Annotated Bibliography 1. What is your chosen prompt for the literary analysis assignment? In some stories, characters come into conflict with the culture in which they live. Often, a character feels alienated in his/her community or society due to race, gender, class or ethnic background Primary source Wall, D. (2014). The commons in history: culture, conflict, and ecology. MIT Press. In this book, the author is considering some commons from antiquity to this day as an idea, practice management and abstraction of economic. Wall explains commons is not supposed to be looked as tragedy of misconduct or as a panacea that solves the problems of an environment but he considers it as a way of property ownership where he explains that property rights are important to understanding sustainability, for instance, how the land is used and the way its resources is offering insights in a way that we value the environment. The author also elaborates that in order to maintain the commons, for example, the political conflicts of commons and ways that commons have failed to protect or has protected, there should be power of cultural rules. Secondary source Shiva, V. (2016). Earth democracy: justice, sustainability, and peace. Zed Books Ltd. Shavi being an environment activist tries to call for shifting of values that are governing the democracies and which condemns the part of unrestricted capitalism which plays in the livelihoods as well as environmental destruction. She also explores issues which helped in bringing attention to culture theft privatization of natural resource, violence which is against women as well as deaths that is associated with planetary. Some of the homes around the world have come up with rules which are based on reclaiming of the commons as well as sharing of the resources of the earth freely. His, therefore, serves as a call for peace and a future that is sustainable. Secondary source Bollier, D. (2014). Think like a commoner: A short introduction to the life of the commons. New Society Publishers. Here the author tries to explain the amusing history and a promising future concerning the commons. Which he regards it as paradigm of ageless of fairness that has remarked the world. Due to the proses of stories that fascinates Bollier has explained revolution as a new form of practice where people control themselves in self-governing as well as production. He is also providing a framework for both social and law action which help in moving past pathologies which are concerned with capitalism. He also states the problems that for market economy where he demonstrates the how cooperation is generating important values as well as fulfillment of humans 2. What interests you most about this prompt and why? They always bring out the mixed feelings of individuals when people are compelled to live on their own. In most cases, one will see how the characters are struggling to connect or those with company but are isolated from those that are .

1. Annotated Bibliography
1. What is your chosen prompt for the literary analysis
assignment?
In some stories, characters come into conflict with the culture
in which they live. Often, a character feels alienated in his/her
community or society due to race, gender, class or ethnic
background
Primary source
Wall, D. (2014). The commons in history: culture, conflict, and
ecology. MIT Press.
In this book, the author is considering some commons from
antiquity to this day as an idea, practice management and
abstraction of economic. Wall explains commons is not
supposed to be looked as tragedy of misconduct or as a panacea
that solves the problems of an environment but he considers it
as a way of property ownership where he explains that property
rights are important to understanding sustainability, for
instance, how the land is used and the way its resources is
offering insights in a way that we value the environment. The
author also elaborates that in order to maintain the commons,
for example, the political conflicts of commons and ways that
commons have failed to protect or has protected, there should
be power of cultural rules.
Secondary source
Shiva, V. (2016). Earth democracy: justice, sustainability, and
peace. Zed Books Ltd.
Shavi being an environment activist tries to call for shifting of
values that are governing the democracies and which condemns
the part of unrestricted capitalism which plays in the
livelihoods as well as environmental destruction. She also
explores issues which helped in bringing attention to culture
theft privatization of natural resource, violence which is against
women as well as deaths that is associated with planetary. Some
of the homes around the world have come up with rules which

2. are based on reclaiming of the commons as well as sharing of
the resources of the earth freely. His, therefore, serves as a call
for peace and a future that is sustainable.
Secondary source
Bollier, D. (2014). Think like a commoner: A short introduction
to the life of the commons. New Society Publishers.
Here the author tries to explain the amusing history and a
promising future concerning the commons. Which he regards it
as paradigm of ageless of fairness that has remarked the world.
Due to the proses of stories that fascinates Bollier has explained
revolution as a new form of practice where people control
themselves in self-governing as well as production. He is also
providing a framework for both social and law action which
help in moving past pathologies which are concerned with
capitalism. He also states the problems that for market economy
where he demonstrates the how cooperation is generating
important values as well as fulfillment of humans
2. What interests you most about this prompt and why?
They always bring out the mixed feelings of individuals when
people are compelled to live on their own. In most cases, one
will see how the characters are struggling to connect or those
with company but are isolated from those that are around them.
The characters are always separated physically and mentally.
This aspect is common even in the society where most
individuals are isolated leading to damnation. Individuals have
been regularly isolated and experienced alienation for long in
the contemporary society.
Primary source
Mijuskovic, B. L. (2012). Loneliness in philosophy,
psychology, and literature. iUniverse.
In this book, the author has given grounds for considering and
supporting how human creatures are established identity with
social where he sorts anathema to alone-ness. For instance with
the knowledge of icons he has compelling evidence for his study
which is convincing. He demonstrates how eradiation has

3. struggled against loneliness, against the interrogation of
singular disciplines in a company of multiple inquiries.
Mijuskovic has also identified the text as an anthem that has led
the hunger o humans to relationship. He suggests that there is
no antidote to loneliness only the anodyne that people have.
Secondary source
Moustakas, C. E. (2016). Loneliness. Pickle Partners
Publishing.
The author has stated on the theories and perception of
loneliness. In his assumption of studying loneliness, he has
differentiated the approaches of social needs, as well as
cognitive that, conceptualizes loneliness that is based on
theories of cognitive as well as attachment. He states that the
social environment of an individual is the psychological inquiry
which focuses on the persons. He continues to state that the
approach of psychology is well served by the experiences of
emotions and loneliness an experience where an individual
attaches interpretations as well as the meanings which their
beliefs. He further says that loneliness has been shaped by the
ideologies of different cultures
Secondary source
Steptoe, A., Shankar, A., Demakakos, P., & Wardle, J. (2013).
Social isolation, loneliness, and all-cause mortality in older men
and women. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
110(15), 5797-5801.
In this article, it explains that loneliness and social isolation
have increased due to mortality although it is not clear if the
effects of both are independent or if loneliness has a pathway of
emotions whereas social isolation destroys health. The article
carried out an assession to the extent of between the social
isolation as well as mortality which could be mediated by
loneliness. They found out that in a social isolation mortality
was so high as compared to more participants that were lonely.
Although after adjustment of statistics of factors of
demographic they found out that social isolation was associated

4. with mortality
3. What text(s) will you write about? Why?
Isolation of the old man who seems to feet anywhere where no
one lacked a view of his identification and purpose. Some
wanted him killed while others wanted to take advantage of him
for making money.
Primary source
Shimada, K., Yamazaki, S., Nakano, K., Ngoma, A. M.,
Takahashi, R., & Yasumura, S. (2014). Prevalence of social
isolation in community-dwelling elderly by differences in
household composition and related factors: from a social
network perspective in urban Japan.
The goal for this study got the prevalence at which the
community for the elderly people is socially isolated based on
the factors of composition of different household, for instance,
the elderly that lived alone was 31.0% and those that lived with
families was 24.1%. Those that were mentally ill and those that
had lacked social support from other members of the society
were allied isolation social risk. The study has shown a social
risk of high prevalence. To prevent, promote mental health as
well as encourage them to create new friends can be very
helpful. Those with family members can practice intellectual
activities.
Secondary source
Hauge, S., & Kirkevold, M. (2012). Variations in older persons'
descriptions of the burden of loneliness. Scandinavian journal
of caring sciences, 26(3), 553-560.
In this research, there is indications of about one-third of
people who are older with an age of 65 years have been reported
to be lonely, and those aged 85 have the highest rates. The
research further explores that the loneliness is mostly associated
with some health issues, for instance, anxiety, social isolation,
depression and physical impairment. The paper describes the
some of the traits that are associated with loneliness as well as
the investigation variability as the way the older people

5. describes it. The research showed that most of the individuals
that experienced loneliness were able to handle it
Secondary source
Steptoe, A., Shankar, A., Demakakos, P., & Wardle, J. (2013).
Social isolation, loneliness, and all-cause mortality in older men
and women. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
110(15), 5797-5801.
In this article, it explains that both loneliness and social
isolation have increased due to mortality although it is not clear
if the effects of both are independent or if loneliness has a
pathway of emotions whereas social isolation destroys health.
The article carried out an assession to the extent of between the
social isolation as well as mortality which could be mediated by
loneliness. They found out that in a social isolation mortality
was so high as compared to more participants that were lonely.
Although after adjustment of statistics of factors of
demographic they found out that social isolation was associated
with mortality
4. What is your working thesis? Keep in mind that "working
thesis" means you can slightly modify your thesis for the draft
and/or final essay.
Ideally, alienation makes an individual look lost on earth with
no purpose and identity
Primary source
Wlodkowski, R. J., & Ginsberg, M. B. (2017). Enhancing adult
motivation to learn: A comprehensive guide for teaching all
adults. John Wiley & Sons.
Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn sustains adults' tutors
with the data and plans they require to show the modern
students in aim of quality educational products. Giving a clear
outline, cutting-edge thoughts instructions for instructional
strategies, and real-world samples, this work provides the need
for essentially inspiring guidelines aiming towards adult people
to return to school. This is the new fourth version targeting the
community institutions, in where the first-generation students
mature working peoples start their higher leaning, and discover

6. the rise in technology and unusual delivery way as well as a
new study tackling online guidelines.
Secondary source
Pavlíková, M. (2015). Despair and Alienation of Modern Man
in Society. European Journal of Science and Theology, 11(3),
1841-0464.
This review consists of the studies of the fictitious and ethical
effort The Moviegoer a book that was written by Walker Percy a
well-known American writer. This book is toughly prejudiced
by the viewpoint and also the views of the presence theorist
known as Soren Kierkegaard. The analysis explains being an
issue of up-to-date estrangement, disasters, and misery in
current stage of development. Not including The Moviegoer, a
book was written by Walker Percy, the author focuses on Soren
Kierkegaard's work a book titled Sickness unto Death,
particularly its idea of self-consciousness and misery. In the
possibility of this analysis, it is essential to recognize how
Kierkegaard remarks the selfishness.
Secondary source
Králik, R. (2015). KEY PHILOSOPHICAL-THEOLOGICAL
CONCEPTS OF SØREN KIERKEGAARD IN THE WORK OF
PAUL TILLICH. European Journal of Science and Theology,
11(4), 179-188.
This paper studies Kierkegaard's effort a book titled `The
Concept of Anxiety` and replicates its advantages and sense in
the fictional effort of Agro-American writer W.H. Auden.
Nervousness mirrors our existence and each person has to
express it in, unlike forms. The relativeness of concern to
freedom and knowhow, to target and infinity, is examined with
the maintenance and compassion that the author commands and
has effect on Auden's effort. Auden later puts in action
Kierkegaard idea of nervousness into his poem The Age of
Anxiety. This poem is concerned with social to get its
individuality and material in unstable and rising industrialized
world, undergoing the impact of want and solitude of human
being in present life.

7. 5. What are three key ideas that you will discuss in support of
your thesis? (Write one -- and only one - sentence for each
point.
a. Alienation leads to physical torture
b. Alienation leads to psychological torture
c. Alienation calls for patience and personal liberation
Primary source
Ryu, B. G., Choi, J. H., & Lee, S. (2013). Impact of node
distance on selfish replica allocation in a mobile ad-hoc
network. Ad Hoc Networks, 11(8), 2187-2202.
Here, the author relies on network help schemes in aim to
perform well it takes on mobile nodes voluntary unite in aim of
working well. He further explains that if nodes acquire
selfishness and fail co-join, there could be poor performance in
network. The organization came up with a verification founded
social inspecting architecture that helps in detecting the honesty
of the data loss stated by nodes. The correctness is attained
through manipulating the correlation within the space of lost
packages. So, through sensing the correlation between the
missing packages, it possible in answer whether the missing
package is because of consistent link errors, or is a mutual
result of selfish node or link fault. This review is founded in
tactic of time reduction and better discovery accurateness.
Secondary sources
Kohlmann, B. (2015, August). Toward a History and Theory of
the Socialist Bildungsroman. In Novel: A Forum on Fiction
(Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 167-189). Duke University Press.
This thesis shows the collective bildungsroman as different
international type kind of the twentieth-century book.
Differently to the modern work of the bildungsroman that
pressures the relation within stories of discrete made and the
organic plan of the country. Socialist bildungsroman pursued to
show the social form of the bildungsroman with an honestly
worldwide prospect. The type of the communist he encrypts
uneven antiquity of collectivism, specifically the challenging

8. association within society's worldwide ambition and the rebirth
of the country and patriotism within the mid-century. This is
concluded like this in the communist bildungsroman the leading
role creation is regarded as an open-ended course concentrating
on the person's contribution to the revolutionary drive relatively
than as a stationary tales.
Secondary source
Coghlan, D., & Brannick, T. (2014). Doing action research in
your own organization. Sage.
The researchers have a wide-ranging, available and educational
text; this model is for either undergraduate or postgraduate
research learner which clearly directs the leaner through
philosophy, invention and the operational tasks of doing a
research in your own association. This fourth version of ‘Doing
Research in your Own Organization' is an interesting well
educating research book. It is a mixture of merging theory with
a experts reference in order to give a chance in understanding
the difficulty and issues in addition to the rewards of insider
action research. This book is directed to the investigators, post-
graduate learners, and ability and knowledgeable specialist's
reason being it makes available of a sustainable and all-
pervading commentary on many of the usual marvels and
philosophies in the field of active learning and deed science.
6. What questions/concerns do you have at this point about your
project?
People are unable to accommodate personal differences and
other's peoples need due to the modern relationships,
selfishness, and misinterpretations which have replaced
empathy.
Primary source
Hárdi, L., & Kroó, A. (2015). The trauma of torture and the
rehabilitation of torture survivors. Zeitschrift für Psychologie.
The author explains the main target of torture is to cause
frustration to the target in command of damaging the
personality and gain the correct information. This is practiced

9. in more than one hundred countries in the whole world, which
has led to affect millions of the survivors. In all over the world,
the administrations are developing treating centers to cater for
the victims of torture. The up to date provide visions in action
torture methods, its nature, and discussion on psychological and
diagnostic growth. Besides, the present problems of
rehabilitation and compensation are debated as well as cure.
The main idea is to provide brief and complete appraisal
rehabilitation to the expert of mental health care
Secondary source
Pavlíková, M. (2015). Despair and Alienation of Modern Man in
Society. European Journal of Science and Theology, 11(3),
1841-0464.
This paper has analyzed the philosophical a well as literary
work for the Moviegoer that had been written by Walker Percy
writer of America. What influenced the author to write the book
was thought of a philosopher Kierkegaard. This study has
solved problems that are existence to alienation of modern man.
The study explores a theme which tries to explain how modern
man can create a relationship with the world. The study has
directed its attention to what individuals are suffering from
their experience in the mid of social prosperity where only the
rich are enjoying as the poor individuals suffer.
Shantz, A., Alfes, K., & Truss, C. (2014). Alienation from
work: Marxist ideologies and twenty-first-century practice. The
International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(18),
2529-2550.
This genre reacts to the calls of study that considers the wider
idea supporting work association within industrial societies by
creating and testing a mode of work estrangement. They test
how three related factors spotted initially by Karl Marx act as a
forerunner of estrangement. This is an interruption of oneself
from working place. The author examines whether alienation
can cause emotional tiredness and smothers wellbeing. The
statistic collected from 227 workers in a company in UK upkeep
this model. This is caused by lack of power of expression.

10. Individuals work fit can lead to alienation and also emotional
exhaustion causes alienation. The modern study shows that
disaffection could be the main point of human resource
management researchers.
ENG125:Introduction to Literature
Proposal for final paper—Week 1
Once you have decided on an approved prompt and approved
text(s), respond to the questions below. Please be mindful of
the word count and double-space all of your responses. You are
to meet the minimum word requirement without going over the
maximum number of words requested.
1. What is your chosen prompt for the literary analysis
assignment?
In some stories, characters come into conflict with the culture in
which they live. Often, a character feels alienated in his/her
community or society due to race, gender, class or ethnic
background.
2. What interests you most about this prompt and why?
The aspect of alienation is what caught my eye. Ideally, I like
short stories with such a theme. They always bring out the
mixed feelings of individuals when people are compelled to live
on their own. In most cases, one will see how the characters are
struggling to connect or those with company but are isolated
from those that are around them. The characters are always
separated physically and mentally. This aspect is common even

11. in the society where most individuals are isolated leading to
damnation. Individuals have been regularly isolated and
experienced alienation for long in the contemporary society.
3. What text(s) will you write about? Why?
The text that I chose to focus on is “A very Old Man with
Enormous Wings.” The theme of isolation is depicted in this
text. No one is aware of what “the nightmare” is after it is seen
at Pelayo’s and Elisenda’s home. This aspect makes the old man
who is “impeded by his enormous wings” falls into isolation as
an oddity and subsequently an inconvenience.
At first, the two suppress their surprise and make attempts to
find him familiar. Nevertheless, after speaking to him, he
responds in “an incomprehensible dialect with a strong sailor’s
voice.” They quickly conclude that the old man must be a
survivor of the foreign ship that has been destroyed by the
storm. The old man is a true definition of a fantasy creature that
gest lost on earth. He seems not to fit anywhere since his
features are not ideal for demons or angels. No one seems to
have concrete views of his identification and purpose. He is
mistreated and languishes in discrimination circus. A section of
the people wants him killed while the other wants to make
money using him. No one considers the fact that the old man is
human too and can feel pain. The text presents a clear picture of
alienation and what victims go through.
4. What is your working thesis? Keep in mind that “working
thesis” means you can slightly modify your thesis for the draft
and/or final essay.
Ideally, alienation makes an individual look lost on earth with
no purpose and identity.
5. What are three key ideas that you will discuss in support of
your thesis? (Write one -- and only one -- sentence for each
point.
a. Alienation leads to physical torture
b. Alienation leads to psychological torture

12. c. Alienation calls for patience and personal liberation
6. What questions/concerns do you have at this point about your
project?
In the complex world of the modern relationships, selfishness,
distancing and misinterpretations have replaced empathy and
caring to lead to alienation. People are unable to accommodate
personal differences and other people’s needs. No one is ready
to see the world from another person’s context. Will the project
allow us to touch on issues leading to selected topic like
alienation in this case? Will we be allowed in the project to
focus on issues in the society and relate to the text? Will we be
free to borrow information from other texts with the same
theme?