How did westward expansion influence theatre in the US?   The railroad boom and gold rush brought people south and westward and southward, resulting in a rise in theatre demand. Southern showboating along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers played musicals. The 1850s were the time when the state’s first theatres were the most popular for top actors. Star performers initially worked in conjunction with local corporate entities but […]

Write a 2-page compare and contrast paper on two of the authors from this week’s reading or video. Be sure to give equal weight to each author. You may include some background information on your authors, especially if their backgrounds impacted their subject matter. When writing about short stories, you do not want to simply restate the plot or events in the story, but instead, […]

Select one of the following. 1950s: Sabrina (1954), Gigi (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Big Jim McLain (1952), Blackboard Jungle (1955), or Rebel Without a Cause (1955) 1960s: The Graduate (1967), A Hard Day’s Night (1964), Easy Rider (1969), My Fair Lady (1964), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), or In […]

The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson This analysis should focus on how the selected work exemplifies modern literature in both theme and style, using three specific examples from the primary text for illustration.    Literary Analysis Modern literature is an emotional and experimental poetic and prose style that was popular in the latter part of the nineteenth century and early 20th century. (Shields, P. J. (2004). The rise […]

  Throughout this course we have examined the ways in which television is both a reflection of current social, economic, and political conditions and the ways that it can also influence American’s thoughts and opinions. Please discuss how both of these ideas are true within post WW II-America. Your essay should explain, using specific examples, how television both reflected the historical realities and/or how it […]

Write a three page descriptive essay about one particular scene in the epic poem Beowulf.   Epic Poem: Scene of Beowulf and the Monster Beowulf is an ancient English epic poem that was written in Scandinavia during the sixth Century (between 700 to 700). The poet’s name isn’t known probably due to the fact that it is the work of several poets that are preserved in […]

Robert and Christine, a Latino couple in their early 30’s, were referred by Robert’s managed care insurance for family therapy. The couple’s 2 children, 10-year-old Robert Jr. and 8-year-old Madeline are present for the intake session. Christine complains that their son Robert Jr., “has no respect for me and calls me awful names, just like his father”. Robert smirks while Christine talks. He tells you […]

  Writing Assignment: Using the Social Research Project Format Guide of Chapter 2, write a draft of your Review of Literature for your project. Use the Examples referenced earlier in this lesson as a guide. Folk biology and it’s influence on environmental management and protection Folkbiology: the significance of the way people perceive nature (book Review from “the indigenous mind as well as the social […]

Writing Assignment: Using the Social Research Project Format Guide of Chapter 2, write a draft of your Review of Literature for your project. Use the Examples referenced earlier in this lesson as a guide. Title: Folk biology and it’s influence on environmental management and protection The role of culture is crucial in the process of making decisions regarding actions that affect the environment. Thus, different cultures […]