Category: Literature

An
intermedial approach using adaptation theories to analyze the Netflix
adaptation of Passing. I would like to research how the act of passing is
portrayed differently between the book and the film and how or if the film
changes some of the character development and plot. Primary materials should be Passing by Nella Larsen and
the film by the same name directed by Rebecca Hall, released in 2021. Please also make sure engage with at least
5 secondary academically published sources. The research questions are: How does the portrayal of
passing differ between Nella Larsen’s novel and the Netflix adaptation? In what ways does
intermediality impact character development and plot structure in the film
adaptation of ‘Passing’? How do cultural factors impact the decisions made
during the adaptation process?

please write based on the following books(choose two)
to vanquish the dragon written by perl benisch
night  written by eli weisel
sabbota written by avraham netsach
take two charachters and compare and contrast them in the essay.
please see the enclosed files 1. overview of essay #1
2. ESSAY #1

Death symbolism in in W. B. Yeats’,’ Under Ben Bulben, ‘Sailing to Byzantium’, ‘September 1913’
In my essay I’m going to talk about the symbolisms of death and the passing of time in the mentioned works of W. B. Yeats. I’m going to be connecting the poems based on similarities and differences and I will also talking about them individually during the essay. The main point that I’m going to talk about is the significance of passing and W. B. Yeat’s way of putting it into words.
1. Introduction to the writer
a. Main themes
b. The atmosphere of Yeats’ works
2. Difference in the images of death in the poems
a. Representation of passing away
b. Difference in meaning
3. The significance of death symbolism in poems in general
a. Exploration of mortality
b. Yeats’ philosophical reflections on existence and the afterlife
4. Conclusion
Dalsimer, Adele M. “By Memory Inspired: WB Yeats’s” September 1913″ and the Irish Political Ballad.” Colby Quarterly 12.1 (1976): 6.
McBean, Cary Albert. “Antithesis and reconciliation in WB Yeats’” Under Ben Bulben”.” (1977).
Yeats, William Butler. Sailing to Byzantium. M. Didier, 1971.
Yeats, William Butler. “Sailing to Byzantium by William Butler Yeats.” Poetry Foundation (2020).

English 156: Children’s Literature
Research Paper: The Book with No Pictures
Length and Format: This essay must be a minimum of two pages typed and double spaced in 12
point, Times New Roman font. The essay also needs to have a title.
Topic: The Book With No Pictures is a funny read-aloud experience for young children that may also inspire readers to rethink the power of the written word and the nature of the children’s book itself.
The questions The Book with No Pictures implicitly asks include:
•How do children’s books work?
•Is it surprising to read a book with no pictures at all? •Why was this book able to be funny even without pictures?
Your research question: Is The Book with No Pictures an innovative and effective modern children’s book. Why or why not?
Your research paper should consist of five parts:
1.
2.
3.
Introduction: Your introduction should prepare the reader for what’s to come and follow all the conventions of a standard introduction, including an overview of the general topic, an explanation of the research question, and your response to that research question.
Review of the Literature: You must review three critical articles provided to you from The New York Times, Children’s Writer’s Guild, and The Guardian in your review of the literature. A good review of the literature provides an overview of what others have said about the topic, but in your own voice and your own words. The review of the literature prepares your reader to make sense of your own original argument.
Close Reading Analysis: The close reading analysis is the most important part of your research paper. This is your own original interpretation of the primary text, The Book with No Pictures, to make your larger point about whether The Book with No Pictures is or is not an innovative and effective modern children’s book. In literary criticism, close reading is the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of a book. A close reading emphasizes the particular over the general through close attention to individual words, sentences, pictures, and fonts, and the ways in which the those words, sentences, fonts, and images unfold ideas. At this point, you should draw your analysis entirely from The Book with No Pictures, without any reference to outside sources. If this is your first time doing close reading, I recommend you read this short primer: https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how- do-close-reading
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4.
5.
Conclusion: Your conclusion should follow all the conventions of a standard conclusion, reiterating your thesis, summarizing your main points, and making a final statement on The Book with No Pictures.
Works Cited: You must cite the four sources you are working with (The Book with No Pictures and the three critical articles from The New York Times, Children’s Writer’s Guild, and The Guardian) in proper MLA style at the end of your research paper. For a refresher on MLA style, see https:// owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/ mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html
•For books, MLA style is:
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication
Date.
•For journalism, the MLA style is:
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical, Day Month Year.
Drafting and Submission Requirements:
✓ You must:
o compose the essay yourself, in your own words, and with a clear thesis statement. o use quotes and parenthetical citations when incorporating the words of others.
o have an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
o document your sources in MLA style.
o proofread.
o complete the assignment on time.
o submit the final draft digitally via Blackboard.

Write an
analytical paper of 1500-2000 words that encompasses two works that we’ve read
this semester.
This is to
be a themed paper that explores a connection between the works. It should not be a compare /contrast paper.
Two
primary sources
Two of the
works of literature that we’ve read (I have shared both works)
One secondary
source
One
critical, peer-reviewed essay – I’d prefer that it be an essay you find on your
own, but you can use one that we’ve already read if you want. (I will need a peer-reviewed essay as the secondary source)
Times New
Roman 12 pt font, double spaced; MLA format 

How
do the identity journeys of a teenage Nigerian boy in 1960s Nigeria and a
British-Asian teenage girl in 1970s Britain illustrate the complexities of
cultural assimilation and self-acceptance, ultimately 
leading them to embrace
their national identities rather than striving to become fully English?

200 words discussion.
In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” and Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried,”  it is clear both authors have very different writing styles.  A writing style is the way a writer chooses to express himself or herself in text.
– Alice Walker uses a great deal of detail and closely defines the setting and the characters through the use of powerful adjectives and vivid descriptions.   
– By contrast, Tim O’Brien provides details in the form of a list.  That list carries the narrative of the short story forward.  In other words, the listing tells the story. 
– Discuss how Alice Walker’s use of detail and description contrasts with Tim O’Brien’s use of listing as storytelling.
– Give examples of both styles of writing from the short stories.  Avoid using direct “quotes;” summarize or paraphrase the examples in your own words.  
– Lastly, determine if one writing style is more effective than the other and why –  in your opinion.
– Be sure to write full sentences and paragraphs. Please do not bullet point, or shorthand, your  response.
– As noted above, please do not incorporate “quotes” from the works. These short, discussion responses should be 100% your own words and analysis. 

Second Short Paper: Read through the poems by Jessica
Cuello’s “AFTER”, Jared
Harel’s “VETERANS DAY”, Ashley
M. Jones’s “Viewing a KKK Uniform at the Civil Rights Institute”, Eugenia
Leigh’s “POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER WITH ROVELLI’S THEORIES OF
TIME” and Danez
Smith’s “Dear White America,”. On separate sheets of paper, OR in a Online Readers Notebook thread, paraphrase each poem. (You should have done this already as part of the assignments from just before spring break.)- I didn’t do.
Next, identify the various and possible subjects for each poem. Then see which poems address the same subject (even if they do this in very different ways). (Use the slides in the “Writing Workshop and MLA Documentation Style: Poetry Paper” module to do this.)
Then, in five paragraphs or more, compare these poems and how they use any of the elements of poetry to explore a subject and support a statement of theme. 
Similarly to your fiction paper, connect your interpretation of the poems to your personal experience or thoughts on the subject in a clear and concise thesis statement. – any normal human experience or please feel free to do your own. 
Use the “How To Write About Poems” PowerPoint to go through the steps of the writing workshop. Do not forget to reading the Optional Outline slides, as they tell you how to cite poetry (differently from fiction or playwriting, see below).
Remember to use in-text citations that show line breaks with the (/) symbol to back up your assertions, and include a Works Cited page at the end of the paper.
In-text citations and the Works Cited page should be done according to MLA 8th edition Documentation guidelines.
The uploaded document should include your paper with in-text citations and your works cited sheet. 

How has Shakespeare influenced western society and culture? Provide at least two specific examples in your response.
recouse:
The Tempest from https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/writing-and-literature-composition-as-inquiry-learning-thinking-and-communication
There is No Escaping Shakespeare and Shakespeare’s Surprising Influence on Modern Culture
150 words 

English 156: Children’s Literature
Research Paper: The Book with No Pictures
Length and Format: This essay must be a minimum of two pages typed and double spaced in 12
point, Times New Roman font. The essay also needs to have a title.
Topic: The Book With No Pictures is a funny read-aloud experience for young children that may also inspire readers to rethink the power of the written word and the nature of the children’s book itself.
The questions The Book with No Pictures implicitly asks include:
•How do children’s books work?
•Is it surprising to read a book with no pictures at all? •Why was this book able to be funny even without pictures?
Your research question: Is The Book with No Pictures an innovative and effective modern children’s book. Why or why not?
Your research paper should consist of five parts:
1.
2.
3.
Introduction: Your introduction should prepare the reader for what’s to come and follow all the conventions of a standard introduction, including an overview of the general topic, an explanation of the research question, and your response to that research question.
Review of the Literature: You must review three critical articles provided to you from The New York Times, Children’s Writer’s Guild, and The Guardian in your review of the literature. A good review of the literature provides an overview of what others have said about the topic, but in your own voice and your own words. The review of the literature prepares your reader to make sense of your own original argument.
Close Reading Analysis: The close reading analysis is the most important part of your research paper. This is your own original interpretation of the primary text, The Book with No Pictures, to make your larger point about whether The Book with No Pictures is or is not an innovative and effective modern children’s book. In literary criticism, close reading is the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of a book. A close reading emphasizes the particular over the general through close attention to individual words, sentences, pictures, and fonts, and the ways in which the those words, sentences, fonts, and images unfold ideas. At this point, you should draw your analysis entirely from The Book with No Pictures, without any reference to outside sources. If this is your first time doing close reading, I recommend you read this short primer: https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how- do-close-reading
English 156: Children’s Literature
Bronx Community College of the City University of New York
4.
5.
Conclusion: Your conclusion should follow all the conventions of a standard conclusion, reiterating your thesis, summarizing your main points, and making a final statement on The Book with No Pictures.
Works Cited: You must cite the four sources you are working with (The Book with No Pictures and the three critical articles from The New York Times, Children’s Writer’s Guild, and The Guardian) in proper MLA style at the end of your research paper. For a refresher on MLA style, see https:// owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/ mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html
•For books, MLA style is:
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication
Date.
•For journalism, the MLA style is:
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical, Day Month Year.
Drafting and Submission Requirements:
✓ You must:
o compose the essay yourself, in your own words, and with a clear thesis statement. o use quotes and parenthetical citations when incorporating the words of others.
o have an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
o document your sources in MLA style.
o proofread.
o complete the assignment on time.
o submit the final draft digitally via Blackboard.