Poetry Analysis

Discuss whether you agree with Seamus Heaney when he credits poetry "because credit is due to it, in our time and in all time, for its truth to life, in every sense of that phrase.” Say why or why not, and give examples from poems studied or other poems to illustrate your position. State your thesis clearly and include at least three pieces of evidence to support it.

To Kill a Mockingbird. Book vs. Movie

Describe whether the 1962 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird is faithful to the novel. Cite evidence for why or why not, explaining why you think the film’s director chose to omit or emphasize certain events. State your thesis clearly and include at least three pieces of evidence to support your thesis.

Edgar Poe

Conduct a  biografic research.
Address the following:
How did his life affect his literary work? Explain why Poe can be called a Romantic writer? Reflect on his significance for the American and world literature.

History of the Novel (genre). Mini Research

W. Irving: Life and Work: Mini research

Discussion: Is Boo Radley an Honorable man? Explain.

Manifest Destiny

1. Briefly summerize O'Sullivan's defense of the US annexation of Texas.
2. According to O'Sullivan, what right did the Republic of Mexico have to this territory? Do you agree?
3. Do you agree with the idea that the United States had a manifest destinty? Why or why not?
4. Does the idea of manifest destiny still exist today? Why or why not? Explain.