You will be using the short story as your primary source. For your secondary sources, the other two can be one of the following: Two credible book sources. Or Two truly scholarly journal articles. The scholarly journal articles should come from academic journals. A scholarly academic journal is peer reviewed, has extensive in text citations, and contains…

The Assignment:  In an argumentative essay of 2,000 words or more, address the following prompt. This essay should feature a well-developed thesis and appropriate evidence to support your claims. You must engage and cite at least one essays from in this class (either one I assigned, one you found for a homework assignment, or one found by one of your peers),…

Describe the tone of the father and son’s dance in Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz”? Write a 700-800 word essay consisting of at least five paragraphs. The introduction should provide a brief overview of your main argument and supporting points. The body should provide textual support for your thesis and minor points. Note: A minimum of two direct quotes are required for each body paragraph. Each…

Rhetorical Analysis Essay Purpose: To write an essay that conveys and supports an original claim about how rhetorical elements create meaning.  Learning Objective: To closely examine the ways in which the rhetorical moves of a text shape information; and to construct and support an original claim based on that examination.  Analyze a Movie Trailer.  Your job is to…

Compare the graphic novel Charley’s War and the propaganda posters that were used in Canada during World War One, which can be below found in the attached documents. When comparing the two media sources, please explain the similarities and differences between the two with these three given points: 1) A definition and discussion of the…

How and why have certain Americans tended to view themselves and their nation as “exceptional”?  How has this notion shaped American culture, politics and economics?

What are some other turning points in American history that historians have emphasized or should emphasize? How might these other turning points influence where new American history surveys begin and end?

2A. Utilizing the textbook, discuss anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.  2B. What are the characteristics of each and what are some risk factors associated with the development of these disorders?  2C. What treatments are available and how effective are they? 5A. According to the the textbook, describe the characteristics of adolescent friendships.  5B.…

How have the expansion and contractions of empires affected European self-understandings? Please consider this question across two major periods of European history (defined above)

How have its geopolitical, geographical, and cultural parameters shifted? What do these shifting assignations signify? How are they useful for historians? How do they illuminate or obscure important themes in European development?