Poetic novels, novelistic Poems: Distant Star is a prose poem
If Martn Fierro is seen by Borges and Bolao as a novel in verse, could we not also see, Distant Star and By Night in Chile as poems in prose? Where is the poetry in these worksform, content, style, etc.? Why are poems and poets so central to both texts? How does Bolaos, and Borges biographypoets first, prose writers secondinform your answer? To answer these questions, you will need to define poetry as you and Bolao understand it. Your quest should take you to emblematic passages that are particularly poetic as well as those are particularly prosaic. Remember that prosaic often refers to the mundane and poetic to the elevated and sublime.
Category: English and Literature
Discussion 2: Documents and Website Content as Data Sources for a Qualitative Study
Websites and social media sites can provide important sources of data that will help expand your understanding of the stakeholders who are connected to the phenomena you are exploring.
Walden has devoted an entire website to making visible its actions and activities about social change. At the social change website, you will find videos, annual reports, text, and images. As you explore this data source, consider what text, images, and reports you would like to include as part of your data analysis exercise.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Choose one of the three social change literature review articles found in this weeks Learning Resources and review the article in detail.
Explore the Walden Social Change website and locate an additional document, video, or webpage that will inform your understanding of the meaning of positive social change. Reflect on any additional sources you find.
Next, write field notes based on the information you gathered from the Walden social change website and any other documents or websites that might inform your changing impressions about the meaning of positive social change.
Finally, review the media programs related to coding and consider how you will use this information to support this Discussion. Note: In your Excel Video Coding template there is a tab for your website data. Use this tab to place your content and codes for the website.
By Day 4
Prepare a brief explanation of your understanding of the meaning of positive social change thus far. Refer to the additional sources you have reviewed this week, and comment on how they are shaping your experience. Use the data you gathered from your analytic memo to support your explanation.
Be sure to support your main post and response post with reference to the weeks Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA style.
By Day 6
To demonstrate your understanding of literacy analysis and interpretation, you will analyze the characters of a short story using literary terms and explaining the significance of that story in representing the human experience.
you will select one of the following short stories for analysis
– Gilman,Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper
-Kafka, Franz. A Hunger Artist
-De Maupassant, Guy. The Jewelry
Requirments
-A minimum of six in text citations are required
-your paper must discuss all aspects in literary terms, not generalizations
-your paper must strive for both goals of the Assignment and be specific.
-NO OUTSIDE RESEARCH SOURCES
Read: Haase, Donald Feminist fairy-tale scholarship, fairytales and feminism :new approaches, edited by Donald Haase, Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2004, pp 1-36
And
Watch: Nicholas, Mike, director. Working Girl. Performances by Harrison Ford, Melanie Griffith, and Sigourney Weaver, USA, Twentieth Century Fox, 1988
Or
Watch: Marshall, Garry, director. Pretty Woman. Performances by Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, USA, Touchstone Pictures, 1990
Prompt: Pick two topics of concern to the field of feminist scholars summarized by Donald Haase. Apply these two concepts to either Garry Marshalls pretty women or Mike Nichols Working Girl (PLEASE DO NOT write on both films). Thinking of the affordable ( what something can and cannot do ) allowed by the fairytale genre, how can the movie be analyzed (I.e make arguments about) in terms of the two topics you could have chosen? Conversely, what limitations are there in using these topics to examine or make arguments about fairytale adaptations, such as Working Girl or Pretty Woman?
Make sure to define the two topics according to the essay and include brief, relevant quotes from the essay and the movie to support your arguments.
Assignment Content
In this assignment, you have the opportunity to examine the theoretical principles associated with sociological perspectives of crime.
Watch Why They Kill from the University Library. This is a comprehensive overview of the criminal mind. To gain the most from this assignment, you are encouraged to watch the video in its entirety before you begin working on the assignment.
Select two of the following video segments:
Introduction: Why They Kill
“To Fully Appreciate the Outcome, One Must Experience the Process”
Did You Hear That?
Stage 1: Brutalization
Stage 2: Belligerency
Stage 3: Violent Performances
Stage 4: Virulency
Violentization Interrupted
Consider the following theories as they relate to the video segments you selected:
Social structure theories view societal, financial, and social arrangements or structures as the primary cause of deviant and criminal behaviors.
Social process theories view deviant and criminal behaviors as evolving mechanisms learned through societal interaction.
Social development theories view deviant and criminal behaviors as part of a maturational process.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you:
Summarize the subject or content of each video segment chosen.
Identify what major principles of sociological theory are addressed in the video.
Explain how each of the video segments you selected align with the three theories outlined above.
Explain what social issues are raised in the video based on the three theories.
Explain the role of sociological theories on crime causation on policy implementation.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
Instuctions: You will write a comparison essay discussing any TWO (2) of the following texts in your essay response:
o Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House
o Art Spigelmans Maus I & II
o Joesph Auguste Merasty and David Carpenters The Education of Augie Merasty.
Pick ONE (1) of the following essay options to write a formal literary analysis essay. Your essay should include an introduction, thesis, 2-3 body paragraphs and conclusion. A Work Cited page should also be included. When applicable, you should include evidence from the texts to support your answer. Research is not required, but if you do use secondary sources, you must include them as in-text citations and in your reference page.
PICK ONE:
1. OPPRESSION: There are many different types of oppression including ideological oppression, where one group believes they are better than another; institutional oppression, where one group controls the institutions of society (laws, police force, housing, etc.), and interpersonal oppression, where individuals personally disrespect or mistreat others in an oppressed group. Using these categories as the basis of your essay, explain how oppression is illustrated in any TWO or more of the texts listed above.
2. TRANSFORMATION: People are not static. They evolve, grow, develop and change in a dynamic way over the course of a lifetime. Sometimes those changes are positive, leading to more self-confidence and personal growth, and sometimes those changes can negatively impact a persons life. In your essay response, identify how any TWO or more characters in the texts listed above undergo a transformation of their character.
Research and write an essay, on a debatable topic of your choice. (The only topic thats off limit is abortion) Choose a topic that truly interest you, about which you have authentic curiosity, so that you can enjoy the process of researching, and narrowing your focus to a question your research will answer.
You will need a minimum of five (5) sources; none from the internet. Use the librarys database to find sources. Books and prints articles are also accepted.
Please find other sources. You CANNOT use more than 2 newspapers in this entire essay, so you will need to find evidence that is from academic sources
Please find at least 10 academic sources from GOOGLE Scholar like books or journal article.
Please 100% follow the format of the example body paragraph. Also follow the Word doc to write each paragraph. You need to put discussion for each evidence and connection sentences.
Write a review (or reflection) of the book This I Believe. In it, you will cite one or two of the essays, and either the Forward, the Introduction, or the original Introduction by Edward R. Murrow (Appendix A, page 269). Use the points you select (from the essays, Forward or Introduction) to discuss the book and to build and to build your own interpretation and analysis of the work.
Directions
Download the Discovery Template [DOCX] to your computer, save it in a convenient location, and use it as the basis for your assignment. The template contains specific instructions to guide you through each element of the paper, including further information to help you complete the following:
Synthesize appropriate information sources, including scholarly literature, to carry out discovery in relation to an affirmative topic.
Develop a positive core map of the organization involved in an appreciative inquiry.
Describe what you would do with the findings if you were implementing an AI plan.
Describe best practices for ensuring that diversity and inclusion are fostered in the professional context of an appreciative inquiry.
Describe how insights from instructor feedback, peer feedback, Smarthinking, and the Writing Development Plan were applied during drafting and revision.
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Note: You are free to add additional material to your assignment beyond the guidelines in the template, if you think the material is relevant and adds value. Follow APA formatting standards for all added material.
Important Reminders
Before beginning the assignment, review the Discovery Scoring Guide. The scoring guide will give you a clear idea of what content must be included and of how your assignment will be evaluated by your instructor.
Refer back to the scoring guide frequently as you write your assignment and one final time before you submit the assignment to your instructor. Make revisions as required.
Use the spelling and grammar check in your word processing program and correct any issues before submitting your paper.
Use the assignment area to submit your completed assignment to your instructor as an attachment. Do not paste your assignment into the text box.
Remember the Education Library Research Guide as you complete your research for academic sources. Feel free to also make use of the Library Help page, with email, phone, and chat help options.
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current edition APA style and formatting.
Sources: Minimum of six peer-reviewed, scholarly sources.
Length: 710 pages, double-spaced, not counting title and reference pages.
Font and font size: 12-point Times New Roman.
Whitney, D. D., & Trosten-Bloom, A. (2010). The power of appreciative inquiry: A practical guide to positive change (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Read Chapter 8: Start of chapter through “Expanding the Context for Excellence,” pages 177181.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:
Competency 1: Apply theories, strategies, and resources that facilitate professional and inclusive relationships with diverse, multicultural stakeholders.
Develop a positive core map of the organization involved in an appreciative inquiry.
Describe what you would do with the findings if you were implementing an AI plan.
Describe best practices for ensuring that diversity and inclusion are fostered in the professional context of an appreciative inquiry.
Competency 2: Apply information literacy skills to locate scholarly data, theories, and research.
Analyze appropriate information sources to carry out discovery and to document results in relation to an affirmative topic.
Competency 4: Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and appropriate to purpose.
Describe how insights from instructor feedback, peer feedback, and the Writing Development Plan were applied during drafting and revision.
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
