Category: English

Research Paper
A research paper is a culmination of a long period of critical thinking, analysis, and resourcegathering. For the remainder of the semester, we will be working on unique 6-8 page essays
founded in more complex research and analysis.
“How do the stories we tell reflect our times of crisis?”
This semester, we have been reading and discussing texts that circle around a period of social
upheaval. We have battled the specters of wartime cultures, progression anxiety, intense
depression, and economic upheaval. Now it is your turn to examine a thread throughout one of
the narratives in this course. For the purposes of this paper, examine and analyze a theme
relevant to one of the texts we’re discussing in this course. Use research (minimum 3 peerreviewed, scholarly sources) to determine the discussion already occurring about that piece and
add your contribution.
If you’re having trouble getting started, you might wish to consider some of the topics we’ve
encountered already. Remember that these questions are not required and are mentioned here as
a way to get you thinking.
 A large portion of Khoja-Moolji and Niccolini’s work addressed the issue of viewing
whiteness as a standard for “normality.” How is race presented in Ms. Marvel? Reflect
upon moments of racial awareness in Wilson’s text: what are Kamala’s feelings about her
race and the races of her friends and family? Do they change at all over the course of the
narrative? Discuss the presentation of tropes and visual signals during Kamala’s
evolution. Does she need to become more “white” to become a more powerful woman?
When choosing your topic, don’t be afraid to touch on something taboo or upsetting. Write about
something that matters to you, but be sure that your assertions are backed up by evidence from
the text. (and yes – articles covered in class may be used as one of your sources)
The title:MS. MARVEL VOL. 1: NO NORMAL ,Author: by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0785190219
The article:Comics as Public Pedagogy
Reading Muslim Masculinities through
Muslim Femininities in Ms. Marvel
Shenila S. Khoja-Moolji and Alyssa D. Niccolini
pages:23-39
ISSN: 1938-8209 (print) 1938-8322 (online)

**the effectiveness of recycling programs in reducing waste:
– Comparative analysis of recycling programs: assessing the efficiency and outcomes of different recycling initiatives across various regions.
– Challenges and opportunities in recycling: exploring barriers to effective recycling and potential solutions, such as improved infrastructure and public awareness campaigns.
– Innovations in recycling technology: examining advancements in recycling technology and their potential to enhance waste management practices.

For this option, return to ideas around portrayals of children, assumptions about childhood and related ideologies in the block materials.
For example, you may return to discussions of portrayals of children in Unit/Chapter 1, discussions of assumptions about childhood in Unit/Chapter 3, representations of children in poetry in Unit/Chapter 6, the discussion of radical children’s literature in Unit/Chapter 7, or representations of gender and sexuality in picturebooks in Unit/Chapter 9.
I have attached all of my module books, all references must be taken from here where possible. Literary analysis into techniques used in the text must also be done. 

Essay (40% of the final grade for the unit)  
1200 words (includes all quotations and footnotes/references, but not the bibliography/works
cited)
Assignments that are more than 10% over- or under-length will attract a penalty of at least 10%,
depending on the degree of deviation from the stipulated word limit.  
• With an essay of this length, it is important that you create an argument and support it with
evidence from your primary texts and references to your secondary (i.e., critical and
theoretical) readings. 
• This is a research essay. You are expected to use at least 2-4 sources apart from your primary
texts. (You may use material from the unit, but should also do some research to locate material
of specific relevance to your topic).
• At least 1 secondary source must have been published within the past 2 years. 
• Concentrate on your English expression: write lucid, concise, grammatical sentences. 
• Check your spelling and proof-read the essay carefully before submission  
Instructions:
Write an essay on ONE of the following topics.   
1. Compare and contrast the representation of the past’s impact on the present in TWO
TEXTS from the unit. 
2. Focusing on TWO TEXTS from the unit, discuss similarities and differences in the way
gender is figured in the development of moral identity. 
3. Discuss the similarities and differences in the ways in which TWO TEXTS from the unit use
forms and/or modes to reflect or elicit cultural change. 
4. Compare and contrast the ways that TWO TEXTS from different historical periods render
the relationship between individuals and communities (families, states, or class groups for
example).  
THESE ARE THE TEXTS YOU CAN USE:
Eliza Haywood, Fantomina 
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey.
Charlotte Smith, “To Fancy”
Percy Shelley, “Ode to the West Wind”
William Wordsworth, “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802”
Robert Browning, “My Last Duchess”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim’s Point”
Robert Fitzgerald, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (extract)
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House
I USED CHAT GPT TO HELP WITH THIS BUT I RECOMMEND YOU CHOOSE WHATEVER YOU THINK WOULD WORK BEST (1. Compare and contrast the representation of the past’s impact on the present in TWO TEXTS from the unit:
Eliza Haywood, “Fantomina”
Jane Austen, “Northanger Abbey”
This pairing fits well as both texts explore the influence of past actions and perceptions on the present.
Focusing on TWO TEXTS from the unit, discuss similarities and differences in the way gender is figured in the development of moral identity:
Eliza Haywood, “Fantomina”
Jane Austen, “Northanger Abbey”
Gender roles and identity are significant themes in both of these texts, making them suitable for this topic.
Discuss the similarities and differences in the ways in which TWO TEXTS from the unit use forms and/or modes to reflect or elicit cultural change:
Charlotte Smith, “To Fancy”
Percy Shelley, “Ode to the West Wind”
These poems offer differing perspectives and styles, providing a basis for discussing how forms and modes reflect or elicit cultural change.
Compare and contrast the ways that TWO TEXTS from different historical periods render the relationship between individuals and communities (families, states, or class groups for example):
Robert Browning, “My Last Duchess”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim’s Point”)
1. ESSAY LAYOUT
• Double-spaced, with 2cm margins. Number the pages. 
2. TITLES OF TEXTS
• Use italics for the titles of major works or those with sections
(e.g. A Doll’s House)
• Use double inverted commas for minor works (e.g. “Sonnet 74”) 
3. QUOTATIONS
• Verse quotations of three line or less should appear in double quotation
marks in the body of your essay:
o Shakespeare starts Act 2 of Macbeth with the line: “How goes
the night, boy?” (2.1.1). [Note the provision of act, scene, and
line number for this quotation.]
• For secondary (critical) material, if using someone else’s exact words, put
them between quotation marks, as well as providing a reference on the
source of the idea. For example:
o Lloyd Davis claims that, “texts act as a kind of meeting place
between authors’ and readers’ ideas” (1).
If you are using someone else’s idea but substantially or completely
rephrasing it using your own words, give just the reference:
o One might even see the text as a place in which the ideas of both
author and reader come together (Davis 1). 
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Carefully acknowledge the use of all ideas and words from all sources by
using a parenthetical reference within your essay text: (Gurr 51)
5. BIBLIOGRAPHY/ WORKS CITED
• List all items used in the preparation of your essay, arranged alphabetically
by author’s surname. Note that the punctuation is different from that of
footnotes or endnotes.
6. PROOFREADING
• Check spelling, grammar, and accuracy of quotations. 
7. FURTHER READING ON ESSAY WRITING
• See the longer version of this document, with details of how to set out a list of
Works Cited or Bibliography, which is available electronically from unit
iLearn sites.   

research paper on public policies affecting the queer community and their public safety in new york city

Literary analysis paper about the short story “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains” by 
Ray Bradbury.
3-5 typed pages, 750 – 1200 words, double spaced, 12-pt font, 1-in margins. MLA format
(Ai detectors are used against these papers)
Direct quotes used (3-4 maybe) With MLA citation, along with citation page

For the theme I chose search for identity. I also have already found the five sources which are 3 short stories and two poems. 

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Instructions
Portfolio Assignment Instructions 
Be sure you read and follow the instructions about revising previously graded work before putting it back in your portfolio. If you don’t make suggested revisions, you could lose valuable points. 
Please be sure to read all of this assignment description carefully. It’s very detailed. It describes two separate things. However, all items will be submitted in ONE Word document.
The portfolio that contains elements you have been working on throughout the course; and  
The final paper (problem analysis) that you will include as part of the portfolio.  
Let’s look at the BIG picture first, the final portfolio.    
What is a portfolio? 
A portfolio is a collection of items organized in a notebook, file, or a similar format. By collecting this information throughout a course, you can clearly see the connections among assignments as well as the progress you have made. In ENGL110, your portfolio will reflect the work you have done in a specific discipline or topic, ending with the analysis of a problem you have explored. Here are the required elements of the portfolio. The required sections are included in the template.   
Title Page 
Table of Contents 
Item 1 of the Portfolio – Description of Discourse Community in Your Field   
This is the assignment you submitted in week 2.  You are to submit a final version of the description, including any changes recommended to you in the instructor’s feedback.  
Item 2 of the Portfolio – Annotated Bibliography for your Final Paper 
This is the assignment you submitted in week 4. You are to submit a final version of the annotated bibliography, including any changes recommended to you in the instructor’s feedback.  
Item 3 of the Portfolio – Final Paper – Analysis of a Problem 
This is the final problem analysis paper that is the culmination of all the work you have done in the course.  Please see the complete description of the paper below.  
Final Paper (Problem Analysis)
Assignment Instructions 
This analysis project requires you to tackle a problem within your field of study by first exploring it, its causes, and its impacts.  Then, if you want, you can recommend one or more practical solutions to solve the problem.   
After deciding on the problem you wish to tackle, begin building questions about it. Your goal for the analysis is to answer the questions through your sources. Finding multiple angles and perspectives is ideal so that you explore those possibilities in the final paper before settling on your recommendation.  Be sure to identify what is at stake.  
Here are questions to help guide your analysis: 
What is the problem being addressed (explain, describe, and “prove” that it exists)?  
Who is affected by this problem?  
Why does this problem exist? (Identify the root causes.)  
Why does the problem persist? (Identify the major factors that contribute to the problem’s ongoing presence.)  
What is at stake if the problem is not solved? 
If you decide to include a solution, use these questions to guide you:   
Who can take action?  
What should they do, exactly?  
Why would this help? 
What are the positive and negative aspects of your solution(s)?  
PURPOSE:   To analyze a problem and possibly provide a solution 
AUDIENCE:   Classmates, others interested in the field 
LENGTH:   900 – 1,000 words (Times New Roman font). Please do not go significantly (~10%) under or above the word count requirement. This word count includes only the paragraphs in your final essay (not the Works Cited/References page or previously submitted sections).
SOURCES:   5 (five) sources from the APUS Library (These may include sources you used in previous assignments. Going under this number will cost points in grading.) 
FORMAT:   The citation style that is appropriate for your discipline  
Submit your assignment as a Word document attached to the assignment link so it can be automatically processed through Turnitin. Use either the MLA or APA template provided. You can save the template with a title like this: Your Name Portfolio Final Paper.   
Turnitin Scores 
Because parts of the portfolio (items 1 and 2) have already been processed in Turnitin, they are now part of Turnitin’s database. That means that, when a portfolio is submitted, Turnitin will identify the phrasing it has previously “seen” (such as items 1 and 2 of the portfolio).
Turnitin scores are likely to be high for all portfolios. Don’t panic. Review the Turnitin report and you are likely to see that much of the matching phrasing is from work you previously submitted. Your instructor understands this and will focus on the Turnitin matches in the final paper. 
Due on Apr 21, 2024 11:55 PM
Available until Apr 28, 2024 11:59 PM. Submission restricted after availability ends.

Write a 4 paragraph essay on the following prompt:
Are people greedy? You must use citation from both of our books. You must use at least one example from the each book.
Greedy means wanting more than you really need.
You must have the following:
A Title
Introduction: hook, background information, and a thesis.
Body Paragraph 1: topic sentence, explain why, example, concluding statement.
Body Paragraph 2: topic sentence, explain why, example, concluding statement.
Conclusion: transition with a rewritten thesis, summary of your essay, and a final thought.
Format correctly: center title, indent all paragraphs, use a space between title and each paragraph.
You must have citation (3 points)
Citation can be used for background information or examples.
Grammar will be worth 3 points. Check your work and edit if necessary.

You will write a synecdoche essay in this course to be no shorter than 3 complete pages in length. It should be written in Times New Roman 12pt font with 1” margins. It should conform to standard MLA guidelines and must include a properly formatted works cited page with no fewer than two, non-internet, academic sources. Any papers that do not meet these basic requirements will not be eligible to receive a passing grade.
Prompt #2
For this prompt, you will examine Pablo Picasso’s Guernica (1937), an iconic painting that interprets Germany’s ruthless bombing of an important cultural center in northern Spain in the early years of the Spanish Civil War. I want you to interpret the emotional and psychological impact of Picasso’s work and to think about the ways in which Cubism orients as it disorients the viewer. I also want to see if you are able to make connections between the political work in which Guernica engages and that of Hemingway in any short story selections we have discussed.
Use “Soldier’s Home” by Hemingway to make connections between Guernica. Make sure all 3 sources are from US databses like JStor or Proquest and they they are active and accurate sources