Just as the Pentangle signifies five things about Gawain, it also represents the five times Gawain is tested. What are the tests? Medieval people believed that numbers had great significance, especially as they related to religion. Medieval Number Symbolism,...
Just as Christians no longer worship the same way as they did hundreds of years ago, what are some contemporary Islamic practices such as an app for your Smartphone that reminds you to pray five times a day? How do we accommodate the many Islamic Americans in their...
Joyce’s method of relating what happens to Maria moment-to-moment follows her without building a story line or constructing a plot with beginning, middle and end. Is “Clay” a story or a narration?
Joyce has selected thoughts, perceptions and occurrences which reveal psychological and social factors at work in Maria’s reality. How does he connect them to the feelings and actions of his main character, and what effect does this have on the story?
It’s a windy, rainy day. You are in your car on your way to school. While sitting at a traffic light, you notice the car in front of you. It’s a large, expensive sedan – a Cadillac. You also see that the driver and passenger are an elderly couple....
It has been observed that a good leader plans his or her exit strategy from an organization in conjunction with developing good talent to succeed them. How would you plan your exit strategy? How will you select talent to succeed you? How will you develop your...
Is Romeo and Juliet a comedy or a tragedy (in the ways that we’ve been considering these terms in the course materials this week)? To make this interesting, provide a couple of supporting examples/reasons of why you think what you do from what’s commonly...
INTRODUCTION: For this activity, you will construct an analysis of a sequence (scene) from a film and discuss what film elements and cinematic techniques are being used in this sequence to achieve meaning for its viewer. In other words, you will consider what content...
Instructions: Briefly look over these three articles. If you are unable to find them through the library portal, they will be in the Files Tab of Canvas. You are not required to read them in their entirety; however, you should be able to evaluate them based on a short...
INSTRUCTION: READ CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND THE GIVEN QUESTIONS. ANSWER THEM IN YOUR OWN WORDS. 1. Do you think young and older people behave differently in your culture. Why? 2. If you could change anything about your culture, what would you change? Justify your...
Initial response: Henry and Walker provide stories that include symbols that are life-changing for the protagonist(s). In two or more well-developed paragraphs, answer the following prompts: Choose a symbol from either “The Gift of the Magi” or...
Informational Essay Prompt Roosevelt sald that the first Bill of Rights protected citizens’ life and liberty but that a second Bill of Rights was necessary to protect citizens’ pursuit of happiness. Write an informative essay examining how...