Two assignment

I have sent you Hans Christian Anderson's story, "The Little Match Girl" and Fydor Dostoevsky's story, The Heavenly Christmas Tree"...and in your paper, please tell me what these stories are about...and connect them by theme to Le Guin's "Those Who Walk Away from Omalas" and Wilde's "The Happy Prince" Give me plot details from all these stories and tell me what they have in common. What are the authors saying to their readers? What are they asking us to notice? How do these stories relate to the universal maxim: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you? This paper needs to be typed, double spaced and at least two or three pages or more. Please do not look up summaries of these stories online and do not look at what critics have to say about these stories. If you do consult outside sources, then make sure that you document your sources and tell me who said what from where. Please try to make this assignment your own. If you have any questions, please email me or try to make an appointment with me on Monday. This is due on Tuesday, November 22, and I am not going to accept a late paper. If you cannot be in class, then please email me your paper before the class ends on Tuesday. Thanks...and I am sending the second assignment....               

ear Circle: I am sending you another story. I want you to read the story and summarize it. I want you to tell me what you think the theme of this story is and what point you think the author is trying to make. What do you like about this story? If you don't like it, then what bothers you about it? What is the author of the story telling the reader about religion? How do you feel about what she is saying? What does the story have to say about the intersection of cultures and faith? You can take this essay in a number of different directions...you decide what is important in this story and then write about it. Again, please do not go on line and find out what critics or others have said about the story. Please read it with fresh eyes and make this paper your own. Please use your own words and fight it out with this story on your own. Again, typed, double-spaced and two or three pages or more. This paper is due on Tuesday, November 22 and if you are not in class that night for some reason, please send the paper by email before the end of the class. Thanks...and I look forward to reading these papers!