3 things before we eat...

1. Who are the Cohen Brothers? Tell us 5 things about them. Don't post something that someone else has posted.
2. Why might a person give up on their dreams?
3. Tell us 5 words that arise when you think of cats.

Talkies

Think of a movie you've seen in which the screenplay, dialogue and characters were particularly memorable. Explain why this movie was so good in that respect. [100 words]

My paper #3 topic

What assignment did you choose for paper #3? Explain why you chose it. [50 words]

Paper #3 Assignment

Paper #3 Assignment

• Due 4/30
• 750-1000 words
• no research sources but must have Works Cited page
• Select one from the pages below in your textbook:

1. p. 969 -- options 1 or 2
2. p. 914 -- option 1
3. p. 936 -- option 2
4. p. 973 -- option 1
5. p. 1014 -- option 3

Also see the sample student essays on pp. 868, 870, 961, 1072, and 1145.

Something Special

Reading the poems for homework was not assigned, but choose a poem from the chapters assigned for tonight. Why did you choose that poem? [50 words]

Are you with me now?

• What are the 3 best things about being a young person today?
• What are the 3 worst things about being a young person today?
• If you could spend one year in the past or in the future, which year would you choose to visit? Explain. 50+ words

millennials

Go to the link below. Peruse it briefly and give us a snapshot response. 50 words

www.pewresearch.org/millennials

Music makes the _____ go ______.

Post some of your favorite song lyrics here. Explain in 100 words what they mean to you, why you chose them.

Paper #2 Assignment, due April 2

• 1250-1500 words on a topic/thesis generated from the prompt below
• strict MLA style, including a Works Cited page
• requires at least two NWFSC databases sources, peer-reviewed journal articles
• must use at least two of the following stories: 
• Babylon Revisited, 699
• The Rocking-Horse Winner, 792
• A Rose for Emily, 730
• The Great Gatsby, film
• The Country Husband, 296
• also see historical, critical materials in your text book on p. 691-727
• may use legitimate web sources listed in the Works Cited

Think of how your personal attitude towards handling money, being successful, reading about those with great wealth and power, being entertained by glamorous celebrities, living in a consumer culture, etc.--all the facets of contemporary life in a rich country--consider how your personal attitude coincides and does not coincide with that of your family and friends. Look back over the stories we've read in the past few weeks to find common themes, plots, characters, and/or symbolism. What sort of ideas on money and wealth and power did we toss around in class? Choose ONE of the focuses below:

1. Address current issues of income inequality in the country. Use literary examples and news items to support your thesis.
2. Consider how gender plays a role in issues of class and wealth. What roles do men versus women play in the texts we've studied?
3.  How does class influence how a person might view money and the things that money buys? Consider lower, middle, and upper class attitudes towards financial success and material comforts. Use literary examples and journal articles to support your thesis.

10 $$$ Questions

1. You are offered $1,000,000 for the following act: Before you are ten pistols -- only one of which is loaded. You must pick up one of the pistols, point it at your forehead, and pull the trigger. If you can walk away, you do so a millionaire. Would you accept the risk?
2. Would you be given $10,000 for your own use or $100,000 to give anonymously to strangers? What if you could keep $1,000,000 or give away $20,000,000?
3. For $20,000 would you go for three months without washing, shaving, brushing your teeth, or using deodorant? Assume you could not explain your reasons to anyone, and that there would be no long-term effect on your career?
4. If you were helping to raise money for a charity and someone agreed to make a large contribution if you would preform at the upcoming fund-raising show, would you? If so, what would you preform? Assume the show would have an audience of about 1,000.
5. On an airplane you are talking pleasantly to a stranger of average appearance. Unexpectedly, the person offers you $10,000 for one night of sex. Knowing that there is no danger and that payment is certain, would you accept the offer? For $100,000?
6. For $1,000 would you be willing to stand up in a crowded restaurant and, for at least a minute, loudly berate a waitress from some trivial imperfection in the service? For $100?
7. For $1,000,000 would you be willing to never again see or talk to your best friend?
8. You are given $1,000,000 to donate anonymously to charity or to a stranger. How would you dispose of it?
9. Would you be willing to eat a bowl of live crickets for $40,000?
10. Would $50,000 be enough money to induce you to take a loyal, healthy pet to the vet to be put to sleep?

two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels

Read the famous Bible quote below from 1 Timothy 6:10; compare translations. Explain how money can be both good and bad. 100 words.

New International Version
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

New Living Translation
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
 
English Standard Version
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
 
New American Standard Bible
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
 
King James Bible
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

International Standard Version
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, in their eagerness to get rich, have wandered away from the faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.

Figures of Speech

Give examples of the following:

1. a symbol
2. an emoticon
3. an icon
4. an archetype
5. an allegory
6. a myth
7. a metaphor
8. a simile
9. personification

Nobody asked me if I was OK

In 50 or so words, brainstorm about what a "monster" means to you. Don't worry about beautiful prose or perfect grammar. Go!

Upcoming paper stuff

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/618/01/

Click on the above link, read over it, and let's discuss it in class (along with MLA style issues).

My first story is _____.

Tell us about your first chosen story. Refer to some of the questions from the guide on p. 15 of your textbook. [100 words]

My second story is _____.

Tell us about your second chosen story. Refer to some of the questions from the guide on p. 15 of  your textbook. [100 words]

Like and No

What did you like about the Maupassant story "The Jewelry"? What did you not like? [50 words]

I learned _____________.

Name 10 facts/terms/things you learned from this week's reading.

3 1st questions

What is "literature"? Why do we study it? What do you want to take from this class? [50 words]

Purfect

What would constitute a “perfect” evening for you? {100 words}