Tag: English

Use the account below to watch TESTAMENT OF YOUTH ON YOUTUBE where it is bought already

Use the questions below to CREATE AN ESSAY RESPONSE to the film. This should be one to two pages.
1. Who are the main characters? What is their relationship to each other?
2. What role does the war play in the film?
3. How do each of the characters respond to the war?
4. This film is based on a true story, a memoir. What do YOU think the point of the memoir is?
5. How does the film resonate with what you’ve learned about Modernity?

The Exploratory Draft should be the first two paragraphs of your essay — the intro and one body.

At the end, please also include a **brief note** — it doesn’t have to be super formal or structured writing — describing where else you plan on going with the essay: other elements of the text you want to cover, other points you want to make, what you want your conclusion to do, etc.

How to insert a PDF:

First, export your essay as a PDF in whatever program you’ve been using to write it.

To export your essay as a PDF in Google Docs, go to File -> Download -> PDF Document

To export your essay as a PDF in Microsoft Word, go to File -> Export -> PDF

In OneNote, go to Insert -> File -> File Printout, and select your PDF. That’s it!

This assignment will be worth 25 points, and it will be graded using a slightly modified version of the final Canterbury Essay rubric (see essay overview for details). The grading criteria will all be the same, minus the expectation that you have a complete essay structure.

The Exploratory Draft should include the following (check off the boxes as you write):

FORMATTING:

Proper MLA formatting (see here for further instructions):

Times New Roman, 12 point, double spaced, 1-inch margins

A proper MLA style header on the first page (Purdue OWL: “list your name, your instructor’s name, the course, and the date”)

Your last name and the page number in the top right corner of *every page except the first page* (e.g. Margini 2)

STRUCTURE:

An intro with:

a good ‘hook’ that captures your reader’s attention and introduces the essay’s *topic*

NOTE: PLEASE AVOID THE “THROUGHOUT HISTORY…” OR “SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME…” OPENING! It’s much better to start small: with an interesting detail from the text, an observation, even a quotation…

a well-crafted and compelling thesis statement

One well-constructed body paragraph. The paragraph should be designed to make one interpretive *sub-argument* that advances part of your overall argument. (Use the Perfect Paragraph template!)

The body paragraph should also have a topic sentence that clearly states the point you’re making in that paragraph, builds on the previous paragraph, and clearly connects back to the overall thesis

As always, the ‘meat’ of the body paragraph should be close-reading: specific observations about the language of your textual evidence.

QUOTES:

Quotations from the text. With each one, do the following (the ICE method):

Introduce the quote and integrate it into your own sentence

Cite the quote with an MLA-style parenthetical citation (for the purposes of this essay, since you’re only talking about one book, you don’t have to put “Chaucer” in each parenthetical citation. Just put the line number(s).)

Explain/analyze the quote with at least one line of analysis per line of quoted material (note: just restating what the quote says does not count as analysis. With literary material, you always want to analyze the quote’s LANGUAGE!)

STYLE:

Zero grammar and spelling errors!

Zero passive voice! (pv)

Phrasing *in the present tense* anytime you’re talking about what happens in a text or what the author does

A maximum of 2 “to be” verbs per paragraph! (is, are, were, etc.)

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And thus screwed was the carpenter’s own wife,
For all the jealous guarding he might try, And Absolon has kissed her nether eye, And scalded in the butt is Nicholas.

290

This nearby Nicholas stood in his.
Now bear you well, you handy Nicholas,
For Absolon may wail and sing, “Alas!”

91

This young clerk was called handy Nicholas.
He knew well both secret love and solace;

168-175

Privately he grabbed her Mount of Venus,…
“In truth, unless my will have I, For secret love of you, sweetheart, I’ll die.”

595-600

Honeycomb, my sweet, what art thou doing… I can’t eat a bit more than a maiden.

240-244

Had, in his heart, caught such a love-longing
That from no wife took he the offering;
From courtesy, he said, he would decline

278-279

That Absolon can go blow the buck’s horn.
He got, to pay his labor, only scorn.

575-577

That is a sign of kissing, at the least.
All night I dreamed that I at a feast.

180-82

Nicholas began to cry for mercy,
Spoke so fairly, and pressed himself so fast
That she her love him granted at last

606

“Alas” said Absolon, “and well away,
That true love was ever beset so sore!
Then kiss me now, since it may be no more

Please only use these quotes, but if you find one that works really well feel free. Only use the new English translation for the quotes, and please use a lot of analyzation. Please focus on the quality of the analyzation I may add a thesis statement in a few hours for you to look at.

Due October 2, 11:59pm

Prompt:

This discussion is based on the Yawp textbook, chapter 20. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/20-the-progressive-era/

Answer the following.

What was the most successful Progressive era reform? Why?

Criteria:

–Be sure to respond to one of your classmates’ posts.

–Failure to complete the requirements will result in lower scores.

–Each response should be 1-2 pages long, approximately 300 words.

–Each response should be submitted via canvas by the due date

–Your response to the discussion prompt should be written in an argumentative format. It should answer the question in language that takes a strong position and makes your answer to the question abundantly clear. Do not simply write a narrative of events, and avoid writing a response that offers only a general discussion of the topic. Rather, write in such a way that makes clear you are trying to prove a point—to convince somebody of an argument.

–To write an argumentative essay you must have a thesis statement that presents your argument in clear and coherent language, in this case, your answer to the discussion question. The response must cite specific pieces of evidence. The evidence helps prove the argument. The evidence is sourced to the course readings.

–Each discussion will reference at least one of the sources from the course readings.

Because there are no page numbers in the Yawp, you will cite the chapter and section. For instance: (Yawp, 13, II)—13 is the chapter, II is the section.

For the Johnson, indicate the authors and page number, for instance: (Carnegie, 100

Essay over Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’
I’ve been given an outline that my paper should be organized in.
Paragraph 1- General intro
Paragraph 2- Biographical information over Chaucer
Paragraph 3- Paragraph over structure/framework
Paragraph 4- Summarize prologue and analyze speaker of a tale other than the Pardoner’s Tale
Paragraph 5- Conclusion
No outside sources

Because we have a limited amount of time together and we cover a lot of material, we will be writing in the short short form. As far as length is concerned a short short is usually 600 words. One of the beauties of this form is that it will allow us to respond to more of each other’s pieces during our discussion in our limited time frame.
Flash fiction, the short short’s other name, and the one I prefer and will use, does just what it says. It creates a flash. You can sit down and read it in a short amount of time, but the story will leave an impression on you, similar to the way a flash of light sears it’s leftovers into your eyelids. It will sear a feeling or idea or image into your brain.
Watch this video for a few more thoughts on genre fiction vs. literary fiction, and how to approach your stories for this course.

M05 Assignment: Your first flash fiction (or short short) story
Here’s your first fiction writing assignment! We’re going to keep it really simple.
Write a story that’s 500-1000 words long (2-4 double-spaced pages). It must be a complete stand-alone piece. It can’t be a fragment of something longer.
Start your story with one of the following lines, filling in the blanks as you see fit. You’ll see that these are first lines from stories you read this week. These are excellent examples of first lines that get a story up and running quickly.
The first thing _______ did wrong was to _______.
Once there was a _______ who had a knack for _______.
The last time I saw _______ was in _______.
Submit your story to the M05 Assignment.

In this paper you will be analyzing the themes of loyalty, betrayal, and friendship between the characters in the play.
Choose either the characters Brutus or Antony from the play and think about the friendships they have
Brainstorm about two friendships your chosen character had in the play. At least one of your body paragraphs should focus on your character’s friendship with Julius Caesar.
Who is the friend?
What interactions do we see in the play, and what inferences can you make about the friendship? How does Shakespeare show us the relationship?
Does your character remain loyal to this friend? If so, what reasons do they have to remain loyal?

You will be writing a Thematic Analysis paper.
This type of paper is based on a particular question or theme.
When working on this paper, you will reveal and develop the central theme in a specific literature work using various literary devices such as metaphor, personification, comparison, and other techniques.
In this thematic analysis paper you will focus on the themes of loyalty, betrayal, and friendship in Julius Caesar.
What to Write

Introduction
The character you chose to focus on (Brutus or Antony)
The three friendships you will examine (remember one of them must be with Julius Caesar)
The quality of friendships this character had overall
Body Paragraph #1: Friend 1
A descriiption of friendship #1
Identify and discuss interactions and inferences in the play about loyalty or betrayal with this friend.
Use at least two quotes to support your ideas.
Body Paragraph #2: Friend 2
A descriiption of friendship #2
Identify and discuss interactions and inferences in the play about loyalty or betrayal with this friend.
Use at least two quotes to support your ideas.
Body Paragraph #3: Friend 3
A descriiption of the friendship with Julius Caesar
Identify and discuss interactions and inferences in the play about loyalty or betrayal with this friend.
Use at least two quotes to support your ideas.
Conclusion
Discuss the quality of your character’s friendships
Discuss what Shakespeare wanted to communicate, thematically, about loyalty, betrayal, and friendship in Julius Caesar.

Use MLA in-text citations for quoting Shakespeare
[CLICK HERE for a guide on quoting Shakespeare]
Include 6 quotes total
Have a Works Cited page
Avoid plagiarism in the paper

This paper involves summary, analysis, and response. engaging with other scholars carefully read a scholarly article exploring some facet of Sophocles’ play Antigone. Pick a
claim made by your article’s author that you find interesting and either agree or disagree (or both) with it, primarily using the play to support your stance.
Initial article: Melvin Lansky’s ” The Escalation of Conflict in Sophocles’ Antigone

For this assignment, select a scholarly article about any of our assigned readings or about a topic
closely related to one of our assigned readings. You will write a one-page summary of the article
in which you state the author’s thesis and the way that thesis is supported. Remarks on the
article’s critical approach to its topic and/or of relevant secondary points would be appropriate,
as well. You may also wish to offer your assessment of the article and how it can serve to inform
our class discussions of our assigned readings.

Your selected article must come from either a peer-reviewed journal or a book of collected
scholarly essays published by a university press.

On your chosen date, you will read your summary to the class, and you will submit a copy of the
summary on Canvas.

Your summary must adhere to the MLA Handbook, 9th edition.

You do not need a separate Works Cited page. The title of your summary should be:
Summary of … (the bibliographic entry of the source as it would appear in a Works Cited page)

Please respond to at least two classmates’ posts with feedback about their ability to interest you in their story

Leah: Like always I woke up to the screams of my alarm. It was a brisk morning of March; the Vermont air was crispy and refreshing as I made my way out to door and off to work. Unbeknown this day changed my life and shaped my future.

              The year 2020 affected everyone in many ways from death to heartbreak. I was a part time nanny at the time and the night before going into work on day in March it was all over the news that the country and state were going under quarantine. At the time I didn’t understand what this fully meant and what was to follow. I was given the hard choice of leaving the job or living with them full time and at my age, recently dropping out of beauty school, I couldn’t give up my freedom to be with a family that wasn’t my own. This was the day I made the hard decision to leave the position and kids I had become so close to.

Months filled with ups and downs, desperate choices and eventually finding my own inner peace. I had become unemployed, was broke living at home not sure what to do next. As summer continued as the shut down lengthened, sickness spread and depression rising and struggling with medication once again, my life felt like it was going in a hopeless direction. I spent a week seeking mental help at a facility trying to better my life, got left by my partner after four years, and ran away to Arizona for a short bit.  After the turns in life and struggle with medications I turned to seek other ways of life. After three years I decided to pursue my degree in holistic health to better understand the natural ways of living life and to become a happier healthier person.

 

Melissa : June of 2015 I was throwing my cap in the air and thought I had it all figured out. This was graduation for my class at Mill River High School. I had enjoyed driving anything, going to car shows, and working on cars with my family since I was young. Now the next step to this passion was to attend Vermont Tech majoring in Automotive Technology. Little did I know at the time, a semester later I would be back home, disappointed, unsure of myself, and trying to figure out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I had decided at 5 foot 4 inches tall and 95 pounds that the mechanic career path wasn’t for me. That’s where my current journey began.

After returning home from college in the middle of a frigid winter in 2016, I started by going back to my high school job full time at McDonald’s. This discouraged me as most of my classmates were off at college, living their best life while I was working for a fast food chain. Even my best friend laughed at me when I called her to tell her I was coming home. I found the comfort of friends that worked there overwhelming, and helped me through the anxiety of what was next. My parents encouraged me to take classes at CCV toward the CPT program, and work for a temp agency at their place of work. When this suggestion first came up, I thought to myself “I told myself all those years growing up there would be no way I would work there, especially in a factory setting”. I jumped at the chance because who wouldn’t want to make $15 an hour at 19 years old? I completed the program, and found myself applying to the company a year later where I have been full time ever since. 

With my current role interacting with people and helping them develop I decided why not develop myself into something better? So here I am, working on myself and committing to making a change in my life as well as others.

-Movie: Bless Me Ultima -12 pt font -times new roman -double spaced -at least 2 pages total – one page of movie summary -one page of how the movie incorporates culture, tradition, social issues, and/or famous figures -Note: movie is in spansih but the movie report should be in English -PAYMENT WILL NOT BE RELEASED IF ALL DIRECTIONS ARE NOT FOLLOWED