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Prompt: After watching Neïl Beloufa’s Kempinski (2007) and Wanuri Kahiu’s Pumzi (Breath) (2009) and reading the interviews and Wainaina’s essay, answer the following questions: Link:  Wainaina’s essay: https://granta.com/how-to-write-about-africa/?fbclid=IwAR2fc_N1xB2hW7USgfTEFKuOx2DuwnY_wuEW9z1uiahyYdexfnJYdMVVxDc 1.Which ideas and images of Africa mentioned in Wainaina’s essay are most unsurprising to you? 2.Why do you think Wainaina wrote this essay? Who do you think is the audience? 3.Choose to discuss either […]

How would you create a modernist self portrait? Consider what it means to be modernist relative to the various art mediums we discussed as well as more broadly philosophically. Also, what would it mean to make a self-portrait within this context? What medium (or mediums) would you choose and how is it (are they) appropriate to this

Please respond to this in 250-350 words in MLA format. Alice Walker, Joyce Carol Oates, and Maxine Hong Kingston write about how women from very different cultural contexts experience a lack of power. In your initial post, Discuss a similar source of suffering for one of the women in Walker’s essay and either Connie (from Oates’ work)

Creating an Alphabet Book  RATIONALE: Alphabet Books represent an interesting blend of educational content and often elaborate illustration, typical of picture books. However, each often has at least two underlying goals:   to educate and   to entertain children (young and old)  But, how do authors do that? What makes a great Alphabet Book? That’s what you

Write at least 2 paragraphs (minimum of 5 sentences each) comparing and contrasting Chopin’s The Awakening and her short story “A Pair of Silk Stockings,” through one only of the following: Edna’s and one other character’s attitudes toward her husband Edna’s and one other character’s attitudes toward her children Edna’s and one other character’s desires and preferences

ENGL 205: Long Paper Assignment: 300 pts due by midnight on Friday, April 16 (file must be in DOC, DOCX, or RTF format) Examining differences between texts often generates significant insight, especially when there is much in common. For example, while both the Jacob of Genesis and Arjuna come face to face with a divine

The novel “My sister, the serial killer” by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Analyze the dynamics of the relationship between Korede and Ayoola, why do you think Korede covers up for Ayoola’s behavior? Did you find something about their past that changed your mind as you read? Korede thinks that” love is only for the beautiful”. do you

 1.Name at least 3 examples of foreshadowing (providing readers with hints to what will happen later). What effect do the use of foreshadowing have on readers? 2.How is Aylmer described or characterized? Georgiana? 3. What message about science is Hawthorne trying to send? 4. How does Hawthorne feel about perfection and trying to obtain it?

We will wrap up the week with the chilling Charlotte Perkins Gilman classic, “The Yellow Wallpaper”. This short story is semi-autobiographical and you might want to do further research into this author’s fascinating life.  * How does the woman’s relationship with her husband change throughout the story? * Does the story belong more to the

American Literature – The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano   Journal Instructions and Topic Choices Three journals are required during the semester. Journals must be written on current readings. Journals are due on Thursdays. Only one journal can be written per week. Journals need to written in MLA format. They should be AT