TOPICS: 1. In Harvey Fierstein’s On Tidy Endings, how does Marion’s view of homosexuality develop or change throughout the play and why? Trace Marion’s developing social awareness. 2. In terms of rhetorical context, what is the purpose of Harvey Fierstein’s On Tidy Endings? Support you answer with an analysis of its parts, such as its plot, characterization, setting, symbols, and stylistic...
What are SEO meta keys, descriptions, titles, keywords, and H1 headings? In the Introduction to the Penguin Edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Christopher Frayling identifies the article by James and John Kissane as a useful secondary source. 1) In your own words and in formal English, provide a summary of the main arguments in “Sherlock Holmes and the Ritual of Reason” (two or three paragraphs). 2) Using t...
Different Types of Media Channels and their Historical SignificanceYou will be examining this question through the lens of a specific media channel of your choice. This media channel may come from new media, legacy media, or residual media. Communication, in the broadest terms, encompasses all media channels through which information is exchanged. That information can be exchanged in a myriad of ways or channels. As technology has progressed, ...
Themes of The Hound of the BaskervillesPlease choose ONE of the following options and write an essay response in formal English. You will likely have to narrow the scope of the topics before determining the thesis of your essay. 1) The Hound of the Baskervilles features medical doctors who encounter and try to explain evil. How does the presence of these scientists contribute the thematic conflict between rational deduction and ir...
TaskCompose written ideas in standard, grammatically-correct, formal English with no lapses in usage, mechanics, and spelling (CLO 1) Employ a variety of strategies by which to invent, develop, and modify writing and writing topics (CLO 3) Construct thesis-driven essays that adhere to a specific purpose, context, and audience (CLO 4) Illustrate proper use of MLA format (CLO 5) Quote and analyze sources in writing (CLO 6) Consider the ...
Understanding Historical and Socio-Political ContextChoose One of the following: 1. Find a political speech and analyze the language being used; then, broaden your analysis to take on board the historical and socio-political context of the speech. This is where your research can come into play: to whom is the speech being addressed, and why? How clever is the politician in communicating the message? What is the message? What actually happened...
The essay will require you to compare & contrast two of the short stories studied in class. Comparison/contrast essays require you to look at how certain elements – ideas, themes, characters, etc. – are similar and/or different in two pieces of writing. This exercise will require you to have a firm understanding of both the stories themselves and the literary elements that you are examining. It is intended to broaden your under...
TaskTask: For this assignment you will write an essay that critically analyses one topic of your choice from the following list: 1. Andrejevic argues that the problem of “too much information” leads to information that Jodi Dean describes as being “representation without understanding”. Discuss the role these concepts play when considering information overload for news and journalism on a social media platform of your c...
Cover Letter and Resume1.To understand the values of the recruiting industry; 2.To effectively communicate using standard recruitment documents; 3.To pay attention to detail in written communications; 4.To develop basic job search skills. You are looking for a part-time or summer job. You will perform the following search: 1.Find a suitable job opportunity that matches your past work and educational experience. Use URegina Career Oppo...
ObjectivesStudents will be able to: 1. Analyze how specific production elements (such as lighting design, costume design, sound design, set design or an innovative and unusual directorial choice) create an impact on the audience member. 2. Respond to a live performance through writing clear and illustrative descriptions with careful attention to the interaction of elements on stage. Method: Write one four page report responding to the per...
Introduction: The Significance of the PassageAnalyze one (1) of the following passages and write three (3) paragraphs, which take intoaccount elements of the passage’s structure and larger meaning. Refer to the techniques used foranalyzing literature, for example dramatic structure, sentence structure, irony, figurative language(simile, metaphor, personification), foreshadowing, point of view, tone, setting, themes, andimagery to name only...
Strategies for Interpreting a PoemPerform a close reading of one of the poems that are either listed below or linked to in the Close Reading module on D2L. Poems from the anthology: Beth Cuthand: “Shake N’ Bake” (269) Daniel David Moses: “The Persistence of Songs” (388) Annharte: “Coyote Trail” (183) Wayne Keon: “my sweet maize” (225) Jeannette C. Armstrong: “Sketches&rdq...
Choose one of the stories to write onStudy Questions for Final In-Class Essay Next week, you will be asked to write an insightful, narrowly focused, well-developed, well- organized, well-edited essay. You will be able to use your notes, as well as the story itself (printed out), dictionary, and/or thesaurus. For your essay, you will write about ONE of the following stories, which I will email to you. You will need to print one of them out, when ...
1. What is your essay topic? ? How well does New Zealand protect human rights? Provide arguments in support of your answer, utilising examples to make your case. 2. Are you going to focus on a particular interpretation of this topic? You might want to focus on a particular case study, for example. Explain your intentions. ? I am going to be focusing on the case studies in New Zealand’s debt society and child poverty by...
Close Reading of an Excerpt from The Catcher in the RyeTask Offer a close reading of one of the following excerpts from Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye: “Anyway, it was December and all, and it was cold as a witch’s teat, especially on top of that stupid hill. I only had on my reversible and no gloves or anything. The week before that, somebody’d stolen my camel’s-hair coat right out of my room, with my fur-li...