Take home mid-term

LAPS/HUMA 1780W - 2015: Stories in Diverse Media

Mid-Term Assignment Take-Home Test

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Wednesday, February 25, 2015 on Turnitin (Moodle) at 11:55PM

INSTRUCTIONS (Read Carefully)

This assignment sheet is 2 pages and contains eight (8) questions in total. Please answer four (4) of these questions. Clearly indicate which question you are answering.

Your answers should be no less than 100 words and no more than 250 words for each question. You should provide examples from the texts you are discussing, to illustrate and support your points. Your responses should not just include information from the lectures, but, most importantly, they must show evidence of your own analysis. Also, EACH answer should contain reference to at least ONE of the following key course themes:

1) Binary 2) Post-Coloniality 3) Authority 4) Centre/Periphery

Number your pages and double-space your answers.

****Do not write on any film or text in more than two (2) answers.****

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Your completed test must be submitted through Turnitin on Moodle by 11:55PM on wednesday, February 25.

Late papers will be penalized 5% per day (including weekends). ***********************************************************

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QUESTIONS:

1) Discuss ONE of the protagonists listed below as an example of the conflict between embracing and resisting ‘change’.

Antigone, Katniss, Elphaba and Oscar (Diggs)

2) Choose ONE female protagonists from ANY of the texts we have studied thus far, and discuss her significance as a symbol of ‘empowerment’ (becoming powerful).

3) How does the ‘ideology of beauty’ relate to discourses of ‘race’ and ‘identity? Discuss with reference to at least TWO of the course texts studied so far.

4) Discuss the significance of ‘home’, as a place and a concept, in ONE of the texts we have studied so far.

5) Describe TWO cautionary tales that arise from ANY of the texts we have studied so far and explain any moral lessons that the tale teaches through its narrative, and through the actions of its characters.

6) The destruction of Nature was a very important concern for the Romantics. Discuss with reference to two Romantic writers we have studied.

7) We have examined the ways in which the past has shaped our understanding of the present. Write a response with reference to any TWO texts we’ve examined so far in this course.

8) The struggle for power in a dystopian society is often counter- balanced by leadership.

With reference to any TWO texts we have studied so far, explain how this dynamic works, and also how ‘power’ is shown to be different from ‘leadership’.