Category: Media Studies (Page 36 of 52)

The Plight of Africans in The Middle Passage

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After studying “The Middle Passage” from Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography, comment on the lack of communication between the captured Africans and the crew of the ship. Be sure to mention the emphasis on the Africans’ wish to die rather than live in slavery and the details Olaudah chooses in describing the journey that might explain the reason for their wishes. Continue reading

To You who Would Wage War Against Me

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Identify one of the Essential Questions the poet explored in the poem:To You who Would Wage War Against Me. To what degree can an individual’s choices and actions influence the direction of his or her life? Why is it important to be responsible to others on a personal, local, global, and digital level? What does it mean to be successful, and what role does failure play? How does an individual’s perspective of, and response to, a crisis define him or her? Continue reading

False Confessions & Mental Impairment

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Start off the paper by giving the example of Edgar Ellen Poe’s short story “The Tell Tale hearts” – use the confession of the protagonist and relate to the topic of this research paper and then get into the paper by touching upon the thesis etc. You must talk about how mental impairment leads to false confessions, why people give false confessions. Continue reading

Comparing Two Works of Art

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Choose two works of art or architecture to compare in this paper. Both works must be of Western origin (i.e. European, North American) and fall within  c. 1300 CE – present time frame . One work must be from a textbook , the other must be from an outside source (search museum websites, or check out ArtStor for ideas). Continue reading

Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man

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Analyze the work of Thomas Paine, “ Rights of Man”.  Argue for one point (a theme or claim, an interpretation of an image, a characterization, etc.) that spoke to you in the work and with which you are intrigued. Explain how such is brought out in the work. Tie it in to ideas of importance in the era in which the work was written.

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