English 102 Summer II

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Vanity

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/13/a-necessary-vanity/?_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/13/nyregion/tortured-bodies-vanity-through-the-ages.html\

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/science/26tier.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/fashion/attention-narcissists-you-too-can-be-on-the-best-dressed-list.html

FINAL ESSAY***I WILL BE IN MY OFFICE MON 8/12 FROM 11-2

ENG 102 ESSAY #2*** DUE THURSDAY Aug 15 (NO LATE PAPERS!)

I will be in my office on Monday 8/12 from 11-2 if you have any questions/issues to discuss with this paper. THERE IS ONLY ONE DRAFT! WHAT YOU HAND IN ON THURSDAY 8/15 IS YOUR FINAL PAPER. THERE ARE NO LATE PAPERS FOR THIS PAPER!!! SO NO PAPER ON THURS 8/15 IS AN F.

3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN

USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.

Refer to the class blog for outside source info: ecceng102summer2.blogspot.com

1. One of the central themes found in “The Lottery,” The Sisterhood of the Night,” and The Village is groupthink. Using at least TWO of these stories or film to explain how it played a role in each story. Refer to the blog for outside sources and be sure to use example from the primary texts as well as the outside sources.

2. Our class blog has a few articles about the Salem Witch Hunt and Trials; use those (or other reliable outside sources on the topic) to compare any similarities you see in “The Sisterhood of the Night.” It is often referred to as an updated version of the Salem Witch Hunt. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

3. Three of the most important symbols in “The Lottery” are the lottery itself, the black box and Old Man Warner. Explain how these three symbols have larger meaning within the story. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

4. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” the grandmother throws the name of Jesus around a lot and there are other references to religion. What does all that add up to? In other words, explain the role of God and religion in this otherwise gruesome story. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

5. The issue of whether The Misfit had grace or not was discussed in class. Pick a side of the argument and defend your thesis with outside sources and examples from the text.

6. We discussed character and saw the roles of The Misfit, Arnold Friend, Hannibal Lecter and Buffalo Bill in each of their stories. Pick 3 of those villains and compare and contrast their roles in each of their stories. Outside sources on why people commit crimes may help here. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

· Make sure your quotes are addressing the issue in your thesis.

· Cite TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES within the text of your paper and include them on Works Cited Page.

· Avoid asking questions, including quotes in your introduction or conclusion and do not begin or end a paragraph with a quote.

· Do not use “I” and follow the examples in the two example MLA papers and that student page I handed out in class.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

"The Sisterhood of the Night" and The Salem Witch Hunt

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/the-sisterhood-of-night-n_n_1521576.html

If you use this information, give credit to the link under this passage:

The richest of the stories in this vein is ''The Sisterhood of Night,'' in which Millhauser adopts one of his familiar narrative voices -- the affable small-town archivist explaining some local peculiarity to an inquisitive stranger.

It seems that adolescent girls are going out at night in bands, seeking ''dark and secret places.'' Witchcraft is suspected, and also various unspeakable sexual perversions. ''What shall we do with our daughters?'' is the refrain of the adults. ''Tell us! we cry, our voices shrill with love. Tell us everything! Then we will forgive you.'' When the secret is revealed, we at first suspect that a joke is being made about teen-age girls and their ways. On reflection, we discover more complex meanings, to do with privacy, sanctuary and the unknowability of other minds. It is a lovely, haunting story, whose apparent simplicity masks its true depth.

http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/05/10/reviews/980510.10mcgratt.html