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 essay to help you understand the poem.) ″Democracy″ by Langston Hughes – p. 515 Dulce Est Decorum Est – p. 43[unique_solution]
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 essay to help you understand the poem.) ″Democracy″ by Langston Hughes – p. 515 Dulce Est Decorum Est – p. 43