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Essay Instructions: Hard-boiled detective fiction is often defined in opposition to the so-called “Golden Age” of
detective fiction that preceded it. We have discussed some of the ways the hard-boiled
detective fiction differs from the classical version. For example, “Golden Age” detectives,
Holmes and Poirot, both appear in the stories as gentlemen whose reward for solving the crime
is unrelated to money. In contrast Hammett and Chandler are working detectives and loners
“whose few acquaintances tend to be associated in some way with the crime and milieu”
(Photinos 158). Another way they differ is in methodology. For example, the hard=boiled
detective operates more often with “street smarts” in contrast to the classical detective who
“ponders his case and forms a hypothesis” (159) or relies on his “grey cells” while solving the
crime.
You are to compare and/or contrast a specific element that interests you in
hard-boiled detective fiction with the “Golden Age” or classical version of detective fiction. You
will need to examine both why and how hard-boiled detective stories “break with ‘classical’
predecessors and how they can be viewed as continuous with these traditions” (157).




The specific element that I am interested in discussing is the difference and/or similarities of their style of detective work and characteristics.

I need to have several (8-10) quotes from both hard-boiled and "golden age" incorporated into this essay for support.

I need to use "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett and/or "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler as one of the resources and citation for hard-boiled detectives, As well as "The Murders at the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe and/or "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle as one of the resources and citation for classical version,“Golden Age” detectives.

I do have quotes available from all sources if need be.

Essay Instructions: This post must be at LEAST 300 words long and must be composed as a blog post, not simply uploaded as a Word document. Consult your syllabus for submission instructions and grading details. Points will be deducted for: submitting Word documents in place of an actual blog post, off-topic or irrelevant responses, responses fewer than 300 words, responses that do not sufficiently/effectively address the prompters in full, responses that provide answers to essay work, grammatical errors, misspelled and/or misused words, and typos.

INSTRUCTIONS: Discuss "Silver Blaze." Like The Hound of the Baskervilles, this short story features an animal as a central figure to the plot. How do you think making an animal a central figure, or at least crucial aspect, affects the way the case is viewed and handled by the characters involved? Is there really any legally guilty party here? Did Holmes' resolution to the case surprise you? If so, why did it surprise you? If not, explain how you were able to determine the solution of the matter before it is revealed by Holmes

[Work on this blog AFTER you have read "The Red-Headed League" in full! See Unit One/Essay One for the short story's link.]

This post must be at LEAST 300 words long and must be composed as a blog post, not simply uploaded as a Word document. Consult your syllabus for submission instructions and grading details. Points will be deducted for: submitting Word documents in place of an actual blog post, off-topic or irrelevant responses, responses fewer than 300 words, responses that do not sufficiently/effectively address the prompters in full, responses that provide answers to essay work, grammatical errors, misspelled and/or misused words, and typos.

INSTRUCTIONS: Discuss "The Red-headed League." What aspects of the mystery add humor to the situation? How does the incorporation of humor and mystery balance each other out? Why do you think the want ad specifically wanted red-haired men? How does Holmes solve the case? What connections does he make to come to his conclusions? Did you make these connections before Holmes did or not?

These are blog post so please just essay on the prompters

Essay Instructions: Write an essay of between 1500 and 2000 words (excluding ?List of Works Cited?). You must incorporate research material (i.e. brief, relevant quotations and/or paraphrases) from at least one (1) scholarly secondary resource (for instance, one of the theoretical/analytical/informative articles from the Broadview anthology). Use parentheses, footnotes or endnotes to cite sources, and provide a separate ?List of Works Cited? which adheres to MLA standards.

Choose one of the topics listed below.

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the representation of the inner reality of character in two (2) of the following short stories: James Joyce?s ?Eveline?; James Joyce?s ?Araby?; D.H. Lawrence?s ?Odour of Chrysanthemums?; Katherine Mansfield?s ?Miss Brill.? ?
2. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the representation of war in the poems of at least two (2) of the war poets on the course (Isaac Rosenberg, Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen).

3. Write an essay in which you analyse any single text (poem, play, novel, short story) on the course as a criticism of at least one (1) aspect (social, cultural, political, or religious) of its milieu.

4. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the representation of female sexuality in George Bernard Shaw?s Mrs. Warren?s Profession and one (1) of the following poems: Thomas Hardy?s ?The Ruined Maid? or Charlotte Mew?s ?The Farmer?s Bride.?

5. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the representation of the ?modern world? in two (2) of the following texts: T.S. Eliot?s ?The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?; E.M. Forster?s ?The Machine Stops?; William Butler Yeats?s ?The Second Coming.?

6. Write an essay in which you explain why the character of Sherlock Holmes in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?s The Hound of the Baskervilles can be understood as a reflection of the complexity, inconsistencies, and tensions of the modern era.

7. A topic of your own, or a variation on one of the topics above, which you must clear with your instructor before beginning to write.

You should aim to write a paper in which you demonstrate your understanding of the material you analyse as well as the theories we have been exploring throughout the course of EN298. Do not merely summarise the plot(s) of the text(s) you examine. Be original. Do not regurgitate material from the lectures (although you may quote/paraphrase if necessary). Be sure to define any special terms you use.

An ?Essay Assignment Checklist? will be provided separately.

N.B. The essay must be 12-point font; must be double-spaced; must have 1-inch margins. Include name, student identification number, essay title, course code, date and instructor?s name on the title page. Remember to submit your essay according to the instructions on the Course Outline for EN298.

For MLA guidelines, consult the following reference work: Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: Seventh Edition. New York: Modern Language Association, 2009.