Literature Discussion

The purpose of this discussion forum is for you to demonstrate that you can apply formal analysis and critical thinking to the analysis of Major Works: Thomas, “Do Not Go Gentle” and Dickinson, “Because I Could Not Stop for Death.” Instructions: 1st paragraph – Compare and Contrast Thomas’ and Dickinson’s attitudes about death and dying? […]

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children’s book

800 words Through detailed analysis of a passage of your choice from either Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone or Northern Lights, discuss whether these stories offer ‘a break from life,’ ‘help with the living itself’ or whether they ‘do both at the same time’ (The Open University, 2020).This question requires you to carry out […]

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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

TOPIC: A Raisin in the Sun is the American Dream. Many of the contextual readings discuss the definition of this concept—both in terms of stereotypes and our personal definitions. Write an essay in which you discuss the Younger family’s American Dream—what is it? What are their plans to achieve it? What obstacles stand in the […]

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compare/contrast discussion

This week, I am asking you to compare and contrast 2 articles (about the same topic) of your choice. Please read them in their entirety and use the questions below to analyze them. Please be mindful of your audience when choosing, in order to be culturally, socially, and emotionally aware. Then, please read the articles […]

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Famous Men

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. Briefly research one of these works and what you have discovered the work was trying to accomplish. What was the work’s critical reception when published?  Include in your response your reaction to the photographs found in the works.  Postings should be approximately 70-90 words   http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/moser/Eng 1010 fall 15/Agee […]

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Response #4

Compare two or three of the pilgrims to each other. What are the similarities or differences? Why do you think the author is contrasting these pilgrims? What does this comparison reveal? Here’s a list of the 30 pilgrims in order of their introduction in the General Prologue. Some of the pilgrims are considered minor because […]

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