ESSAY 1

ENG 102

ESSAY #1*** DUE THURS JULY 18***

3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN

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

USE THE EXAMPLE PAPER HANDOUT FOR MLA GUIDELINES!!

This link will also help with MLA questions:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01

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

Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper.

1. Use examples from The Namesake, “Two Kinds” and “Brave Are We”, and from your own experience if it applies to explain the “new American” experience and assimilation. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
2. We discussed how symbols were used in “Brave We Are” this week for the issues new Americans face. Discuss three of those symbols and explain their importance in the story. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
3. In “Two Kinds” the mother puts a lot of pressure of her daughter to do well. We refereed to it as her “putting all her eggs in one basket.” Explain how she attempts to shape her daughter’s life in the story. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

·         Your introduction should include:

1)      Title and authors of primary (stories we have read in class) texts

2)      Your thesis

·         Never end a paragraph with a quote.

·         Cite outside sources within in your text; if it appears on your works cited page it has to be used in the paper (direct quotes or paraphrasing).

·         Always keep in mind: is this quote proving and supporting my thesis? If not, do not use it!

Allways use the full title when referring to a story or film and follow the rules below:

The Namesake, “Two Kinds”, “Brave We Are”

“Short Stories”

Films