English forum course work

English forum course work Order Description and then complete research proposal Peter Davidson, who edited Frost’s collection North of Boston notes: Frost “lost two children to death in early childhood, another to insanity, another to death after childbirth, and still another (after the death of [his] wife, Elinor) to suicide.” Given the personal tragedies Frost experienced, it seems inevitable that a strain of grief and bitterness would appear in his poetry. Select one of the questions below and write a well-developed paragraph or two in response. If one of the topics below has not been selected by the time you begin to write, please use that one to answer. When you respond to your classmates, choose at least one post written in response to the topic you did not answer. Your instructor has the right to tell students that one of the questions has been answered by too many students and is now off-limits, so watch the announcements board for updates.Please use at least one supporting detail from the text in your answer. 1.Who is most sympathetic here, the husband or Amy? Defend your position using evidence from the poem. 2.What do you think the speaker means when he says: "‘Three foggy mornings and one rainy day/Will rot the best birch fence a man can build.’"(96-7)? He’s referring to something more than literal fog and rain and fence—what might it be? Based on your own experience(s), is this a fair statement? Explain. Alfred Tennyson's poem, "Charge of the Light Brigade," is a poem about what has been called "either the most heroic or disastrous episodes in British military history." It focuses on an event in the Crimean War (1853-1856), but might be applied to wartime even today. Select one of the following prompts and explain your position with support from the poem itself. 1. Defend this position: This poem glorifies war. 2. Defend this position: This poem does not glorify war. Background: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charge-of-the-light-brigade 1. Lord Alfred Tennyson's, "Charge of the Light Brigade": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174586 2. Ezra Pound’s “In a Station of the Metro” https://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19705   Here are topics for the research proposal : A few possible prompts are listed below, but you are encouraged to come up with your own topic. If you do decide to select your own topic, please email your instructor so that he or she can offer advice and be assured that you have a clear thesis statement before you begin to write. Possible Prompts: 1. What is the significance of honor in Much Ado About Nothing? How is female honor different from that of male honor? In the end, does honor do more harm or more good? 2. How do the changes made by Kenneth Branagh in his 1993 film version of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing change the nature of the play? (Or, if you think they don’t, explain why not). This topic might look at the political environment of the play versus the movie, or might discuss the nuances of Hero’s character that may or may not be lost in Branagh’s film. 3. Explain the importance of “noting” in this play. You can focus on one kind of “noting” or you can focus on one subtopic in the play and show how “noting” occurs on several levels. Review the introduction to Much Ado for more details. 4. Here are some additional ideas for Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing: https://coffin.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/maan-essay2009.pdf 5. In August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean, Citizen and Caesar are both responsible for a man’s death. Is either of them guiltier than the other? 6. What effects does slavery still have on the characters in Gem of the Ocean, some forty years after its abolition? Why is this important? 7. What is Aunt Ester’s role in August Wilson’s play, and why has she selected Black Mary to replace her when the time comes? Wilson saw this character as central to his play—why?