28 Jun SWEET, SOUR, AND RESENTFUL
Sweet, Sour, and Resentful
Paper instructions:
The purpose of this discussion posting is to begin thinking about possible topics for your next essay. You should begin by reviewing the essay topics, listed in the Content area under Unit 2. Then review the options below and choose one to write about.
Think of this as a type of pre-writing. You may choose to develop your discussion posting into a larger essay, or you may choose to write about something else altogether. You should also read other students entries because something they say might spark an idea for your essay. To get full points for this assignment, you must respond to at least one other students entry.
Discussion Posting Topics: (Choose one)
Many families have unique rituals like those described in Dumass essay “Sweet, Sour, and Resentful.” List and describe some rituals that are unique to your family or to another group you belong to. They could be something like a holiday celebration, a vacation activity, or a way of decompressing after a stressful week. A word of warning: If your holiday celebration or vacation activity, etc., is pretty much just like everyone elses, your “ritual” will not be “unique” and will not make a good topic for this discussion or the paper assigned in this unit.
Describe an instance in which someone makes a big sacrifice or effort for others. It may be a parent for a child, or someone in a group. Why does this person make the sacrifice? What are the costs for that person and the benefit for others? Are the benefits worth the costs?
Describe some minority group that you are a part of or know very well. The group may be a racial or ethnic minority, or it may be a different kind of group (a sub-culture in high school or people who have tattoos or Star Trek afficiondosthe possibilities are many). What are the special circumstances, issues, problems and joys of belonging to such a group?
Unit 2, Illustrating with Examples
Choose Option A or B, below, to write a 500 750 word essay in which you make a general point and illustrate it with specific examples:
Option A: Select one of the following general statements below, or set forth a statement of your own that one of them inspires. Making your statement your central idea (or THESIS), support it in an essay full of examples. You may draw examples from your reading, studies, conversations, or your own experience. If you refer to reading, see directions for MLA In-Text Citations in the Content area.
People one comes to admire dont always at first seem likeable. Describe someone you know for whom this is true. Support your essay with specific examples and illustrations.
Each family has its own distinctive lifestyle in terms of food, recreation, work ethic, and ways of relating to one another. Choose one of these aspects of family life (or pick another, similar aspect) to describe how your family is distinctive. Support your essay with specific examples and illustrations.
Option B: Many people are members of a minority group. Some minorities are racial, ethnic, or cultural. Other minorities may be related to lifestyle (e.g. bikers or people with tattoos), interests and hobbies (e.g. spelunkers, paddlers, naturists), similar life-experiences (war veterans, children of alcoholics) or beliefs (Wiccans, UFO abductees, or unusual religious groups. Note: mainline Christianity is NOT a minority group).
Make a generalization about the fears, joys, or contradictions that members of a minority group seem to share. Draw examples from your personal experience and observations and/or from the readings in The Bedford Reader by the following authors: Nancy Mairs (13), Maya Angelou (110), Amy Tan (116), Brent Staples (226), Firoozah Dumas (320), Gloria Naylor (517), Christine Leong (523), Linda Chavez (605), Sandra Cisneros (620), Martin Luther King (643) and Richard Rodriguez (681). If you refer to any of the essays listed above, see directions for MLA In-Text Citations in the Content area. You are not expected to read all of these essays, but choose some which seem to be of most interest to you, and do read them as models for the type of subject matter you will be writing about in your essay.
Regardless of which topic you choose, the key to a good illustration and example essay is developing an interesting and relevant thesis statement about your topic and using specific examples to convey your point. The more clearly you can focus and distill your thesis, the better your paper will be. For instance, while it may be true to say “Its wrong to stereotype people by the color of their skin,” its too general for a thesis. Who would disagree in todays society?
As I read your essays, I will be looking for the following:
A clearly defined topic that you can develop within the space alloted;
A clearly stated thesis that provides the reader a clear sense of purpose and direction for the essay;
Specific examples that explain and illustrate your point;
Reasonable control of grammar and punctuation, with an emphasis on the correct use of commas;
Appropriate MLA format for the essay and any in-text citations.
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