The “realizing” process.

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Instructions:
This is something we have seen George Orwell accomplishing in “Such, Such Were the Joys.” Using the “double perspective,” he is able to recount his experiences at Crossgates as well as make some sense of them. So while he does make some very profound points in his essay, he seems to arrive at them organically, within the course of his exploration. This makes them all the more convincing.

For this response, I would like you to try something similar. Write about a time in your life when you realized that a piece of received wisdom was wrong or misguided, and do so by employing a double perspective. That is to say, both put us with you in moments when you experienced this moment and provide us with the context, wisdom, and vocabulary of your more grown-up self.

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The movie, “The Lottery,”

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Watch the movie, “The Lottery,” and write a brief summary. The summary should be one page (typed, double-spaced).
Your assignment will be uploaded to the TurnItIn link provided in Blackboard; you will ONLY submit an electronic copy—no paper copy is required.
“The Lottery (1996):” (1 hr, 31 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ2LYfxP6fA

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Cultural Activity Report

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Visit a museum topic: The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, also called the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

It makes sense to approach a museum the way a seasoned traveler approaches visiting a city for the first time. Find out what is available to see. In the museum, find out what sort of exhibitions are currently housed in the museum and start with the exhibits that interest you.
If there is a traveling exhibition, it’s always a good idea to see it while you have the chance. Then, if you have time, you can look at other things. The quality of your experience is not measured by the amount of time you spend in the galleries or the number of works of art that you see. The most rewarding experiences can come from finding 510 works of art by 510 different artists who intrigue you, and then considering those works in leisurely contemplation. Most museums have benches where you can sit and study a particular piece.

Option 1: Visiting a Museum – National Air and Space Museum in DC
Write a 23 page report, 500750 words that describes your experience.
1. Clearly identify the event location, date attended and your initial reaction upon arriving at the museum or gallery.
2. Provide specific information and a description of at least five pieces by a minimum of five different artists.
3. Provide a summary of the pieces and describe your overall reaction after viewing them.
4. Describe the role of museum founder and curator.
5. Use the class text as a reference (additional sources are fine, but not necessary unless required by your content). Your report should include
connections you make between things observed in your activity and things learned in the course and text.

Literary Analysis of Selected Story

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Description

Choose one of the two short stories (pdf files)( https://www.marxists.org/archive/lu-xun/1918/04/x01.htm ) and read it (you only have to read one of the stories, not both–it doesn’t matter which).
Pre-writing: Do some pre-writing/brain-storming/mind-mapping to generate some ideas about your topic for your Essay 2 on your selected story. Some useful approaches to outlining a 5 paragraph essay are:

a.) Thematic analysis: For this type of essay, your thesis will hypothesize what you consider to be the theme/meaning/message of the story and the body paragraphs of your essay will focus on supporting material that supports your thesis about the theme.

b.) Character analysis: This type of essay will develop an analytical perspective (your opinion(s) about the personality and actions of the story’s main character (or possibly two or three characters, if their actions are closely intertwined). The purpose of this type of essay is help the reader of your essay better understand why the character(s) behaved as they did; how were they changed by their actions or events of the story; what lessons did the character or the reader (or both) learn from the actions and events of the story.

c.) Plot analysis

d.) Setting Analysis: This type of essay focuses on analyzing the setting and/or description of the setting of the story to develop a thesis statement with the purpose of explaining how the author’s representation/depiction/portrayal of the setting contributes the development of some aspect of the story, such as it character(s), plot, conflict, theme, or message.

e.) Historical criticism: This type of essay focuses on learning about historical period in which the story takes place. The purpose of this essay is to show how learning more about the history surrounding the story and depicted in the story contributes to the reader’s overall understanding of the story.

f.) Biographical criticism: This type of essay involves doing some research about the story’s author and making connections between the author’s life and some aspects of the story (plot, character(s), conflict, plot, setting, theme, etc. The purpose of this type of essay is to show how better understanding the life of the author can contribute to the reader’s understanding of the story.

g.) Reader Response-Question-based: This type of essay focuses on a question or a few related question that the reader has about the story. In the essay, the reader will explore and postulate an answer or a few alternative answers to the question(s) and in the conclusion evaluate the possible answers and attempt to explain what is the best possible answer and or answers to the question and how they contribute to the reader’s overall understanding of the story.

  1. Composing: Begin writing your literary analysis of the your selected story. Some useful tips for composing your first draft are:

a. Review a sample essay in the MLA style before beginning. If you format your essay correctly from the beginning, you can avoid problems trying to correct the format later: MLA General Format @ Purdue OWL

b. Use the Times New Roman 12 point font.

c. Avoid using the personal “I” or using such phrases as, “In my my opinion” or ” from my point-of-view.” Simply state your opinion. Unless you are quoting or citing another person, the reader will that what you are stating is your opinion because you are the author of the essay.

d. Do not you use the 2nd person voice/2nd person usages in your essay. These include the words: you, your, yours, we, us, and ours. Instead, use descriptive third person nouns and noun phrases; this will make your writing more precise and descriptive. If in your essay you are hypothesizing about how any reader might react to the story, instead of saying “you” feel or think this, you can say, “the reader” thinks or feels this or that.

e. After composing your first draft, give your essay an interesting title that includes the topic of your essay, the short story’s title, and the author’s name. Example: “A Girl Comes of Age in “O Xiangxue” by Tie Ning.” (Tip: Always put quotation marks around the titles of essays written by others but not around the titles of your own essay that you are preparing to turn in).

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