The Allegory of the cave Focus on Plato’s Cave Allegory As follows: Write a four (4) page essay, no more than five(5) page essay detailing the following, within the context of illusion and reality, find below: What is an Allegory Analyze the representation of the cave Explain the representation of the shadows Discuss the power […]
Choose a passage below and write a 50+ word response to each passage, fully and sharply explain what you find interesting about the passage and why.
Choose a passage (a phrase, sentence, or multiple sentences working in concert) that you find particularly interesting from two of this unit’s texts—Richard Rodriguez’ “The Chinese in All of Us,” W.E.B. Du Bois’ “Of Our Spiritual Strivings,” Manuel Muñoz’s “Leave Your Name at the Border,” Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue,” Jhumpa Lahiri’s “My Two Lives,” Plato’s […]
Compare and contrast the works on any THREE of the seven literary elements presented below.
-Compare and contrast any TWO different selected readings you studied thus far in the course. When you compare two things, you examine how they are alike. When you contrast two things, you examine how they are different. For this assignment, you will want to find two readings that are similar in certain aspects, but are […]
Identify and explain any significant changes the character undergoes as a result of the loss of innocence.
The Loss of Innocence is a theme that many authors have written on in their works. Identify a character’s loss of innocence in at least two different works, by addressing this prompt and all the following questions: a. Analyze the character: How did he/she lose innocence? Consider what the character does or says, does not […]
What does he do to prove his point as a philosopher versus an essay writer?
Just answer these questions and number each one: 1.Does Plato believe man is good or evil, and how do you know? Be specific. 2.What does he do to prove his point as a philosopher versus an essay writer? Be specific about at least 2-3 differences. 3.How might this look or be organized differently if it […]