Prompt Midterm Essays (100 points): Directions:Please address one (1) of the essay topics below (attached in the document below). Read the statements carefully and answer one appropriately.I especially like essays that offer a unique perspective of the texts rather than just rehashing what we’ve discussed in class. Content: There are two ways to approach the formal essays. Based on one the questions/statements, explore a literary text using the philosophical theory we discussed in class. In other words, the philosophical theory should help analyze the literary text.Although you do not necessarily have to address all of the literary elements, please consider the following in your response: setting, character, plot, diction and language, style, point of view, structure, symbolism, tone.I expect the analysis to be supported by evidence from the texts and the theories discussed in class.Similar to the first approach, you can craft a response to a scholarly interpretation of one of the texts. In other words, find a scholarly publication on one of the texts discussed and engage the author with critical discussion/interaction.For this one, I would expect some degree of disagreement.I do NOT want a summary of someone else’s ideas. Document length and design: The essay length should be 1100 words (about 4 pages) and it should follow consistently all of the guidelines of either APA or MLA. Structure: The essays should be logically/ thematically developed.This means that you should group elements of the text into themes.You should then analyze the themes by using the philosophical theory.The essays should contain a beginning with a thesis, a middle providing argument and support (use quotes), and an end stating the importance of your interpretation and/or providing further questions about where to go next regarding the text. Style: The document should be in a formal voice and tone.The essay should be both explanatory and analytic. Quotations and Documentation: Direct textual references to support your claims are encouraged and expected.If you use outside sources, please document using either MLA or APA citation styles.The final essay(s) should have your name, date, final exam in the upper corner. Topics are attached below:
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Midterm Essays (100 points):
Directions: Please address one (1) of the essay topics below. Read the statements
carefully and answer one appropriately. I especially like essays that offer a unique
perspective of the texts rather than just rehashing what we’ve discussed in class.
Content: There are two ways to approach the formal essays.
1. Based on one the questions/statements, explore a literary text using the
philosophical theory we discussed in class. In other words, the philosophical
theory should help analyze the literary text. Although you do not necessarily
have to address all of the literary elements, please consider the following in
your response: setting, character, plot, diction and language, style, point of
view, structure, symbolism, tone. I expect the analysis to be supported by
evidence from the texts and the theories discussed in class.
2. Similar to the first approach, you can craft a response to a scholarly
interpretation of one of the texts. In other words, find a scholarly publication
on one of the texts discussed and engage the author with critical
discussion/interaction. For this one, I would expect some degree of
disagreement. I do NOT want a summary of someone else’s ideas.
Document length and design: The essay length should be 1100 words (about 4
pages) and it should follow consistently all of the guidelines of either APA or
MLA.
Structure: The essays should be logically/ thematically developed. This means
that you should group elements of the text into themes. You should then analyze
the themes by using the philosophical theory. The essays should contain a
beginning with a thesis, a middle providing argument and support (use quotes), and
an end stating the importance of your interpretation and/or providing further
questions about where to go next regarding the text.
Style: The document should be in a formal voice and tone. The essay should be
both explanatory and analytic.
Quotations and Documentation: Direct textual references to support your claims
are encouraged and expected. If you use outside sources, please document using
either MLA or APA citation styles. The final essay(s) should have your name,
date, final exam in the upper corner.
Midterm Essay Topics:
Plato and Sophocles
1. Compare and contrast the competing notions of justice in The Republic to
Antigone.
2. Compare the argument methods and characters in The Republic to the
argument methods and characters in Antigone. Please choose a select
number of characters and be specific.
3. Plato uses many myths, analogies, and other literary devices to explain his
philosophy. Please briefly name three of them, and explain the significance
of at least one in detail. Why is the use of literary devices unusual in Plato?
Why, in your opinion, does Plato use this method to express his ideas?
Story of Abraham and Isaac; Story of Abraham and Ishmael:
4. Explore the religious and the ethical using Kierkegaard’s theory as it applies
to the story of Abraham and Isaac/Ishmael.
5. Use existentialism to explore either the story of the binding of Isaac/Ishmael.
Descartes and Asimov:
6. Asimov’s short story “Reason” in I, Robot contains many Cartesian themes.
Please interpret the short story using Descartes’ Meditations I, II, and III.
Please use quotes from both texts to demonstrate your points. Does Asimov
support or call into question the methods and results of Descartes’ thought
experiment? Explain.
Existentialism and structuralism
7. Please write a critical analysis that uses “Existentialism is a Humanism”
essay to interpret/analyze Sartre’s “The Wall”.
8. Jealousy has adopts and challenges many structuralist ideas. Please write an
analysis of the novella through a structuralist lens.
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