FINAL PAPERS--NO CLASSES THIS WEEK!

THE LAST POSSIBLE DAY TO HAND I N PAPERS IS THURSDAY APRIL 23 TO 1141 IN THE RED AREA.

ALL FINAL GRADES WILL BE POSTED ON MYECC DURING THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL.

Good Database for Outside Sources

Academia.edu

You'll need to create an account but there are many articles here that will be useful. They are all reliable.

Just create an account and search documents for the texts we cover in class.

Here is the link for A Raisin in the Sun:

https://www.academia.edu/people/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=a+raisin+in+the+sun

Essay 3--MON/WED DUE MON APRIL 13***TUE/THURS DUE TUES APRIL 14

Essay 3
MON/WED DUE MON APRIL 13

TUE/THURS DUE TUES APRIL 14

 

Use 2 OUTSIDE SOURCES (NO OUTSIDE SOURCES=FAIL)

3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN

Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper.

 

1)      Explain the role of God and/or religion in (at least TWO) “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” and Life of Pi. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

2)      The issue of whether The Misfit had grace or not was discussed in class. Pick a side of the argument and defend your thesis with outside sources and examples from the text.

A Raisin in the Sun

1.      Each of the characters in the Younger family has a particular individual dream. One wants to move to a bigger home, one wants to attend medical school, one wants to rise above his conditions though does not necessarily have a plan to do so. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the functions of dreams in A Raisin in the Sun. Consider whether there was a way to make each individual dream compatible with others’ dreams. If so, explain why the characters did not identify this alternative.

2.      Oftentimes, seemingly minor characters can actually have great significance to either the meaning or the actions of the play. In A Raisin in the Sun there is a handful of minor characters, including Mr. Linder, Bobo, Willy, George and Joseph, who are significant to the play. Choose one or more of the minor characters in A Raisin in the Sun and write an essay in which you analyze the roles that they play in the development of the thematic content of A Raisin in the Sun. Assess whether the inclusion of these minor characters is necessary to develop the play’s message. Defend your thesis with outside sources and examples from the text.

3.      Compare the three women from play and explain where they differed and what separated them throughout the play.

4.       How is the American Dream expressed in each member of the Younger family: Walter, Ruth, Lena (Mama), and Beneatha?

5.      How would you compare the struggles of the Younger family to that of the family we see in Pursuit of Happyness?

6.       Joseph Assaigai, George Murchinson, Ruth's Pregnancy, Beneatha's hair, Mr. Lindner, the new house, the money from the insurance policy, and Lena's plant. In what sense are these people, events, and/or objects symbolic? How do they further our understanding of the play?

More on Raisin in the Sun

1950s American Dream and Civil Rights:

http://social.dol.gov/blog/the-1950s/

http://africanamericans1950-1960.weebly.com/index.html

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html#0816

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html

How to Quote a Play

QUOTING DIALOGUE

Indent the speakers one inch from the left margin. All other lines are indented one and a quarter inches. The speakers should be written in all capital letters, followed by a period. Include stage directions as they appear in the original source. Cite the page number as you would for any other quoted prose.

Early on in the play “A Raisin in the Sun,” Walter explodes when Ruth refuses to

listen to his ideas:

     RUTH. Eat your eggs, Walter.

     WALTER. (Slams the table and jumps up) --DAMN MY EGGS--DAMN ALL THE

     EGGS THAT EVER WAS!

     RUTH. Then go to work.

     WALTER. (Looking up at her) See--I’m trying to talk to you ‘bout

     myself--(Shaking his head with the repetition)--and all you can say is

     eat them eggs and go to work. (34)

Be sure to explain the quote in your own words afterwards.

A Raisin in the Sun

Below are links that would function as strong outside sources:
http://www.umich.edu/~eng217/student_projects/araisininthesun/historicalcontext.html

http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/literary-criticism/36902365/somewhat-like-war-aesthetics-segregation-black-liberation-and-raisin-sun

http://lifeofannekathrin.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/race-in-a-raisin-in-the-sun.pdf

http://www.iasj.net/iasj?func=fulltext&aId=45950

http://www.iasj.net/iasj?func=fulltext&aId=62331

You can look through these links to see if any may be useful for your paper:

https://www.google.com/#q=a+raisin+in+the+sun+scholarly+articles


American Dream:

http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/dealbook/2014/12/10/many-feel-the-american-dream-is-out-of-reach-poll-shows/?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=aut&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000

Life of Pi

Here is the IMDB.COM page for the film:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454876/

Interviews with the author of the novel:

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/nov/26/fiction

http://textualities.net/jennie-renton/yann-martel-interview/

Other articles about the novel/film:

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/French-director-swept-away-by-Life-of-Pi-2565015.php

http://www.theministryrookie.com/2013/02/25/does-the-life-of-pi-prove-the-existence-of-god/

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/may/25/fiction.reviews1

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

Links on Southern Culture:

http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/regionalism.html

http://edsitement.neh.gov/launchpad-flannery-oconnors-journey-through-the-south

Folow this link for a collection of links about the story:

http://www.literaryhistory.com/20thC/O’Connor.htm

More on "A Good Man is Hard to Find":
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=9&sid=7a0d2f82-11ba-4046-80b7-8b3557846338%40sessionmgr4002&hid=4214

http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=7a0d2f82-11ba-4046-80b7-8b3557846338%40sessionmgr4002&vid=11&hid=4214

http://commons.pacificu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=casfac

http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/607/784

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/old-WILLA/fall95/Haines.html

O'Connor reading the story and commentary:

http://www.openculture.com/2012/05/rare_1959_audio_flannery_oconnor_reads_a_good_man_is_hard_to_find.html

http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/jul/05/fresh-look-flannery-o-connor-cartoons

Four collections of essays provide a good range of criticism on O’Connor (These would be found in the Literary Criticism section of a book store or library):

1. The Added Dimension: The Art and Mind of Flannery O’Connor, edited by Melvin J. Friedman and Lewis A. Lawson (1966; rpt. Fordham University Press, 1977).

2. Critical Essays on Flannery O’Connor, edited by Melvin J. Friedman and Beverly Lyon Clark (Hall, 1985).

3. Flannery O’Connor, edited by Harold Bloom (Chelsea House, 1986).

4. Realist of Distances: Flannery O’Connor Revisited, edited by Karl-Heinz Westarp and Jan Nordby Gretlund (Aarhus, 1987).

The Grandmother:

The Misfit with the grandmother:

Taking the family to the woods:

The author:

NO CLASS WED 3/11 AND THURS 3/12---HUMANITIES CONFERENCE IN SMITH HALL

http://ecchumanitiesconference2015.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_22.html

The Man To Send Rain Clouds

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=A457AgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=native+americans+and+death+ritual&ots=09wxQhzq4B&sig=2HzTSp6v5N4KB-0-ode8_3Ks9CA#v=onepage&q=native%20americans%20and%20death%20ritual&f=false

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/467292?sid=21105586544861&uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=MvLttWuJJnIC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=the+man+to+send+rain+clouds&ots=52PuKLJtx2&sig=MmcTXQPrpM6Ez8plBFqlF_eu-gc#v=onepage&q=the%20man%20to%20send%20rain%20clouds&f=false

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/43018128?sid=21105586579711&uid=3739256&uid=2&uid=3739808&uid=4

You'll need to sign into your myecc account for the below link:

http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/GLD/hits?NA=&TI=the+man+to+send+rain+clouds&n=10&BY=&DY=&NT=&SU=&TX=&u=CA&u=CLC&u=DLB&r=s&origSearch=true&o=DataType&l=r&c=1&locID=essexcc&secondary=false&t=KW&s=1

Native Americans and death:

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-cermonies.html

http://traditionscustoms.com/death-rites/native-american-death-rites

http://www.indians.org/articles/native-american-spirituality.html

Essay Two

MON/WED due Wed March 18

TUES/THURS due Thurs March 19

3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN

USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.

This link will also help with MLA questions: owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01

Refer to the class blog for outside source info: eng102spring15.blogspot.com

Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper.

1)      One of the central themes found in “The Lottery,” The Sisterhood of the Night,” and The Village is groupthink. Using at least TWO of these stories or film to explain how it played a role in each story. Refer to the blog for outside sources and be sure to use example from the primary texts as well as the outside sources.

2)      Our class blog has a few articles about the Salem Witch Hunt and Trials; use those (or other reliable outside sources on the topic) to compare any similarities you see in “The Sisterhood of the Night.” It is often referred to as an updated version of the Salem Witch Hunt. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

3)      Three of the most important symbols in “The Lottery” are the lottery itself, the black box and Old Man Warner. Explain how these three symbols have larger meaning within the story. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

4)      Pick a few symbols from “The Lottery” and “The Sisterhood of the Night” to explain how the stories address tradition and/or the idea of groupthink. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

5)      Discuss the effects of Magical Stranger in Literature as seen in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World", "The Temp" and Edward Scissorhands. Use at least two of these texts to display how a “magical stranger” comes into the lives of these people and changes how they look at themselves. Outside sources on different cultures would help answer this question. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

6)      We also discussed the importance society places on appearance when discussing "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World", "The Temp" and Edward Scissorhands. Use an example from at least two of these texts to explain how appearance played a role in their stories while discussing how important it is in today’s world. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

 

 

 

The Handsomest Drowned Man Questions

1)      Does the drowned man create conflict in the village, or bring the village together? (Your answer might change depending on which part of the story you're examining.)

2)      Flowers are mentioned in the beginning of the story and at the very end; what do the flowers represent to the people of the village? How has that changed since the arrival of the drowned man?

3)      How does the drowned man give the villagers a stronger sense of identity? Why is this important to people?

 

This week we will look at “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”, “The Temp” and Edward Scissorhands in class. All three of these stories contain individuals that become part of a community in some way and have profound effects of the people. In “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” it is a corpse that washes ashore that gives the townspeople a new way of looking at their lives, in “The Temp” it is a temp hired in an office that changes the atmosphere of the work environment and in Edward Scissorhands it is a unique young man that forces a rather boring town to see how boring and judgmental they really are. This week pay attention to what these “magical strangers” force the people in the stories to look at it in their lives.

 

The Importance of Appearance

“In traditional societies, clothing reflected ones rank and place in society, and identified one. Its function was not merely to clothe a naked person but also to  beautify him or her. While it always reflected ones outward place it also reveals something on ones internal character. Thus clothing was both protection from the elements and an expression of spiritual and cultural identity”

“Just like one can determine the ripeness or rottenness of a fruit based on its appearance, one can usually draw conclusions on one’s inner character from how they present themselves” Agree?

(http://www.ridingthetiger.org/2013/03/19/the-importance-of-appearance/).

“But recent research suggests that we may need to adopt a more cynical attitude. It turns out that a candidate’s appearance — not beauty, but a look of competence — can generate a far greater vote swing than we previously thought. Furthermore, this effect is not only powerful but also subliminal. Few of us believe that appearance determines our vote, yet for a significant number of us, it may” (Mlondinow).

The Importance of Appearance, Office Culture, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World", "The Temp" and Edward Scissorhands

The Importance of appearance:

http://elitedaily.com/news/world/the-importance-of-appearances-man-dresses-as-homeless-man-to-prove-nobody-would-help-him-video/592301/

http://www.ridingthetiger.org/2013/03/19/the-importance-of-appearance/

http://www.byui.edu/Documents/Admin_Offices/Advising/PowerOfPersonalAppearance.pdf

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/a-facial-theory-of-politics.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/appearances-mean-nothing-or-everything/?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/fashion/26looks.html?pagewanted=all&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw

Office Culture:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/opinion/sunday/why-you-hate-work.html?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=OP_WYH_20140602&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1388552400000&bicmet=1420088400000&_r=3

http://www.forbes.com/sites/vickvaishnavi/2013/03/28/five-must-follow-rules-for-a-successful-office-culture/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/office-culture/

http://www.immihelp.com/newcomer/work-culture-office-environment-usa.html

https://www.themuse.com/advice/rally-the-team-how-to-create-a-cool-office-culture
Culture:

These links discuss cultural differences and also provides a number of links if you go to the bottom of the page. Use the information they provide as outside sources if you are writing your essay about this subject:

http://blue.butler.edu/~jfmcgrat/culture.htm

http://www.worldwide.edu/travel_planner/culture_shock.html

http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijps/article/view/4510

Here is one on the effects of culture shock:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=effects+culture+shock&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart&sa=X&ei=tIk6T-mJBaLn0QHXj5GXCw&ved=0CBoQgQMwAA

Links for "The Handsomest Drowned Man In the World":

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=THE+HANDSOMEST+DROWNED+MAN+IN+THE+WORLD&as_sdt=1%2C31&as_sdtp=

This week we will look at “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”, “The Temp” and Edward Scissorhands in class. All three of these stories contain individuals that become part of a community in some way and have profound effects of the people. In “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” it is a corpse that washes ashore that gives the townspeople a new way of looking at their lives, in “The Temp” it is a temp hired in an office that changes the atmosphere of the wor enviroment and in Edward Scissorhands it is a unique young man that forces a rather boring town to see how boring and judgmental they really are. This week pay attention to what these “magical strangers” force the people in the stories to look at it in their lives.

The Village

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jnt/summary/v038/38.2.collier.html
http://books.google.com/bookshl=en&lr=&id=2wM5TgKsEHoC&oi=fnd&pg=PT1&dq=the+village+film+m+night+Shyamalan&ots=v0x4D3rcZa&sig=kLzOPeDHfqLyO3-BXAEv_RqHDEI#v=onepage&q=the%20village%20film%20m%20night%20Shyamalan&f=false

NO CLASS WED 2/11 OR THURS 2/12

Papers for Mon/Wed class are due Wed Feb 18

Papers for Tues/Thurs class are due Thurs Feb 19


NO CLASS WED 2/11 OR THURS 2/12

"The Sisterhood of the Night" and The Salem Witch Trials

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/the-sisterhood-of-night-n_n_1521576.html

If  you use this information, give credit to the link under this passage:

The richest of the stories in this vein is ''The Sisterhood of Night,'' in which Millhauser adopts one of his familiar narrative voices -- the affable small-town archivist explaining some local peculiarity to an inquisitive stranger.

It seems that adolescent girls are going out at night in bands, seeking ''dark and secret places.'' Witchcraft is suspected, and also various unspeakable sexual perversions. ''What shall we do with our daughters?'' is the refrain of the adults. ''Tell us! we cry, our voices shrill with love. Tell us everything! Then we will forgive you.'' When the secret is revealed, we at first suspect that a joke is being made about teen-age girls and their ways. On reflection, we discover more complex meanings, to do with privacy, sanctuary and the unknowability of other minds. It is a lovely, haunting story, whose apparent simplicity masks its true depth.

http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/05/10/reviews/980510.10mcgratt.html

Links about upcoming film:

http://www.thesisterhoodofnight-movie.com/

Interview with the author:

http://transatlantica.revues.org/562

Salem Witch Trials/Hunt:

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salem.htm

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/brief-salem.html

http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/home.html

 

Tradition, "The Lottery," and Groupthink

 Articles on tradition:

This article discusses how different cultures address death:
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/19/local/la-me-0819-lopez-dyingwell-20120819

This link discusses American Culture:
http://www.americanfamilytraditions.com/american_culture.htm

Here is a link to what The Bible has to say about culture:
http://www.openbible.info/topics/traditions

This is an interesting look at how different cultures have different traditions when it comes to childcare:
http://alphamom.com/parenting/interesting-parenting-traditions-from-different-cultures/




Somebody made a short movie based on the story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV03h3XWTDU

Criticism:
http://home.netwood.net/kosenko/jackson.html

http://www.literaryhistory.com/20thC/Jackson.htm
GROUPTHINK:
http://www.psysr.org/about/pubs_resources/groupthink%20overview.htm

http://www.abacon.com/commstudies/groups/groupthink.html

http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/theory/grpthink.html

http://boingboing.net/2014/08/05/how-groupthink-gets-reality-ba.html?utm_content=buffer54149&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Essay One

ENG 102

ESSAY #1*** DUE WED FEB18*** For MON/WED CLASS

ESSAY#1 ***DUE THURS FEB 19***For TUES/THURS CLASS

LATE PAPERS DO NOT GET REVISION AND LOSE POINTS

3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN

USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.

Refer to the class blog for outside source info: eng102spring15.blogspot.com

ONLY RELIABLE SOURCES!

Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper.

1.      Sonny described the streets of Harlem as having “…all that hatred and misery and love. It's a wonder it doesn't blow the avenue apart…” Using examples from the text and two outside sources, explain what he meant by that statement.

2.      What statement does “Sonny’s Blues” make about the relationship of art to life or about the relationship of art to suffering? Citing specific examples from the text, write an essay about how Sonny uses art to aid in his suffering.

3.      Explain the effect the environment has on Sonny and his brother (Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s). This would require that find out a bit more about each of the settings through some research (Use the link on the blog about Harlem). Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

4.      Explain the relationship between Jinx in “Live For Today” and the victims that come into the morgue. Why does she seem to relate so well to them? What about her past makes her so sympathetic towards these people? Use examples from the texts along with outside sources (links about identity on blog) to support your thesis.

5.      We talked in class about the reputation of Newark and how it is perceived by others. We also discussed how the morgue in the story could be symbolic for Newark (the forgotten members of society). For this question make the case that the morgue is indeed symbolic of Newark. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

6.      Pick NO MORE THAN THREE characters from the three stories we have read so far and explain how their identity is shaped or explained in their story. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources (links about identity on blog) to support your thesis.

7.      Use examples from The Namesake, “Two Kinds”, The Namesake and from your own experience if it applies (and limit it to one paragraph) to explain the “new American” experience and the challenges of assimilation. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis. You must use at least one of the short stories as an example for this question.

Your Last Name 4

 

Naqvi, Tahira. “Brave We Are.” Exploring Literature. Ed. Frank Madden. 5^th ed. New York:

Longman, 2012. 928-932. Print.

Soloman, S.A. “Live For Today.” New Jersey Noir. New York: Akashic, 2011. 27-39. Print.

Tan, Amy. “Two Kinds.” Literature: A Portable Handbook. Ed. Gardner, Janet E.3RD ed.

Boston: Bedford, 2013. 382-391. Print.

The Namesake. Dir. Mira Nair. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2007. DVD.

*YOU ALSO MUST INCLUDE YOUR TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES

 

 

Does my paper have:

• An introduction that states my thesis, the author or authors of the text I am writing about and the title of those texts AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY QUOTES
• Body paragraphs that use outside sources and examples from the text to support my thesis
• A conclusion that restates my thesis and does NOT include quotes from the text or any new information
• A works cited page that follows MLA guidelines as shown in the handout

 

The Namesake and In Text Citations for Films

NY Times Movie Review:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/movies/09name.html?mabReward=relbias:w&_r=0&action=click&adxnnl=1&region=searchResults&module=Search&url=http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&region=Masthead&pgtype=Homepage&module=SearchSubmit&contentCollection=Homepage&t=qry226#/the namesake&adxnnlx=1399392285-cOQhIgbbksf+3kKwx4M/GA

Review of the novel:

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/books/review/28METCALT.html?action=click&module=Search&region=searchResults&mabReward=relbias%3Aw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fsearch%2Fsitesearch%2F%3Faction%3Dclick%26region%3DMasthead%26pgtype%3DHomepage%26module%3DSearchSubmit%26contentCollection%3DHomepage%26t%3Dqry226%23%2Fthe+namesake

More sources:

http://ece.uprm.edu/artssciences/atenea/Atenea-XXVII-1.pdf#page=104

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3200/CRIT.50.1.111-128#.U2kJF_4cy70

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17449850701219892#.U2kJMf4cy70

In text citations for films:

To cite a movie within the text of your paper, put the first item of the Works Cited entry in parentheses at the end of the sentence. Your parenthetical citation may list the title, the director or a performer.

For example:

Ashame worries about her children getting married to please her and not for their own happiness (The Namesake).