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Mama, come back. Why did you leave now that I am learning you? The landlady next door how she apologizes for my rough brown skin to her tenant from Hong Kong as if I were her daughter, as if she were you. How do I say I miss you your scolding your presence your roast loin of pork more succulent, more tender than any hotel chef’s? The fur coat you wanted making you look like a polar bear and the mink-trimmed coat I once surprised you on Christmas morning. Mama, how you said “importment” for important, your gold tooth flashing an insecurity you dared not bare, wanting recognition simply as eating noodles and riding in a motor car to the supermarket the movie theater adorned in your gold and jade as if all your jewelry confirmed your identity a Chinese woman in America. How you said “you better” always your last words glazed through your dark eyes following me fast as you could one November evening in New York City how I thought “Hello, Dolly!” showed you an America you never saw. How your fear of being alone kept me dutiful in body resentful in mind. How my fear of being single kept me from moving out. How I begged your forgiveness after that one big fight how I wasn’t wrong but needed you to love me as warmly as you hugged strangers.
Meaning:
List the “Title” using MLA title formatting, and author of the poem: Mama, Come Back Nelly Wong
Copy/paste the URL to the poem here: https://poets.org/poem/mama-come-back
Summarize the literal meaning of the poem in sentences as you read it: The poem is a heartfelt expression of a child’s longing for their mother, reflecting on her unique characteristics, their shared experiences, and the cultural identity she embodied as a Chinese woman in America. It explores themes of loss, identity, and the enduring influence of parental figures.
Identify a conflict type, e.g., person v person, self, society, fate, technology, etc.
Identify the forces involved in the conflict, e.g., speaker v. society:
List and define unknown or unfamiliar words, characters, places, etc.:
Identify a prominent literary topic (a dimension of the human condition, such as regret, loss, love, freedom, denial, etc.)
How does the title relate to the literal meaning or literary topic you discovered?
Tone (speaker’s attitude toward the literary topic):
Try to identify characteristics of the speaker/persona: mental status, emotional state, age, gender, socioeconomic status, etc., based upon your reading:
What is the speaker’s purpose, e.g., reflect, inspire, condemn, entertain, persuade, or inform, for example?
List and quote a few specific words or phrases from the poem that seem to confirm that purpose, citing the line number(s):
List & comment on any words/phrases/lines that reveal positive or negative connotations and cite the line number(s):
List words that seem to help create a mood (how you feel reading or listening to it) and cite the line number(s):
What attitude do you think the speaker holds toward the literary topic (tone)? See D2L Content > “Language: diction…” > Words that Identify Tone and Mood:
Devices:
List any symbols and their meaning (e.g., birds symbolize freedom, snakes symbolize evil, red symbolizes passion, black symbolizes power, etc.), classic or unconventional, and cite the line number(s):
List any imagery (descriptions that evoke any of the five senses) and cite the line number(s):
List any other devices & cite line #s (such as surrealism, personification, hyperbole, irony, paradox, oxymoron, personification, or allusion, etc.) For details or more, see https://poets.org/glossary.
List analogies, metaphors, or similes (used to compare). Identify/explain what they compare and/or how they relate to literary topic, along with the line # citation:
Do you see any other devices, such as refrain, repetition, enjambment, etc.? If so, list and cite:
Why do you think poets use these devices—to what end?
The top is the poem I have to analyze, I am struggling and would appreciate any help.

DISCUSS the moral lesson being taught by each story.
The man and the Little Cat
One day, an old man was having a stroll in the forest when he suddenly saw a little cat stuck in a hole. The poor animal was struggling to get out. So, he gave him his hand to get him out. But the cat scratched his hand with fear. The man pulled his hand screaming with pain. But he did not stop; he tried to give a hand to the cat again and again.
Another man was watching the scene, screamed with surprise, “For god sakes! Stop helping this cat! He’s going to get himself out of there”.
The other man did not care about him, he just continued saving that animal until he finally succeeded, And then he walked to that man and said, “Son, it is cat’s Instincts that makes him scratch and to hurt, and it is my job to love and care”.
2.Bear and man lying down
Two men were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could. The Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. When he was quite gone, the other Traveler descended from the tree, and jocularly inquired of his friend what it was the Bear had whispered in his ear. “He gave me this advice,” his companion replied. “Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger.”

Next Post Test: American Literature Through the Eighteenth Century Submit Test Reader Tools In Select all the correct answers Read this passage taken from ‘How the Spaniards Came to Shung-opovi, How They Built a Mission, and How the Hopi De Well, about this fiftie the strap lan were ruling at Shung-opovi, and they were the ones that gave permission Spaniards, whom they called casullia, told the people that they had much more power than all their chiefs Witches. The people were very much afraid of them, particularly if they had much more power than the wi could do nothing but allow themselves made slaves. Whatever the Spaniards wanted done must this position the Hopi called To-in age means a grouchy person who will not do anything himse they would be slashed to death or pu some way. There were two To-ta-achi. The missionary did not like the ceremo He did not like the Kachinas, and he destroyed the altars and burned up all the ceremonial thing Which two of these elements are found in the S cultural differences between the Hope peoples and the Spaniards hardships faced by the Spaniards traditions of the Hopi peoples agreement of the Hopi peoples with the Spaniards introduction of medicines by the Spaniards

Discussion: Into the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary Literature
In American history, immigration has played an integral role in society. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, first-generation immigrants who came to the United States often dealt with language and social barriers. In the late twentieth century, second- and third-generation immigrants faced the challenge of following their traditional heritage and fitting into American society.
Consider how cultural diversity defines American society and literature. Is the American identity static or fluid over time? How do you define your cultural identity? (short answer)

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ANALYZE THE POEM “I DO”
I Do By Eileen R. Tabios “I do not know English”—from “I Do Not” by Michael Palmer “Marunong akong mag-ingles” (I do know English) —any 21st-century Filipino poet I do know English. I do know English for I have something to say about this latest peace stirring between a crack that’s split a sidewalk traversing a dusty border melting at noon beneath an impassive sun. I do know English and, therefore, when hungry, can ask for more than minimum wage, pointing repeatedly at my mouth and yours. Such a gesture can only mean what it means: I do not want to remain hungry and I am looking at your mouth. I do know English and still will not ask permission. I shall call you “Master” with a lack of irony; lift my cotton blouse; cup my breasts to offer them to your eyes, your lips, your tongue; keen at the moon hiding at 11 a.m. to surface left tendon on my neck. For your teeth. And so on. No need to decipher your response—and if you wish, go ahead: spank me. I do know English. Therefore, I can explain this painting of a fractured grid as the persistent flux of our “selves” as time unfolds. There is a way to speak of our past or hopes for the future, the hot-air balloon woven from a rainbow’s fragments now floating over St. Helena; your glasses I nearly broke when, afterwards, you flung me to the floor as violence is extreme and we demand the extreme from each other; your three moans in a San Francisco hallway after I fell to my knees; your silence in New York as I knocked on your door. There is a way to articulate your silence—a limousine running over a child on the streets of Manila and Shanghai. And Dubai. There is a way to joke about full-haired actors running for President and the birth of a new American portrait: “Tight as a Florida election.” I do know English and so cannot comprehend why you write me no letters even as you unfailingly read mine. Those where I write of the existence of a parallel universe to create haven when your silence persists in this world I was forced to inherit. This does not mean, I cannot differentiate between a reflection and a shadow, a threnody and a hiccup, the untrimmed bougainvillea bush mimicking a fire and the lawn lit by a burning cross. I can prove Love exists by measuring increased blood flow to the brain’s anterior cingulated cortex, the middle insula, the putamen and the caudate nucleus. Nor is “putamen” a pasta unless I confirm to you that my weak eyesight misread “puttanesca” as the crimson moon began to rise, paling as it ascends for fate often exacts a price.I can see an almond eye peer behind the fracture on a screen and know it is not you from the wafting scent of crushed encomiums. I can remind you of the rose petals I mailed to you after releasing them from the padded cell between my thighs. I slipped the petals inside a cream envelope embossed in gold with the seal of a midtown Manhattan hotel whose façade resembles a seven-layered wedding cake. Which we shall share only through the happiness of others. Which does not cancel Hope. I can recite all of your poems as I memorized them through concept as well as sound. I speak of a country disappearing and the impossibility of its replacement except within the tobaccoscented clench of your embrace. I can tell you I am weary of games, though they continue. Manila’s streets are suffused with protesters clamoring for an adulterer’s impeachment. Their t-shirts are white to symbolize their demand for “purity.” Space contains all forms, which means it lack geometry. My lucid tongue has tasted the dust from monuments crumbling simply because seasons change. Because I do know English, I have been variously called Miss Slanted Vagina, The Mail Order Bride, The One With The Shoe Fetish, The Squat Brunette Who Wears A Plaid Blazer Over A Polka-Dot Blouse, The Maid. When I hear someone declare war while observing a yacht race in San Diego, I understand how “currency” becomes “debased.” They have named it The Tension Between The Popular Vote And The Electoral College. I do know English.
QUESTIONS:
What genre does the selection represent?
Whose voice did the author choose as narrator?
From what point of view/perspective is this written?
What language is used—technical, dialect, variant spellings, archaic words, etc.?
What are the style, mood, and tone?
What word choice, imagery and figures of speech (e.g. simile, metaphor, alliteration, irony, repetition, personification, etc.) does the author use?
Who is the author? Tell me something about him that you can connect to the poem
Summary of the poem
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Student Version
Other major issues involve the accepted methods by which fidelity is measured. There are two major methods described in the literature for fidelity measurement. The first is through mathematical measurement that calculates the number of identical elements shared between the real world and the simulation; the greater the number of shared identical elements, the higher the simulation fidelity. A second method to measure fidelity is through a trainees’ performance matrix.
References:
Liu, D., Blickensderfer, E. L., Macchiarella, N. D., & Vincenzi, D. A. (2009). Simulation fidelity. In D. A. Vincenzi, J. A. Wise, M. Mouloua & P. A. Hancock (Eds.),
Human factors in simulation and training
(pp. 61-73). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Liu et al. (2009) identified two major methods for measuring fidelity. The first is a mathematical (objective) method that requires counting “the number of identical elements shared between the real world and the simulation; the greater the number of shared identical elements, the higher the simulation fidelity” (p. 62). The second method involves a performance matrix that compares a human’s performance in the simulation with that person’s real-world performance, producing an indirect measure of fidelity.
References:
Liu, D., Blickensderfer, E. L., Macchiarella, N. D., & Vincenzi, D. A. (2009). Simulation fidelity. In D. A. Vincenzi, J. A. Wise, M. Mouloua & P. A. Hancock (Eds.),
Human factors in simulation and training
(pp. 61-73). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?
Word-for-Word
Paraphrasing
This is not

Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage from
Heart of Darkness
:
“The yarns of a seamen have a direct simplicity, the meaning of which lies within the shell of a cracked nut. But Marlow was not typical (if his propensity to spin yarns be excepted), and to him the meaning of an episode was not inside like a kernel but outside, enveloping the tale which brought it out only as a glow brings out a haze, in the likeness of one of these misty halos that sometimes are made visible by the special illumination of moonshine.”
How is Marlow like the other seamen?
He tells complicated tales.
He tells simple tales.
He tells tales.
He feels at home in the moonshine.
He only tells stories at night.
The point of the metaphor of the “cracked nut” is to emphasize:
Marlow’s intelligence.
the indirect quality in seamen’s stories.
the simplicity of Marlow’s stories.
the simplicity of the seamen’s stories.
the sea itself.
In the phrase, “brought it out only as a glow brings out a haze,” “it” refers to:
Marlow.
the tale.
the meaning of a tale.
a kernel.
a misty halo.
Which type of figurative language is used in this passage?
Personification
Irony
Simile
Apostrophe
Allusion
This passage characterizes Marlow as
expedient
perspicacious
eloquent
despondent
erudite
Questions 6-10 are based on the following passage from
Heart of Darkness
:
“But his soul was mad. Being alone in the wilderness, it had looked within itself, and, by heavens! I tell you, it had gone mad. I had—for my sins, I suppose—to go through the ordeal of looking into it myself. No eloquence could have been so withering to one’s belief in mankind as his final burst of sincerity. He struggled with himself, too. I saw it—I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew no restraint, no faith, and no fear, yet struggling blindly with itself.”
Which of the following best describes the “inconceivable mystery” referred to in this passage?
The mystery of why Europeans colonized Africa
The mystery of why Marlow is attracted to Kurtz
The mystery of why Kurtz went insane
The mystery of why the wilderness has such an effect on people
The mystery of Kurtz’s eloquence
In the phrase, “I had—for my sins, I suppose—to go through the ordeal of looking into it myself,” “it” refers to:
the soul of the wilderness.
an African’s soul.
mankind’s soul.
Marlow’s soul.
Kurtz’s soul.
Marlow’s feelings are best described as:
gratitude and awe.
despair and amazement.
faith and hope.
cynicism and fear.
disgust and hatred.
Which type of figurative language is used in this passage?
Personification
Irony
Simile
Apostrophe
Allusion
What is Marlow referring to when he refers to “my sins”?
his prejudices toward Africans
his awe and admiration of Kurtz
his journey up the Amazon
his association with the “Company”
all of the above
Questions 11-20 are based on the following passage from
The Awakening
:
1 Edna Pontellier could not have told why,
wishing to go to the beach with Robert, she
should in the first place have declined, and in
the second place have followed in obedience
5 to one of the two contradictory impulses
which impelled her.
A certain light was beginning to dawn
dimly within her, ?the light which, showing
the way, forbids it.
10 At that early period it served but to
bewilder her. It moved her to dreams, to
thoughtfulness, to the shadowy anguish
which had overcome her the midnight when
she had abandoned herself to tears.
15 In short, Mrs. Pontellier was beginning to
realize her position in the universe as a
human being, and to recognize her relations
as an individual to the world within and
about her. This may seem like a ponderous
20 weight of wisdom to descend upon the soul of
a young woman of twenty—eight?perhaps
more wisdom than the Holy Ghost is usually
pleased to vouchsafe to any woman.
But the beginning of things, of a world
25 especially, is necessarily vague, tangled,
chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few
of us ever emerge from such beginning! How
many souls perish in its tumult!
The voice of the sea is seductive; never
30 ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring,
inviting the soul to wander for a spell in
abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of
inward contemplation.
The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The
35 touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the
body in its soft, close embrace.
The “it” in line 9 refers to:
“the two contradictory impulses” (line 5)
“a certain light… beginning to dawn” (line 7)
“the way” (line 9)
“that early period” (line 10)
“the shadowy anguish” (line 12)
In line 23, “vouchsafe” can be BEST replaced by:
bestow
inform
refuse
deign
withhold
The final paragraph of the passage (lines 34—36) foreshadows
Edna’s affair with Arobin
Robert’s shipwreck on his way to Mexico
The suicide at the end of the novel
Doctor Mandalet’s disappearance
None of the above
Which of the following lines BEST describes Edna’s realization of “her position” (line 16)?
“The voice of the sea speaks to the soul.” (line 34)
“This may seem like a ponderous weight of wisdom…” (lines 21—22)
“It moved her to dreams, to thoughtfulness, to the shadowy anguish…” (lines 11—12)
“Of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing.” (lines 24—26
“To one of the two contradictory impulses which impelled her.” (lines 5-6)
Line 30 contains an example of which literary device?
Polysyndeton
Asyndeton
Anthropomorphism
Metonymy
Allusion
The final two paragraphs depict a sea that is:
Anthropomorphized
Didactic
Dynamic
Foreboding
Personified
The shift in perspective in the sentence beginning on line 26 and ending on line 27 does all of the following EXCEPT
give the reader a direct connection to the emotions Edna is feeling.
imply that the situation is not uncommon.
give the narrator the opportunity to insert her commentary and experiences.
describe a situation for Edna to be a part of something greater than she.
draw the reader into the scene.
The “anguish” in line 12, most likely refers to
Edna’s distress over the Creole culture and her lack of understanding with it.
the heartbreak Edna felt when she listened to Madame Ratignolle reveal the intimate details of her delivery, knowing she would never be a “mother—woman”.
the torment of wanting to be on the beach with Robert and the moment, though perfect to her, would have repercussions.
the sadness Edna felt when she realized, after being scolded by Leonce and checking in on Raoul, that she is trapped.
the unending desire Edna has to be free of motherhood and its obligations.
The tone of the passage the BEST be described as
sardonic
didactic
solemn
melancholy
reverent
The literary device being used in line 23 is
Assonance
Anthropomorphism
Asyndeton
Allusion
Alliteration

Which of the following in-text citations is formatted correctly?
(Weaver, 2008, page 88)
(Weaver, 2008, p. 88)
(Weaver, 2008, p# 88)
(Weaver, 2008: 88)
What do you NOT have to cite on the Reference page?
Common knowledge
Ancient Greek or Roman texts (for example, the Bible)
your own unpublished ideas
All of the above
Which of the in-text citations below is formatted correctly?
(Johnson, 2012, p. 45)
(Johnson 2012 p. 45)
(Johnson: 2012, p.45)
(Johnson, Paul, 2012, p.45)
Which of the following in-text citations would be correct if you were citing an article by 6 or more authors?
(Davidson et al., 2011, p. 67)
(Davidson, Smith, Harrison, Karp, Corbin, & Freeman, 2011, p. 67)
(Davidson & Smith, et al., 2011, p. 67)
(Davidson, 2011, p. 67)
The main purpose of including a table is to
add length to your paper
engage the reader by giving them something else to look at
to clarify the meaning of the text
impress the reader with your knowledge of statistics
Figures include
Charts
line graphs
Pie charts
photographs
bar graphs
all of the above
When adding a figure from another source, include the citation at the end of the caption.
True
False
True or False: Each context provides both opportunities and limitations.
True
False
Context refers to
message
audience
purpose
writer
all the other elements of the rhetorical situation
If you are a popular musician, the context would mean that
your message will be limited by the time an average song is given to play on the radio
you may not be able to use certain words, or at least understand that they will be omitted during radio play
your song’s tone will be influenced by the instruments you choose
all of the above

Read the poem “Dead Stars” by H.O. Santos
.
Analyze and critique the poem using either Formalism, Feminism, Marxism, or Reader-response.
DEAD STARS
(for Paz Marquez Benitez)
by H.O. Santos
If I still think of her today
Why didn’t I tell her long ago?
I could have saved all wondering
For I’d have peace if I did know.
If I had learned of metaphors
Before I wondered ’bout the stars
Would I have written verses then?
And worshipped Venus instead of Mars?
If I had found my tongue could rhyme
Would I have shown a face sans mask?
A heart unsure? But woe is me-
I’ll never know, I didn’t ask.
Source: https://www.sushidog.com/bpss/poems staff/stars2.html
Rubric for the Critique
Criterion
Outstanding
(5 pts.)
Exceeds Expectations
(4 pts.)
Meets Expectations
(3 pts.)
Approaching Expectations
(2 pts.)
Unacceptable
(1 pt.)
Introduction
Introduction
grabs attention and provides meaningful context to a persuasive argument
Introduction
sparks some interest and effectively introduces reasonable argument
Introduction provides context for the argument but is obvious and/or basic
Introduction or conclusion does not flow with the argument of the paper
No introduction
Thesis
Argument is clearly articulated and persuasive, contains an original opinion
Thesis presents a reasonable opinion, argument is clear and focused
Thesis is a plausible argument; contains a legitimate opinion, but somewhat broad and basic
Thesis demonstrates misunderstanding of the prompt or text
Thesis not evident
Topic Sentences
and Transitions
Topic sentences contribute to the highly persuasive nature of the argument
Topic sentences articulate precise argument; logically linked to thesis
Topic sentences are present and make an argument connected to the thesis; however, ideas are obvious and basic
Topic sentences show misunderstanding or prompt text
Topic sentences not evident
Evidence
You have chosen, for the most part, the best evidence to support your point
Your evidence is believable and convincing and supports your argument
Evidence is present, but superficial
Evidence chosen does not support thesis/topic sentences
Little or no evidence
Commentary
Creative/ original ideas and insights; extensive commentary, refreshing, goes beyond obvious and basic commentary
Analysis is believable and convincing , a few assertions may lack specific examples, but assertions are still clearly connected to the argument
Analysis supports your argument, but ideas are obvious and basic
Ideas lack development; misunderstanding of prompt or text; illogical argument;
Analysis not present simply plot summary
Style, Vocabulary, Sentence Structure
Sophisticated vocabulary; sentence variety; quotations are smoothly blended
Effectively blends direct quotation with explanatory words and phrases to introduce the quotation and facilitate narrative flow; still attempting advanced vocabulary
Blend quoted material smoothly, but sentence structure lack variety- basic and obvious; attempts to incorporate more advanced vocabulary
Problems with sentence clarity, redundancy; some quotes stand alone; some vague sentences; little use of class vocabulary or sentence variety
Serious problems with coherence and sentence clarity; most sentences need revision; most quotes stand alone and lack introduction/
connection to the paper
Mechanics and
Coherence
Perfect (or 1 or 2 minor errors)
Effective punctuation; close to perfect
Minor problems with coherence, grammar, spelling, punctuation, but does not interfere with the understanding of paper
Several distracting problems with spelling, grammar, punctuation, citations incorrect
Major spelling, grammar, punctuation errors; distracts and interferes with understanding of paper; citations nonexistent