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Choose the more appropriate word to replace the sexist language in this sentence: After the storm, the mayor declared that the local park would require all of its manpower to repair the damage.
personnel
labor pool
Choose the more appropriate word to fill in the blank: The marching band was      to find out that they had been invited to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Choose the revised word or words that effectively avoids the use of a cliché: Donna’s thought process was all over the map, which made it difficult to follow along.
not well organized
like a train off its rails
like an unkempt room
like a ping pong ball
Choose the revised word or words that effectively avoids the use of slang: Thomas was really messed up after the loss of his favorite dog.
bummed out
grieving
having a nightmarish time
down in the dumps

The Grandmother, for example, lives almost entirely in fictions- newspaper clippings, stories for the grandchildren, her belief that The Misfit is a good man. In contrast, The Misfit is more literal than the Grandmother in his perception of reality. He knows, for example, whether the car turned over once or twice. But he too is posing, at first as the tough guy who rejects religious and societal norms by saying, “…it’s nothing for you to do but enjoy the few minutes you got left the best way you can- by killing somebody or burning down his house or doing some other meanness to him. No pleasure but meanness…” (267). Finally, he poses as the pessimist- or, according to O’connor’s reading, the Christian- who claims, “It’s no real pleasure in life.” The contradictions in The Misfit’s language make it impossible to tell which of these facades is “real.” Source: “A Deconstructionist Reading: Flannery O’connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing, edited by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell, Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2013, p. 1228. Read the sentence that follows and then identify the reason that it is plagiarized from the first paragraph of the source. The author of “A Deconstructionist Reading: Flannery O’connor’s ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find” claims that the language in the story is ironic because her narrators and characters often say one thing but mean another (1228). The sentence fails to note the title and page number of the source. The sentence fails to enclose the words of the source within quotation marks. O The sentence misrepresents the idea of the original source. Identify the sentences that follow that plagiarize from the second paragraph of the original source. Check all that apply. O The Misfit speaks literally, but he also poses as a tough guy and as a Christian. In contrast to the Grandmother’s fantasy world, the Misfit sees reality clearly (“A Deconstructionist Reading” 1228). O The Grandmother in the story exists mostly in a fictional world of newspaper clippings and stories, which translates to her belief that The Misfit is inherently good (“A Deconstructionist Reading” 1228). As indicated by “A Deconstructionist Reading,” the Misfit’s conflicting Identities- as a realist, a pessimist, and a rebel – obscure his “real” identity from the reader (1228).

The Clever Young Man and the Monster
https://afriprov.org/afri-story/the-clever-young-man-and-the-monster/
Tanzania
1.    How did the story begin?
2.    What was the first thing the young man brought? The
second? The third? And the fourth? Explain in your own words.
3.    What was the ending of the story?
Rawera (The Comforter) and the Monsters
https://afriprov.org/afri-story/rawera-the-comforter-and-the-monsters/
Nairobi, Kenya
1.    Who are the characters in the story? Describe each.
2.    How did the villagers treat the couple?
3.    Who helped the main character all throughout the
story?
4.    How did the people treat the couple at the end of
the story?

Passage from 4.3.165-79
165      Well, come, my Kate, we will unto your father’s
Even in these honest mean habiliments.
Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor,
For ’tis the mind that makes the body rich.
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
170      So honor ‘peareth in the meanest habit.
What, is the jay more precious than the lark
Because his feathers are more beautiful?
Or is the adder better than the eel,
Because his painted skin contents the eye?
175      Oh, no, good Kate; neither art thou the worse
For this poor furniture and mean array.
If thou account’st it shame, lay it on me,
And therefore frolic: we will hence forthwith
To feast and sport us at thy father’s house.
Questions
1. In general, does this passage feature more end-stopped or enjambed lines?
2. Read aloud line 165.  “Well, come” can be heard (not read) in two different ways. What are they?
3. Read line 167 aloud. Generally speaking, what is this pause called? And what kind of pause is present in this line (review the lecture notes & slides from Day 2)?
4. Scan line 168. What is this meter called?
5. Note the possessives in line 165, and compare them to those in line 167. What changes?
6. Explain briefly the analogy Petruccio makes between the sun & dark clouds as well as honor & habit.
7. Line 175 uses “art” which is an example of what kind of ending? (Hint: think back to Day 2 lecture & notes) How would you translate this word within the context of the line.
8. Look very closely at lines 171-74, which make an argument regarding comparative value. The reliance on “more,” “better,” and “precious” are examples of this. But, despite Petruccio’s argument, a jay is different from a lark and an adder is easily distinguished from an eel. Spend a few sentences writing about their differences and what those differences might mean to an interpretation of the lines.
9. Paraphrase (i.e., put into your own words) line 177.
10. How many times did Petruccio use “mean” or its variants here? How do you interpret this repetition?
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11. We must also remember the scene’s strangeness: Petruccio and Kate are wearing not “mean,” but fabulous clothing! So, he delivers this speech about how the externals don’t matter or aren’t representative of one’s inner quality while wearing sumptuous clothing. Write 2-3 sentences about how you interpret that irony or tension between his words and his costume.

Reference: Guo, X. (2005). Red Envelope. In S. 421′ (Ed), The Pearl Jacket and other stories: Flash Fiction ?om Contemporary China (pp. 212-215). Berkley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. Red Envelope Guo Xuerong When kids his age hadn’t even heard of it, She Jian had already under- stood it only too well and had it indelibly etched in his heart. He was a high school senior at the time. He had good grades, good extracurricular activities, and was goodelooking. She Jian was favored by all his teach- ers and well liked by his classmates. While he was maldng the last-min- ute preparation for the college entrance exams, his mother was diag- nosed with esophageal cancer and was hospitalized. The costly surgical society 213 operation would drive this low-income working class family to near bankruptcy. When She Jian’s father had put together the money needed for the operation, he still sighed profusely, his eyebrows tightly knit. It was in the midst of mysterious, heated arguments among his family and relatives that She Jian heard the term “Red Envelope” for the ?rst time. She Jian’s paternal uncle was vehemently opposed to giving red envelopes on moral grounds: Saving the ill and the wounded is the sacred responsibility of the doctors. Giving them red envelopes would be totally unnecessary. It may be counterproductive because doctors may feel insulted. His maternal uncle, however, advocated giving red envelopes and had this to say to his paternal uncle: Are you an extrater- restrial? Have you been eating human food? Look around. Giving red envelopes has been an open secret among society for so long, and is the common practice of families of the ill everywhere. Nowadays, even for simple operations for appendicitis and hernia, people would give red envelopes. We have such a big operation coming. The patient can’t do anything herself. Yet if we the family, ?t and healthy, don’t take care of it. won’t the doctors think we are aazy? The paternal uncle rebutted passionately, “The root cause of bribery is people who bribe. For what- ever personal reasons, they bribe and hence disrupt the normal opera- tion of society. The givers are more criminal than the takers!” Thus, it was with a heavy, guilty heart that She Jian’s father scraped up the money for several red envelopes of various sizes. She Jian didn’t have to be a genius to understand what a red enve- lope contained and what it meant. He hated the red envelope with all his heart. It was in this frame of mind that She Jian took the college entrance exams, applied for medical school with his high scores. and was accepted by a clinical medicine program. He worked double hard in college. When he graduated a few years later, with high recommendations from his professors. and to the
214 the pearl jacket envy of all of his classmates. She Jian was assigned to the municipal hospital. The ?rst time She Jian received an envelOpe was two years after he started at the mtmicipal hospital. His face reddening, She .Tian said to the patient’s family, “To have a successful operation is my job. The operation involves risks so you have to Sign here, But that’s only a procedure.” The patient’s family pleaded earnestly, pathetically, like beggars in the street. The only difference was that a beggar would be begging for She Jian to give while the patient’s family was begging for him to take. As they pushed the envelope back and forth between them, She Jian felt the thick stack of money inside and couldn’t help but feel itchy. The She Jian that had accepted the red envelope was sharp in mind and quick in movement. The operation was completed in one breath and every detail and stitch was near perfect, Gradually, She Jian came to feel that there should be no red enve- lopes, morally speaking; yet they were indispensable psychologically. With or without red envelopes, whether they were physically in his pocket could have a big impact on his mindset in the operation room. Occasionally, when he didn’t get red envelopes, he would be listless no matter how much strong coffee he would drink prior to the operation. On the other hand, the thicker the red envelopes, the more focused and functional he would be. He would be able to rise up to any unforeseen dif?culty, danger, or change of conditions and bring the operation to a successful conclusion. Thus, boosted by the ever bigger, thicker red envelopes, She Jian became a better doctor day by day, his fame travel- ing far and wide. Soon he became the municipal hospital’s best and a veritable poster boy for its services. Titles such as “Young Expert of the City” and “Leader of the City’s Medical Profession” were bestowed on his head. The Municipal Department of Public Health and heads of the hospital society 2 l5 cherished him as a treasure. Operations on all big shots, big wheels, and big fat cats were his privilege exclusively. What he had never expected, though, was that even the big shots in the municipal government and in the Department of Public Health would give him red envelopes when they came for operations, They Were so ?rm and persistent on this. Several times, She Jian would return the envelopes after the operations, but those big shots explained to him: “Living by the mountain, you eat from the mountain; living by the water, you eat from the water. Every profession and trade has its own rules, but the logic is the same. Don’t break the rules no matter what.” Just when it looked as if his career and fame had nowhere to go but higher, She Jian stumbled and crashed, It was a simple, minor opera- tion which even an intern could have managed. Yet he failed» He failed to follow common sense, nuL anything especially complicated or chal- lenging. As a result of his error, the patient became paralyzed and would remain bedridden for the rest of his life. Luckily, though, the patient and his family would not sue for malpractice: The patient was none other than She J ian’s maternal uncle. Only She Jian knew he had not been focused and fully functional during the operation. The reason? He had not received a red envelope. (2005)
Red Envelope (Guo Xuerong) 1], What do you think the key theme of your text is? 2. Provide one piece of evidence from the text to support your answer. 3. Explain why this piece of evidence supports your answer. 4. Provide a second piece of evidence from the text to support your answer 5. Explain why this piece of evidence supports your answer. 6. Provide a third piece of evidence from the text to support your answer. 7. Explain why this piece of evidence supports your answer.

With reference to Ophelia and Gertrude, analyze the extent to which the female characters in the play are powerful or powerless in HAMLET
You will develop a central thesis, and write using the formal voice (no personal pronouns, no colloquial language, etc). Your paper should have an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion. This paper should interpret and analyze, rather than simply summarize elements of the story. You are expected to use textual evidence to support your points.

? In line 698, before Grendel arrives, the narrator says: “Through the strength of one they all prevailed.” How is this a foreshadowing, and what does it mean?
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The Handmaid’s Tale: Review Questions
Chapter 1-7
1)Why do you think “nobody much cares who sees the face of a Martha “but there is so much concern about the clothes of Handmaids?
Chapter 8-13
1)Why don’t the Econowives like the handmaids?
Chapter 14-20
1)Why do you think the Handmaid wants to steal from the sitting room?
Chapter 21-25
1)Why do you think the Ants are allowed to read and write?
Chapter 26-30
1)Do you think that the Handmaids has become friends with the Commander?

Creative Nonfiction
WEEKS Draft of a Short Piece 4-5 Using Literary Conventions Lesson I Every piece of writing goes through a process or stages. These steps do not always follow one another in succession. Instead, they are recursive. Meaning a step can occur again at any point in the process. For instance, while revising a historically-based short story, a writer may discover he/she needs to do additional research about the time period the story is set, which takes the writer back to the prewriting stage. In this lesson, you are expected to write a draft of a short piece using the studied literary conventions. D You have learned in Creative Writing and other writing subjects about the stages of writing whereas pre-writing aims to conceptualize and outline things and concepts to be included in your output. Pre-writing can be associated to a draft of a written output. Drafting is the preliminary stage of a written work in which the author begins to develop a more cohesive product. A draft document is the product the writer creates in the initial stages of the writing process. In the drafting stage, the author develops a more cohesive text and organizes thoughts.
Learning Task 1: Using a concept map, write the words that can be associated to
“Writing a Draft”. Do this in your notebook.

Why is it important to tell stories in public?
Group of answer choices
Stories need to be told.
Tellers need to tell them.
The audience needs to hear them.
All of the above.
Question 2
What are the four elements to consider before telling a story in public?
Group of answer choices
The audience, stories, place, yourself.
The story, structure, plot, point.
The performance, audience, setting, voice projection.
All o f the above.
: Question 3
What three general types of places are recommended for telling stories in public?
Group of answer choices
Home or family gathering.
Workplace.
Schools.
All of the above.
: Question 4
Why is it important to assess your performance once it is completed?
Group of answer choices
To be embarrassed.
To savor your success while working towards improvements.
To negatively critique your performance.
To feel ashamed of speaking in public.
Question 5
What distinguishes storytelling from other art forms based in narrative?
Group of answer choices
The storytellers relation to the audience.
Memorizing the words of a story.
Public speaking.
Managing vocal projection.
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