Kyoko Mori Shizuko's DaughterHumanities I T/W/F 5/13

After reading Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori, answer the following: How does Yuki's creativity and independence affect the choices she makes after high school? (Post one comment using MLA/Html format-no less than 300 words.)

Away by Amy Bloom-AP Language & Composition 4/09

Much of the novel, Away, centers around self-invention and reinvention. Identify some characters who invent themselves over the course of the novel? Which characters are successful? Which characters are unable to complete the process? Write an elaborate response with textual evidence to support your ideas. (Post one comment using MLA/Html format-no less than 300 words.)

Away by Amy Bloom-Humanities III 4/09

During Lillian’s journey, there are key points at which she is required to demonstrate her allegiance as either a native or a foreigner, insider or outsider. Identify some of these moments. At the end of the novel, how complete is Lillian’s assimilation? Write an elaborate response with textual evidence to support your ideas. (Post one comment using MLA/Html format-no less than 300 words.)

Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones-Humanities I M-F

In a world where the only certainty is impermanence, where the cost of traversing the known territory is high, where people are displaced and inexplicable violence visits, where communities have ceased to cohere and the threat of loss and being lost is ever-present, what are we to do? Discuss what this collection of stories offers us in terms of understanding and antidote. (Post one comment using MLA/Html format-no less than 300 words.)