For this paper you are asked to show what you have learned so far about reading, interpreting, and writing about poetry. You will compare two poems, following the directions below for selecting the poems and writing the essay.

The subject of this essay is “the art of poetry.” You will select one poem from the Album “The Art of (Reading) Poetry,” which contains poems that are about what makes poetry and the experience of reading poetry special; you will also select a poem from the Album of Adrienne Rich’s poetry OR the Album of Pat Mora’s poetry. Your main task will be to support a claim about how the poem you chose from Rich or Mora compares with the ideas about what poetry is like in the poem you chose from “The Art of (Reading) Poetry.”

Directions

1) Read the following poems from the Album “The Art of (Reading) Poetry” (699-706 of Norton Anthology):Archibald Macleish, “Ars Poetica”

• • Czeslaw Milosz, “Ars Poetcia?”
  • Elizabeth Alexander, “Ars Poetica #100: I Believe”
  • Marianne Moore, “Poetry”
  • Julia Alvarez, “Poetry Makes Nothing Happen?”
  • Billy Collins, “Introduction to Poetry”

2) Read the poems in the Albums “The Author’s Work as Context: Adrienne Rich” (page 911) and “Pat Mora: An Album” (page 971).

3) Select one poem from “The Art of (Reading) Poetry” and one poem from “The Author’s Work as Context: Adrienne Rich” or “Pat Mora: An Album.” Choose two poems that you think will go well together.

4) Take notes about why you think the two poems go well together. In your notes, consider

• What does the poem from “The Art of (Reading) Poetry” say about the nature of poetry and the experience of reading it? What are its main ideas?
• How well does the poem from “The Art of (Reading) Poetry” reflect its own main ideas? In other words, is this poem special in the ways that it says poetry should be special? Does it have the characteristics of poetry that it says poetry should have? Is your experience of reading the poem what it says the experience of reading poetry should be? Why or why not?
• What are the main ideas expressed in the poem you chose by Rich or Mora? How well do the main ideas expressed in this poem compare with the topics, themes, or ideas the art-of-poetry poem suggests poetry should cover?
• How well does the poem by Rich or Mora that you chose reflect the ideas about poetry expressed in the poem you chose from “The Art of (Reading) Poetry”? In other words, does Rich’s or Mora’s poem have the characteristics that the poem about the art of poetry says poems should have? Is your experience of reading Mora’s or Rich’s poem what the art-of-poetry poem says the experience should be? Why or why not?
• How do the two poems compare? Do they use similar techniques to have effects on their readers? In other words, do they use similar diction, figures of speech, ways of characterizing their speakers, or rhythm? How are these techniques related to your experience of reading the poems and how well they fit the ideas about poetry in the art-of-poetry poem?

5) Develop a main point, or a thesis statement, for your paper. This thesis should focus on how the poem by Rich or Mora that you chose compares with the ideas about what poetry is like in the poem you chose from “The Art of (Reading) Poetry.”

6) Develop supporting paragraphs that use analysis of specific quotations and details from the poem and explain those specific quotations and details. Review the lecture “The Essential Moves of Literary Analysis” within Topic 3: Writing about Literature. This lecture provides a paragraph structure that works well to keep your paragraphs focused and show how everything in the paragraph relates to your paragraph’s main claim.

Be sure to review the course materials we have studied about the conventions for writing about literature, and poetry specifically.

Successful essays will

1. Introduce the two poems and the focus of the essay in the introduction.
2. Employ a clear thesis statement that summarizes your interpretation
3. Address an audience of reader that are familiar with the poems but unfamiliar with your interpretation of them (in other words, you need not summarize the poems).
4. Follows the conventions for writing about poetry.
5. Organize the paper and each paragraph effectively, given the purpose and audience.
6. Foreground your ideas and interpretation as main points (topic sentences about the interpretation).
7. Show your critical thinking about the poems by supporting your ideas and paragraphs with

• Textual evidence in the form of quotations from the poem to support interpretations, and
• Explication (explanation of your reasoning—how you understand and interpret the evidence).

Use Standard Edited American English.Follow MLA formatting conventions.

 

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For this part you can choose to write a playable game of Black jack for extra credit . In Blackjack the players is dealt a series of cards that have an associated point value . The goal isto collect a hand of cards that comes as close to 21 points as possible without going over 21 .In a Blackjack deck of cards every card has an associated value . All of the possible cards and the corresponding values can be found in the following lists . Note that the card atposition 0 ( 10 of hearts ) has it’s point value at position O in the second list :"cards = [’10 of Hearts ‘ , ‘ 9 of Hearts ‘ , ‘ 8 of Hearts ‘ , ‘7 of Hearts ‘ , ‘6 of Hearts ‘ , ‘5 of Hearts ‘ , ‘ 4 Of Hearts ‘ , ‘3 of Hearts ‘ , ‘ 2 of Hearts "’ Ace of Hearts ‘ , ‘ King of Hearts ‘ , ‘ Queen of Hearts ‘ ,`" Jack of Hearts ‘ , ‘ 10 of Diamonds ‘ , ‘ 9 of Diamonds ‘ , ‘ 8 of Diamonds ‘ , ‘ 7 of Diamonds ‘6 of Diamonds ‘ , ‘5 of Diamonds ‘ , ‘ 4 of Diamonds " ,13 of Diamonds ‘ , ‘ 2 of Diamonds ‘ , ‘ Ace of Diamonds ‘ , ‘ King of Diamonds ‘ , " Queen of Diamonds ‘" Jack of Diamonds ‘ , ‘ 10 of Clubs ‘ ,`’9 of Clubs ‘ , ‘8 of Clubs ‘ , ‘7 of Clubs ‘ , ‘6 of Clubs ‘ , ‘5 of Clubs’ ,’4 Of Clubs ‘ ,’ Ace of Clubs ‘ , ‘ King of Clubs ‘ ,S ‘, ‘3 of Clubs ‘ , ‘ 2 of Clubs" Queen of Clubs ‘ , ‘ Jack of Clubs ‘ , ‘ 10 of Spades ‘ , ‘9 of Spades’ , ‘ 8 of Spades’ ,`’7 of Spades ‘ , ‘6 of Spades15 of Spades’ , ‘4 of Spades’ , ‘3 of Spades’ , ‘2 Of Spades’, ‘ Ace of Spades’, ‘ King of Spades’, " Queen of Spades’, ‘ Jack of Spades ‘ ]Values = [10 , 9 , 8 , 7 , 6 ,|5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 , 10 , 10 , 10 , 10 , 9 , 8 , 7 , 6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 , 10 , 10 , 10 , 10 , 9 , 8, 7 , 6, 5 , 4 , 3 , 2, 1 , 10 , 10 , 10 , 10 , 91 8 , 7 , 6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2, 1 , 10 , 10 , 101Write a game of Blackjack that functions as follows :". Start by dealing two cards at random to the player . Store these cards and the associated values in separate lists . You should remove the two cards from the deck once theyhave been dealt to the player so they cannot be dealt a second time .. Report the player’s hand as well as the value of their hand .. Next , ask the player if they want to " hit " or " stand " . " Hitting " means that the player wants another card . " Standing " means that the player is happy with their hand and doesn’twant any more cards .*. If the player chooses to " hit " you should deal them another card ( and remove it from the main deck ) . If their hand is worth 21 points they win the game . If their hand is over 21points they lose the game ( they went " bust " ) . If they have less than 21 points the process should be repeated ( they should be re-prompted to see if they want to " hit " or " stand " ). If the player chooses to " stand " they will have less than 21 points . Next , you need to give the computer the opportunity to beat the player’s score . Begin by dealing two cards*to the computer and report the computer’s hand and point value .". The computer should continually " hit " until one of the following conditions is met :". The computer gets 21 points ( blackjack )|. The computer earns more points than the player. The computer goes " bust " ( over 21 points ). If the computer did not go bust then you will need to make a final determination to see who is the winner . You can do this by seeing which player has more points .Here are some sample runnings of your program

 

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For this part of the project, you will be starting your own business selling the children’s meals toys. At this point in time, you are the only one running the business, and you will not have any employees. If you were to structure a business based on the facts of this situation, which would you choose and why is that the best fit? At this point in time, you are the only one running the business and you will not have any employees.

Your paper should be 1-2 pages in length, double-spaced, and properly APA formatted.

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For this project, you may choose one that is of interest to you, or you may choose to begin planning for your senior project. When selecting a project, avoid picking one that is either too big or too small. For example, do not decide to build a new stadium for your local sports team (too big) or to plant your summer garden (too small). Here are some successful past project ideas.  

• The opening of a coffee shop
• A charity event for a local social service agency
• A meditation pool and platform in the center of town
• A redevelopment of a local playground
• Design and installation of a computer network for a small business
• Software development project

A project to build a house or create a website is NOT acceptable.  

You are not limited to the list of projects above. Please refer all questions concerning what is acceptable as a class project to your instructor.  

Provide an outline of your proposed project to your instructor for approval. The project you select will be the same project you will plan for the 8 week course.

• A one-page document outlining your proposed project. This document should contain particulars, such as what will be created, why this project is important, how long it would likely take, and how much it would likely cost. 

The opening of the Citizen coffee shopExecutive summaryThe shop shall be determined to become the most preferable place for the local coffee addicts, aplace to dream of as to try to escape their…

 

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