• May182012
    Metamorphosis: A Change Would Do You Good?

    POSTED AT 06:57 AM

    Please address the following question as completely and thoughtfully as you can.  As always, if you find someone else's comment to the question intriguing, please feel free to respond, question, or comment to him or her as well - keeping in mind that we are always kind and respectful of one another and our individual opinions. 
     
     
     
    Many stories and films depict the transformation of a human being into another creature  Why do you think people find such stories interesting?  Explain.
     
     
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    Dung Beetle.  JPEG image. 11 May 2009. 

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    McDougall Littel. "Extend Interpretations."  The Language of Literature: World Literature.  Ed. Arthur Applebee. Boston: McDougall Littel, 2006. 1148.
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    May162012
    How Much Land Does a Man Need?

    POSTED AT 07:43 AM

    Please address the following question as completely and thoughtfully as you can.  As always, if you find someone else's comment to the question intriguing, please feel free to respond, question, or comment to him or her as well - keeping in mind that we are always kind and respectful of one another and our individual opinions. 
     
     
     
    How is Tolstoy's 19th century story about a Russian peasant's drive for land relevant to people living in the United States in the 21st century?

     
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    Gravestone.  JPEG image. 11 May 2009.  
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    McDougall Littel. "Extend Interpretations."  The Language of Literature: World Literature.  Ed. Arthur Applebee. Boston: McDougall Littel, 2006. 972.
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    May092012
    The Lorelei

    POSTED AT 09:00 AM

    Please address the following question as completely and thoughtfully as you can.  As always, if you find someone else's comment to the question intriguing, please feel free to respond, question, or comment to him or her as well - keeping in mind that we are always kind and respectful of one another and our individual opinions. 
     
     
      
     "The Lorelei" depicts a man who is overwhelmed by a song.  Think of a time when you have had a strong emotional response to a song.  Why do you think music has such a powerful effect on people?
     
     
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    Lorelei.  JPEG image.  5 May 2009. http://www.goethezeitportal.de/fileadmin/Images/db/wiss/bildende_kunst/illustrationen/bodenstedt_album/KuD_Lorelei__500x645_.jpg
     
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    McDougall Littel. "Extend Interpretations."  The Language of Literature: World Literature.  Ed. Arthur Applebee. Boston: McDougall Littel, 2006. 913.
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