Due tomorrow 4pm

Part One: Compose a paragraph that applies a Marxist reading to any of the stories from this week. Be sure to ask yourself ( and answer) the kinds of questions discussed in this week's lecture.

Part Two: Which of the characters this week did you feel the most sympathy for? Who did you most identify with? Why? Who did you feel the least sympathy for? Why?

Part Three: In "The Open Boat," lines of philosophy about man's fate and his reward for trying hard are repeated throughout. Quote a line of this story that stands out to you as expressing something philosophical about life. Do you agree with the statement? Why or why not?

Submission Instructions:

Your initial discussion should be at least 200 words. It must include MLA citations – both in-text and an end citation. Citations are not counted as part of your 200 word count requirement. You should also respond in a meaningful way to at least two of your classmates by the end of the week with posts of 100-150 words each. Strive to post over at least two separate days in each week's forum. Our goal is to read the literature and then respond to it as a class in each evolving, week-long forum. Write with careful attention to proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

Examples of meaningful posts to classmates include:

-providing additional information about a topic

-elaborating on previous responses from classmates

-presenting explanations of concepts or works of literature to help fellow classmates

-arguing for or against a topic

-sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic(s), and/or

-providing a quotation (and URL) and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet