A movie depicting an actual historical theme
you are to view a movie of your choice depicting an actual historical theme, person, event or series of events (prior to 1648) e.g., the Reformation, the Crusades, ancient Greece or Rome,Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra women’s contributions. Discuss how the movie presents the topic, and critique the movie in terms of its historical […]
Existential Theme synthesis
Description TASK: Write a multi-paragraph response in which you create a central theme statement common to multiple texts. Analyze how the authors develop this theme over the course of each text and how those choices contribute to the meaning of the texts overall. whatever topic you do requires you to synthesize at least 3 sources. […]
“The Odyssey”: What ramifications does this recurrent theme have for
Explore the interconnected themes of eating and moral degeneracy in ‘The Odyssey’ (e.g. the lotus-eaters, the eating by Odysseus’ comrades of the cattle of Helios, the gluttonous suitors, inter alia). What ramifications does this recurrent theme have for the moral cosmos of the poem as a whole? Can you place it in the context of […]
Book Theme Analysis: Smuggler Nation by Peter Andreas
Book Theme Analysis Instructions: On the days of discussion, individuals not leading discussion will submit 3-4 page reflection piece about the books. You should not summarize the books, but rather, analyze the book based on what you identify as the most prevalent theme throughout. This is an argumentative analysis, where you should clearly identify what […]
Sociology 204 Writing Assignment Option 5: Theme Song
Sociology 204 Writing Assignment Option 5: Theme Song Many of the issues that sociologists focus on exert a powerful influence over people’s lives and experiences. Because of this many sociological issues are reflected in pop culture, from movies and tv to novels to music. For this writing assignment you will identify a song (with lyrics) […]
Examine a theme found in two of the poems in the packet
Write an essay which examines a theme found in two of the poems in the packet. This essay will have a thesis saying what the two poems together show about the theme. The theme might not be obvious in both poems, and so part of the job of this paper is to analyze each poem […]
Historical theme
Evaluative Essay Instructions Purpose o To evaluate an using assigned sources for support. o To compose a properly formatted, scholarly paper, using the most recent edition of Turabian, Notes-Bibliography. General Directions: For this assignment, students will choose 1 historical theme from the list below to research throughout the course: Religion/Philosophy Literature Law Science/Medicine/Technology Economy/Labor Students […]
A short paper discussing a theme or issue presented in Parable of the
Students will write a short paper discussing a theme or issue presented in Parable of the Sower and/or How Schools Work that will launch them into their research paper topics. It should be a typed, double-spaced paper of 4-6 pages in length. (MLA Style allows in-text citations (parenthetical notes) and a Works Cited; these must […]
