to 19-20. 
3. Why do you think this proposal might be better than others’ ideas?
I believe that my proposal might be better than others’ ideas because there are two sides to the argument. One side is to keep the legal age of drinking to 21 while the other side is lowering the legal age of drinking to 18, “Why can I join the army but not drink” being the repetitive quote that I keep hearing. Since my proposal is lowering the legal age of drinking to 19-20 it satisfies both sides due to it still lowering but also still being a relatively “older” age.  
4. What are some actions your classmates could take?
Although this topic is more of a national problem we could still spread awareness and make petitions that could track the attention of governors so they can be the ones changing the laws.” 
this was one of my assignments leading up to this assignment, so you can could usit as some sort of reference.
https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/minimum-legal-drinking-age.htm
https://www.britannica.com/story/pro-and-con-lower-the-drinking-age
https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/16/us/legal-drinking-age/index.html

Opinion | The drinking age was once 19, and we should go back.

https://drinkingage.procon.org/
5 sources that you can get your information and for the last one can you use a picture as a source.
Below are the General Outline for the essay and the Instructions about the assignment. If     you are confused about it being pt1/2 and pt3/4 is because this assignment was cut in two pieces.

Your op-ed must:
–        Follow proper APA format.
–        Range between 1200-1500 words (about 3 pages).
–        Incorporate at least two outside sources with proper in-text citations. 
–        Include a reference page with citations for all sources.

Please do it below I made the topic “Mental Health Awareness: Breaking the Stigma and Seeking Support”
if you can please give me notes on what to talk about in bullet points in my presentation as well.

Instructions
Find an editorial cartoon or advertisement online that serves as an example of a logical fallacy. Then, in 200–250 words, respond to the discussion prompt. Lastly, respond to at least two of your peers’ posts in a substantive manner. “I agree” or “Good point” are not accepted as substantive responses to your peers.
Discussion Prompts
Post a graphic (editorial cartoon or advertisement) and identify at least one fallacy contained within it.
Explain what the fallacy is and why the graphic is an example of it.
The graphic you choose cannot duplicate any we have analyzed or read about in this course to date.
Be sure to cite your resource using APA (7th ed.) format.
I have been thinking of using Ad Hominem and I will attach an editorial cartoon that I saw. You can add definitions with appropriate in-text citations. 

Choose a process that you are familiar with, such as playing a sport, getting engaged, getting a job. keeping a significant other, joining the military, etc. When you consider your topic, keep in mind that you need to choose something that your reader will find interesting and important. Your task in Essay #3 is to describe the process, but most importantly you’ll need to find an argument that goes further than simply describing the process you have picked. You might want to answer the question: What can big life lesson can the reader learn from this paper? For example, if your process is playing the guitar, the thesis won’t be, “Anyone can learn to play the guitar.” Your thesis might be, “Learning to play the guitar teaches people that imperfection can be beautiul

Essay
#1 – Logical Division
Culture, Identity, and Homeland
Assignment
Write
a logical division essay answering the question below. Describe your country’s culture or ethnic identity.
You must analyze
it by logical division, and the characteristics must be significant.  Choose one of the patterns for logical
division below:
1.    
Time: Past and now
2.    
Aspect: Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages only
All developing
paragraphs must follow the same logical division. In order words, if you choose
time, do not switch to aspect. If you chose to describe one advantage and one
disadvantage of this cultural aspect, the same support and order must be
followed in all three body paragraphs.
The answer should
not be about your personal identity
but rather your general cultural or ethnic identity. For example, what
are the characteristics of Russian people? Or what does it mean to be a
Mexican? The focus of the essay is not you personally, but the cultural or
ethnic group that you belong to. Therefore, you should not have to use the personal pronoun “I” too many times in
your essay (except for some examples). The essay “The Cultures of
Kenya” I attachn the file below. is a good example of an essay that describes a
cultural identity.
Just like role
models, you must explain qualities or characteristics of your cultural
identity. DO NOT discuss superficial or obvious qualities like
food, clothing, or holidays. Instead, focus on behavior, inner
qualities (think about the qualities of role models on p. 8-9 in your book),
values (what is important to the people), and beliefs that are much more meaningful. Think critically and deeply.
Step 1
Think about your topic.
Step 2
Draft
a thesis statement. Then develop
each part of your thesis by making a
list for it. Discuss your ideas
in the Thesis Discussion forum and decide if you want to add or delete any
ideas. USe one of these for thesis 1. Although ____________(country) is very diverse, the three most significant
cultural traits of ___________(country) are
_________________________________________,
______________________________, ____________________________________
(whole clauses – subject + verb, nouns, or adjective + noun but all must be
parallel.)
2. The culture of __________________(country) can be best defined by
_____________________________, _________________________, and
_____________________________.
3. The three most important aspects of the culture of ______________(country) are:
_________________________, _______________________, and
___________________________.
4. _______________________, _________________________, and
_______________________ are the most important cultural aspects of
_______________________(country).
5. The people from ________________ are/value/prefer __________________,
____________________, and __________________ and those are
_______________’s (country) most important/relevant/significant cultural aspects
Step 3
Create an outline that
has:
·      
A thesis statement. Make sure it has a topic and a controlling
idea, and that the parts of the controlling idea are parallel. Make sure
you also use the vocabulary for logical division. 
Use these words period, stage, district, region, zone, aspect, characteristic, element, feature, quality
·      
Three topic
sentences. Make sure each sentence has cohesion
with the thesis statement. (See p. 61)
Step 4
Submit the outline on Canvas. Step 5
When
you receive a voice comment from me, listen to my
comments. Take notes – it will help you! Considering the feedback,
write your first draft, which should
contain your thesis statement, three body paragraphs, and a one-sentence
concluding summary. Focus on the content, making sure that each topic sentence
is well developed with specific supporting ideas (detailed explanations and examples only). Step 6
Submit your rough draft to Canvas. Step 7
When
you receive verbal feedback from me, listen to my verbal
comments and revise accordingly. However, don’t just focus on areas that
I commented on. Use adjectives, noun modifiers, prepositional phrases,
and adjective clauses to include
information that is more specific (see p. 66-71). Write an introduction (see p. 63-64) and a conclusion (see p. 100) for your essay. Combine the introduction,
body paragraphs and conclusion to make one
cohesive essay. Give a title to
your essay (see p. 24). Consider how you can improve your essay even on your own. Look at “Essay
#1 Checklist” in Canvas to see if you have included all the criteria.
Step 8
Visit the WRC (online) and discuss your essay with a tutor. The
tutor’s job is not to make it perfect, but to help you make general
improvements to the essay. You will need to let me know who your tutor was at
the end of your final draft (please look below for instructions).
Step 9
When you are satisfied with the content and organization of the
essay, proofread the paper for any grammar,
word choice, punctuation and mechanical errors. Pay special
attention to:
·      
adjectives, noun modifiers ·      
adjective clauses ·      
sentence structure
·      
·      
verb tense
·      
subject/verb agreement
Also, try to use more advanced
vocabulary. I encourage you to get your essay checked by a native-speaking tutor before submitting the final
draft, but avoid getting too much help.
Do not let him/her word or write sentences for you. Remember if the paper does not represent your own writing ability,
you will get an automatic 0.
ANY PERCENTAGE OF AI, YOU WILL RECEIVE “0” POINTS.
Step 10
Submit your
final draft of Essay #1 to Canvas. It must be uploaded to Turnitin – if you email me your final
draft, I will take two points off. ANd also I attacheed everything need to follow below thsi
ESL
273 Essay Grading Sheet – Logical Division Name
Date                                            Score/Grade                           Content ________
1.    
Thesis statement contains a
topic and a controlling idea that clearly names appropriate supporting points
that are parallel.
2.    
Each supporting point is
clearly stated as a topic sentence in each body paragraph and links to the
thesis (cohesion) (synonyms used).
3.    
Supporting ideas are well
developed with specific and relevant explanations, details, and examples
(unity).
4.    
Ideas are interesting and no
off-topic sentences are included.
5.    
Demonstrate analytical and
critical thinking skills.
6.    
Sufficient support is given.
Organization ________
1.    
Introduction contains
appropriate background information and effectively leads to the thesis.
2.    
Basis of division (time,
place, aspects, etc.) is clear and logical.
3.    
Developing ideas are
logically organized and connected.
4.    
Body paragraphs demonstrate
cohesion with the use of repeated key words, word forms, synonyms and
connecting words.
5.    
Conclusion effectively
summarizes the main idea using different words or word forms, and without being
repetitive.
6.    
Conclusion ends with an
interesting final comment.
Language __________
1.    
Vocabulary and wording are
appropriate, varied and academic.
2.    
Sentence structure is
appropriate, complex and varied.
3.    
A variety of adjectives, noun
modifiers, and adjective clauses are used effectively.
4.    
Grammar is mostly correct.
5.    
Spelling, punctuation, and
mechanics are mostly correct.
6.    Sufficient academic transitions are used
correctly. Essay Format Header:
Correct information, format in the upper left-hand corner
Title
is appropriate and centered. Every paragraph is indented/font, spacing,
margins, etc.
Logical
Division Essay Outline
What logical
division are you going to use?
Time?
Aspect?
Remember to use
the same logical division for all paragraphs.
Introduction
I.      
Thesis: Body
II.    
Supporting
Sentence (Topic Sentence) 1: (one sentence only)
III.   
Supporting
Sentence (Topic Sentence) 2: (one sentence only)
IV.  
Supporting
Sentence (Topic Sentence) 3: (one sentence only)

For this assignment, you must read or have read the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. As you read through the book, there are questions for each section which you should answer in at least 5 sentences. Please refer to the attached document as this is where you will be completing the assignment.

Read Gullivers Travels
Follow the writing process and be sure to cite two or more sources using MLA format. Your paper should be written following basic MLA rules. Topics (Choose one and using your sources cited in MLA format, answer the questions below)
Using your source(s), explore the question: How did a diversity of views transform American society? Provide research in addition to your own analysis of some of the texts from lesson 2 such as “American Jezebel,” “Repeal the Stamp Act!” and “Declaration of Independence.” What ideas from the text reveal answers to the question? Use both outside sources and textual evidence from the selections in the course to develop your essay.
Past literary movements continue to be influential. Consider romanticism, realism, and modernism. How influential were ideas from those periods? Is that influence clearly seen in the texts you have read? Explain with textual evidence from both outside sources as well as from any of the stories from lesson 3. Research and discuss this idea of money, status, and marriage during any periods you read about in lesson 3. Explain ideas from any of those periods, using both outside sources and ideas from the texts from lesson 3 such as Pride & Prejudice, After the Ball, and The Glass Menagerie. What were some of the social classes of this time? What problems were caused because of classism? Do we experience classism still today? How is that reflected in our society compared to how it was during any of those periods? Consider the types of jobs available to people, depending on social classes during that time. How do jobs nowadays reflect one’s social status?
Research and discuss the role of women historically and present. What were some of the abuses of women? Consider the role women play in today’s society, are they still subject to similar abuse? Use ideas from the stories you have read in this course as well as from outside sources for support in analyzing women historically and present