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A short story about a young woman (mid 20s) with a chronic, progressive physical disability (e.g., MS or muscular dystrophy) who is in a wheelchair and has a boyfriend that her very catholic mother does not approve of. the mom worries her daughter will be taken advantage of. the young woman is referred to a […]

-in Filomena by Roberta Fernandez the author refers to the Mexican rituals for the day of the dead how is this celebration portrayed in the story? -in “La doctora Barr” how does Mary Helen Ponce describe the traditional way Mexican-American women prepared         So much stress and so little time? We’ve got […]

Essay 3 Directions DIRECTIONS: In American culture, we are bombarded with plenty of messages and images encouraging us to buy, buy, buy! As consumers, we are persuaded to buy certain items through certain advertising techniques. Your first paragraph should preview your analysis by summarizing ethos, pathos, and logos for the reader. Then, using Janny Scott’s […]

What is one of your favorite childhood memories? How do you think that event has affected who you are now?What will you/your life be like as an older adult (60 years old+)? What about you or your life now makes you imagine things this way?Post a song (video or audio if possible) that you like […]

The goal of this assignment is to help you break down a broad topic into certain aspects of it that can be later developed into a thesis statement.  Choose any 1 topic to write your argumentative essay on: Video Games and Violence Use of animals for research purpose Technology and education What you need to […]

Background/Context Sontag ends her book with a discussion of Jeff Wall’s art piece, “Dead Troops Talk.”  (Links to an external site.)  The final section of her book begins with the question: “Is there an antidote to the perennial seductiveness of war?” (122). To which I would add: …and what role might images play in this antidote? […]

Introduction to Modernism: Background to “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” At the beginning of the 1900s, the world view of writers was changing in many ways. The world seemed to have shifted on its axis. Popular culture was catching up to changes in many fields. So, what had changed to precipitate a shift? […]

First Assignment750 wordsAccording to Richard Foltz, Buddhism is the first of the religious traditions we’ve examined that presented itself as explicitly “universal.” That is, rather than make an appeal to one geographic or ethnic group, the teachings of the Buddha from the beginning presented themselves as applicable to all people in all places at all […]

Using the articles “The Study of Paranormal Phenomena Is Not Legitimate Science” and “The Study of Paranormal Phenomena Is Legitimate Science”, answer the following essay prompt in an organized coherent 5 paragraph essay.  “Is the study of paranormal phenomena a legitimate science?”         So much stress and so little time? We’ve got […]

Identify and analyze Marxist themes in Eugene O’Neill’s play The Hairy Ape (1921) and then examine whether there are parallels between themes in the play and life today. The essay should be 5 to 7 pages in length with at least 3 sources cited in MLA format.         So much stress and […]