Using the readings and theories discussed in class (e.g., blues-aesthetic, Pan-Africanism, oppositional gaze, redemptive softness, etc.) write a 4 pages/1,000-1,200 words critical essay analyzing one film by a black women from the class filmography.
Must include bibliography. Must use MLA format.
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People (Chenzira, 1984)
Starts at 5m35s.
https://mediaburn.org/video/image-union-episode-825/
Please research those three companies. How do they advertise? How do they get customers? How do they organize their activities? How do they build their brand culture?
https://www.insightmcc.org/m/home.html
https://joyshouse.org/
https://www.theriverhouse.org/
please draft a narrative about an important lesson that you learned after trial and error. It may be something that you learned as a child or as an adult.
The essay should have a distinct beginning, a middle, and an end. Try to write at least five paragraphs. Writers should convey not only what happened in the narrative, but also help readers understand how the writer felt about the event.
You will find a current newspaper article related to economic issues, and write a three paragraph review of the article. The first paragraph is a summary of the article. The second paragraph is an analysis of the economic reasoning in the article. This paragraph should describe the cause and effect relationships that the article mentions or implies and should evaluate whether those cause and effect relationships are true, on the basis of economic principles. The third paragraph will answer the question “What did you learn from reading this article?”
To be judged satisfactory: (1) The title, publication, and author must be listed in the first sentence of the review, AND (2) The review must contain two paragraphs, AND (3) The first paragraph must summarize the article, and be at least 5 sentences long, AND (4) The second paragraph must describe and evaluate at least one cause and effect relationship suggested in the article, and be at least 5 sentences long, AND (5) The third paragraph must answer the question “What did you learn from reading this article?”, and be at least 5 sentences long.
On the whole, is going to a summer sleep-away camp as a child a positive experience or a negative one? Why? Plan and write a response in which you state your position and persuade readers to agree with you. Support your opinions with reasons and examples drawn from your personal experiences, if you have attended such camps, or your knowledge of the experience of friends and siblings.
you will choose and analyze a text that makes an argument about gender. Look for a text that has interesting rhetorical features and eloquently makes a claim about how Americans construct gender identity. Include a clear thesis statement
Invent an arrangement/organizational strategy that best showcases your findings and analysis
.Help! The Constitution is in jeopardy and you may be the only person to save it! A mysterious thief named Silence Dowrong has stolen the Constitution from the National Archives and has threatened to destroy
it within 24 hours. Silence claims that Americans no longer value the Constitution and deserve to have it taken away unless they can justify its existence and make an argument for why it is still relevant. You, and other bright young Americans who represent the future of the nation, have been called upon to present him with a list of reasons why that is
not true. The nations future is on your shoulders the President has called you personally and asked for your help. This situation is critical. Your job is to write a letter
to Silence describing why the Constitution is important and why the United States still needs it. Silence is also a wordsmith and likes creative writing and argumentation, so be sure to bring your sharpest writing to bear as you struggle to save our nations founding words.Good luck!!
San Fernando Cathedral also called the Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria
Research it and find at least four sources on about the cathedral
You must create a bibliography of the sources
Describe the cathedral.
What in history it was used for.
How its connected to a specific historical event like the battle of the Alamo.
How its been used to misrepresent or represent the underlying Event/period.
How does it shape our historical memory.
The must be a image of the cathedral with explanation of who took the image the older the better. Maybe two images one in 1730’s then one of the present day.
https://www.sfcathedral.org/our-history
Where and how do you see evidence of the surveillance society? How does this impact your life directly? What is sacrificed and what is gained? Consider surveillance broadly, including not only cameras, but also ordinary drones, social media, data storage, search engine cookies, automatic license plate readers, GPS, etc. Your objective here is to make an argument about whether our understanding of society is changing in light of this new surveillance technology. Or, you can also write about the role of empathy in an increasingly camera-driven society.
Plus 4-6 photographs(2 from the text). You will also have to use Photographs in your essay. You may take your own photographs or use photographs from another source. Each photograph should be captioned, and all photographs and sources must be cited. You must incorporate your pictures throughout your essay (consider the order in which Van Houtryve has arranged his photographs, consider how order can influence your rhetoric). Be sure to respond to the photographs in your essay, identifying their source, explaining what they depict and why they are important or interesting.
-Analyze relationships among facts, trends, theories, and issues. Point out their significant likes and differences and tell why they are meaningful.
-Argue in defense of (or against) a concept, opinion, position, thesis, or point of view. Strong arguments apply logic and point out fallacies, errors, and fuzzy thinking.
-Categorize or classify items, concepts, or events by sorting them in sets of predefined qualities or conditions according to their similarities.
-Compare and contrast two or more events, ideas, or opinions by identifying their similarities and/or differences.
-Define the meaning of an unfamiliar term, phrase, or concept by describing the concept behind it.
-Interpret a set of facts or events by explaining their significance and importance to your reader, or to other audiences with other needs or interests.
-Give your opinion by telling what you think about the topic and provide an explanation about why you think it.
-Reason (the verb, not the noun) by presenting the logical thought process required to support a specific conclusion.
-Synthesize information from a variety of sources to support a single thesis, opinion, or -conclusion.
-Theorize
