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Essay Instructions: SOLAR STORMS (Paperback)
by Linda Hogan

Single spaced
Times New Roman font, 12
1-inch margins on all sides
Title centered at the top of the page
1-page long - SINGLE SPACED

Please do an analysis on one of the following...
Character Analysis
Setting Analysis
Theme Analysis
Point of View Analysis
Symbolism Analysis
Imagery Analysis
Structural Analysis
Tone Analysis
...your choice

These essays are informal, but you still need to have a clear thesis (interpretive arguement) that's supported by textual evidence.

Your audience is people who have already read the text your discussing

Essay Instructions: Using the following readings, write an essay on one of the following:

1. A character analysis of Paul in “Paul’s Case.”

2. A character analysis of the young boy in "Araby."

Format: MLA Format.

Considerations

Thesis/central focus: Locate this in your 1st paragraph. It should contain a key word that is used throughout your essay. In your Introduction (1st paragraph) you should also include the story’s and or essay’s name and their respective author(s) -- plus a brief “summary” of each selection.

Development: Use Key Word(s) to unify your essay. Remember, an Analysis essay “examines” and “comments on” ideas about the character -- elements, aspects, choices, character traits etc -- using examples and “quotes” from the reading to support each idea about the character.

SUGGESTION:

Each paragraph, other than the Introduction and Conclusion, should discuss/analyze a specific character “trait” or “choice,” depending on your essay assignment selection, that supports your overall analysis. These traits or choices should be supported by references and or “quotes” from the reading(s).

When using “QUOTES” from the readings, Use the Author + Signal word technique when introducing quotes. IE: Jones suggests that “……..”
There are faxes for this order.

Essay Instructions: The play An Enemy of the People illustrates a number of the fundamental positions individuals take with respect to potential environmental crises. The major objective of your 1,000-word paper is to identify these typical responses and use them to think about perplexing political, moral and economic questions.

For the first half of your paper: Each of the characters listed below has a basic attitude toward what is happening in Kirsten Springs. Each has an argument and a kind of position. Select three of the characters listed below. Do a character analysis of each of the three. Describe each of their positions on the problem of the springs. What are the arguments each gives? In your character analysis, you are not to tell the story. Assume the reader knows the broad outline of the story. Do not quote from the text, but cite pages you wish to paraphrase.

Tom Stockmann
Peter Stockmann
Hovstad
Catherine Stockmann
Morten Kiil
Horster

For the second half of your paper: Answer one of the three questions below, using your three characters to illustrate some of the conclusions you draw in answering the question you choose.

1. In general, how should one resolve the "trilemma" which Tom Stockmann faces? He has a duty to his profession, a duty to his family, and a duty to his employer. Doing any one of his duties violates another. Which should take precedence? Can you have a duty to your society that the society does not want you to fulfill? Is Dr. Stockmann really a traitor to his town? Is he a hero? Who's right in Kirsten Springs?

2. Should the free speech rights of political dissenters be suspended in times of public emergency or crisis? Aren't some IDEAS, even if true, dangerous and threatening to the majority's interests? Must a community tolerate and protect the lone dissenter, even when the majority believes him or her to be wrong? To what extent is the media obliged to provide a venue for unpopular opinions?

3. What is the appropriate role for scientific experts in a democratic community? To what extent should citizens trust the experts? Are they obliged to learn enough about science to judge issues concerning pollution, the environment, nuclear energy, etc., for themselves? Does the right to vote convey a responsibility to learn something about public affairs? Does a special knowledge of science give a person the right to lead or govern? As global challenges increasingly require specialized knowledge in science and technology, wouldn't it be better if governments were run by scientists and engineers?

Essay Instructions: The paper is a character analysis of the Biblical character, Bathsheba. Some questions to answer are, What appears to be the basic nature of Bathsheba? How does she relate to others in her own family, friends or enemies? What is her relation to God(or divine beings)? In what way does this person change the course of events?
Five full pages may be descriptive, but the entire sixth page should be your assessment/analysis/criticism of the material. Use two scholarly books and one credible internet site. Can use secondary sources.