Category: English

Type of writing expected – Cause and Effect and Comparison-Contrast
Length requirements – 500 words
Formatting requirements – MLA format
Documentation format – MLA citations necessary
Amount or type of research expected – Minimal outside research necessary
Write a comparison-contrast essay discussing the differences between the two famous historical figures. Focus on specific similarities and differences. Feel free to use specific examples from different spheres of influences, like music, film or literature, but be sure that they are analogous. Some things you might want to think about:
What are the backgrounds of the individuals?
Where are they from?
Discuss their achievements and accolades.
What is the public perception of these people?
Objectives
Students will practice different types of invention strategies.
Students will appeal to the emotions of their audience in their own essays.
Students will write effective introductions.
Students will experiment with analytical skills.
Students will practice cause and effect and comparison.
Evaluation Criteria
The most important thing is that you fully use your analytical skills in using the appropriate rhetorical structure.
I will be looking to see how well you appeal to your audience and how well you stress the logical and emotional aspects of your association with the person/place. Also, I will be looking for the use of opening and concluding strategies.
The style will be formal, and I want to see how well you can utilize the standards of American Edited English.
I will be looking to see how well you incorporate cause and effect and comparison into your essay.
I will focus on the quality of your introduction.
I am not looking for grammatical perfection, but the essay must be readable and free of mechanical errors that distract your reader.

My topic is; How to change a light bulb
Review the introduction for the instruction set. It should describe the procedure, provide background information, and preview the contents and organization. How effective is the introduction? Is there anything missing that the audience would need before they start? What revisions could the author make to make the introduction more useful?
Locate key terms in the instruction set. List them below and evaluate whether the author has explained them. What terms might readers have trouble with?
How are the instructions organized? What is the overall organizational pattern? What organizational patterns are used within sections? How should the writer revise or reconsider the document’s organization?
What design techniques are used to help the audience find what they need? How does the author employ the design principles of proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast? In addition, evaluate the use of white space, columns, and page grids to achieve an effective communication.
Look at typography. Evaluate the effectiveness of typographical choices for the instruction set. Be sure to pay attention to all textual elements, including headings.
Identify the visual elements (figures and tables). For what purposes are they used? Does the author need to revise their visuals or include additional visuals? Are they referenced, captioned, and cited appropriately?
Are the instructions themselves worded clearly? Do they consistently use the imperative mood and parallelism? Are bullets and numbers used correctly? Is feedback separated from steps? Suggest revisions to instructions that were unclear to you or that do not follow the standard format.

THE LINK TO THE ASSIGNMENT: 
A Poison Tree by William Blake | Poetry Foundation OR 
A Poison Tree by William Blake | Poetry Foundation
Write a 150-word analysis that identifies and explains a minimum of two symbols found in the work.  
Symbols in Literature- “the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities” (“Merriam-Webster Dictionary”)
Works Cited: 
“Merriam-Webster Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com, 2022, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symbolism#:~:text=Kids%20Definition%20of%20symbolism,story%20was%20filled%20with%20symbolism..
**You must not use any information from outside sources or quote/cite from outside sources in your answer.
**If you choose to quote from the story, poem, or play, please use this as an opportunity to practice in-text MLA citation format.
To cite a direct quote in proper in-text MLA citation format, add the author’s last name and (if available) the page or line number in parentheses at the end of the quote.
Example: Within the work, the author notes that “she looked at the child in awe” (Blixton 60).
I WILL BE ATTACH SOME OF THE WRITINGS I’VE COMPLETED ON MY OWN SO YOU CAN HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW I WRITE; THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT!!!!

1.The prompt: Write a “copy cat” poem in which direct your poem at a person you feel strongly about. Make sure you hold nothing back – be like Sylvia Plath and say it all, no matter what. Keep in mind that you do not have to write about rage or heartbreak; you may choose to write about positive emotions, such as gratitude, love, friendship… the key is the feelings, and the poem, should be just like Plath’s in level of intensity! Have fun with this, if it is what you decide to do!
So I want a poem that is about mother issues, feelings hatred and sadness also the feeling of not being perfect to the point of self harm.

I need 3 1 page annotated bibliographies written on Mental health with the African American Culture Due by 6/13 8pm

Write a minimum 4–5-page paper which forwards the analysis of any television show. You will analyze, interpret, and explicate the television show according to the criteria of one or more of the critical strategies (or lenses) including Formalist, Semiotic, Psychoanalytic, Socio-economic, and Feminist critical approaches. (You are not limited to these lenses.)  The final paper will be submitted in MLA format with works cited.
As always, your thesis should forward an arguable interpretation and/or evaluation of the text’s value, impact, or significance according to the criteria of any of the critical strategies or “lenses” listed above.  For example, in “Mock Feminism: Waiting to Exhale,” Bell Hooks uses the feminist and socio-economic lenses (as well as semiotic) to challenge the “feminist” pretense of what Bell argues is nothing more than mainstream Hollywood capitalizing on traditional sexist and racist stereotypes under the guise of “progressive politics.”
Requirements 
Your essay should:
Have a compelling, original title.
Forward a thesis that asserts an arguable claim about the text/s based on any of the critical strategies (or “lenses”) listed above as its criteria.
Be 4-5 pages in length, submitted in MLA format with in-text citations and a separate Works Cited page. 
You will need at least three quotes from a minimum of two outside sources. I would recommend COC databases. They are vetted and easier to cite. 
You will need to use at least 4 examples from Signs of Life. Those examples need to come from at least two sources in Signs Of Life Vol #10 (provided pdf link) 

This assignment asks you to provide character analysis of one individual in relation to a particular topic in Homer’s Iliad, Books I, VI, IX, XVI, XVIII, XXII, and XXIV .  Choose one of the following moments from the poem:
Achilles’ argument with Agamemnon about Briseis in Book I
Nestor’s role in Book I and/or IX
Achilles relationship with his mother in Book I and/or Book XVIII 
Glaukos and Diomedes’ encounter in Book VI
Helen’s view of her life, conception of herself in Book VI
Hector’s encounter with Andromache and Astyanax in Book VI
Agamemnon’s offer to Achilles in Book IX
Achilles’ reaction to Agamemnon’s offer in Book IX
Phoinix’s digression related to Meleager in Book IX
Sarpedon’s death and the battle for his corpse in Book XVI
Patroclus’ encounter with Hector in Book XVI
Achilles’  response to Patroclus’ death in Book XVIII
Achilles’ encounter with Priam in Book XXIV
Achilles’ battle with Hector in Book XXII 
Hector’s funeral Book XXIV
Structure:  Organize your discussion post in the following manner:
Introduction:
Begin your response with a short introductory paragraph (3-4 sentences) that clearly identifies the topic you are discussing and identifies the individual you wish to characterize in your analysis.  Just analyze one character in your response. 
Do not blend topics from the list.
Do not make the introduction longer than the body paragraphs.
Make sure your introduction ends with a thesis statement where you make an assertion about characterization:  What were your impressions of this individual in the scene you are evaluating?  What central trait or traits are revealed? 
Body Paragraphs: 
Have 2-3 body paragraphs of detailed analysis and illustration. Most of your response should come in this section.
Begin each paragraph with a topic sentence that is an assertion rather than a fact.  Present an idea in relation to the character you are evaluating.
Support your ideas with two-four direct quotes of between five and twelve words in each body paragraph. Each body paragraph must have at least two direct quotes in it. Do not have more than four quotes in any body paragraph.  You may also paraphrase other information. 
Be sure to cite the book and line numbers of your quote in parentheses after the quotation marks, and to integrate your quotations smoothly and grammatically into the structure of your own sentences. (-5 deduction if book and line numbers are missing).
The quotations must come from the sections of the Iliad that are connected with your topic. 
Choose quotations that are relevant to your argument. 
Evaluate the evidence you cite:  why did you include it?  What was your point in quoting it?  Give the details a close reading. 
Most importantly for this post, present your own ideas–how did you feel about the character–what he says, what she does, etc.?  What conclusions do you draw about him/her, based on what happens in this episode?
Key**:  avoid simple plot summary.  Assume your readers know the basic facts of the poem and the scene in question–they don’t need you to re-tell what happens.   Use the plot detail to support or explain your ideas about the scene. 
Note**:  Stay focused on your scene; do not drift into a discussion from another one 
Conclusion:
Conclude with a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) offering your final thoughts and bringing your post to a close.  Consider how this topic connects with the work as a whole. What do you think Homer’s purpose was in this scene?
Be thoughtful and opinionated in this section, but do not make the conclusion longer than a body paragraph.  
Bonus (+3 possible):
In a minimum of 50 words, compare any character in the Iliad to another character from any work of literature that you’ve read, or from any character in a television show or movie.  What specific  similiarties exist?  Be detailed in precise in your comparison.  The more convincing you are, the more bonus points will be awarded.  

This week you read “Young Goodman Brown”.  I’ve provided an article by Paul Hurley that does a really good job of laying out his argument. 
This is how a scholarly article is often formatted**when you are reading, you want to pat attention to the opening pages. This is where the author’s argument is going to be and how they set up that argument is important. They will lay the foundation by presenting the ongoing conversation about the text. The issue being presented and who is saying what and why. 
Read the article and do an “active reading”.  This is the act of underlining or highlighting important concepts, marking the thesis and topic sentences, circling any unfamiliar words and defining them in the margin, etc., that you think are interesting, or that make good points. It’s okay if you don’t understand everything in the entire article – literary criticism can be challenging to read! Focus on the points that you do understand.
Find the author’s point, or thesis, in the article. What are they saying about the topic? How are they contributing to the overall discussion? To get full credit for this assignment, upload a document that contains an MLA formatted works cited page citation. Below the works cited page citation, write a paragraph of about 150-200 words that explains Hurley’s argument and the main points of the essay. This constitutes an entry for annotated bibliography.

Compare events relating to the atomic era. ex) paranoia currently with covid and paranoia in the atomic age. use sources and articles to site various connections. Main idea is how the atomic age plays a role in how the U.S. is today with war, bikini era, paranoia, television/propoganda.

The instructions are on the file attached. Choose between this one book.
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Simon & Schuster BFYR