pre-conceived notions (prejudice), individual responsibility or resistance to change themes Using at least four of the literary pieces we have read dealing with one of the following themes: pre-conceived notions (prejudice), individual responsibility or resistance to change or any other theme you think might be appropriate for the four readings you choose, compose a thesis and prove your point. What you have said or what others have said on the Forum (Discussions) may be helpful. Also note the student essays to see how different readings can be synthesized to prove one point. The readings include: ″Incident″ by Countee Cullen – p.128 ″Minor Miracle″ by Marilyn Nelson (handout – see link) ″Fourth of July″ by Audre Lourde (handout – see link) ″Letter From Birmingham Jail″ by Martin Luther King – p. 151 ″Black Boy″ by Richard Wright – p.555 ″Cathedral″ by Raymond Carver – p/ 436 ″The Lottery″ by Shirley Jackson – p.100 ″Much Madness is Divinest Sense″ by Emily Dickinson – p. 129 (See my explication to help you understand the poem.) ″Mending Wall″ by Robert Frost (See the student…
The poems, “Elegy For a stillborn” and “Overseer Story” review The poems, “Elegy For a stillborn” and “Overseer Story” depict the sorrows two women go through during their pregnancy. In the “Elegy for a stillborn”, a woman weeps because her child is dead before she could hold it and take care of it with everything she has prepared for the birth. In the “Overseer Story” a woman reflects the agony she went through in the hands of her tormentor, who beats her while she is pregnant. This paper provides the similarities and the differences between “Elegy For a stillborn” and “Overseer Story.” The two poems, “Elegy For a Stillborn” and the “Overseer Story”, are similar in that in both poems, the personas are women who go through difficult times during their pregnancies. For instance, in the “Elegy For a stillborn”, the persona laments that despite all the sacrifices she made to prepare for the birth of her child, she was never going to hold it. She says, “Here is the sheet I stole soap and washed in secret, to catch…
Heroic Characters in the Indian Horse Saul was born in the Ojibway family in Northern Ontario. He lived with his grandmother, who gave him the stories of his ancestors, which helped him to know more about his history. Saul could foresee things. He suffered from the trauma because the white settlers had abducted his brother and parents. This made him become an alcohol addict, and the therapy makes him recover, and this makes him reconnect with his family. In the novel, the Indian horse, three characters prove to be heroes; these are Saul, Virgil, and Naomi. Saul is presented as a protagonist, and he is also the narrator of the story. He gives an account of his life, which can be used as a therapy for those reading it. Saul lived with his grandmother Naomi throughout his childhood life. His grandmother used to narrate stories for him, which knew Ojibway. Through the stories told by the grandmother, Saul grew up knowing that the Whiteman was dangerous since there were the ones who abducted his parents and his brother Ben and…
the lord of the rings; the return of the king movie review The review of the movie “the lord of the rings; the return of the king, done by James Berardinelli touches on various literary devices. Literary devices refers to any specific aspect of literature or a particular work, which can be recognized, identified, interpreted and analyzed. Also to note, both literary elements and literary techniques can be rightly referred as literary devices. Literary elements are those aspects of a whole text. For instance these literary elements include theme, setting, conflict and a point of view. As for the literary techniques, these refers to the specific, deliberate, constructions of language which an author uses to pass out or convey meaning. In addition, the use of literary terms by James also plays out. Literary terms refers to the words themselves with which we identify and describe literary elements and techniques. In a comprehensive approach, there are a number of literary devices which ply out. To begin with , the aspect of allegory is seen to play out. Allegory, refers to where…
Literature Review PSL7020 In the last assignment, you identified a problem affecting your organization or community and provided background information. In this second component of your course project, synthesize research and practice to build a deeper understanding of the problem through a review of peer-reviewed journal articles. This information will assist in the development of a theoretical framework for the identified problem. As part of your literature review, evaluate the effectiveness of the research in explaining the problem from the perspective of a public service organization. In your assignment, be sure to address the following critical elements that align with the grading criteria: Examine through scholarly support from the literature the impacts of diversity, ethics, and cultural competency on the decision-making process related to your selected problem..(unique_solution) Evaluate the aspects of effective communication styles as applied to individual and group collaboration. Analyze current (published within the past 3–5 years), relevant, peer-reviewed academic research articles that examine the identified elements. In addition to this assignment’s requirements, remember to revise your Unit 3 assignment by incorporating feedback from your instructor, Smarthinking, and…
Difference between gods and humans According to Segal, in the Hebrew Bible, the difference between gods and humans is based on the degree of the capabilities and not on the kind. For instance, it is developed that gods know more than humans but cannot be defined to be all-knowing. Moreover, gods can be more powerful than humans, and even though humans are not limited. They can develop and become gods. Segal believes that God is not omnipresent in the Hebrew bible. For instance, the incidence of the garden of Eden is not anticipated by God (43). Furthermore, the difference between gods and humans is that they have qualities of all kinds, unlike humanity. Segal further believes that heroism has the capacity of transforming ordinary individuals to become gods. It is through their ability to be celebrated in society and show capabilities that make humans treat them like gods. An example is a prophet Muhammad and Shakespeare, the hero in the poetry (Segal 46). Therefore, such heroes can transform to become gods through conferring them with divine qualities such as physical…
Literature Review on impacts of diversity, ethics, and cultural competency on the decision-making process The public sector has been under the radar in the recent past following several reports of discrimination against women. This derogatory trend has sparked debate and led to considerable research being directed to the subject of discrimination. The previous paper centered on the acknowledgement of the structural foundation of the discrimination of women in the public sector. It delved into the matter of anti-discrimination policing and equal employment opportunities as well as the management of this diversity. The discrimination of women is, in most cases compartmentalized and localized to the point that the larger frameworks of dominance are left out. Public sector organizations have been known to privilege the men in the work places. This literature review examines through scholarly support the impacts of diversity, ethics, and cultural competency on the decision-making process related to your selected problem. The paper also evaluates the aspects of effective communication styles as applied to individual and group collaboration. A decision-making process is defined as the procedural settling on a…
comparative analysis on poems “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas, “The Times They Are-a-Changin” by Bob Dylan Introduction This comparative analysis will focus on three poems “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas, “The Times They Are-a-Changin” by Bob Dylan, and “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” by Robert Herrick. The analysis will precisely focus on the concept of carpe diem, similarities, and differences in language (Rhyme and meter) and imagery in the three poems. Each of these poems can be attributed to the concept of carpe diem through their varying themes. ‘Gather ye rose-buds while ye may,’ is the first line of the “To the virgins, to make much of Time” by Robert Herrick (Herrick, Line 1). It’s a call to the addressee, the virgins, to make most of the day. Do not tarry or waste most of the time because you got one life. Herrick is advising the virgins to enjoy their youth before their beauty fades. The concept of carpe diem is also present in…
Comparing poems:“Digging” by Seamus Heaney and “Ozymadias” by Percy Shelly In poetry, a theme is considered as the general statement touching on the subject that all the components of the poetry have been integrated to develop. So, without a theme, a poem has only arbitrary characters and events. Therefore, themes in poetry are the understated but vital ingredients which team up to make a poem more meaningful. A poem without any outstanding theme risks being worthless In both “Digging” by Seamus Heaney and “Ozymadias” by Percy Shelly, the theme of hard work has been central in both the poems. However, the manner in which the authors have presented this theme brings about an outstanding difference between the two poems as far as this theme is concerned. For instance, Seamus Heaney’s poem has a lone central conceit by which he has presented an analogy to compare his pen as a poet with his forefather’s spades (Parker, 34). Clearly, the comparison he creates here act as a meta-narrative instrument in the poem, where the metaphor he uses and commenting on acts as…
Character Symbolism in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” In the story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” many religious questions have been raised that don’t seem clear throughout the story. For instance, is the grandmother a true believer or she just used religion as a cover up to achieve her plans? And secondly, does Misfit really believe in Jesus or he just talks about Jesus as a by the way? According to Misfit, we learn that Jesus did a right thing when he came back from the dead. On the other hand, the self-reflection that the mother manages to express about herself is more of a world in the book, a desperate gimmick for her life without necessarily reflecting on her real self (Connor 1). A dilemma therefore arises on the storyline of these two characters, who really has a solid foundation in religious matters? The very first thing we get to know about the grandmother is, she is not willing to visit Florida simply because she has some relatives to see her in Tennessee. She…