Literature Essay Samples Page 263

Directions: In order to get full credit in the Graded Discussion (Assessment basically your midterm exam), you must complete each prompt in detail using quotes from the play as support where appropriate. Each answer must be at least three (3) bullet poi nuts. You may prepare for the discussion with a partner; identify your planning…

The legendary Arthur Miller b.1915 has inspired and touched many with his famous writing pieces such as The Crucible (1953). Before venturing into the playwright profession, Miller majored in journalism in the University of Michigan in 1938, showing skills as a reporter and night editor for his school newspaper. Although Miller is mostly associated with…

Sir, suffer me to recall to your mind that time, in which the arms and tyranny of the British crown were exerted, with every powerful effort, in order to reduce you to a state of servitude: look back, I entreat you, on the variety of dangers to which you were expose; reflect on that time,…

When Bill Cosby returned to television in the mid 1980’s, many were skeptical in regards to the show being successful. Cosby’s previous television show in the 1970’s bombed and the comedian was relegated to (lucrative) TV commercials for years. Could Cosby carry a program? History shows the answer was yes and, in addition to being…

What is your purpose in sharing this experience? What questions will you be answering for your audience? How might your audience be sympathetic and/ or resistant to your story’s argument? What is the social context that your story occurs within? For examples of narrative arguments, see Christofis “On the Ground with a ‘Gap Year”‘ essay…

Cleopatra Vll was born in 69 BC in Alexandria, Egypt. Despite her glamorous and stunning perception, she actually had a different physical appearance. Ancient coins depict her with a long nose that was hooked and masculine traits. However, despite lacking conventional beauty, she possessed an alluring charm that she employed for political purposes in Egypt….

“The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Mowgli, a young man cub known as “the Frog”, who is a part of a highly unconventional society. Bagheera, a Panther, discovers an abandoned boat with baby Mowgli. Bagheera takes Mowgli to the wolf pack in the Indian Jungle. After ten years, Mowgli grows into…

The Thing in the Forest, a story that begins like a typical fairy tale, incorporates the elements of fantasy commonly associated with such tales. However, unlike traditional fairy tales, this story evolves into a realistic event that unfolded among children in a specific region and time period. As the girls approach, they both hear and…

The Odyssey and Star Wars are two great examples of epics. Both the stories fulfill the epic hero cycle to the fullest. In The Odyssey, Odysseus is the hero, he goes to Troy to fight a war and get lost at sea for 20 years. In Star Wars Luck is the hero, he gets introduced…

Include- His art dualities, conflicting tensions, desires, appearance, living purposes Question: Through its portrayal of human experience, Years poetry reinforces the significance of desire” To what extent does your interpretation of Years poetry support this view? Yeats pursuit to retain permanence for age and love, and the cultural impacts of the Irish revolution around him…