American Literature

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You’ve been asked to read six of Mappen’s essays on the Revolutionary War: “Tories,” “The Hanging of Captain Huddy,” “Good Golly, Miss Molly,” “Lee at Monmouth,” “The Caldwell Murder Case,” and “Move Over, Betsy Ross.” As a New Jersey historian, Mappen clearly wanted to emphasize New Jersey’s importance to the Revolutionary War. In fact, he […]

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Date: October 10th, 2022

Paragraph must be 6-8 sentences.

Find a current article that relates to the story “Harrison Bergeron” then write a paragraph describing the connection between the current even article and the story “Harrison Bergeron”. Attach the link of the article. Paragraph must be 6-8 sentences.

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Date: October 10th, 2022

Why does the women not share the story of the embrace with her husband?

A soldier’s Embrace. Here are the points needs to be focused on in the analysis: 1. Focus on those ’embrace’ scenes as this women recall them; notice how her depiction of details changes, and how her thoughts and feelings about that moment may change. Explain what happens from those first two paragraphs on through those […]

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Date: October 9th, 2022

Why do you think Hughes names the poem Harlem?

Choose any three (or more) for your discussion this week. Be sure to answer in complete sentences. 1. Why do you think Hughes names the poem Harlem? What are some of the images described there? What is his message about dreams that are not realized? 2. Discuss the conversation between Hughes and Whitman in the […]

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Date: October 3rd, 2022