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Choose one essay written by a man from the Romantic Period of the American West as a frame, and by noting its main ideas, use those ideas through which to analyze another essay of the same period written by a woman (the case essay). Use one quote from each essay on which to build your thesis.

Write an essay in which tone is explained in the story, "Arthur Becomes King" p. 970. Explain what tone is and how it is shown throughout the story.

Defining "tone," write an essay that shows tone or the shifts in tone in "Arthur Becomes King", p. 970. The essay must have an introduction ending with a thesis statement, a middle section, and a conclusion describing why understanding tone is important.

Defining "tone," write an essay that shows tone or the shifts in tone in "Arthur Becomes King", p. 970. The essay must have an introduction ending with a thesis statement, a middle section, and a conclusion describing why understanding tone is important.

In examining Job, Gilgamesh and Siddhartha, find significant examples of each character's identity as it develops.

Write an essay in which tone is explained in the story, "Arthur Becomes King" p. 970. Explain what tone is and how it is shown throughout the story.

Who or what gives us our identity? What happens when identities collide? Write an essay with examples from the literature we studied this quarter that shows how characters get their identity. Then in the last part of your essay, explain how you develop your identity. (References should include Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and from The Bible Ruth, Naomi, Job and the Psalmist.)

Defining "tone," write an essay that shows tone or the shifts in tone in "Arthur Becomes King", p. 970. The essay must have an introduction ending with a thesis statement, a middle section, and a conclusion describing why understanding tone is important.

Who or what gives us our identity? What happens when identities collide? Write an essay with examples from the literature we studied this quarter that shows how characters get their identity. Then in the last part of your essay, explain how you develop your identity. (References should include Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and from The Bible Ruth, Naomi, Job and the Psalmist.)

Guidelines for scoring a narrative with an epiphany, based on the model of Annie Dillard's essay, "Living Like Weasels." Write your second or third or fourth draft of this assignment where you are to capture a moment in life during which you learned a huge life lesson. The epiphany is the moment you understood the importance and the meaning of this lesson.

Guidelines for scoring a comparison and contrast essay, based on comparing and contrasing perceptions of religion from Chief Seattle's 1854 speech.

Write a short analysis of a Sophoclean character. In one paragraph, explain the connection between criticism and disloyalty. Then, discuss how a character’s relationship to others, or his motivation, or his influence, or his conflict reveals his reaction to criticism. Use evidence to support the explanation. In the next section of your essay, extend this element of the character and show when that criticism turns to disloyalty. You may explain something that has happened with the character using your above analysis. Then, discuss what is the critical breaking point between criticism and disloyalty. When does criticism turn to disloyalty? Consider concluding your essay with remarks about this in universal terms.