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Essay Instructions: Write a literary analysis that examines a single poem or short story of Raymond Carver. Support your claim(s) about the text with examples and details from the poem or story.

With this essay Use a critical approach-which examines a work by relating it to the historical, social, cultural, or political situations in which it was written to show how the author was influenced by personal experiences, events, prevailing attitudes, or contemporary values.

Originality Check Will Be Enforced.

ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS:
Your essays should be in MLA Style and approximately 2-3 pages (not including the Works Cited page). In the upper left-hand corner of the paper, place your name, the professor?s name, the course name, and the due date for the assignment on consecutive lines. Double space your information from your name onward, and don't forget a title. All papers should be in Times New Roman font with 12-point type with one-inch margins all the way around your paper. All paragraph indentations should be indented five spaces (use the tab key) from the left margin. All work is to be left justified. When quoting lines in literature, please research the proper way to cite short stories, plays, or poems.

Essay Instructions: Complete the following on pages 89-90: Exploration 1 and Exploration 2. Choose three of the literary works to read, and base your responses to questions a-d upon your choices. Develop your responses to questions a-d into a full-length essay (no less than 850 words) that includes at least one example from each literary work. (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.)

Exploration 1: Examine your own thinking on the subject of knowledge and individual power.
> write the words knowlege and individual power at the top of the page, and write nonstop for ten minutes or so just to see what ideas emerge.
> write the words knowlege and individual power and list all the ideas and concepts, and terms that are associated with the words. List, but do not edit; allow your creative mind to work.
> write the words knowlege and individual power in the center of a page, circle the words, and cluster around the circle any ideas and concepts that come to mind.
> what assumptions or broad generalizations about knowledge and individual power are revealed in prewritings?
> can you identify specific personal experiencesthey may have led you to make those generalizations?

Exploration 2: Explore Ideas beyond Your own.
Read three of the following stories, poems, and essays:

Randall Kenan, "The Foundations of the Earth"
Emily Dickinson, "Much madness is divinest sense"
Alma Luz Villanueva, "Crazy Courage"
Sherman Alexie, "Superman and Me"
Raymond Carver, "The Cathedral"
Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Birth-Mark"
Langston Hughes, "Theme for English B"

Once you have read the three works respond to these question.
a. What is implied claim on the subject of knowledge and individual power?
b. What evidence is offered in support of theat claim.
c. What rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) move the reader towards acceptance of the claim?
d. Upon reflection, how might you defend, refute, and orqualify each claim?

Essay Instructions: it is about a short story called "cathedral" by raymond carver..i dont have the story onhand with me, but i think you can the full text online..anyways, i need to make an essay based on the short story.there's 2 part in the essay..the first page or 2 is the biographical info of the author and the 2nd part of the essay which is the 2 or 3rd page till 6th or 7th page, is basically theme analysis, based on the short story..i have some peer reviewed article that i will be sending you and specific instruction..do you think you can make it by december 9?i know there is a time difference in the philippines but i would appreciate a response by the 9th or else, i cant submit it to my professor..he does not accept late papers.. below is my instruction...

theres 2 parts in this essay:
part 1:
bibliography of the author..`raymond carver` about 2 pagesplease research biographical background of the author and discuss how events in his life or his life circumstances might have influenced or affected his literary career. cite at least 2-3 sources(1 may be a ference work) and include direct quotes and appropiate citable material from your sources. be sure to cite your sources properly using mla format.

part 2:

for this portion of this research paper, i would like you to explore meaning or theme in the short story `cathedral`.

investigate literary criticism/analysis regarding the piece of literature and create a thesis centered arguement/position based upon your research that investigates a THEME within the story and how one or more of the othere elements(setting,characterization,symbolism, etc.) contribute to the development of that theme.(you may draw from an idea you worked with in a previous character analysis paper you made). the next following line, i will outline the specif instruction for the part 2 of this research paper.

instruction for part 2 of the paper:

introductory paragraph:
*open with interesting lead material
*name the work and the author(very briefly
since the 1st part is bibliograph of author)
*give a brief summary of the work and state
the theme to be analyze.
*indicate how the theme will be traced through
the work. example: through the thematic
significance of the title and subject matter,
through the setting, through a specific
character and their words and actions in the
work, through symbolism or imagery,
through a series of related incidents in the
plot, usually ordered chronologically or
through any other logical means.

BODY PARAGRAPH:

*In the first part of the body, dicuss the first aspect of the theme by beginning with a topic sentence which generalizes about the theme. the next few sentences, provide background information for the supporting quoatation which follows. the analysis should focus on how the theme is revealed and developed through the quotation. be sure to explore the ideas about life that the quotation illustrates. this pattern of generalization/introductory infromation for the quotation/the quotation/analysis should be used as much as possible in each paragraph to thoroughly illustrate the theme and its development.

*the second part of the body illustrates the next aspect of the theme as stated in the thesis. the topic sentences introduces the theme and the remainder of the paragraph is developed through introductory statements that lead into direct quoatations which are followed by in-depth analysis.

*discuss the remaining parts of the themes developement in the last part of the body paragraph. the topic sentence relate to the theme and the literary analysis pattern is used. the last paragraph, because of its important position, should be thoroughly developed.

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH:

*discuss and explaine in detail the theme which was stated in the introductory paragraph. the topice sentence clearly restates the theme, and the rest of the paragraph summarized how the theme in revealed in the work and then explores the themes universal significance. show how the theme relates to everyones life because of the universal human condition.

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ps:
***i kind of want to stick to my topic paragraph which is ...

`OPENING UP TO THE WORLD MAKES A NEW PERSPECTIVE:

and my tentative thesis is :

`RAYMOND CARVER USES A VARIETY OF ELEMENTS TO RENDER A THEME THAT PROVIDES THE READERS WITH A SENSE THAT NARRATOR IS AN UNPLEASANT HUMAN BEING. THEREFORE, HE NEEDS TO CHANGE. THROUGH CARVERS CAREFUL USE OF NARRATION, SYMBOLS,CHARACTERIZATIONS,IMAGE, TONE AND ETC. READERS ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE NARRATOR STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE CAN SEE IF THEY OPEN THEMESELVES UP TO NEW EXPERIENCES..


that is just my thesis..i think the more effective way to elaborate the thesis is basically answer or explain my thesis using examples or incidents in the story or article..
but its totally up to you how you want to do it..

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all reference and citations and article can be research through..

-www.niagaracc.suny.edu
-click on library
-click on periodicals and indexes
-then you can choose any in the list that will
help you with the research
-my llc barcode is 1019

actually i have some articles that i want you to take a look at, these are already approved by my professor..

***when you get in, i found a lot of articles for biography and peer reviewed article under Literature Resource Center.i did an advance search of "cathedral by raymond carver" and a lot came up with biography and journal, articles, etc..
please draw information from there or you can use other sources from my school's online library..just dont forget to cite everything..

for biography: (of the author raymond carver)
1. pLs use.RAYMOND CARVER 1938-1988)(LITERATURE RESOURCE
CENTER)
2. RAYMOND CARVER CHAPTER 1: THE LIFE OF RAYMOND CARVER
(LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER)
**************OR************MAYBE YOU CAN DO BETTER SEARCH

FOR THE THEME ANALYSIS PART:
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER:(PLS USE THESE ARTICLE)
1. INSULARITY AND SELF ENLARGEMENT IN RAYMOND CARVER'S CATHEDRAL
2. THE CALM, A SMALL GOOD THING AND CATHDRAL RAYMOND CARVER
AND THE REDISCOVERY OF HUMAN WORTH
3. THE POSSIBILITY OF RESURRECTION: RE-VISION IN CARVERS
FEATHERS AND CATHEDRAL
4. FROM CASTLE TO CATHEDRAL: THE ARCHITECHURE OF MASCULINITY
IN RAYMOND CARVERS CATHEDRAL


THEN THERE'S MORE READING ABOUT OVERVIEW OF THE STORY..PLEASE USE MY SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AND ONLINE ARTICLES FROM THERE..EXPLICATION'S ARE NOT REALLY RECOMMENDED..THANK YOU
There are faxes for this order.

Essay Instructions: The first section of this paper (about 2 - 2 1/2 pages) must contain detailed information concerning the life and achievements of Raymond Carver. This section should include anything of importance (i.e. awards, honors, etc.)This section must feature the opinions (quoted) of 3-4 critics.

The second section of this paper (about 2 - 2 3/4 pages) must be about a work of the author. The work to be used will be "Where I''m calling from" by Raymond Carver". Brief information about the work should be supplied, but not in great detail. This section must feature the opinions (quoted) of 3 critics about the specific work. General information about each critic should be supplied. Theses critical analyses must be detailed and straight foward to the point.

The final section (remaining 1 page) should close the paper in an organized and coherent fashion. A brief summary of everything discussed should be supplied, but kept generally short and to the point.