Trident Eng201 full course (all cases and slp +discussion)

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Module 1 - CaseSTEPHEN CRANE
Assignment Overview

Stephen Crane was a master of the novel and the short story. He had a bleak
view of life, as we know from his famous work, The Red Badge of Courage.
For Crane, man is more a victim of his fate than a decider. Fate is rarely
kind and frequently cruel. The short story we will be looking at is a
powerful study of male association under extreme pressure vs an alternative
to the image of American society he often invokes as growing
hyper-civilized (effeminate). While this rather outdated and sexist
dichotomy of a masculine and a feminine society seems a bit off in today's
world, his insights into fundamental social change makes sense.

Read the short story "The Open Boat" linked below.

THE OPEN BOAT
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Stephen Crane

 - In what ways are the men dependent upon the "modern technology" of
 their era?
 - How does that dependency change while they are on the boat?

Pay particular attention to the kind of technology the characters use (or
hope to use) in their struggle with the natural world. Keep it simple!
Technology defines much of our relationship with the world, and this is a
common theme throughout American literature. Pick one or two types of
technology the characters depend upon at the start of the story, and
explain how these technologies change the men's roles. The changes may not
be the same for all characters.
Assignment Expectations

Write a 3-page paper responding to the prompt above.


Module 1 - SLPSTEPHEN CRANE

I want you to write a short story.

Well no, not really. But I want you to begin one.

Write an abstract. IF you were to write a short story, what would you write
about?

Write one page describing the story you would write. Make sure the story is
centered around technology, and how technology has changed your world.
SLP Assignment Expectations

Write one page explaining what you think will make your story successful.
What elements of your story will help communicate to the reader the
problems you face in today's technical world?


DISCUSSION QUESTION

In “The Open Boat,” Crane is careful to show how each member of the boat is
affected (positively or negatively) by his familiarity with technology and
the chances of survival. Still, not all who are technologically savvy make
it. In a few paragraphs, rewrite Crane’s cast of characters using modern
day professions, making sure to describe how each person’s expertise
affects his or her chance of survival.


Module 2 - CaseRALPH WALDO EMERSON AND ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Case Assignment

Few would doubt that Ralph Waldo Emerson stands at the top of the list of
American writers.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was democracy's poet and the central figure
in the Transcendental movement that invigorated American intellectual life
in the mid-nineteenth century. Transcendentalism defined "reason" as the
highest human faculty, the individual's innate capacity to grasp beauty and
truth by allowing full play to the intellect and emotions. The movement
emerged from a small group of intellectuals centered in Concord,
Massachusetts, and Emerson proved not only its intellectual leader but its
most eloquent voice as well.

Trained as a Unitarian minister, Emerson left the church in 1832 to devote
himself to writing and teaching and fostering a unique American philosophy.
In "The American Scholar" (1837), he called upon his countrymen to achieve
an intellectual independence from Europe to complement the political
independence they had already achieved. As Henry Clay had commented, "We
look too much abroad. . . . Let us become real and true Americans." In his
address to Harvard, Emerson asked, "Why should not we have a poetry and
philosophy of insight and not of tradition and a religion by revelation to
us? Let us demand our own works and laws and worship." Oliver Wendell
Holmes called the speech "Our intellectual Declaration of Independence."

In his poetry and essays, Emerson celebrated the diversity and freedom he
found in American life, and he demanded that his fellow citizens be worthy
of their freedom by daring to be independent in their individual lives. In
this, his most famous essay, he declared that "Nothing is sacred but the
integrity of your own mind." The quest for self-reliance was really a
search for harmony in the universe, which could only be achieved by each
person seeking his or her own unique means of self-fulfillment. Emerson
scandalized proper society by his attacks on organized religion, which he
believed stifled the soul; for him, the divinity of each person lay in the
individuality that could be sought in a free society. Even there, he noted,
the idealist could be misunderstood.

Originally Emerson eschewed the "real" world for his beloved ideas.
Although he opposed slavery, he avoided for as long as possible the radical
abolitionist societies calling for an end to Negro bondage. But when he
believed that his hero, Daniel Webster, had betrayed public trust by
supporting the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, Emerson attacked him publicly.
In the next decade, he helped hide runaway slaves and spoke out openly for
the abolitionist cause.

Please read:

Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

(Also available as a presentation: Self-Reliance
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Read through this passage quickly. It is a long passage and you don't have
to know it all well. But there is one theme that goes through that is
important here. Emerson says that "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin
of little minds.". Clearly he see critical thinking as a central part of a
person's view on life. Bravery, courage, and the like extend as much from
the mind as from the heart.

(Note: it is a long passage, so search for words like "bravery" and
"conformity" and the like to find the right part of the passage.)

 - How is non-conformism related to bravery in Emerson's view of
 "self-reliance"?

Assignment Expectations

When you answer this question, think about how the values of self-reliance
affect our view of the world today. In particular, 'thinking for yourself'
versus relying on what the media tells you. Think of the role our
government plays in caring for people today versus how government played a
much smaller role in day to day life in Emerson's time. All of this relates
to the idea of 'bravery'. Does the brave individual rely solely on his or
her own means to get ahead? Or does the brave individual need the help of
others? Does needing the help of others mean that one is not brave or not
self-reliant? Consider these issues as you think through your answer.

Write a 3- to 5-page paper answering this question and upload it by the end
of this module.


Module 2 - SLPRALPH WALDO EMERSON AND ERNEST HEMINGWAY

Ernest Hemingway's novel, In Our Time, is written in the brutal, abrupt
style that characterized his work.

Read CHAPTER IV of the novel, The Three Day Blow
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This Chapter of the book explores the relationship of two men in today's
world.

Explain the relationship the two men share in Hemingway's novel and how it
reflects their attitudes toward the technology of the world in which they
live.
SLP Assignment Expectations

Feel free to use personal experiences and your own understanding of things
to explain what you see. Again, we are asking how technology changes us as
individuals. How we have fun, how we work has been changed by all the
technology around us. Build on what you have learned so far to comment on
what Hemingway's characters tell you about your own life.

Write a 3- to 5-page paper and upload your work by the end of this module.


DISCUSSION QUESTION

Hemingway's writing addresses man’s relationship to the past and the
future. In the assigned reading, the men’s conversation turns toward past
events (Marjorie) and the implications of marriage. Discuss how Hemingway’s
writing shows how *thinking *or *talking* about the past affects one’s
visions of the future.


Module 3 - CaseNATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
Case Assignment

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts; his
birthplace is preserved and open to the public. William Hawthorne, the
author's great-great-great-grandfather, a Puritan, was the first of the
family to emigrate from England, first settling in Dorchester,
Massachusetts before moving to Salem. There he became an important member
of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and held many political positions including
magistrate and judge, becoming infamous for his harsh sentencing. William's
son, and the author's great-great-grandfather, John Hawthorne, was one of
the judges who oversaw the Salem Witch Trials. Having learned about this,
the author may have added the "w" to his family name in his early twenties,
shortly after graduating from college, in an effort to dissociate himself
from his notorious forbearers.

Hawthorne's father, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sr., was a sea captain who died in
1808 of yellow fever in Suriname. After his death, young Nathaniel, his
mother and two sisters moved in with maternal relatives, the Mannings, in
Salem, where they lived for 10 years. During this time, on November 10,
1813, young Hawthorne was hit on the leg while playing "bat and ball" and
became lame and bedridden for a year, though several physicians could find
nothing wrong with him.

For this Case Assignment you will read and consider the symbolism found in
Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown.” Symbolism is always part of Hawthorne’s
works. You may find them in names of characters or recurring objects
(clothes, bushes, darkness, etc.), and in other ways.
Assignment Expectations

Write a 4- to 5-page essay that addresses symbolism in Hawthorne’s “Young
Goodman Brown.”

 - Include an introduction and conclusion.
 - Be certain to revise and reread your essay before submitting it.
 - Cite outside sources (be careful not to copy and paste large amounts
 of text from other sources and claim them as your own).

Module 3 - SLPNATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

For the Session Long Project you will read “The Minister’s Black Veil.” The
essay focuses on the forces of morality and sin. Like much of Hawthorne’s
work, it falls in line with the concept of dark romanticism.
SLP Assignment Expectations

 - Write a three- to four-page essay that addresses morality and sin.
 - Use good examples/quotes from the text to support your points.
 - Use a strong introduction and conclusion.
 - Cite any sources, including passages from the essay.

Submit your work by the end of the module.


DISCUSSION QUESTION

Choose a symbol used by Hawthorne in either one of the short stories we
studied, such as the black veil from "The Minister's Black Veil" or Faith's
pink ribbons from "Young Goodman Brown". Describe the symbol's meaning or
meanings in the context of the story. Remember that a symbol points to
something greater than the object itself. What is that something greater?
Could the symbol be interpreted in several different ways? If so, how? Can
you relate that symbol to something you see in today's world? For example,
veils are still used in the United States on special occasions such as
weddings. In other parts of the world, they may be used daily. Or, the
colors we choose to wear may also be important. What colors do we wear (or
not wear) to weddings or to funerals? Why? Are these colors different
depending on the culture? Be specific in your discussion of the symbol in
the story and in your discussion of contemporary uses of similar symbols.


Module 4 - CaseISAAC ASIMOV AND RAY BRADBURY
Case Assignment

In this case, we will analyze two very different "end-of-the-world"
stories: Asimov's "Nightfall," and Bradbury's "August 2026: There Will Come
Soft Rains." (Click on the URLs, Background Info page.) Both stories are
worth reading just for the fun of it, but as we read, we'll be thinking of
them in terms of a particular analytic framework.
Assignment Expectations

Write a 3- to 5-page essay containing the following elements.

 - A very short (one-paragraph) précis of each story. This is not a
 recap, but rather an aide memoire summarizing the story's main points.
 - In what sense are they both "end-of-the-world" stories?
 - What makes them SF stories, as opposed to conventional short fiction?
 - On the Home Page, we listed some features of a good story. Choose the
 feature on which you think the two stories are most dissimilar. For
 example, you may think one of the stories has a particularly strong
 opening, while the other is more difficult "to get into." Compare the two
 stories in detail, with respect to that particular feature.
 - Which story did you find to be the most entertaining? The most
 memorable? Why?

Be sure to use appropriate citations and references.


Module 4 - SLPISAAC ASIMOV AND RAY BRADBURY

In this assignment, we'll read two SF stories in which technology plays a
critical role; Asimov's "The Final Question," and Bradbury's "A Sound of
Thunder." (Click on the URLs, Background Info page.) Again, the stories are
very different. Both are fun to read, but we'll be reading them with a
purpose other than entertainment; which is, to compare and contrast the
role of technology in each.
SLP Assignment Expectations

Write a 3- to 5-page essay containing the following elements.

 - A very short (one-paragraph) précis of each story. As in the Case
 Assignment, this should not be a recap, but rather a summary of the story's
 main points.
 - To what extent does technology motivate each story? Without the SF
 mainstay of futuristic machines and gadgets, would the stories work at all?
 Why or why not?
 - In which story is the technical element more believable; or, to put it
 another way, less unbelievable?
 - Technology can be fascinating, but without people, there's no story.
 Which story presents the human element best? What is it, that makes the
 presentation of the human element in that story particularly effective?
 - In conclusion, which story did you find to be the most entertaining?
 The most memorable? Why?

Be sure to use appropriate citations and references.


DISCUSSION QUESTION

What topics fascinated readers and writers of Science Fiction during its
early days? If you are not sure, refer to the Background Information. Name
several topics from the early days of Science Fiction in your posting. How
have those topics changed over time? In what ways are the topics more
technical or less technical than in the past? In what ways has our
society's increasing dependency on technology shaped Science Fiction? Do
you find current topics in Science Fiction more or less enjoyable today
than in past decades? Name several reasons why or why not. What topics do
you think will dominate Science Fiction in the 21st Century? Why? Would you
continue to read Science Fiction in the future? Why or why not?
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