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Essay Instructions: Instructions: type and double space 4 paragraphs (and give it a title) in which you COMPARE the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.(1961) and the film, "The Incredibles" 2004(Disney/Pixar). There should be a developed thesis statement regarding the film and the short story (DO THEY SHARE A SIMILAR THEME?) in the first paragraph. Paragraph 2 and 3 should reinforce the thesis paragraph with detailed explanations and or examples. The concluding paragraph should deal with some of the ideas about education from the New York Times essay ("When Every Child Is Good Enough," by John Tierney(Nov. 21st. 2004) as they relate to the theme(s) of the short story and the film and MUST INCLUDE YOUR POSITION ON THE ISSUE OF EXCELLENCE VS. EGALITARIANISM IN EDUCATION.
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Essay Instructions: Assignment for Midterm Essay:
For your midterm essay, you will write a paper of at least 750 words in which you
discuss the connections among three stories from the following list.

Since this is a formal essay, you will want to be sure to include an introduction with
thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion.

Choose 3 from the following list:

Chinua Achebe: "Civil Peace" (10)
Sherman Alexie: "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" (36)
Aimee Bender: "The Rememberer" (134)
Angela Carter: "The Werewolf" (188)
Lan Samantha Chang: "Water Names" (244)
Julio Cortazar: "A Continuity of Parks" (356)
Christine Granados: "The Bride" (501)
Ha Jin: "Saboteur" (631)
Hector Hugh Munro (Saki): "The Toys of Peace" (962
Kurt Vonnegut: "Harrison Bergeron" (1328)
Hisaye Yamamoto: "The Brown House" (1411)

Here are some possibilities for ways to connect the stories.
OPTION 1: Find connections among the three stories you have chosen by using the
elements of fiction. For example, you may see a similarity in theme (but a great
difference in writing style), or you may find characters who are related in some way.
The setting (time and place) of the stories may be similar, but the author's way of
using the setting may be different. You may see a similarity in the way the authors use
symbolism or imagery (or irony or foreshadowing).
OPTION 2: Organize your paper around your answers to some of the general
questions for the reading responses. For example, you may find that the stories you
have chosen all teach you something about history, philosophy, art, sociology,
psychology, science, math, etc. You may identify with the characters in three of the
stories, either because of your own experiences or those of people you know well. You
may find that the people you would recommend these stories to have something in
common that relates to the stories.
OPTION 3: Use the handout called Specialized Approaches to Literature as a way to
find connections among the stories.

As with all papers about literature, there are a few guidelines you'll want to follow:
 Avoid summary (you're writing to someone who knows the stories well).
 Use quotations from the stories to illustrate the points you're making. Be
sure to mention the stories and authors in the introduction.
 Use "I" if you wish (to avoid being overly formal), but make sure that
you're writing about the stories, not just yourself (though a combination of
the two is fine).
 Write in present tense when discussing the stories.
 Give the paper an original title, and be sure to put your name, the date, and
the assignment at the top of the page.
 Cite outside sources using MLA format. (Generally, it's best to avoid
consulting sources for a paper of this kind, but if you use sources, you must
cite them to avoid plagiariam.)
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Essay Instructions: According to the 18th-century scholar, author, and critic Samuel Johnson, "Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature" ("Preface to Shakespeare").1 By this Johnson means that no literature will endure the test of time except that which reveals and explores situations and characteristics that are recognizable, that most of us share, that are common to people across boundaries of time and (to some extent) place. With Johnson's idea in mind, answer the following questions in one well-integrated essay.

1.How does the short story "The Open Boat" by Ernest Hemingway exhibit this quality of being a "just representation of general nature," and why?

2.How does the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. least representative of common experience? Does its lack of typicality make it a less effective story? Why or why not?

Essay Instructions: For your 6-8 page research paper, you will need to pick one author. From there, you will analyze at least three pieces of the author’s work (short stories, poems, plays, or any combination thereof) and decide which school of criticism you think would be the best way to evaluate the author’s work (gender, formalism, historical, biographical, etc.). Your paper will evaluate the author’s work within the school of criticism you’ve chosen, and you will find pieces of peer-reviewed literary criticism to support your reasoning for choosing the school of criticism you did.
You need:
- At least three primary sources (works written by the author you’ve chosen); at least one of these primary sources should be in the textbook.
- At least three secondary sources (these can be essays evaluating the individual works you’ve picked or essays evaluating the author overall, all in relation to the school of criticism you’ve chosen).
Your paper should cover not only the analysis of the works you’ve chosen to evaluate, but should also give a clear reasoning WHY you believe the school of criticism you’ve chosen is the best one for evaluating the author you’ve picked. This means that you should also do some research on the school of criticism you are using (this, of course, would also be included on your Works Cited).
Remember, this is a research paper, so you should avoid using personal pronouns.
Remember that this is an academic research paper, so you should not be using Wikipedia as a resource. You need to focus on academic sources. Will be turned into TURNITIN.COM

school of criticism link : http://www.csun.edu/~hbeng112/275/litcrit.pdf

Research author Kurt Vonnegut and his 3 stories:

HARRISON BERGERON : http://www.wordfight.org/bnw/bnw-unit_packet.pdf

TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW : http://grade9english.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-full-text.pdf

WHO AM I THIS TIME? : http://www.westga.edu/~jgrant/Love/Vonnegut.pdf

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