Objectives
Describe how to narrow the focus of a topic in the humanities
Explain the type of documentation styles needed for the humanities
Step 1: Read the poem and its related content
Go to http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172264 (Links to an external site.) in order to read “Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike. Note that the “About this Poem” section contains other information that may be helpful to you in this assignment.
Step 2: Select a question and identify words, images, or aspects of the poem that support your answers
Choose one of the questions below as a starting point for your literary analysis of this poem. List your answers and provide evidence from the poem to support your ideas. See this page (Links to an external site.) for information regarding how to format in-text citation of poetry; also explore Quoting Poetry (Links to an external site.).
Does the poem’s speaker pity or admire Flick? Are readers meant to pity or admire Flick?
Does Flick belong in the scenes where the speaker describes him? If so, why? If not, what effect does that have on the poem’s meaning?
Why does the speaker describe Flick’s hands so often, and what does this series of images mean?
- Analyze the policy, and then draw conclusions and make recommendations. If it is accessible via a link, please make sure it is publicly accessible.
- Describe how you applied a course lesson in your professional or personal life. Is there a topic from the subject that you would like to study in more depth after graduation? Explain why.
- Describe how to narrow the focus of a topic in the humanities
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- What has been your past experiences with college writing, if any?
- How does the dystopian or post-apocalyptic world presented so far in your novel differ most from our present world?
- How has media truts influenced the following issues impacting Americans today
- How could public and private partnerships be developed to offer social safety nets to low-income youths who are working in informal and non-standard forms of employment?
- How does global stratification impact local culture? What are the positive and negative effects?
- Create a basic graphic or illustration that represents the visual appearance of the organ you selected. Your graphic or illustration can be very basic this week because you will add to it in the upcoming weeks assignments. Capture the main features that would make the organ recognizable.
