• May172013
    How Much Land Does a Man REALLY Need?

    POSTED AT 04:59 PM

    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.
    Prompt:
    McDougall Littel. "Extend Interpretations." The Language of Literature: World Literature. Ed. Arthur Applebee. Boston: McDougall Littel, 2006. 972.
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    May142013
    The Lorelei

    POSTED AT 08:01 AM

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    "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
    Prompt:
    McDougall Littel. "Extend Interpretations." The Language of Literature: World Literature. Ed. Arthur Applebee. Boston: McDougall Littel, 2006. 913.
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    May102013
    The Father Figure: Baptista Minola

    POSTED AT 03:40 PM

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    Do you think Baptista is a good and fair father?  Be specific and provide textual evidence to support your position.


    Prompt:

    Masterprose.     The Taming of the Shrew: Guidon, A Teacher's Supplement. Logan: Perfection Learning Corporation, 1988. Print.

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    10 Things I Hate About You. jpeg image.Web. 10 May 2013.
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    May022013
    The Domestication of Katherina

    POSTED AT 08:06 AM

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    Petruchio says that he is “rough and woo[s] not like a babe” (II, i, 137) [p. 83]. How violent is he? We have a different understanding of domestic violence now. Do you think that his "taming" of Kate is acceptable.  Do you think he would be considered abusive today? Provide textual evidence to support your claims.


    Journal Prompt (Adapted):

    Luther, Carol, and Laura McMammon.     A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of The Taming of the Shrew. New York: Penguin Classics, 2001. Print.

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    "Rowland Book Collections: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare."     Rowland Book Collections: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. Web. 02 May 2013.
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    Mar142013
    Sonnets: The Language of Love

    POSTED AT 02:12 PM

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    Do you think any of the poets’ sonnets capture a realistic idea of love? If yes, which one and why?  If not, why not?  Which of the sonnets that you read came closest to your conception of love? 

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    Dark Lady. JPEG image.  5 March 2009.  http://everseradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/DarkLady.JPG
     
    Prompt (adapted):
     
    McDougall Littel. "Extend Interpretations."  The Language of Literature: World Literature.  Ed. Arthur Applebee. Boston: McDougall Littel, 2006. 810, 817.
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    Mar122013
    A Dystopian America

    POSTED AT 09:04 AM

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    Suppose that Raphael Hythloday, the protagonist of St. Thomas More'sUtopia, was transported to the present time.  Do you think he would consider our economy "a kind of conspiracy of the rich"?


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    Utopia. JPEG image.  5 March 2009. http://users.nsula.edu/sinclaird/utopia.jpg
     
    Prompt (adapted):
     
    McDougall Littel. "Extend Interpretations."  The Language of Literature: World Literature.  Ed. Arthur Applebee. Boston: McDougall Littel, 2006. 802.
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    Mar082013
    The Werewolf: From Marie de France to Harry Potter

    POSTED AT 09:11 AM

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    Compare Marie de France's depiction of werewolves to modern day werewolves as they appear in television, literature, and film such as Being Human, Harry Potter and Twilight.  Discuss their similarities and differences.
    Prompt (adapted):

    "Kurt Rice." Kurt Rice. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. 

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    Werewolf. jpeg file.  22 February 2012.
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    Feb272013
    Dante's Inferno: Contemporary Connections

    POSTED AT 07:46 AM

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    Based on what you have read in the excerpt from Dante's Inferno,to what extent do you think the work is relevant to today's readers?  Explain.
     

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    Dante.  JPEG image.  24 February 2009.  http://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/assets/Image/Course_images/dante.jpg
     
    Prompt (adapted):
     
    McDougall Littel. "Extend Interpretations."  The Language of Literature: World Literature.  Ed. Arthur Applebee. Boston: McDougall Littel, 2006. 759.

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    Feb222013
    Things Fall Apart

    POSTED AT 01:03 PM

    Please address the following question as completely and thoughtfully as you can.  

    As always, if you find someone else's comment to the question interesting, please feel free to respond, question, comment to him or her as well - keeping in mind that we are always kind and respectful of one another and our individual opinions.
     
     
     
    In most stories of the colonization of Africa, authors take a clear stand on one side or the other of the issue - either supporting European colonialism or condemning it as an oppressor of the innocent native peoples.  Achebe does not paint a clear view of good versus evil in either the Ibo culture or colonialism.  How does Achebe show value in both systems?  Be sure to include textual support in your response.
     
     
    Prompt (adapted):
     
    Random House. Random House Academic Resources: Things Fall Apart.  2008. September 10, 2008. www.randomhouse.com/acmart/teacherguides/things_fall.html
     
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    Aletakd. jpeg image. September 10, 2008. http://events.stanford.edu/events/115/11572/aletakd.jpg.
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    Jan222013
    The Trickster

    POSTED AT 09:47 AM

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    After reading trickster tales from the Ashanti and Lakota cultures, what do you think about the trickster archetype?  Do you think the trickster would be likable?  Is the trickster is an admirable character? Support your opinion with textual evidence.
     
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