Please post by Thursday this week. You only have to post once due to the shortness of the week. Which one of the vignettes from pages 58-End of The House on Mango Street made the strongest impression on you? In a post of at least 150 words, identify the vignette […]
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At any time during the course, please post any questions or concerns about the course that you may have. If you have question, it’s likely that others may be wondering the same thing, so please feel comfortable to post here. Of course, you can also raise questions or concerns privately […]
The stories “Salvation” and “Araby” are both told by adult narrators looking back on a painful episode in their lives. Please address the following two questions. Now imagine the narrators are telling you the story in a cafe or bar. Describe the voice and attitude of the narrator of “Salvation” […]
At any time during the course, please post any questions or concerns about the course that you may have. If you have question, it’s likely that others may be wondering the same thing, so please feel comfortable to post here. Of course, you can also raise questions or concerns privately […]
Which one of the vignettes from pages 1-57 of The House on Mango Street made the strongest impression on you? In a post of at least 150 words, identify the vignette and discuss its theme or central idea, explaining why it resonated for you. Please be sure to address comments […]
In the article “How to Read a Poem” from the Poets.org website, the poet William Carlos Williams, in acknowledging the challenges of reading poetry, writes that a reader must “complete” what the poet has begun. With specific reference to one of this week’s poems, explain how you “completed” what the […]
In Oedipus the King, the Chorus functions as the collective voice of the citizens of Thebes. The Odes, sung by the chorus, also exemplify one of Aristotle’s criteria for great tragic theatre: “language enhanced by varying beauties.” Select one passage (You do not have to discuss the entire ode) sung […]
