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Imagine you’re working in an organization that serves the community. Write a proposal or a memo to your organization for doing one of the following: • Raising the awareness of the community of social distancing, • Providing food and other necessities for the poor neighborhoods, • Helping young children avoid any psychologically painful experiences after COVID-19, • Pay attention to rhetorical choices and genre conventions, i.e., use the same design, style, modes etc. of these types of genre.

Strategies: Reread the question three times. Take notes, free write. Write an introduction that has a thesis. For example: “An important theme in both Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and in Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” is the fall from innocence that characters, and particularly children, experience when confronted with the real world. Both authors suggest that this fall can have dire consequences.” Make an outline for your essay (you do not submit this– just the essay) Your essay should have a clear thesis. Paraphrase the quote if one is provided. Discuss the photograph attached. Show knowledge of the texts we have read so far this term. Use concrete examples. Answer the question completely. I won’t be counting paragraphs, but I would expect your answer to be a minimum of 3-5 pages. Proofread your work. 1. In Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Claudia recalls: Our astonishment was short-lived, for it gave way to a curious kind of defensive shame; we were embarrassed for Pecola, hurt for her, and finally we just felt sorry for her. Our sorrow drove out all thoughts of the new bicycle. And I believe our sorrow was the more intense because nobody else seemed to share it. . . . So it was with confidence, strengthened by pity and pride, that we decided to change the course of events and alter a human life. ‘What we gone do, Frieda?’ ‘What can we do? Miss Johnson said it would be a miracle if it lived.’ ‘So let’s make it a miracle.’ (191) How are children more vulnerable to the harsh realities of an environment that does not nurture them and what, do the authors suggest, are the consequences of a child’s fall from innocence? Please answer using ANY of the texts we have discussed this term. Establish the “fall from innocence” by showing examples from the text of plot points or motifs (like the staining of the dresses and of Cholly’s pants) at the moments when they lose their innocence. Once you have discussed the texts, you can show how any of the attached photographs or paintings illustrates this theme. Please click on the linlk below to see the painings in the question. OR: 2. In The Bluest Eye, the narrator tells us that: Mrs. Breedlove’s skin glowed like taffeta in the reflection of white porcelain, white woodwork, polished cabinets, and brilliant copperware. (108) . . . She became what is known as an ideal servant, for such a role filled practically all of her needs. When she bathed the little Fisher girl, it was in a porcelain tub with silvery taps running infinite quantities of hot, clear water. She dried her in fluffy white towels and put her in cuddly night clothes. Then she brushed the yellow hair, enjoying the roll and slip of it between her fingers. No zinc tub, no buckets of stove-heated water, no flaky, stiff, grayish towels washed in a kitchen sink, dried in a dusty backyard, no tangled black puffs of rough wool to comb. (127) Parenting is a significant theme in The Bluest Eye and in Imitation of Life, (as well as in the brief clip of the Shirley Temple film, The Littlest Rebel we saw). Repeatedly, we have seen that the way a child looks (his or her physical characteristics) can affect the way adults respond to that child. Please discuss the quote and Benetton ads below, and include other examples from any texts or films we have read this term that speak to the quote and support your thesis.

The student will find a news article that focuses on the Economic, Political, and Social Role of Airports and will write a one page report summarizing the contents of the article. Locate a news article that is at least one page in length that focuses on the Economic, Political, and Social Role of airports. Single paragraph articles, sometimes located along the spine of the newspaper, are not acceptable. Briefly summarize (2-3 paragraphs) the article from a recent publication not older than 60 days. Include a complete citation of the article at the top of the page in APA format. Below is a list of some helpful websites that can be used to find articles for the Trends/Issues assignments.

Develop a 250-500 word journal entry defining what success means to you in college and beyond. To help you write this entry, consider some of the following: Find a quote (or make one up) that best summarizes your definition of success. Note the author of the quote, and use quotation marks as appropriate. Why does this quote best represent your personal definition of success? What people do you consider to be successful and why? What is your definition of success? What will you do to achieve success? What is the biggest change you need to make in order to be successful in college? How does your ability to write and communicate well fit into your strategy? How will you know you’ve achieved success?

Research Paper Tasks: In this assignment, you will compose an argument about a current controversy of your choice while advocating for support of this topic. Your argument must be supported by research. In this paper, you will make a claim and build an argument to support it, using a minimum of FIVE credible sources to demonstrate that you understand other perspectives concerning your topic and to support your own claim. Requirements: Create a clear thesis that summarizes the controversy and states your argument. Frame and define your controversy. Make sure the paragraphs have clear main ideas that are supporting your thesis. Support your claims with evidence from credible research. Demonstrate that you understand, through responsible research, points of view that are different than—even in opposition to—your own.

Choose one of the following 3 choices for the essay (I will attach in-depth instructions as well as the rubric): 1. Compare and contrast two companies – in your perspective, which one is effective in selling and marketing their product or service? Observe their advertising campaign, and highlight the methods used to persuade consumers. Make an argument for the company that maintains customer loyalty better? Offer your assessment as to why X company is good and why Z company is not. You can also show strengths and weaknesses of both. 2. Explore how gender, race, and social-economic class are portrayed in advertisement campaign for one entity. Students can choose one lens – gender, race, or class – and use it as a lens to explore the messaging behind a product, service, or company. 3. Consumerism: Does what and how much stuff we consume say something about us as citizens? Does what we buy give us a label? What’s a need? What’s a want? Have we ever become a commodity by way of the things we wear, what we eat, what we drink, and what we drive?

Norton, M. (n.d.). How to buy happiness. Retrieved April 18, 2017,fromhttps://www.ted.com/talks/michael_norton_how_to_buy_happiness LaVine, L. (2013, June 26). The Power of Giving Back: How Community Involvement Can Boost Your Bottom Line. Retrieved April 18, 2017, from https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226974 Write an organized and well-supported essay (no less than three pages in length) with an original thesis statement that finds connections among the concepts, (happiness and giving). In a well-organized and well-supported essay, discuss where, how, and why that connection exists in our society today. Be sure to provide specific examples to support your point of view, perhaps your own experience in your community, at work, or through your own pursuits. (I am a banker and a realtor and I give back by educating people in my neighborhood on the importance of credit, how to responsibly use it, and help them boost their credit score. I also give tips on how to invest in real estate to generate cash flow and offer to fully or partially fund any deals they find.)

For this assignment, you have traditional and creative options. Choose what will challenge your writing and what would be appropriate for your topic and field: Traditional 5 paragraph essay with 1 paragraph introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and 1 paragraph conclusion. Op-ed newspaper article. Blog post. Letter/proposal to stakeholders. Press release. Letter to the editor. Presidential address. Election speech (written only). Application for a position related to the topic. Defense attorney’s opening statement. Case brief. Advocacy statement. Call to action paper. Guidelines: In order to persuade the audience to accept the position you are advocating in this paper, you will use different kinds of appeals: ethos (which involves the credibility of the speaker, writer, or authority being cited); logos (which involves facts, statistics, and logic); and pathos (which involves emotions). A good persuasive argument uses credible sources, objective evidence, and emotional “hooks” to make use of logos, ethos, and pathos respectively. Be sure your thesis statement is very clear. It should be a single complete sentence, including both a subject and a predicate, that combine to make claim. Example: “The USA should be more competitive in establishing a presence on Mars.” Your introduction paragraph should include a “hook” to grab the reader’s attention. The thesis statement is typically seen in the first paragraph. Your body paragraphs will support the thesis. You should use credible sources and cite them according to the style of your discipline. Your conclusion should reiterate the strongest points from your paper and give the audience something to consider, moving forward. Your introduction paragraph should include a “hook” to grab the reader’s attention. The thesis statement is typically seen in the first paragraph. Your body paragraphs will support the thesis. You should use credible sources and cite them according to the style of your discipline. Your conclusion should reiterate the strongest points from your paper and give the audience something to consider, moving forward. Requirements: PURPOSE: To persuade AUDIENCE: The applicable audience for the type of document you’ve chosen to write. LENGTH: 500 – 750 words (Times New Roman font) SOURCES: A minimum of 3 with at least 1 from the library, and at least 1 from a professional journal or organization FORMAT: The citation style that is appropriate for your discipline

Professor Trista Baldwin ENGL101 Summer 2020 Essay #1 Major Assignment Description / Criterion Checklist NARRATIVE ESSAY: PERSON OR EVENT THAT SPEAKS TO WHERE YOU COME FROM / YOUR IDENTITY For our first major assignment (MA) in this English 102 course themed around ethnography, we will start with a sense of who and what you come from. For this assignment, consider our readings in week one and two, and how the author gives you a sense of who they are/or and where they come from. DEADLINES: Rough draft due July 12th. Final draft due July 19th. POINTS POSSIBLE: 100 DETAILS: Write a 3-4page essay about a person and/or event that speaks to the culture(s) that you come from, and gives us a sense of something that formed who you are now. In your essay, you will describe a person and/or event. The goal is to make that person/event come to life for the reader. Show us. Let us taste what you taste, hear what you hear, feel what you felt. Consider what qualities were instilled in you by this event or by this person, and/or how it prepared you for your future. The purpose of this essay, like any essay, is to represent what you think and feel about a certain topic. A personal essay represents your ways of communicating those thoughts and feelings to others. You will SHOW your readers who you are through the use of your language, detail, imagery, and exchanges with others. We should be able to see the action on the page. When you sit down to brainstorm or begin the writing process, ask yourself this: What person most defined what I called family? What event of my younger life continues to resonate with me now, in a way that shapes my choices today? Also: How is my story different than someone else’s? What story do I need to share for someone to understand me? What event in my history is unique to my circumstances? What event or person gives the most potent sense of who and what I come from? Checklist for Narrative Essay: I have provided a “hook” for my introduction and established what event or person I am writing about in the first two paragraphs ___ I established a tone/style of writing in the first two paragraphs ___ I have in some way shown what I felt or fell about the person and/or event ___ Throughout my essay, there is vivid, descriptive, language ___ I have demonstrated or given a sense of conflict (struggle/friction) in either my feelings about the person and/or event, OR I have shown conflict through the actions and/or words of the person(s) in the event ___ I have written scenes that show the main person(s) of the essay in action, or shown action in the event that the essay is focused on ___ My scenes include specific detail, setting, action, dialogue ___ I have read over my essay and have removed any repetition ___ I have analyzed a formative person or event that gives the reader of the culture(s) I come from, and how I carry that with me now ___ I have written a conclusion that gives a sense of realization – of epiphany – and still ends my story ___ I have added transitions to allow my thoughts and experiences to transfer from one paragraph to the next paragraph ___ I have fixed my grammatical errors to the best of my ability ___ I have given my essay an original title ___ I have used correct MLA formatting ___

What kind of tone does Charlie Marlow adopt in his description of the people, both Europeans and Africans in “Heart of Darkness?” Discuss with specific examples.(450words)One common theme in the three stories (“Death Constant Beyond Love,” “Notes of a Native Son” and “One Out of Many”) is the influence of place in terms where the main character comes from or happens to be. Discuss how each of the three protagonists’ (Senator Onesimo Sanchez, Baldwin, and Santosh) location influences his life and way of thinking.(450words)