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1984 Literary Essay: Winston Smith, Hero or Not?

Assignment Instructions

Respond to the following in the form of a short essay. Your essay should consist of at least five paragraphs.

George Orwell once offered this definition of heroism: ordinary people doing whatever they can to change social systems that do not respect human decency, even with the knowledge that they can’t possibly succeed.

In Winston Smith, the protagonist of 1984, Orwell creates an ordinary person, an “everyman” who stands for all the oppressed citizens of Oceania. Yet, as the novel closes, Winston cries as his love for Big Brother overwhelms him. Is Winston the novel’s hero, by Orwell’s definition? Is he a hero that readers can admire and emulate? Explain your position by tracing Winston’s actions throughout the novel and considering the results of those actions.

Cite specific examples from the novel in your response.

Read the prompt below and the accompanying information. Consider your position on the issue. Then respond to the prompt with a well-developed multi-paragraph essay. You have 30 minutes to complete this assignment. Your assignment will be graded based on the Persuasive Prompt Grading Rubric. The rubric can be found in your Unit Resources.

Assignment:

Should the city pass a ban on skateboarders on all public property, or are the citizens who oppose the ban right when they argue that there are benefits to having the skateboarders in public parks? Plan and write a response in which you state your position and persuade readers to agree with you. Support your position with reasons and examples drawn from the proposed amendment to ban skateboarding and from information in the letters to the editor, as well as from your own experience.

Answer:

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After reviewing the front page of each of the websites, consider each of the following questions below:

• Which of the three would be considered the "hard" news outlet?

• What are the "headline" stories of each of the three news sources?

• Which of the three is focused almost entirely on entertainment and celebrity news?

• Which of the three uses a "sensational" or "shocking" headline to draw attention? What is that headline?

• Where do you feel mainstream television media falls in this spectrum?  Can you think of different examples of television news programs that align roughly with the three examples posted above?

• Do you feel mainstream media has a responsibility to be more objective and investigative in their journalistic styles than other media outlets?  Why or why not?

• Do you feel that mainstream media sensationalizes the news in any way?  If so, what impact do you feel it has and does it matter?

Consider a rational utility maximizing consumer who is choosing between two goods clothing (C) and food (F), where the total utilities of the two goods are independent so that total utility (U) = Utility from clothing + Utility from food. Assume that the utility from these items is outlined below:

Assume further that the price of clothing is $5 per unit and the price of food is $1 per unit, and that the consumer has $18 to spend on the two goods in a given period. Carefully explain how the rational utility maximizing consumer would allocate his/her expenditures on the two goods.

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1. 4. Suppose a particular consumer has 8 birr to be spent on two goods, A and B. The unit price of good A is 2 birr and the unit price of B is 1 birr. The marginal utility (MU) she gets from
   
   consumption of the goods is given below.
   
   Quantity
   
   M*U_{A}
   
   M*U_{B}
   
   1
   
   36
   
   30
   
   2
   
   24
   
   22
   
   3
   
   20
   
   16
   
   4
   
   18
   
   12
   
   5
   
   16
   
   10
   
   6
   
   10
   
   4
   
   A) Based on the cardinal analysis, what is the combination of the two goods that gives maximum utility to the consumer?
   
   B) What is the total utility at the utility maximization level?

1. suppose a particular consumer has 8 birr to be spent on two goods x and y. thr unit price good x=5 bir and unit price y of  3 birr

Qd = 250 + 0.75Y- 0.35P + 0.25Py + 500, where Y is income, Py is price of the related good
and P is price of the good, Y =1500. P=3, Py =2 then
A. Find quantity of demand
B. Calculate price elasticity of demand and interpret your result

BRICS is a new Organization investing in Marble Production in Ethiopia. The CEO and owner of BRICS Company is Mrs. Hariet Obang. Five years ago, Mrs. Hariet recruited 500 employees based on the strategic plan of the Company and the number of employees has now declined to 300. The cause for employee turnover is said to be lack clear compensation schemes as compared to other industries. This has caused a continuous decrease in performance and also marble production particularly in the last six months.

The CEO, Mrs. Harlet decided to undertake some reform to enhance performance and productivity basically by undertaking some changes in the areas of Human Resource. The CEO's assumption is that she has few employees while she has failed to recruit new employees because of scarcity in the market. She is also intending to have included Human Resources into Organizational Plan and align with Organizational Strategy.

However, unless she takes some measure in the coming few weeks she is going to be in trouble in terms of productivity and performance.

Choose a Romantic poem from the nineteenth century that you intend to rewrite in a way that incorporates typically modernist qualities. You can find numerous examples of nineteenth-century Romantic poetry on pages 83–112 of your Journeys anthology. Copy the text of the poem here.

Answer:

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(Score for Question 2: ___ of 20 points)

2. In a single paragraph, describe the Romantic poem that you selected. Focus on the language, style, literary elements, and themes of the work.

Answer:

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(Score for Question 3: ___ of 30 points)

3. Rewrite the Romantic poem you selected. Focus particularly on making your rewrite read like a modernist poem in terms of its language, style, literary elements, and themes. Be sure to incorporate into your rewrite at least three of the six qualities of modernist poetry listed below.

Remember that modernist poems

• Capture the cynicism and disappointment many people felt toward outdated nineteenth-century ideas

• Focus on the complexities of modern life

• Highlight the alienation of the individual in the modern world

• Break with past literary traditions and styles

• Employ references to diverse cultures, belief systems, and histories

• Use experimental language and techniques, such as drawing a distinct line between the poet and the speaker and writing from multiple perspectives and in different voices

Answer:

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(Score for Question 4: ___ of 40 points)

4. In a response of at least two paragraphs, provide an explanation of the steps you took to rewrite the Romantic poem you selected. Your explanation should point out at least three typically modernist qualities in your work with regards to things such as language, style, literary elements, and themes.

Answer:

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A sonnet is known for its use of iambic pentameter and a shift in attitude towards the end of the poem.

 True False

Write an essay about what you would do as a Muslim woman to make an impact on the world in some sort of way.