Category: Literature

Consider the character of Torvald Helmer. Is Torvald an antagonist? A misogynist? Or could Torvald be just as much a victim of nineteenth-century societal norms as Nora?
You will write a five-page paper, MLA formatted, that answers your question. You MUST use quotes/details and in-text citations.

Essay Instructions
The essay must be 3 (full) to 5 pages long,
double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font. It will be one of your tasks to
find a focused, arguable (both contestable and defensible) thesis statement
that is based on a topic addressed in one of the prompts below.
You are not expected to use any other sources
besides the Inferno and Beowulf (this especially includes summaries or online
analyses). You may, however, use online searchable versions of the texts in
order to find supporting quotes–only if you then use the translation used in
class to type out those quotes (Do not cut and paste from a different
translation). Use parenthetical citation according to MLA format, noting line
numbers for Beowulf, and canto and line numbers for the Inferno. Choose short,
pithy quotes to make your point rather than long summative passages. Analyze;
do not summarize. Assume the reader of your essay has already read the texts
and doesn’t need to know what happens next in any particular passage. Instead,
your task is to convince your reader of a certain interpretation of
the text.
Regardless of the
prompt you choose, you must mention and quote both Beowulf and Dante, but you
may organize your essay in such a way that you devote more space to analyzing
one over the other. The space you devote to each character must take up at
least 1/3 of your essay.
Remember to
distinguish between Beowulf the hero and Beowulf the poem by using
italics correctly. Also, remember to distinguish between Dante the Poet and
Dante the Pilgrim in your essay.
Essay Prompt 1, About Modern
Heroes:
Which is the more
modern hero, Beowulf or Dante the Pilgrim? Keep in mind that, although we
covered Dante first in class because it nicely follows the Aeneid, Beowulf is the earlier written poem.
This doesn’t however, mean that Dante must be the more “modern” hero.
With the proper support, you could write a successful essay arguing either
perspective, but be sure to choose one. It may benefit you to consider a few
characteristics of modernity and then spend a paragraph or two on each of these
characteristics as portrayed by Dante and Beowulf. As always, keep your
argument focused, organized, and well-supported with evidence from the text.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Full Version | Audio book (youtube.com
After listening to the You Tube recording of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, create your own digital story based on what happened in Things Fall Apart. Remember to follow the instructions posted on the content page to help you create your story. You may work alone or with one or two of your peers. The names of the group members should be written on the front page of your slide. Record and post the link to your recording on the discussion section for it to be graded. Test, to make sure that the link works. This assignment is due on May 3 at 8:00 pm

Please correct the citations on my book report over the Tale of Genji. You must have access tothe Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu ISBN 978-0-679-72953-2. This is critical. The citations in there currently were from a PDF and not the correct book. I uploaded the instructions for the paper as well please let me know if you have any questions. 

Description of assignment: Write a 600-800 word response that critically reflects on at least 2 films and 1 reading per unit.
Week 13: Sleep Dealer (Alex Rivera, 2008)
FILM:
Sleep Dealer (Alex Rivera, 2008) screened in class 
If you missed it rent and watch it on You Tube etc.
READING:
Pick any ONE required reading (or the podcast no. 5) for the film Sleep Dealer
“Imagining the Future from the Margins” – Article
“Check Your Network Connection”: Cyberpunk Visions of Disembodied Labor in Sleep Dealer” by Michael Pitts: https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/20115
The Dystopian Boderlands of Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer
Consumed by El Otro Lado – Alterations of the Neoliberl Self in Sleep Dealer
Undocumented Migration and Technologies of Resistance in Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer and Digital Media
Podcast: “Sleep Dealer” and the Border Politics of Tech w/ Alex Rivera (Listen from 7 mins into the clip till end): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQaKID6BzkY
EXTRA RESOURCES (OPTIONAL)
Short videos to provide examples of immigration injustice in the US
The Bracero Program (NBC News): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aye9c4SgPw
The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act – Robert Chang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K88pWCimZg
Ugly History: Japanese American incarceration camps – Densho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI4NoVWq87M
Week 14: FILMS & READING
Pick any one film from any of the subsections below to watch remotely for 29 April, 2024 (Week 14)
Films: 
Who Is Dayani Cristal? (Directed by Marc Silver) [Free on Vimeo] 
(English version): https://vimeo.com/136622440
Spanish version: https://vimeo.com/136746747
Which Way Home  / Directed by: Rebecca Cammisa (1 hr 22 min)
Free on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/56919/which-way-home?start=true&tracking=google-feed]
Reading: Required reading for either of the two films listed above (Who is Dayani Cristal and Which Way Home ): 
Tracing borderscapes in three recent documentaries on central american migration.pdf

Many critics argue that “Songs of Experience” represents the theme of loss of innocence, the movement from childhood to adulthood. Identify three stanzas (and quote them) that you believe showcase this theme. Once you have chosen, you will analyze each to support your claim, i.e., answering why.

Choose a passage from The Descent of Inanna — something less than a page or so — and conduct a close reading of it, in which you slowly consider the elements of style and story you can observe, and give your thoughts on them.

What does a rising China—which may be sputtering recently— and responses from the US mean for the security challenges faced by Japan and South Korea? Make an argument about what the government of Japan or South Korea should do and why.
You must:
– Identify the risks and opportunities of the increased competition between the US and China for Japan or South Korea
– base your claims on all of the readings above and cite all of these sources
– you may cite other sources from the course or relevant peer-reviewed articles 
– all sources must be listed in a bibliography
1. Graham Allison, TED Talk, the Thucydides Trap, see video below
2. Review, O’Neil et al US, China, and Japan
3. Yoder, Brandon K. 2019. “Uncertainty, Shifting Power and Credible Signals in US-China Relations: Why the ‘Thucydides Trap’ is Real, but Limited,” Journal of Chinese Political Science, 24 (1), p. 87-104.
4. Zhang, Biao, 2019, “The Perils of Hubris? A Tragic Reading of the ‘Thucydides Trap” and China-US Relations,” Journal of Chinese Political Science: 24 (1). p. 129-144.
5. Lee, Peter K. 2023, “South Korea’s Quad Opportunity: Aligning Foreign Policy and Public Opinion,” Asan Policy Institute for Policy Studies, https://en.asaninst.org/contents/south-koreas-quad-opportunity-aligning-foreign-policy-and-public- opinion/
6. Niblett, Robin, 13 July 2022, “Managing a Divided World,” Chatham House Farewell Lecture https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/CH%20Farewell%2013-7- 22%20final%20given%20%281%29.pdf 7. 2023. Asan International Security Outlook 2023. P. 1-178, 135-141 https://en.asaninst.org/contents/asan-international-security-outlook-2023/

After selecting your option, begin work on the analysis by reading and re-reading the text. For the actual paper,
consider the following structure:
Paragraph 1—introduction/hook which must include the thesis statement
Body Paragraphs—the analysis of the text based upon your chosen topic. Refer to line numbers when
referencing specific examples from the poem. For example, (lines 4-8) or (line 24).
When writing about a play, refer to specific examples by the act, scene, and line
numbers, separated by periods (for example, (Wilson 1.3.188-190). Fully explain
throughout the essay the significance of the examples as they relate to the thesis.
Final Paragraph—the conclusion that restates and emphasizes the significance of your interpretation.
Additionally, use quotation marks (“ “) for poem and play titles. You must also use present tense verbs when
writing about literature.
Furthermore, prepare a Works Cited Page by recording the bibliographic information, in MLA format, for all
sources used in the paper.  
https://poets.org/poem/pulse-morning 
Link to the poem feel free to use less sources if needed 

The organization is a system. It requires the system to respond to any event, monitor changes and events, anticipate future threats and opportunities, and learn from past failures and successes. Analyze your organization’s capability to respond to an event, monitor the changes, anticipate future changes, and how it can learn from past events.
Use the event you mapped out in the causal loop diagram in Discussion 7.2 (YOU MUST USE THE HEADINGS below for your paper to keep it organized). (Heading) Describe the interconnected systems within and/or outside the organization.
(Heading) In your analysis, identify the gaps that may create challenges in the system. (specific to your mapping. Please do not submit general and superficial analysis that may come from AI or bot)
(Heading) Identify the areas of improvement in the system to respond, monitor, anticipate, and learn. (specific to your mapping. Please do not submit general and superficial analysis that may come from AI or bot)
Your submission should focus on the findings of your analysis of the organizational system. Adequately address the interconnected systems and areas for improvement that will support the organization’s resilience.
DO NOT SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, OR CONCLUSION in your paper. PDF formats will not be allowed.
Submit
Option One: Written SubmissionWrite a paper of approximately 1,000 words that adequately addresses each analysis component. Include references from the assigned readings and books that support your analysis and cite them. Refer to the Writing Style Guide for information on formatting written assignments, including citations.
In-text references are mandatory.Late Assignments will be penalized 10% per day, with no credit after 3 days. The assignment will be closed after three days after the due date.
No more than 10% of direct quotes are allowed. No more than 30% of similarity in Turnitin is allowed.